Re: [Felvtalk] Qs re CA/Urgent: FeLV+ senior boy needs money to get to sanctuary
Thanks for your response. Makes sense now:). I am thinking if you could get 11 people to donate $50 each, the goal would be met! Thanks for helping him. He has an amazing story! I'll donate something... Laurie -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Susan Hoffman Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 4:01 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Qs re CA/Urgent: FeLV+ senior boy needs money to get to sanctuary Fundable takes a 10% cut for using their service, so that's why the ultimate goal is $550. The reason they want to do a blood panel is because the cat is at least middle-aged, if not elderly; he is emaciated; and has been eating like crazy. All things together really call for a baseline senior blood panel. Could be kidney or blood sugar problems. Or it could just be a case of a severerly debilitated cat making up for lost time now that his mouth doesn't hurt and there's plenty of food. But he is an old geezer and should have a senior blood panel to see where things are at this point. I think Boscoe may have a couple of very good years ahead of him, despite the FeLV. He is a tough old guy to have survived life on the streets with an infected mouth, broken rib, matted and dirty. And now that he's gotten the mouth taken care of, he's been eating 4 cans of food a day. He's getting so strong, it's like trying to shove a rhino back in its cage when he tries to get out. I think he has some very good quality of life ahead of him, And how could I not help him. A cat shows up at your door in that condition, you do what you can. --- On Tue, 5/26/09, Laurieskatz wrote: > From: Laurieskatz > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Qs re CA/Urgent: FeLV+ senior boy needs money to get > to sanctuary > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 1:39 PM > Curious...why do they want to do a > blood panel? > Also, why does the fundraising page list the goal at $550? > I rescued a guy a number of years ago who was four paw > declawed, elderly and his mouth was a mess. Someone had shut > him in the wall of a building and a worker heard his cries > and let him out. He, too, tested positive for FeLV. He lived > several more years in a sanctuary with friends of mine. > Boscoe sounds a lot like him. > Thanks for helping him. > Laurie > > > -Original Message- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] > On Behalf Of Susan Hoffman > Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 12:11 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: [Felvtalk] CA/Urgent: FeLV+ senior boy needs money > to get to sanctuary > > > Permission to cross-post granted. Cross-posting > encouraged. I have just a few days to raise the money > for Boscoe. > > Boscoe's fundraising page is set up at > http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2009-05-26.2918289545 > > Boscoe’s a really hard luck boy. He used to be > someone’s pet but somehow wound up trying to survive on > the streets. He showed up at my house wearing a tight dirty > flea collar, emaciated and filthy. We took him in, put him > in a quarantine cage till we could get him to a vet. > > Boscoe had his vet appointment May 17th and the poor old > boy had a lot going on: > > 1. His mouth was a mass of bad teeth and infection. How he > managed to eat enough to survive is anyone’s guess. Also, > he has a condition called ankylosis – the teeth fuse to > the bone of the jaw. This made dental work more difficult > but they did a really good job with the boy. > > 2. He was filthy. He could not groom himself with his > diseased mouth and when he tried he just got foul smelling > spit all over himself. And he had burrs and debris stuck in > what should have been a longhaired gray and white coat. His > tail was like one solid dreadlock. So Boscoe was shaved from > neck to tail. BIG improvement. > > 3. He was neutered, got his FVRCP and rabies vaccines, > nails trimmed, ears cleaned. > > 4. And Boscoe tested FeLV+ > > The FeLV+ part really sucked. It meant I could not offer > Boscoe lifetime sanctuary. We have 9 cats of our own, > including two who are FIV+, senior and special needs > fosters, as well as a steady stream of more readily > adoptable foster cats. So Boscoe is stuck in a cage at my > house. There’s just no alternative. > > But Boscoe has gotten very very lucky. He has been accepted > into a small home-based sanctuary – a home with a family > where they take only FeLV+ cats. He can spend what time he > has left in this world napping on a bed in a sunbeam, having > his long coat brushed daily (once it grows back), never > missi
Re: [Felvtalk] Qs re CA/Urgent: FeLV+ senior boy needs money to get to sanctuary
