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Please help the mystery cat
Please take a minute to look at
http://www.io.com/~minerva/mrx.html This darling boy needs a good home, somewhere perhaps where he could live safely outdoors (away from busy roads and other threats), due to his relaxed bowel & bladder habits. He's a wonderful cat, and I am at the end of my money and can't take care of him properly. Please pass the word along to anyone you know who might be able to help. Best Friends in Utah is full, but has graciously offered to send out his information on their network. I have been contacting local rescue groups but none of them (so far) has a place for someone with his special needs. Thanks for your help -- LV |
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If he is such a special cat to you then why suggest he be an outdoor cat?
Also, if you are so broke and can't care for him then how come you have money for Internet access? -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "Lotte" wrote in message om... Please take a minute to look at http://www.io.com/~minerva/mrx.html This darling boy needs a good home, somewhere perhaps where he could live safely outdoors (away from busy roads and other threats), due to his relaxed bowel & bladder habits. He's a wonderful cat, and I am at the end of my money and can't take care of him properly. Please pass the word along to anyone you know who might be able to help. Best Friends in Utah is full, but has graciously offered to send out his information on their network. I have been contacting local rescue groups but none of them (so far) has a place for someone with his special needs. Thanks for your help -- LV |
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I checked the Web Site and have to wonder if he is so special, then why do
you wish to exchange him for a healthy cat if you are so short on money? You also have a cat back guarentee on him as well. I hope he does find a good home. It looks like he deserves a second chance. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "Lotte" wrote in message om... Please take a minute to look at http://www.io.com/~minerva/mrx.html This darling boy needs a good home, somewhere perhaps where he could live safely outdoors (away from busy roads and other threats), due to his relaxed bowel & bladder habits. He's a wonderful cat, and I am at the end of my money and can't take care of him properly. Please pass the word along to anyone you know who might be able to help. Best Friends in Utah is full, but has graciously offered to send out his information on their network. I have been contacting local rescue groups but none of them (so far) has a place for someone with his special needs. Thanks for your help -- LV |
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If he is such a special cat to you then why suggest he be an outdoor cat? That statement makes not sense. Also, if you are so broke and can't care for him then how come you have money for Internet access? Oh come on, spending a fortune on vets bills and having that time to care for a special cat can't be compared with the cost of internet access. Obviously this is a very special person who has done this much for him already and probably homes strays often but a cat with these troubles is certainly difficult to home. Well done on his rescue I hope you find a him the home he deserves. |
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It makes perfect sense. Cats live much longer being indoor felines than
outdoor ones. If they were outdoors then they could get into fights with other cats, encounter humans who would do them harm, be susceptable to predators, get hit by cars, and the list goes on. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "Willows" wrote in message ... If he is such a special cat to you then why suggest he be an outdoor cat? That statement makes not sense. Also, if you are so broke and can't care for him then how come you have money for Internet access? Oh come on, spending a fortune on vets bills and having that time to care for a special cat can't be compared with the cost of internet access. Obviously this is a very special person who has done this much for him already and probably homes strays often but a cat with these troubles is certainly difficult to home. Well done on his rescue I hope you find a him the home he deserves. |
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I checked the Web Site and have to wonder if he is so special, then why do
you wish to exchange him for a healthy cat if you are so short on money? You also have a cat back guarentee on him as well. I hope he does find a good home. It looks like he deserves a second chance. If I understand correctly, she doesn't wish to "exchange" him for a healthy cat. Rescue people have X amount of slots available for rescues. She has offered to free up one of those slots by taking a "healthy, adoptable" cat to make room for her special needs cat. It sounds like she is desperately trying to create a space in this world for this cat with less-than-desirable health issues. She has already specified her requirements on the outdoor issue--which are reasonable by far. To the OP: Good luck with your kitty. Bless you for helping him. I shudder to think where he'd be if you hadn't taken him in. Sherry |
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In answer to all the questions:
