SOUTH CAROLINA RESCUE
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Uh Oh’s Story
Uh Oh, a young, but mature, male cat, showed up during a very cold snap here in the South at a managed food station.  He was pretty ragged, and banged up looking, with a sore on his nose, cold and looking for a warm place to curl up. The decision was made to trap, test, neuter, and vaccinate him appropriately.
 
Trapping was incredibly easy.  He went directly into the covered trap for the delicious tuna, and sardines.  Once he was in, and we were able to get a good look at him, his developed “man cheeks” told us we had a mature boy.  He was calm, and relatively unconcerned with our presence.  He was loaded into the back of a warm vehicle, kept covered to lessen stress and transported to our vet who had been notified in advance of the trapping exercise, and what we hoped to get.
 
Uh Oh was given a day or so to decompress, and showed no aggression while kenneled.  He was given anesthesia the next afternoon, and tested for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV), Feline Leukemia Virus (FELV) and heartworms. Unfortunately, he tested high positive for FIV, so he was returned to his colony an is off the table.  He was neutered, vaccinated, groomed and treated for all external and internal parasites.  He was sent to clinic boarding to recover, and will stay there, with staff continuing to befriend and work with him, as he still remains calm but wary.  The thought is that perhaps he had a home once, and was somebody’s baby once, but has forgotten how to trust with his hard life on the streets.  Maybe we can help him to remember, and get a real home for him.  If not, we will be looking for an indoor sanctuary where he can live with warmth, food, and have a sunny window to hang out in.
 
Save Our Strays is committed to every cat in our care, from neo-natal kittens to adoptable cats being campaigned for forever homes, to supported colony and community cats.  Every Paw Matters.

SOUTH CAROLINA RESCUE
 
We have had a rush of rescues,
which we will bring to you
next month.