Thank you all. We're almost there. I just reposted Boscoe's story to our local craigslist too.
--- On Fri, 5/29/09, Laurieskatz <lauriesk...@mchsi.com> wrote: > From: Laurieskatz <lauriesk...@mchsi.com> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Senior Boy Needs To Get To Sanctuary > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Cc: feral_c...@yahoogroups.com > Date: Friday, May 29, 2009, 8:23 AM > It just hit $400! This is 72% of the > goal. Thanks to all who are donating > and spreading the word! > Every amount helps! > Laurie > > -----Original Message----- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] > On Behalf Of Lorrie > Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 10:14 AM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Cc: feral_c...@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Senior Boy Needs To Get To > Sanctuary > > There are only three days left to raise the money needed to > get > Boscoe to his sanctuary. I just made a donation and > they are now up > to $380. and the goal is $550........ PLEASE send what you > can, every > little bit helps, and if they don't reach the $550 goal the > money is > returned and Boscoe has no place to go. > > Read his story below, and thank you Michael for your offer > to give > Boscoe a loving home for the rest of his life. > > Lorrie > > > On 05-26, secondchancem...@aol.com > wrote: Good afternoon, my name is > > Michael and my wife and I run Second Chance Meows The > home where > > Boscoe is going. I would like to thank all of those > that are > > donating to help Boscoe. We have been running a > home for FeLV+ > > cats for about 8 yrs now and have had some great > success with > > longevity in them. Our eldest is now 16 yo. > > > > My wife and I are grateful to be able to offer Boscoe > a home with lots of > > > kids to play with and be loved by. > > > > Please, PLEASE help Boscoe come home > > > > Michael > > Co-Founder > > Second Chance Meows > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > > > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] > On Behalf Of Susan Hoffman > > Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 4:01 PM > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Subject: Re: Urgent: FeLV+ senior boy needs money to > get to sanctuary > > > > > > Fundable takes a 10% cut for using their > service, so that's why the > > ultimate goal is $550. > > > > I think Boscoe may have a couple of very good years > ahead of him, > > despite the FeLV. He is a tough old guy to have > survived life on > > the streets with an infected mouth, broken rib, matted > and dirty. > > And now that he's gotten the mouth taken care of, he's > been eating > > 4 cans of food a day. He's getting so strong, > it's like trying to > > shove a rhino back in its cage when he tries to get > out. I think > > he has some very good quality of life ahead of him, > > > > And how could I not help him. A cat shows > up at your door in that > > condition, you do what you can. > > > > > > Boscoe's fundraising page is set up at > > http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2009-05-26.2918289545 > > BOSCOE'S STORY............ > > > > Boscoe is a really hard luck boy. He used to be > someone's pet > > > but somehow wound up trying to survive on the > streets. He showed > > > up at my house wearing a tight dirty flea collar, > emaciated and > > > filthy. We took him in, put him in a quarantine > cage till we > > > could get him to a vet. > > > > > > Boscoe had his vet appointment May 17th and the > poor old boy had > > > a lot going on: > > > > > > 1. His mouth was a mass of bad teeth and > infection. How he > > > managed to eat enough to survive is anyone's > guess. Also, he > > > has a condition called ankylosis - the teeth fuse > to the bone > > > of the jaw. This made dental work more difficult > but they did a > > > really good job with the boy. > > > > > > 2. He was filthy. He could not groom himself with > his diseased > > > mouth and when he tried he just got foul > smelling spit all over > > > himself. And he had burrs and debris stuck > in what should have > > > been a longhaired gray and white coat. His > > > tail was like one solid dreadlock. So > Boscoe was shaved from > > > neck to tail. BIG improvement. > > > > > > 3. He was neutered, got his FVRCP and > rabies vaccines, > > > nails trimmed, ears cleaned. > > > > > > 4. And Boscoe tested FeLV+ > > > > > > The FeLV+ part really sucked. It meant I > could not offer Boscoe > > > lifetime sanctuary. We have 9 cats of our own, > including two who > > > are FIV+, senior and special needs > > > fosters, as well as a steady stream of more > readily > > > adoptable foster cats. So Boscoe is stuck > in a cage at my > > > house. There???s just no alternative. > > > > > > But Boscoe has gotten very very lucky. He > has been accepted > > > into a small home-based sanctuary ??? a home with > a family > > > where they take only FeLV+ cats. He can spend > what time he > > > has left in this world napping on a bed in a > sunbeam, having > > > his long coat brushed daily (once it grows back), > never > > > missing a meal. This is a HOME for this > boy! > > > > > > The family that runs this sanctuary quite > reasonably > > > requests a donation when they accept a new > cat. In > > > Boscoes case, because of his age (estimated > between 6 and > > > 8 years though a vet tech swears he is 14 because > of his > > > nails), the requested donation is $500. They want > to get > > > Boscoe a senior blood panel immediately and > that isn???t > > > cheap. The donation is reasonable and the > opportunity for > > > Boscoe to have a wonderful life in a family > environment is > > > just so amazing. I have to raise the money > to get him > > > there. > > > > > > I can???t afford $500 out of my own pocket. > I can kick in > > > something. But I really need help with > this. Please, please, > > > please help me get the money that Boscoe > needs to go to this > > > sanctuary. Any donation will help. > > > > > > Thanking you in advance on behalf of Boscoe and > myself. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
