Introducing: Ben Purr

[rosethecopycat]

Here's my latest foster boy.

Ben Purr. He's a big gentle lamb.

So sad, he's been starved. Found on the side of the raod, unable to raise his head.

His rescuer picked him up, took him home and called Siamese Rescue.

Just over a week later he was in the program. He gained almost 1 lb in 10 days.

He's had blood work and thyroid testing and they don't look to bad. He's having an X Ray on Friday, to see why hid heartrate and breathing aren't normal.


Keep this gentle soul in your thoughts.

[rosethecopycat]

One more pix.

He looks better than this already.

[Laura's Babies]

HOW? HOW? HOW? Can people do this to poor animals? He is beautiful, even half starved. What did he ever do to deserve being treated like that? Hope he finds a good forever home and lives out his life as a lazy fat cat!

[krazyaboutkatz]

He's such a gorgeous cat. I'm so glad that he was rescued before it was too late.
I'll never understand why people abuse or neglect animals.

I sure hope that the vet can find out why his breathing and heart rate aren't normal. I hope it's nothing serious. Please keep us updated.

[PayItForward]

Poor baby boy...his eyes seem to say 'why ?'

That is so cruel as to starve a cat you have to keep it locked up and not feed delibrately.

As any cat allowed out will find/kill or steal food and not return to a bad house.

Well that is the way it works in England. If you mistreat an inside/outside cat, he doesn't come home.

Nasty people

I hope he gets well soon

[Fallon]

"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." ~ Immanual Kant

[Randi]

What a handsome boy he is! I'm so glad that he was rescued. How could anyone do that to him!! I'll never understand!

I hope the vet can find out what's wrong with his breathing and heart rate - and cure it!

Give him lots of kisses and scritchies, and please keep up updated.

[RedHedd]

OMG! He's so beautiful and so skinny! Do keep us posted on what the vet says. I hope he finds a wonderful furrever home to become a beautiful, well fed Ben Purr (LOVE the name!)

[rosethecopycat]

Bennie's purr is so deep and rattlely. I thought he was falling apart!

He's such a large framed boy, I think he could do well at 15 lbs. (that's 5 more to go)

He's much larger than my Snowy, at 14 lbs of muscle.

When he was found, he was 8.8 lbs. Got him up to 9.98lbs.

Going to Vet for X Ray tomorrow. I'd love to see him having gained another 1lb in a week.

Not a mean bone in this boys body.

I introduced him to my Bella, sweet gentle, non threatening Tortie girl, and his made the requisite hiss, but then, they all do that.

Bella, of course, was unphased. She is my rescue 'angel' introduction kitty. Mama's so proud of what she does.

[QueenScoopalot]

I'm so glad he was rescued! How can someone throw away such a gorgeous cat is baffling to me. Unless he was lost somehow. This poor girl wasn't as lucky. I found her late one night huddled against a storage trailer on a dead end street I hardly ever go down. When I do, I'm looking for cats. Poor Ashley even after sub-cutan. fluids, and a heating pad to warm her emaciated body, sadly didn't make it till morning. She was only a baby.

[moosmom]

Rose,

What a sweet boy he is!!!

Jan,

Everytime I look at that precious Ashley's face, I get a lump in my throat! She is the spitting image of my RB kitty Marina Mar. Now you know WHY I have such a passion for black, long haired kitties. Ashley's in a better place now. RIP beautiful little girl. Not ALL humans are bad.

[kittykay]

Thank GOD for the person who rescued this boycat Ben Purr. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for being so kind and good. If one of my babies ever was lost and was rescued by a kind person, I would want to spend the rest of my life thanking them. My throat hurts from emotion. I'd better go pull myself together, huh? Thank you again!

[rosethecopycat]

Queen-

You did right by Ashley, crossed over being loved on in her last hours, not out on the cold street.
Thank you.


Kittykay-

I don't know if you are already posting on SICC, but it's a great site for Meezer lovers.

meezer.com


I see you have a houseful of beautiful Sealies.

[Fallon]

Poor baby, this makes me so sad. I'm very glad you are taking care of him though and i do hope to see more pics as he improves.

my thoughts are with him.

[rosethecopycat]

Ben Purr's Xray came back. It is very promising as he doesn't have any tumors or asthma.

What he has is Toxoplasmosis.

Which is cureable.

He must have got a hold of some bad meat, as he was scrounging for food.

Poor fellow, he probably knew. Well, I can eat this meat, and it will make me sick, or I can just die here.


I don't know if he ever had a family, but my suspicions are: yes.

Based on: he's neutered
and his nails have been cut. (doubtful the rescuer did this)

Now, did he escape and get lost? (He shows no interest in the rest of his room, much less getting outside.

Or was he tossed out?

Maybe a new baby came, or the family moved.

Sorry to say, very common reasons a cat ends up on the street.



We'll never know his story, and he's not telling.

He's now safe, full, and going to be getting the medicine to finally make him feel better.

Bennie, my sweet big lamb.


Rose