NEWS: GREAT, BAD, and downright DEPRESSING
I don't know if you all remember my post about Scooter aka the stray. He was the orange and white tabby that I had seen in the field by me where I take my dogs out to potty. The last time I saw him he let me pet him and I saw that he wasn't neutered and wanted to take him and get him neutered but on that day I had to be somewhere and couldn't. I also wondered if he was actually a stray or if he belonged to someone. Well, late Wednesday night driving home from work i saw this orange thing under a parked car in the apartment buildings before you get to my condos. So i turned around and parked where I had seen it and sure enough Scooter(my name for him) came out and meowed at me. I picked him up and put him in the car and drove to my condo and sat in the car wondered what i was going to do now. Scooter was perfectly calm and sat in the seat and looked out the window, got on the top of the seat and purred like he had been doing it forever. It was 12 o'clock and I called my vet to see if they could neuter him and if I could bring him in right then since i couldn't take him in my place since i didn't have anywhere to separate him from my babies. I agonized over this whether I should take him or not. He had to be someone's cat at least at one time but not sure about now. But I decided he needed to be neutered at the least and then i would try and locate his owner. All the way to the vet he was such a good boy, so laid back. he sat with his paws on the armrest and looked out the window, would lay on the top of the seat by my head and then ended up behind the back seat laying there just looking out the back window. The whole way there he sneezed though. When I took him in i noticed he was very dirty so i told them to give him a bath too. So the next day Scooter got a bath, neutered and a rabies shot. The vet only had room to keep him until Saturday and I would have to pick him up then. I never did hear anything from anyone which doesn't surprise me. So Friday night I called the vet and told them to combo test him since I would have to bring him home until his owner was found or i found a home for him. Saturday i went to get him and found out some devastating news to me. He was FIV+. I am so depressed about this. The nurses siad someone probably dumped him when they found this out. Anyway, I had expected to bring him home but now I couldn't and didn't have any place for him. One of my other cats ,Ivy is FIV+< but he lives with a friend. i asked the vet if I could put him with Ivy and she said that wasn't a good idea since a strange cat might cause Ivy stress and brinf out the FIV. So I asked if I could put Scooter temporarily in a cage in another room. She said yes. But when I got him to Ivy's my friend refused to let him stay. Told me if I left him there he would let him loose and to take him back to the vet where he knew they would put him to sleep. That wasn't an option for me but I had run out of them. I was so desparate that I took him to my parents to beg them to keep him in their basement until i could find a place for him. If you know me and my parents you would know how desparate I was to do this. My mom said yes but only a short time. She said my dad didn't want any animals in the house. So right now Scooter is there. I don't know for how long. My ideal situation would be for me to be able to talk them into letting him live there so i could take care of him the way he needs to be. but i know that isn't going to happen. I am hoping to find him a place near here so i could maybe visit him but i don't know about that either. I am so depressed about this. I am so cursed, jinxed and have bad luck.
Melissa
News, gret, bad,depressing
Hi, Melissa! Just read your post about Scooter. This may be a possible option for you. There's a place out here near Princeton, New Jersey that accepts cats- strays,ferrals,those poor little guys that are so cruelly abandoned. Don't remember the name of this shelter, but they DO NOT EUTHANIZE at any time for any reason. Every kitty stays until they're adopted, those who don't find homes stay there. Our local newspaper did an article about the place several months ago and from the pictures with the article, this place has all the amenities any kitty could hope for. I realize Princeton is a bit out of your geography. Perhaps if you can go on-line, you may be able to find a similar place nearby that will accept a special needs kitty plus allow you to visit. My best to Scooter. God bless you for caring so much about this little guy that you've gone above and beyond to ensure his welfare. He's a lucky little guy to have found you! Please give Scooter a nice tummy rub for me and let all of us at PT know how things work out for both of you. Good luck and my very best wishes. Thank you so much for caring!
