Jack the airport cat found!

From FB:

GOOD NEWS!! Everything the vet is measuring on Jack is trending in the direction of him getting healthier!!! AND... our boy ate some food on his own!!!! And now that Karen is on her way to the airport, we can tell you... she's been with him all weekend!!! (We were keeping it quiet for Jack... he needs rest, not cameras!!!) Keep the thoughts and prayers coming... it's working!!!! If everything continues the way it's going now, he'll be leaving the hospital in a week or so... woot woot!!!

Link:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jack-...43108332445793

Update on Jack from FB (11-04-2011):

Big thanks to Magnolia Bennet for ripping this pic out of Blue Pearl's press release... here's the latest photo of Jack!!! He looks closer to his usual big fluffy self... but we've still got a ways to go before he's on his way home to Karen, Barry & Milly. Keep the good thoughts and prayers coming!!!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jack-The-Cat-is-Lost-in-AA-Baggage-at-JFK/143108332445793

I'm worried sick about this poor boy! I'm so glad that he's improving. He still looks so ragged though

I sure hope the air port is picking up the tab for that boy's medical bills!!

I read that American Airlines is paying all his vet bills, as well as transport for his owner to and from California.

Jack went to the Rainbow Bridge today.

From FB:

He was with Karen yesterday, and his condition was worsening. He was treated overnight, and she (and I) both had extensive conversations with the vets at Blue Pearl regarding his condition. Jack had extensive wounds on the back of his body, and the wounds were unable to heal because his skin had deteriorated due to the malnutrition that occurred while he was lost. Despite antibiotics, the infections were worsening, and his skin was continuing to deteriorate. He needed surgery to treat the wounds, but there was not enough available skin to close the wounds after the surgery. The vet compared his skin condition to having severe burns over 50-60% of his body. The vet was very clear that she had conferred with every possible doctor regarding options for Jack, but none of them left him with a substantial chance of survival and all of them involved him suffering. Jack had been through so much, and the last thing anyone wanted was for him to suffer more. Jack was bathed in love and crossed over just a few minutes ago.

Link:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jack-The-Cat-is-Lost-in-AA-Baggage-at-JFK/143108332445793

Oh no!    Poor, poor baby.  I feel so sad about this, even though I know he's not in pain anymore, and it was the right decision.  He was a fighter.  He can play at the Rainbow Bridge now.  RIP, beautiful baby.

OH how awful!   It looked so good for a while and we were all pulling for him.

Poor baby ---- but now he is at Rainbow Bridge with all the other kitties and not suffering anymore.

Sad outcome to what looked like a recovery story.

I'm so sad!

spudsmom said:

I'm so sad!

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Me too. I can't stop crying!

I was rootin' for him from the day he got lost. Poor baby...he put up a good fight though. 

Rest easy, Jack. Tell Sami I say hi. 

Oh this is just heart breaking. How just incredibly sad.

Fly free, Jack.

I'm so sad

RIP sweet boy! You were loved by so many!

I am so sad Jack lost his life. He really fought the good fight. How very sad, :sobbing:. Poor little man. I really wanted him to pull through. :shame:

RIP Sweet, sweet Jack

If this tragedy can make a difference in how pets are handled in transit, his life and suffering will at least have some meaning. It still rips my heart apart to think of what he went through for those months he was lost in that airport. I can't bear to think of it.

That just broke my heart. I'm sitting here in tears. Rest, little Jack.

That is an awful story from start to finish. I'm extremely suspicious about his treatment by airport staff and how much of an effort any of them put in initially to find him. Poor baby, RIP.

I heard about yesterday,.... & my heart was broke....
RIP Sweetheart.....