Leo - a close shave- Prayers please

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

Poor Leo....
Thanks you so much for saving this guy from the road! His humans must fell so thankful to you for this. You risked your life to save that of a cat! How special is that!!!!!
I will pray for Leo, and hope that he will pull through this; now at least he has a chance, thanks to you!!

[TopCat3]

Oh thank you everyone for your kind words.
Really there was no alternative for me, other than what I did.
I'm sure you would have done the same if you had seen this pitiful little Burmese boy stunned and confused and unable to move properly, just sitting there with the cars coming, staring pleadingly.

Really, no alternative.

I'm hoping for fresh (and good) news over the weekend and will keep you all posted. His Mum has emailed me some pictures of Leo with his brother and I have asked her permission to show you all.

Really, paws are linking round the world for this beautiful little red Burmese boy: New York, Tennessee, New Hampshire, France, Munich, Belgium....you are all wonderful to care so much and add strength to his healing with your prayers.

I have been told he is a bit of an adventurer, our Leo. Needs the open spaces and sneaks away when no-one's looking, causing some anguish over the years. It would be good if cats learned something from these adventures, by all accounts he has used up about 5 of his 9 lives already (3 last night!) But they don't, and we must help them as best we can.

[Barbara]

Filou whom I imagine to look a little like Leo sends his warmest healing purring to Leo.

I hope so much he heals well and hope he stays safely inside.

[TopCat3]

Yes, Barbara, my understanding is from his Mum he got very stressed and sick when "confined to barracks" and had to have special diet etc, is more relaxed and healthy given a little more freedom, generally just stays around the house. I couldn't comment or generalise as I don't know the cat and its temperament, some cats are less easily managed and learn crafty ways of becoming escape artists.
My older cat Cleo has never been one to crave the wide open spaces, very much the opposite. But when Colette was a youngster she would climb onto the kitchen windowsill, from there a jump onto the pergola then up onto the roof, and stand on the ridge of the roof looking down at me going "Nah nah na-na nah you can't catch me!" All this while I was sitting in the garden with them both and I thought she was safely lying beside me - here one second gone the next. She would even slip out of her harness when I had her on a long running lead and do it

[kb2yjx]

Special prayers for Leo!! Yesterday was the feast day of St. Leo the Great, what a terrible thing to happen to him!!! Thank Heavens you were THERE!!!

[lbaker]

PT prayers said and a candle of hope will be lit in my window tonight. Poor baby. Thank you for helping. Please keep us informed.

[TopCat3]

kb2yjx that is really interesting! Serendipity indeed - I would not normally have been working in that job on a Thursday, just this week I did it for a change, and under normal circumstances would have just about got home by the time it happened and I found him, except that I had stopped to buy something at a service station on the way. St Leo must have been guiding me and had me looking out for his little namesake!

And thanks to lbaker too for your candle of hope and to Barbara for her baby's prayers. When I hear more I'll update.
TC