Just stamp "SUCKER" on my forehead again! (UPDATE POST # 40)

[Medusa]

I think the word Sucker doesn't apply here, girlie. I think ANGEL is more like it. You handled the situation perfectly and you saved a life today. That qualifies for wings in my book. He's gorgeous!

[Donnaj4962]

OH MY GOODNESS.....he is so adorable! You are NOT a sucker, but an animal lover who was in the right place at the right time to save this babies life!

As someone who has 2 kitties, and my income is VERY limited, not an extra dime to spare these days, I understand the woman's position, to an extent.

I may not have food, but my babies eat and go to the vet when necessay. I do without so they can have what they need.

Looking forward to a great report from the vet and many more pictures!

[bowlkat]

rg_girlca, did you say he was FULLY declawed? as in front AND REAR?? If so, and if that mentally-unstable person had that done to him, you probably saved his life two or three times at once..... what a gorgeous, handsome, elegant-looking guy.......if he's as friendly as he looks, and Maine coons tend to be very very friendly guys (my guy Kramer is a TOTAL sweetheart, couldn't ask for a better or more loyal friend), then you're liable to have a major payback from this guy for saving him-- he's gonna be a WONDERFUL friend for you..... as well he should.
I'm with the others-- if you're a 'sucker', you're in a LARGE and very happy group, here! "Angel" is a far closer description...... congratulations on saving a deserving life and thwarting the designs of an unstable and dangerously-unbalanced 'owner'......PLEASE post a vet update and as many more pics of this handsome gentleman as you can-- he's a HUNK!......

[Vermontcat]

Nino is gorgeous!
I think I know someone who would love to adopt him from you.
There is a sweet lady who volunteers at the local shelter with me who recently had to say goodbye to her beloved Maine Coon and she has been looking everywhere for a new one to love.
Please keep us updated on his health and let me know when you bring him home from the vet's office.
The earliest I will be able to get to the shelter to contact this lady would probably be Wednesday.
Please post more photos of him when you can, I just love his coloring.

[cassiesmom]

Nino is gorgeous!
I think I know someone who would love to adopt him from you.
There is a sweet lady who volunteers at the local shelter with me who recently had to say goodbye to her beloved Maine Coon and she has been looking everywhere for a new one to love.
Please keep us updated on his health and let me know when you bring him home from the vet's office.
The earliest I will be able to get to the shelter to contact this lady would probably be Wednesday.
Please post more photos of him when you can, I just love his coloring.

Oh how I hope this works out. He is so beautiful. Paws and fingers crossed and I will go light a candle on gratefulness.org for Nino.

[moosmom]

What a beautiful cat!!! Don't worry, I've got "SUCKER" permanently tattooed on my butt where no one can see it. Just kidding.

Way to go girl!!

[rg_girlca]

Thank you everyone for your kind words.

Yes Bowlkat, he is declawed on all 4 paws.

The thing that I don't understand is how she was so persistant at first to have her gorgeous cat PTS, no matter what my husband said to her. It probably would have cost her less to have him treated, than have him PTS. I also forgot to mention that after she surrendered him to me outside, she just bawled her heart out on her sister's shoulder. It broke my heart, so I said to her, "Look, how about I pay for you to have your cat looked at and treated, no strings attached and then you can take him back home. She said no, no, you keep him. I was stunned by this, because I thought afterwards, if that were me, I would be thanking this person forever, for offering to pay, so I could keep my cat. I just don't get it.
She told me that she changed jobs and her income isn't like it was before. Okay, I totally understand that, but there are other ways to help her cat than have it PTS for pete's sake.

Also she said that he isn't use to other people, well he took to my husband like a duck to water and when the vet picked him up to put him on the scale, he just wrapped his paws around her neck and she said a big, "AAAAAWWWW" and took a few minutes to pet him before she set him down on the scale. He does seem like a real sweetie pie.

Vermontcat, I should know more about his health on Monday.

[orangemm]

Lorraine: savior, angel, St. Francis, whatever, they all apply to you.

What a wonderful thing to do to save that boy's life. I agree with everyone, he is GORGEOUS! This must have been his lucky day.

Please keep us posted as to how he is doing.

Bless you again......................

[Catty1]

It does sound like Nino's former owner is a bit unstable...I totally disagree with what she was going to do and then that she refused your offer to treat him and take him back...she doesn't sound thoughtless, JMO - I have the gut feeling that she has been through a lot in a very short time. Who knows, that in her vulnerable condition, someone badgered her to have Nino PTS? She definitely wasn't thinking straight, was unwell...and I hope she gets better.

Nino, meanwhile, is a STUNNER!!!! What a sweet looking boy! How old is he? I wonder if the vet has a record of who did the quad declaw? ( How stupid is THAT?!?!)

BLESS YOU for saving this beautiful silver boy.

HUGS to you and Nino.

[happylabs]

I think there is more to this story. I wonder if she has a spouse or a significant other that made her get rid of the cat. If she cried that much she truly love that cat and something else was keeping her from taking up you on the offer to pay for the bills. I would love to have a Maine Coone some day. I once saw a lady bring one into the vet carrying him under her arm, no cage or leash. She sat down and the cat just sat in her lap. Was cute.

Hope this situation works out for all.

[Anikaca77]

I have to agree with everyone on here when they all say Thank you.

Please keep us updated on him.

Melissa

[Pinot's Mom]

I'll just echo what everyone else said - thank you, and keep us updated. Nino is a gorgeous kittie!

[phesina]

Oh, Lorraine, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU so much for doing this beautiful, wonderful thing to save this boy's life, for being persistent with this woman and, as Medusa said, for handling the situation so well. God bless you, and your husband, many times over.

Silvermane, I think that's a great name for him!

Gotta love the SUCKERS...