Narley has been adopted! ; Another update; 6/1; post #25

[Medusa]

I've been on the streets for so long that I can't even recall when I ever had a home. I'm not even sure of my age; I think maybe 5 or years old. I've lost my tail and a few teeth and I've got a lot of battle scars to show for all the street fights that I've been in, hence my name Narley, except that I spell it w/out the G. I really am pretty gnarley looking but life is tough on the streets for feral tom cats. At one point I was so sick w/an upper respiratory infection and a very bad case of ear mites. I was cold, hungry and just plain worn out and I was ready to give up. Luck was w/me one day, though, because I wandered up to an old house that is also a real estate office and I could smell good food and I knew there were other cats in there. The kind lady who works there took me in and gave me the first meal that I'd had in ages. Then she took me to her vet for tests, shots, neutering and treatment to get rid of my URI and ear mites.

The vet told the lady that I'm a flame point Siamese. I guess my blue eyes gave it away. Sounds pretty good, huh? Well, not so much. As it turns out, I tested positive for something called FIV and so humans are afraid to adopt me and a few vets said that I should be put to sleep. The kind lady and her rescuer friend don't want to give up on me, though, because I'm a good cat. All I want to do at this point in my life is sit in a sunny window. I even like to be brushed. It feels so good to enjoy the human touch. I went so long without it. But time is running out, I'm afraid, because my rescuers have been trying to find a furrever home for me for over a year now. The house where I've been staying is soon to be rented, in about 3 weeks actually, so there goes my sunny window. I guess it isn't dramatic to say that I need a miracle, some kind angel to give me a home. I play well w/others and I like humans, too, so no worries there.

If you have a home w/other FIV cats or even if you could take me in and let me have a room to myself so that I wouldn't have to be caged again, I would show you my appreciation w/purrs and head bumpies and lots of eye kisses and I'll sit on your lap and let you brush me til my coat is silky. Please. You're my last hope.

[pomtzu]

Poor baby. I hope he finds a home.

[jennielynn1970]

Has he had a check up recently? What is wrong with his mouth? I know FIV+ kitties tend to have bad teeth. Does he have a URI, or are his eyes bad too?

Poor guy. My FIV guys were always the sweetest ones.

[Medusa]

Has he had a check up recently? What is wrong with his mouth? I know FIV+ kitties tend to have bad teeth. Does he have a URI, or are his eyes bad too?

Poor guy. My FIV guys were always the sweetest ones.

He's been checked out at the vet. He's missing teeth probably from too many fights. That's why his mouth looks so odd.

If he wasn't FIV positive, I'd take him myself, even though I promised my son I wouldn't take any more cats. This one is a heartbreaker. I'm such a sucker for the "undercat".

[Randi]

Oh that poor boy! It looks like he has been living in the streets for quite some time - how could anyone let him!

I so hope he'll find a loving home and be spoiled the rest of his life.

Sending positive thoughts to Narley.

[jenluckenbach]

Where is he?

[Medusa]

Where is he?

Akron, Ohio.

[Medusa]

This is an incredible story. I've edited their email because it's quite long but their story is in the following info:

The couple are long haul truck drivers from Southeast Texas who are also Texas Animal Control Officers, and they are also a permanent home for special needs cats. They have adapted their truck to accommodate the cats. They have several who for various reasons do not travel with them and for those cats, they have a network of people who care for them in their home in their absence. For those who do travel with them, because they are a trucking team, one of them is generally awake while the other one of them medicates, plays with the cats and sleeps, and thus, these kitties have pretty much 24/7 monitoring. They have a pet sitter team they utilize both for those who do not travel with them and for their entire bunch when they vacation without them or do post disaster animal rescue.

They attended a seminar a while back at which an esteemed Doctor of Veterinary Medicine stated that FeLV and FIV cats NO LONGER need to be separated from the general populace as long as all of the cats are not fractious or tend to fight. There are also dietary supplements that can be given to minimize the risk of secondary infection, which claims the lives of most FeLV and FIV cats. They are willing to give these to Narley to boost his immune system. They take their responsibility to those in their care very seriously, as you can tell. They consider all their cats to be family members.

Narley will certainly not lack for love and affection or medical attention, regardless of where they are in the nation. They have developed a network of vets across the country through the years, and they don't hesitate to take any of their cats in to these vets (or call them for referrals should they be somewhere their vets aren't) if the need arises.

Their cats greeted Narley and began to groom him immediately. He hissed once and then was ok after that and now all is well. Can you in your wildest dreams imagine a happier ending for Narley or for any cat? What an amazing story and an even more amazing couple. (I've withheld their names.)

[jenluckenbach]

What a truly happy ending!

[pomtzu]

That's wonderful news.

[Randi]

That is amazing, this couple are simply the best!! A truly happy ending for Narley. He must think he's died and gone to heaven.

[Medusa]

I added a couple more pix. I'm just so thrilled w/this outcome. Ferals don't stand much of a chance of adoption, especially when they're FIV or FelV positive but this renewed my faith in humankind.

[Prairie Purrs]

I love these people! Narley is a very lucky boy.

[Lizzie]

What a wonderful next and longest (we hope) chapter in Narley's life. I was glad he was so far away when I saw your post because I would have been very tempted to tell you to send him my way if you were close - even though I have a house full and really, really shouldn't. He reminds me of my Diego, also FIV+, ears so torn up that they are like lacework and you can see through them, bb gun pellets in his face, also spent years on the streets being abused. Now he's a big boy who sleeps next to me every night, in fact I think my back is killing me today because he takes up the best part of my bed.

The photos were great and the cats look truly content. How wonderful that this couple think alike and have created a fantastic home for so many cats.

[jennielynn1970]

Awe... yay!!! Great ending for Narley!