Cats Rescued

The other cats that I have rescued I did not have long enough to take any pictures, here are the most recent ones.

Simba and George 

I was riding my bike back from class when I noticed a couple of half dead kittens that had been living near a dumpster for a while, in the mobile home park i live in. They looked particularly bad, there was a black one and a blonde one. I asked one of the residents if she didnt mind me taking the cats. She didnt mind at all and was actually happy about it. So I grabbed a kennel with some food and they were so hungry they basically walked in without a struggle. After a visit to the vet they turned out to have a host of parasites and infections including coccidea. They would have most certainly died within a week or two. Two months later they had a clean bill of health and were on thier way to being houscats. I named the little black one George because he would stick his head into anything I was eating to get a sniff. Simba well, looked like a lion cub, and that is him in the upper left at the top. They ended up finding a home where they are still settling in. They were the first two I rescued. I have taken in and found homes for four more and have a fifth right now. But I realized I need to sterilize the more feral ones too so I dont do this forever.

Simba is on the left, My other rescued cat Murphy in the middle and George on the right.

SLICK

I mentioned a little about him on one of the other pages. He started out as a stray like all of the cats here and my neighbor has been feeding him for about a year. He also hung around my house a bit. He was one of the lower status males and always looked thin, even though he ate. Winter rolled around and we were going to have some brutal cold snaps that would get down to zero degrees. Knowing that he was thin, and was a short haired cat, I knew he would not make it. So I put him in a cage and brought him to the vet. He is very friendly and has been neutered. He tested positive for FIV and FELV. So now the goal is to get him back to a normal weight (which is happening), and to find him a permanent home that is willing to let him live out the remaining time he has. However long or short that may be.