"Outdoor" issue -- since he's incontinent, I think demanding that he be kept indoors will limit his chances of finding a good home. I have seen a lot of creative outdoor enclosures for cats, as well as outdoor situations that are safe for cats. In the ideal world, I'd love for him to live with someone who would keep him indoors at all times, but I realize that in his case it's going to have to be a compromise between ideal situations and reality. As I said on the website, I'm not going to give him to someone who's going to let him roam around on busy roads, and I am ONLY open to him living outdoors provided it's a safe situation. I know that by living outdoors, even in a "safe" situation, he will be exposed to dangers, but I have to balance that with his situation -- I would not like to see him live his life out in a 24 X 36 kennel, which would really have to be the case if someone were going to keep him in their house at all times. Now, if someone wanted to dedicate a "cat room" in their house, and commit to cleaning it, that might be an interesting idea. I have also seen old outbuildings converted to cat-houses, and it's even possible to build cat-proof fences for the really dedicated. On the "why don't you keep him" issue -- I would love to keep him, but I have 3 other cats (all indoor-only, in our 700 SF house), one of whom is elderly with extensive health issues, and I simply cannot take on another one without their care suffering. I owe them the best care I can give them, and my funds, attention span and energy are limited. Again, in an ideal world, I would have endless resources, and none of this would be an issue, but, sadly, that is not the reality. I have already spent over $700 on his rescue, which is more than I have spent on my other cats this year all together. I haven't had a full night's sleep since I rescued him, and my other cats are already showing signs of stress and anxiety from not getting enough of my attention. It's a tough decision, but, for me, it's the right one. Thanks everyone for reading and posting. I will let you know how things turn out -- Lotte |
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Oh, I forgot to answer one of the other questions -- I'm willing to
exchange him for a healthy cat, because I have a family that wanted to take him, but could not because of his condition, and they suggested I "swap" him and they would adopt whoever I swapped him for. I did something similar with an FELV-positive feral I trapped a year or so ago -- FELV-positive kitty went to a shelter with a colony of other FELV-positive cats, and I ended up keeping the "swap-ee" who is even now demanding his dinner -- LV |
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I see no logic to your thinking. How is keeping an outside cat going to
increase their chances of a good home? What if the cat encounters being hit by a car or a human that would want to do them harm? Also, what about getting in a fight with another cat? You never said whether this cat has claws or not? Also, what if the cat he encounters has FELV, FIV? There are no cures for those two illnesses. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "Lotte" wrote in message om... In answer to all the questions: "Outdoor" issue -- since he's incontinent, I think demanding that he be kept indoors will limit his chances of finding a good home. I have seen a lot of creative outdoor enclosures for cats, as well as outdoor situations that are safe for cats. In the ideal world, I'd love for him to live with someone who would keep him indoors at all times, but I realize that in his case it's going to have to be a compromise between ideal situations and reality. As I said on the website, I'm not going to give him to someone who's going to let him roam around on busy roads, and I am ONLY open to him living outdoors provided it's a safe situation. I know that by living outdoors, even in a "safe" situation, he will be exposed to dangers, but I have to balance that with his situation -- I would not like to see him live his life out in a 24 X 36 kennel, which would really have to be the case if someone were going to keep him in their house at all times. Now, if someone wanted to dedicate a "cat room" in their house, and commit to cleaning it, that might be an interesting idea. I have also seen old outbuildings converted to cat-houses, and it's even possible to build cat-proof fences for the really dedicated. On the "why don't you keep him" issue -- I would love to keep him, but I have 3 other cats (all indoor-only, in our 700 SF house), one of whom is elderly with extensive health issues, and I simply cannot take on another one without their care suffering. I owe them the best care I can give them, and my funds, attention span and energy are limited. Again, in an ideal world, I would have endless resources, and none of this would be an issue, but, sadly, that is not the reality. I have already spent over $700 on his rescue, which is more than I have spent on my other cats this year all together. I haven't had a full night's sleep since I rescued him, and my other cats are already showing signs of stress and anxiety from not getting enough of my attention. It's a tough decision, but, for me, it's the right one. Thanks everyone for reading and posting. I will let you know how things turn out -- Lotte |
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"Cat Protector" wrote in message news:2PeZb.27854$Zt4.25520@okepread01...
I see no logic to your thinking. How is keeping an outside cat going to increase their chances of a good home? What if the cat encounters being hit by a car or a human that would want to do them harm? Also, what about getting in a fight with another cat? You never said whether this cat has claws or not? Also, what if the cat he encounters has FELV, FIV? There are no cures for those two illnesses. CP, after reading your posts, I realized I hadn't made my position on the indoor/outdoor issue clear, so I updated the webpage. My idea is that he could live outdoors if he were kept in an enclosure or cat-proof-fenced yard. I am not suggesting that he be allowed to free-roam, although I'm willing to consider it in an absolutely perfect situation (small Carribean island?). My logic is, the more flexible I am in the situations I'm willing to adopt him to, the more likely he is to find a home. If I were to say, for instance, that I will absolutely not adopt him anywhere but to a palatial estate with a luxurious cat suite, his chances of being adopted drop to practically zero. I'm willing to compromise so that he can have a less-than-perfect life, as opposed to no life at all. If you're interested in taking him, please let me know. Thanks -- Lotte |
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