You do all you can. Lots of ferals show up at Mom's. One, an awful looking little guy whose eyes ran, nose ran etc. showed up. He continued to hang out, finally finding a way to get along with the resident ferals which is the primary requirement for food, water and shelter with this group. I finally got some antibiotics into him and got him trapped and to a vet for neutering. While he was under, he shuttered with pain from his teeth. The vet called with the information and what needed to be done (pulling the majority of his teeth). I oked the procedure and expense. Before his trip to the vet he informed me that his name was Pretty Boy.trust me, that was not the case. However, he certainly is now. His tongue hangs out like he is sticking it out at the world but that appears to be his only problem. He has assumed a real role with the Cat Nation and is helping new comers acclimate. Even a cat who is so hard up can be wonderful and have a great life. Oh, yes...the vets say Pretty Boy is 9-11 years old. To have reached that age, he had to belong to someone sometime. Bless you for caring for Boscoe. I am sure each of us would like to have someone who cared if we were down on our luck. On May 26, 2009, at 4:00 PM, Susan Hoffman wrote: Fundable takes a 10% cut for using their service, so that's why the ultimate goal is $550. The reason they want to do a blood panel is because the cat is at least middle-aged, if not elderly; he is emaciated; and has been eating like crazy. All things together really call for a baseline senior blood panel. Could be kidney or blood sugar problems. Or it could just be a case of a severerly debilitated cat making up for lost time now that his mouth doesn't hurt and there's plenty of food. But he is an old geezer and should have a senior blood panel to see where things are at this point. I think Boscoe may have a couple of very good years ahead of him, despite the FeLV. He is a tough old guy to have survived life on the streets with an infected mouth, broken rib, matted and dirty. And now that he's gotten the mouth taken care of, he's been eating 4 cans of food a day. He's getting so strong, it's like trying to shove a rhino back in its cage when he tries to get out. I think he has some very good quality of life ahead of him, And how could I not help him. A cat shows up at your door in that condition, you do what you can. --- On Tue, 5/26/09, Laurieskatz wrote: From: Laurieskatz Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Qs re CA/Urgent: FeLV+ senior boy needs money to get to sanctuary To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 1:39 PM Curious...why do they want to do a blood panel? Also, why does the fundraising page list the goal at $550? I rescued a guy a number of years ago who was four paw declawed, elderly and his mouth was a mess. Someone had shut him in the wall of a building and a worker heard his cries and let him out. He, too, tested positive for FeLV. He lived several more years in a sanctuary with friends of mine. Boscoe sounds a lot like him. Thanks for helping him. Laurie -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Susan Hoffman Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 12:11 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] CA/Urgent: FeLV+ senior boy needs money to get to sanctuary Permission to cross-post granted. Cross-posting encouraged. I have just a few days to raise the money for Boscoe. Boscoe's fundraising page is set up at http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2009-05-26.2918289545 Boscoe’s a really hard luck boy. He used to be someone’s pet but somehow wound up trying to survive on the streets. He showed up at my house wearing a tight dirty flea collar, emaciated and filthy. We took him in, put him in a quarantine cage till we could get him to a vet. Boscoe had his vet appointment May 17th and the poor old boy had a lot going on: 1. His mouth was a mass of bad teeth and infection. How he managed to eat enough to survive is anyone’s guess. Also, he has a condition called ankylosis – the teeth fuse to the bone of the jaw. This made dental work more difficult but they did a really good job with the boy. 2. He was filthy. He could not groom himself with his diseased mouth and when he tried he just got foul smelling spit all over himself. And he had burrs and debris stuck in what should have been a longhaired gray and white coat. His tail was like one solid dreadlock. So Boscoe was shaved from neck to tail. BIG improvement. 3. He was neutered, got his FVRCP and rabies vaccines, nails trimmed, ears cleaned. 4. And Boscoe tested FeLV+ The FeLV+ part really sucked. It meant I could not offer Boscoe lifetime sanctuary. We have 9 cats of our own, including two who are FIV+, senior and special needs foster
Re: [Felvtalk] Qs re CA/Urgent: FeLV+ senior boy needs money to get to sanctuary
