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Post by Chalmers_Cats on Jul 11, 2003 13:30:10 GMT
As promised, i have put up the appeal that we sent out to our members. Bog Sooty is now in foster care with Carolyn, who is a new member on the board. He is doing well on the treatment, however he has a long way to go. Carolyn has posted some great photos of him playing and it is so good to see him enjoying life considering what he went through. SPECIAL APPEAL  NO NHS FOR CATSWe are asking for your help on behalf of Sooty. At first sight he looked like just another un-neutered stray male with a sore paw, probably caused by a bite. Within two days the infection had entered his blood, travelled through his body, and he was fighting for his life. After three weeks of intensive veterinary treatment he is now well enough to be cared for in one of our foster homes, but will remain on expensive drug therapy for several months. By sending a donation however small, you can help meet the cost of treating Sooty and others like him. Although Sooty’s treatment was expensive did you know it only costs? £2 for a Buster collar £5 for an intravenous drip £10 for a set of dressings £15 for a general anaesthetic £20 for a wound suture £30 for an x-ray £100 for one batch of Sooty’s special antibiotics. |
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Post by GabyNiggemeier on Jul 11, 2003 15:39:27 GMT
Wow! I am always amazed at what Vets can do. Good job!
I give about $40 a month to various animal organizations and will, when the time is right for me, take in another foster. So can't help with $$$, but would like to encourage you to continue your work. I know that doesn't pay the bills...
Poor little thing, gosh...hope he finds a super home really soon.
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Post by Ann on Jul 11, 2003 22:32:18 GMT
I don't think Lisa actually intended this as a request to Board Members to contribute. She's just copied verbatim the article that went out in the latest CRR newsletter, which I received a few days ago, so the request is really to members of CRR. It does highlight two things though, one is the high cost of veterinary treatment and the other is that CRR won't give up on any of the cats they take into care. If they need help, they receive it.
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Post by Maria on Jul 11, 2003 23:44:53 GMT
CRR does a fantastic job!
Bog Sooty is a perfect example and he deserves a wonderful life!
Maria
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Post by CarolynHorn on Jul 12, 2003 16:52:22 GMT
Ah, poor Bog Sooty; what a reminder that is! As Gaby says, it's amazing what vets can do. And it's amazing how good-natured our dear Bog Sooty is. Through all the time at the vet's, when so much fur had been shaved off and so many holes made in him (for drips and drains), he was so adorable that everyone there fell in love with him. They all ask eagerly after him, and coo over him when I take him back for yet another check-over, and he for his part nuzzles up to them and purrs. And through all his time with me so far, when he's had to take so many tablets and keeps being popped into a cage to go back to the vet -- well, he has been gentle and kind to us all. Now that he is so much better and is (until now, because he's been too unwell) un-neutered, he is restless every evening and wants desperately to go out womanising and finding territory. Of course, I can't let him, so I must seem very thick to him when he asks me oh so courteously to Open the Door. But he's too nice-natured to throw a tantrum, and we compromise -- I lift him up and show him carefully the view outside every single window in the house (we have windows in the doors also). He looks and chatters at anything he sees, then indicates with a thump of his massive tail that he's ready for the next window. At last he will agree to sit on a chosen windowsill and then I can massage some life back into my arms -- that cat has become heavy now that his muscles are all filling out  And he's gentle with the kittens, although slightly puzzled by them at times. Last night he was actually playing "tag" with them; I've got a series of kitten pyramids and sofa-cushions rigged up on the floor to act as mountain ranges, tunnels and valleys, and the wee ones poke at each other round and through everything. Well, late last nght Bog Sooty decided it was a fun game and he joined in -- and was welcomed by Tam and Zack as he became variously a Giant Ogre On A Hilltop or a Dragon In A Valley. Alas, we weren't able to grasp the moment in photos so I don't have any to show you, but it was enchanting. And so good to see, when I look at the picture at the top of this thread and remember just how poorly he has been. I don't think that we need to worry about him not finding a good home -- someone is bound to snap him up as soon as he's free to go, although that someone will have to be very special to take "my" sweetie away  Carolyn |
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Post by Chalmers_Cats on Jul 12, 2003 20:00:08 GMT
Yes Ann, i had not intended for anyone to contrubute to the fund, I mearly wanted to show you all the pics of him when he was in the vet and tell you his story. The vet bill for his tratment was a bit (!) scary but he is worth every penny. Over the 20 or so years the CRR has been running, we have had many terrible cases like Bog Sooty. We occationaly make appeals like this one to show our members the work that the CRR does and the difference it is making. If we can help just one cat and make a difference to their life, then it makes it all worth while.
Perhaps i should tell you how the boy got his name. When he was first taken to the vets, he was just collected so was nameless. The vets called Sooty. However, Jan had two cats already called Sooty (sooty and fluffy sooty). So we called him Bog Sooty as the area he came from is called the 'Bog'.
Lisa
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Post by CarolynHorn on Mar 2, 2004 12:58:39 GMT
I thought everyone would like to know how Bog Sooty is these days. Bless the lad, he loves the outside run -- you can see him here in his favourite corner, it shows what a magnificent fellow he's grown to be:  This was taken just a couple of weeks ago in the only day of snow that we actually had here this year! He dashes around and plays with the young feral family and he loves twirling and pouncing on his favourite rattly toys, playing "football" with them for half an hour or so at a time. So with all this activity, although he enjoys his food, I'm not quite sure why exactly he's become as, erm... _rotund_ as he is. From the side he just looks magnificent; seen from above, well, I call him my pot-bellied pig... But he's happy and healthy and well worth every penny that's been spent on him ;D Cheers! Carolyn |
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Post by Ann on Mar 2, 2004 13:13:36 GMT
Thanks for the update Carolyn. How great to see Bog Sooty so fit and happy after his traumatic beginning.
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