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Ok-so here's the long story-starting with a tiddly bit about me;,
I have a long history of vet experience, rescue work, and fostering animals for rescues- This Christmas Eve a tabby & white ~9mo. old male cat found his way to one of my ex boyfriends' houses. He called me when he realized that the cat had been significantly injured because he knew I would take him in. This poor guy needed help, and after negative FIV/FeLV tests I took the cat in. (I already have a cat)
It was determined that this guy had either survived severe human mutilation or an attack by a large canine, followed by an attack by another male cat (a feline claw was embedded in the shredded pad of one of his feet), and was possibly tossed from a car traveling at enough speed to shred the pads OFF of 3 of his feet almost entirely, and to give him road rash on a spot just above his tail. He had two 6-8" open, x-shaped lacerations that were hanging open in the skin underneath his forelegs and several smaller lacerations that were infected and oozing. He had multiple puncture wounds of varying sizes, a dislocated jaw, and was extremely underweight. He was seen by a vet immediately-who immediately debrided and stitched up his wounds with drains then bandaged them loosely for me to change daily. The vet also prescribed antibiotics, and gave him fluids because he was so sick. It was VERY touch-and-go for the first week-he barely ate, barely moved, and rarely left his little heating pad except to use the litter box. I had to keep moving him to check his booboos and see if he was still breathing. I knew he had to decide if he wanted to fight to make it or not because I really did think we'd lose him for that first week-but through it all he was a total sweet heart, and endured the sterilization, debridement, medicating, and bandaging with stoic tolerance-even purring and kneading the air with his shredded little feet as I cleaned and rebandaged him. Thankfully, he soon turned a corner...
I love this sweet little guy, whom we've dubbed Kenny. He is now 100% healthy and has grown into himself and his body. He is a true lap cat-loves to cuddle, wants to be held/snuggled, is a voracious eater, and adores people. He is the sweetest cat I have met in my entire life. The problem-is that I have always untended to find Kenny a home, and I am so busy that it has been almost impossible. I also only have 2 pets on my current lease and have been warned about keeping this guy-because I already have 2 permanent pets. He also does everything he can to sneak outside when people come/go, (which I haven't allowed) and I am handicapped and slow-moving, so i am petrified that he will get out! Also-my landlord just made me move into a hotel for the next 3-4 weeks while he is remodeling the house. My other cat is staying with his foster-littermate and they didn't want to keep Kenny because they have too many pets. I adore him, but I don't know how I can keep Kenny long enough to get him neutered and find him a home. I may be able to take care of him in a month or so, but I urgently need to find a place for him to stay. I am trying desperately to give this little guy a chance, after all he has been through I think he deserves one. (which is why I've paid his vet bills and taken really good care of him) If there is anything you can think of that might help him, please let me know. Thank you for reading this mess-I'm sorry I'm extremely distraught about this whole thing..
Please pm me for photos or if interested in this little guy, I can't keep him much longer, and he really is the *sweetest* little cat you've ever met!
I have a long history of vet experience, rescue work, and fostering animals for rescues- This Christmas Eve a tabby & white ~9mo. old male cat found his way to one of my ex boyfriends' houses. He called me when he realized that the cat had been significantly injured because he knew I would take him in. This poor guy needed help, and after negative FIV/FeLV tests I took the cat in. (I already have a cat)
It was determined that this guy had either survived severe human mutilation or an attack by a large canine, followed by an attack by another male cat (a feline claw was embedded in the shredded pad of one of his feet), and was possibly tossed from a car traveling at enough speed to shred the pads OFF of 3 of his feet almost entirely, and to give him road rash on a spot just above his tail. He had two 6-8" open, x-shaped lacerations that were hanging open in the skin underneath his forelegs and several smaller lacerations that were infected and oozing. He had multiple puncture wounds of varying sizes, a dislocated jaw, and was extremely underweight. He was seen by a vet immediately-who immediately debrided and stitched up his wounds with drains then bandaged them loosely for me to change daily. The vet also prescribed antibiotics, and gave him fluids because he was so sick. It was VERY touch-and-go for the first week-he barely ate, barely moved, and rarely left his little heating pad except to use the litter box. I had to keep moving him to check his booboos and see if he was still breathing. I knew he had to decide if he wanted to fight to make it or not because I really did think we'd lose him for that first week-but through it all he was a total sweet heart, and endured the sterilization, debridement, medicating, and bandaging with stoic tolerance-even purring and kneading the air with his shredded little feet as I cleaned and rebandaged him. Thankfully, he soon turned a corner...
I love this sweet little guy, whom we've dubbed Kenny. He is now 100% healthy and has grown into himself and his body. He is a true lap cat-loves to cuddle, wants to be held/snuggled, is a voracious eater, and adores people. He is the sweetest cat I have met in my entire life. The problem-is that I have always untended to find Kenny a home, and I am so busy that it has been almost impossible. I also only have 2 pets on my current lease and have been warned about keeping this guy-because I already have 2 permanent pets. He also does everything he can to sneak outside when people come/go, (which I haven't allowed) and I am handicapped and slow-moving, so i am petrified that he will get out! Also-my landlord just made me move into a hotel for the next 3-4 weeks while he is remodeling the house. My other cat is staying with his foster-littermate and they didn't want to keep Kenny because they have too many pets. I adore him, but I don't know how I can keep Kenny long enough to get him neutered and find him a home. I may be able to take care of him in a month or so, but I urgently need to find a place for him to stay. I am trying desperately to give this little guy a chance, after all he has been through I think he deserves one. (which is why I've paid his vet bills and taken really good care of him) If there is anything you can think of that might help him, please let me know. Thank you for reading this mess-I'm sorry I'm extremely distraught about this whole thing..
Please pm me for photos or if interested in this little guy, I can't keep him much longer, and he really is the *sweetest* little cat you've ever met!