We're in California. Also, the sanctuary that is taking him is a small home-based sanctuary -- husband, wife and kids in a house where they only take FeLV+ cats. It is truly a home environment. He will have a home and family, sleep on the bed in a sunbeam. It isn't a big hundreds of cats in a compound sort of thing. I am so glad they have agreed to take him. He's had a hard life and is entitled to a little softness now. --- On Tue, 5/26/09, CATHERINE DIDONNA wrote: > From: CATHERINE DIDONNA > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Qs re CA/Urgent: FeLV+ senior boy needs money to get > to sanctuary > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 2:08 PM > wHERE are you located? Where is the > Sanctuary? The best little cat house in Penn. will take him > for free when there is room.REgards. C > > --- On Tue, 5/26/09, Laurieskatz > wrote: > > > From: Laurieskatz > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Qs re CA/Urgent: FeLV+ senior boy > needs money to get to sanctuary > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 4:39 PM > > > Curious...why do they want to do a blood panel? > Also, why does the fundraising page list the goal at $550? > I rescued a guy a number of years ago who was four paw > declawed, elderly and his mouth was a mess. Someone had shut > him in the wall of a building and a worker heard his cries > and let him out. He, too, tested positive for FeLV. He lived > several more years in a sanctuary with friends of mine. > Boscoe sounds a lot like him. > Thanks for helping him. > Laurie > > > -Original Message- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] > On Behalf Of Susan Hoffman > Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 12:11 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: [Felvtalk] CA/Urgent: FeLV+ senior boy needs money > to get to sanctuary > > > Permission to cross-post granted. Cross-posting > encouraged. I have just a few days to raise the money for > Boscoe. > > Boscoe's fundraising page is set up at > http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2009-05-26.2918289545 > > Boscoe’s a really hard luck boy. He used to be > someone’s pet but somehow wound up trying to survive on > the streets. He showed up at my house wearing a tight dirty > flea collar, emaciated and filthy. We took him in, put him > in a quarantine cage till we could get him to a vet. > > Boscoe had his vet appointment May 17th and the poor old > boy had a lot going on: > > 1. His mouth was a mass of bad teeth and infection. How he > managed to eat enough to survive is anyone’s guess. Also, > he has a condition called ankylosis – the teeth fuse to > the bone of the jaw. This made dental work more difficult > but they did a really good job with the boy. > > 2. He was filthy. He could not groom himself with his > diseased mouth and when he tried he just got foul smelling > spit all over himself. And he had burrs and debris stuck in > what should have been a longhaired gray and white coat. His > tail was like one solid dreadlock. So Boscoe was shaved from > neck to tail. BIG improvement. > > 3. He was neutered, got his FVRCP and rabies vaccines, > nails trimmed, ears cleaned. > > 4. And Boscoe tested FeLV+ > > The FeLV+ part really sucked. It meant I could not offer > Boscoe lifetime sanctuary. We have 9 cats of our own, > including two who are FIV+, senior and special needs > fosters, as well as a steady stream of more readily > adoptable foster cats. So Boscoe is stuck in a cage at my > house. There’s just no alternative. > > But Boscoe has gotten very very lucky. He has been accepted > into a small home-based sanctuary – a home with a family > where they take only FeLV+ cats. He can spend what time he > has left in this world napping on a bed in a sunbeam, having > his long coat brushed daily (once it grows back), never > missing a meal. This is a HOME for this boy! > > The family that runs this sanctuary quite reasonably > requests a donation when they accept a new cat. In > Boscoe’s case, because of his age (estimated between 6 and > 8 years though a vet tech swears he is 14 because of his > nails), the requested donation is $500. They want to get > Boscoe a senior blood panel immediately and that isn’t > cheap. The donation is reasonable and the opportunity for > Boscoe to have a wonderful life in a family environment is > just so amazing. I have to raise the money to get him > there. > > I can’t afford $500 out of my own pocket. I can kick in > something. But I really need help with this. Please, please, > please help me get the money that Boscoe needs to go to this > sanctuary. Any don
Re: [Felvtalk] Qs re CA/Urgent: FeLV+ senior boy needs money to get to sanctuary
Oh, forgot to mention one other thing -- he also had a lesion on his tongue. No idea what that was about. Vet did not hazard a guess. But that made it even more painful when he tried to eat before. This poor cat was not cut out for street life. --- On Tue, 5/26/09, Susan Hoffman wrote: > From: Susan Hoffman > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Qs re CA/Urgent: FeLV+ senior boy needs money to get > to sanctuary > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 2:00 PM > > Fundable takes a 10% cut for using their service, so that's > why the ultimate goal is $550. > > The reason they want to do a blood panel is because the cat > is at least middle-aged, if not elderly; he is > emaciated; and has been eating like crazy. All things > together really call for a baseline senior blood > panel. Could be kidney or blood sugar problems. > Or it could just be a case of a severerly debilitated cat > making up for lost time now that his mouth doesn't hurt and > there's plenty of food. But he is an old geezer and > should have a senior blood panel to see where things are at > this