I received good news from Blue Ash, near Cincinnati, via email last night. The pitiable homeless cat that was hanging out at the Holiday Inn Express has been rescued. It looks like a network of individuals and organizations took action on my emailed pleas and "Howie," as he is now named, is hopefully headed towards a great new life. Here's the message I received:
I just wanted to give you an update on Howie. I caught him yesterday morning; well, I didn't really have to catch him. He just walked into the carrier, and I pushed his back-end in. :) He is a petite to medium size kitty and is just gorgeous. He has tiny eyes. He's a brown tabby with very bold, black stripes. His beauty is just breath-taking. Yes, I think all kitties are beautiful, but oh my goodness! 🙂
I dropped him off at the blue ash acc. They checked for the microchip, and he had none. So, they went ahead and microchipped him, vaccinated him, tested him (of course they did this first), and neutered him. Yes, he wasn't neutered. I can only imagine how calm he will be now.I will be picking him up on Sunday from the care center. I will be adopting out the other two fosters I have on Sunday and need to wait until they're gone to bring in Howie. But, at least for the time-being, he's safe at the vet's office. — A.A.
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Very awesome news. He is very beautiful and now will hopefully find a nice home, INDOORS! Good on you for helping him!
I am so happy that the good folks down in Cinci were able to help this cat. He was obviously cared for at one time and was lost. My wishes are with him to find a new loving home and, though he is in-between right now, I'm sure his chances are better now than they were.
That is a really nice story.
Thanks for helping him and sharing the story. I can vouch for the vet–we've taken our kitties there. 🙂
I'm glad to hear your experiences with the vet have been good. Howie was checked out from his stay there on Saturday. The most recent report from his foster home is that he is adapting well to his new environment except that he does not like being held. If I'd just been through what he'd been through, I doubt I'd feel like being held either! At any rate he is now or soon will be up for adoption as an indoor house cat. Still hoping for the best….