[NEohioPAL] Siamese Cat needs good home

[manaway2]

FYI everyone.....please help this siamese cat....he really needs a home 
desperately....read below...
mary
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From: <amylynp at oh.rr.com>
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Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 6:36 PM
Subject: [NEohioPAL] Siamese Cat needs good home


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> I desperately need help finding a home for a stray cat I have been feeding 
> and caring for since last spring.  This cat has lived outside, but has 
> spent many winter nights on my back porch.  He wants to come into the 
> house, but I took in another stray in September and the two cats did not 
> get along.
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> Rocky is a longhair tabby point siamese male, approximately 2 years old 
> according to the vet.  Rocky has been an outdoor stray in our neighborhood 
> for a while now, but is a little too aggressive (because he has been 
> living outside, fighting for his own food and territory) for me to bring 
> into my home with my other two cats.  He showed up at my door last week 
> with a terrible open neck wound from fighting with another animal.  On 
> Monday I was able to coax him into a carrier and got him to the vet. 
> Trying to do the right thing by this stray cat and following the vet's 
> advise, I went ahead and had him neutered, vaccinated, and tested.  His 
> wounds were drained, he received an antibiotic shot and a round of 
> revolution.  All this was done so that he could be released back to the 
> outside world.  When I picked up Rocky the following day, I was told he 
> tested positive for feline aids.  Naturally, I have been extremely upset 
> by this news and have desperately been trying to find help to
>  find this cat a permanent home.  The local rescue groups have informed me 
> that there is little hope of him getting adopted.  The animal protective 
> league will take him, only to put him to sleep.
>
> This cat is living on my enclosed back porch right now.  He is litterbox 
> trained, eats hard food, enjoys treats, and loves to have his head, neck, 
> and cheeks pet. He's very playful and loving once he warms up to you. 
> He's nervous at first, but who can blame him since he's obviously been 
> thrown out already.   He wants to come into the house, but unfortunately I 
> can't risk infecting my other cats.  Everything I have read indicates that 
> this cat still has a life worth saving, he just needs a chance in a home 
> where he can be an only cat.  I can't keep him on my porch forever, but 
> I'm hoping he'll stay there a few more days so that his wound can 
> hopefully have more time to heal.  He is absolutely beautiful and just 
> needs a second chance.  He can live a normal life if he is kept indoors, 
> in fact, the vet told me she has had her infected cat for 10 years now and 
> she knows another woman whose infected cat is 19 years old.  He will not 
> require alot of vet care, as there is no cure fo
> r feline aids and I have already covered the basics.  This disease can 
> only spread to other cats, not dogs, rabbits, etc.  So, obviously, he 
> needs to be in a home where he is an only cat.
>
> Please, please, please help me find a loving home for this beautiful 
> animal.  If you can't take him, please ask your family and friends.  Let 
> me know if you or anyone you may know would be willing to open their heart 
> and their home to Rocky.
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