point. > > I think Boscoe may have a couple of very good years ahead > of him, despite the FeLV. He is a tough old guy to > have survived life on the streets with an infected mouth, > broken rib, matted and dirty. And now that he's gotten > the mouth taken care of, he's been eating 4 cans of food a > day. He's getting so strong, it's like trying to shove > a rhino back in its cage when he tries to get out. I > think he has some very good quality of life ahead of him, > > And how could I not help him. A cat shows up at your > door in that condition, you do what you can. > > --- On Tue, 5/26/09, Laurieskatz > wrote: > > > From: Laurieskatz > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Qs re CA/Urgent: FeLV+ senior > boy needs money to get to sanctuary > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 1:39 PM > > Curious...why do they want to do a > > blood panel? > > Also, why does the fundraising page list the goal at > $550? > > I rescued a guy a number of years ago who was four > paw > > declawed, elderly and his mouth was a mess. Someone > had shut > > him in the wall of a building and a worker heard his > cries > > and let him out. He, too, tested positive for FeLV. He > lived > > several more years in a sanctuary with friends of > mine. > > Boscoe sounds a lot like him. > > Thanks for helping him. > > Laurie > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] > > On Behalf Of Susan Hoffman > > Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 12:11 PM > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Subject: [Felvtalk] CA/Urgent: FeLV+ senior boy needs > money > > to get to sanctuary > > > > > > Permission to cross-post granted. Cross-posting > > encouraged. I have just a few days to raise the > money > > for Boscoe. > > > > Boscoe's fundraising page is set up at > > http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2009-05-26.2918289545 > > > > Boscoe’s a really hard luck boy. He used to be > > someone’s pet but somehow wound up trying to survive > on > > the streets. He showed up at my house wearing a tight > dirty > > flea collar, emaciated and filthy. We took him in, put > him > > in a quarantine cage till we could get him to a vet. > > > > Boscoe had his vet appointment May 17th and the poor > old > > boy had a lot going on: > > > > 1. His mouth was a mass of bad teeth and infection. > How he > > managed to eat enough to survive is anyone’s guess. > Also, > > he has a condition called ankylosis – the teeth fuse > to > > the bone of the jaw. This made dental work more > difficult > > but they did a really good job with the boy. > > > > 2. He was filthy. He could not groom himself with his > > diseased mouth and when he tried he just got foul > smelling > > spit all over himself. And he had burrs and debris > stuck in > > what should have been a longhaired gray and white > coat. His > > tail was like one solid dreadlock. So Boscoe was > shaved from > > neck to tail. BIG improvement. > > > > 3. He was neutered, got his FVRCP and rabies > vaccines, > > nails trimmed, ears cleaned. > > > > 4. And Boscoe tested FeLV+ > > > > The FeLV+ part really sucked. It meant I could not > offer > > Boscoe lifetime sanctuary. We have 9 cats of our own,
Re: [Felvtalk] Qs re CA/Urgent: FeLV+ senior boy needs money to get to sanctuary
wHERE are you located? Where is the Sanctuary? The best little cat house in Penn. will take him for free when there is room.REgards. C --- On Tue, 5/26/09, Laurieskatz wrote: From: Laurieskatz Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Qs re CA/Urgent: FeLV+ senior boy needs money to get to sanctuary To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 4:39 PM Curious...why do they want to do a blood panel? Also, why does the fundraising page list the goal at $550? I rescued a guy a number of years ago who was four paw declawed, elderly and his mouth was a mess. Someone had shut him in the wall of a building and a worker heard his cries and let him out. He, too, tested positive for FeLV. He lived several more years in a sanctuary with friends of mine. Boscoe sounds a lot like him. Thanks for helping him. Laurie -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Susan Hoffman Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 12:11 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] CA/Urgent: FeLV+ senior boy needs money to get to sanctuary Permission to cross-post granted. Cross-posting encouraged. I have just a few days to raise the money for Boscoe. Boscoe's fundraising page is set up at http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2009-05-26.2918289545 Boscoe’s a really hard luck boy. He used to be someone’s pet but somehow wound up trying to survive on the streets. He showed up at my house wearing a tight dirty flea collar, emaciated and filthy. We took him in, put him in a quarantine cage till we could get him to a vet. Boscoe had his vet appointment May 17th and the poor old boy had a lot going on: 1. His mouth was a mass of bad teeth and infection. How he managed to eat enough to survive is anyone’s guess. Also, he has a condition called ankylosis – the teeth fuse to the bone of the jaw. This made dental work more difficult but they did a really good job with the boy. 2. He was filthy. He could not groom himself with his diseased mouth and when he tried he just got foul smelling spit all over himself. And he had burrs and debris stuck in what should have been a longhaired gray and white coat. His tail was like one solid dreadlock. So Boscoe was shaved from neck to tail. BIG improvement. 