Hubby and I were walking on the other side of town today - a couple of miles away from home. We were stopped, looking at some trees in a park and a little cat comes running through the parking lot maowing loudly at me. I naturally called to it and it ran right over, rubbing against my leg and giving me great snudges.
I picked it up, noticing it was skin and bones except for a wormy belly and covered in fleas and earmites. I walked the neighborhood, still holding the cat, and asking around if anybody knew about it. Some yahoo running a garage sale tried to feed the cat a donught - hello???? I don't think so.
Bottom line was that nobody, even the neighborhood cat lady, thought that this little guy belonged to anybody. The general consensus was that he was dumped off. I couldn't leave him, so I called up the vet and begged to be squeezed in for an appointment today.
The vet checked him over and tested him for AIDS and Feline Leukemia - he was negative. She said that the little guy is about 4mos old. He weighs 3.5lbs and most of the weight consists of worms. He was given a pill to kill the fleas and a dose of topical flea, earmite, and tick repellent. He was also given de-wormer and had his ears cleaned. He was too dehydrated to vaccinate, and he needs to be neutered. It was a really spendy vet visit, but I feel better about how he is.
I named him Archimedes - I would really like to find him a good forever home. He is the sweetest little guy.
I picked it up, noticing it was skin and bones except for a wormy belly and covered in fleas and earmites. I walked the neighborhood, still holding the cat, and asking around if anybody knew about it. Some yahoo running a garage sale tried to feed the cat a donught - hello???? I don't think so.
Bottom line was that nobody, even the neighborhood cat lady, thought that this little guy belonged to anybody. The general consensus was that he was dumped off. I couldn't leave him, so I called up the vet and begged to be squeezed in for an appointment today.
The vet checked him over and tested him for AIDS and Feline Leukemia - he was negative. She said that the little guy is about 4mos old. He weighs 3.5lbs and most of the weight consists of worms. He was given a pill to kill the fleas and a dose of topical flea, earmite, and tick repellent. He was also given de-wormer and had his ears cleaned. He was too dehydrated to vaccinate, and he needs to be neutered. It was a really spendy vet visit, but I feel better about how he is.
I named him Archimedes - I would really like to find him a good forever home. He is the sweetest little guy.
Bless you for rescuing him. Sending lots of vibes for a loving forever home. 
unfortunately there are stupid people, who believe cats can catch a few birds and mice and fend for themselves.
a very smart boy. 