3. He was neutered, got his FVRCP and rabies vaccines, nails trimmed, ears cleaned. 4. And Boscoe tested FeLV+ The FeLV+ part really sucked. It meant I could not offer Boscoe lifetime sanctuary. We have 9 cats of our own, including two who are FIV+, senior and special needs fosters, as well as a steady stream of more readily adoptable foster cats. So Boscoe is stuck in a cage at my house. There’s just no alternative. But Boscoe has gotten very very lucky. He has been accepted into a small home-based sanctuary – a home with a family where they take only FeLV+ cats. He can spend what time he has left in this world napping on a bed in a sunbeam, having his long coat brushed daily (once it grows back), never missing a meal. This is a HOME for this boy! The family that runs this sanctuary quite reasonably requests a donation when they accept a new cat. In Boscoe’s case, because of his age (estimated between 6 and 8 years though a vet tech swears he is 14 because of his nails), the requested donation is $500. They want to get Boscoe a senior blood panel immediately and that isn’t cheap. The donation is reasonable and the opportunity for Boscoe to have a wonderful life in a family environment is just so amazing. I have to raise the money to get him there. I can’t afford $500 out of my own pocket. I can kick in something. But I really need help with this. Please, please, please help me get the money that Boscoe needs to go to this sanctuary. Any donation will help. Thanking you in advance on behalf of Boscoe and myself. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Qs re CA/Urgent: FeLV+ senior boy needs money to get to sanctuary
Fundable takes a 10% cut for using their service, so that's why the ultimate goal is $550. The reason they want to do a blood panel is because the cat is at least middle-aged, if not elderly; he is emaciated; and has been eating like crazy. All things together really call for a baseline senior blood panel. Could be kidney or blood sugar problems. Or it could just be a case of a severerly debilitated cat making up for lost time now that his mouth doesn't hurt and there's plenty of food. But he is an old geezer and should have a senior blood panel to see where things are at this point. I think Boscoe may have a couple of very good years ahead of him, despite the FeLV. He is a tough old guy to have survived life on the streets with an infected mouth, broken rib, matted and dirty. And now that he's gotten the mouth taken care of, he's been eating 4 cans of food a day. He's getting so strong, it's like trying to shove a rhino back in its cage when he tries to get out. I think he has some very good quality of life ahead of him, And how could I not help him. A cat shows up at your door in that condition, you do what you can. --- On Tue, 5/26/09, Laurieskatz wrote: > From: Laurieskatz > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Qs re CA/Urgent: FeLV+ senior boy needs money to get > to sanctuary > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 1:39 PM > Curious...why do they want to do a > blood panel? > Also, why does the fundraising page list the goal at $550? > I rescued a guy a number of years ago who was four paw > declawed, elderly and his mouth was a mess. Someone had shut > him in the wall of a building and a worker heard his cries > and let him out. He, too, tested positive for FeLV. He lived > several more years in a sanctuary with friends of mine. > Boscoe sounds a lot like him. > Thanks for helping him. > Laurie > > > -Original Message- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] > On Behalf Of Susan Hoffman > Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 12:11 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: [Felvtalk] CA/Urgent: FeLV+ senior boy needs money > to get to sanctuary > > > Permission to cross-post granted. Cross-posting > encouraged. I have just a few days to raise the money > for Boscoe. > > Boscoe's fundraising page is set up at > http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2009-05-26.2918289545 > > Boscoe’s a really hard luck boy. He used to be > someone’s pet but somehow wound up trying to survive on > the streets. He showed up at my house wearing a tight dirty > flea collar, emaciated and filthy. We took him in, put him > in a quarantine cage till we could get him to a vet. > > Boscoe had his vet appointment May 17th and the poor old > boy had a lot going on: > > 1. His mouth was a mass of bad teeth and infection. How he > managed to eat enough to survive is anyone’s guess. Also, > he has a condition called ankylosis – the teeth fuse to > the bone of the jaw. This made dental work more difficult > but they did a really good job with the boy. > > 2. He was filthy. He could not groom himself with his > diseased mouth and when he tried he just got foul smelling > spit all over himself. And he had burrs and debris stuck in > what should have been a longhaired gray and white coat. His > tail was like one solid dreadlock. So Boscoe was shaved from > neck to tail. BIG improvement. > > 3. He was neutered, got his FVRCP and rabies vaccines, > nails trimmed, ears cleaned. > > 4. And Boscoe tested FeLV+ > > The FeLV+ part really sucked. It meant I could not offer > Boscoe lifetime sanctuary. We have 9 cats of our own, > including two who are FIV+, senior and special needs > fosters, as well as a steady stream of more readily > adoptable foster cats. So Boscoe is stuck in a cage at my > house. There’s just no alternative. > > But Boscoe has gotten very very lucky. He has been accepted > into a small home-based sanctuary – a home with a family > where they take only FeLV+ cats. He can spend what time he > has left in this world napping on a bed in a sunbeam, having > his long coat brushed daily (once it grows back), never > missing a meal. This is a HOME for this boy! > > The family that runs this sanctuary quite reasonably > requests a donation when they accept a new cat. In > Boscoe’s case, because of his age (estimated between 6 and > 8 years though a vet tech swears he is 14 because of his > nails), the requested donation is $500. They want to get > Boscoe a senior blood panel immediately and that isn’t > cheap. The donation is reasonable and the opportunity for > Boscoe to have a wonderful life in a family envir
Re: [Felvtalk] Qs re CA/Urgent: FeLV+ senior boy needs money to get to sanctuary
Curious...why do they want to do a blood panel? Also, why does the fundraising page list the goal at $550? I rescued a guy a number of years ago who was four paw declawed, elderly and his mouth was a mess. Someone had shut him in the wall of a building and a worker heard his cries and let him out. He, too, tested positive for FeLV. He lived several more years in a sanctuary with friends of mine. Boscoe sounds a lot like him. Thanks for helping him. Laurie -Original Message- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Susan Hoffman Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 12:11 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: [Felvtalk] CA/Urgent: FeLV+ senior boy needs money to get to sanctuary Permission to cross-post granted. Cross-posting encouraged. I have just a few days to raise the money for Boscoe. Boscoe's fundraising page is set up at http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2009-05-26.2918289545 Boscoe’s a really hard luck boy. He used to be someone’s pet but somehow wound up trying to survive on the streets. He showed up at my house wearing a tight dirty flea collar, emaciated and filthy. We took him in, put him in a quarantine cage till we could get him to a vet. Boscoe had his vet appointment May 17th and the poor old boy had a lot going on: 1. His mouth was a mass of bad teeth and infection. How he managed to eat enough to survive is anyone’s guess. Also, he has a condition called ankylosis – the teeth fuse to the bone of the jaw. This made dental work more difficult but they did a really good job with the boy. 2. He was filthy. He could not groom himself with his diseased mouth and when he tried he just got foul smelling spit all over himself. And he had burrs and debris stuck in what should have been a longhaired gray and white coat. His tail was like one solid dreadlock. So Boscoe was shaved from neck to tail. BIG improvement. 3. He was neutered, got his FVRCP and rabies vaccines, nails trimmed, ears cleaned. 4. And Boscoe tested FeLV+ The FeLV+ part really sucked. It meant I could not offer Boscoe lifetime sanctuary. We have 9 cats of our own, including two who are FIV+, senior and special needs fosters, as well as a steady stream of more readily adoptable foster cats. So Boscoe is stuck in a cage at my house. There’s just no alternative. But Boscoe has gotten very very lucky. He has been accepted into a small home-based sanctuary – a home with a family where they take only FeLV+ cats. He can spend what time he has left in this world napping on a bed in a sunbeam, having his long coat brushed daily (once it grows back), never missing a meal. This is a HOME for this boy! The family that runs this sanctuary quite reasonably requests a donation when they accept a new cat. In Boscoe’s case, because of his age (estimated between 6 and 8 years though a vet tech swears he is 14 because of his nails), the requested donation is $500. They want to get Boscoe a senior blood panel immediately and that isn’t cheap. The donation is reasonable and the opportunity for Boscoe to have a wonderful life in a family environment is just so amazing. I have to raise the money to get him there. I can’t afford $500 out of my own pocket. I can kick in something. But I really need help with this. Please, please, please help me get the money that Boscoe needs to go to this sanctuary. Any donation will help. Thanking you in advance on behalf of Boscoe and myself. ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
