Can anybody near NYC take a sweet 7yo kitteh who is heartbroken after abandoned by owner?

[Are_grits_groceries]

In a purely selfish act, seven-year-old Tiger was recently surrendered to New York City Animal Care and Control because his owner purchased a new couch.

Tiger had lived with his family since he was only three-months-old and cried with deeply sorrowful meows as his owner walked away and left him sitting on the counter where unwanted pets are surrendered. Even when the attendant warned the woman that Tiger could be euthanized at anytime, she was unmoved.

On the day, Tiger was scheduled to be euthanized, Magnificat Cat Rescue and Rehoming from Bronx, New York City stepped in to save his life. A volunteer tells more of the tragic story:

"You said you got him when he was just three months old, and that he was now seven. You said he was a good cat, well-behaved and affectionate. That he followed you around and kept you company. That he waited at the door for you every night and that he was so happy when you came home from work. You signed the ACC paperwork, which states that a surrendered animal may be euthanized. Then you left him there and walked away, even though he cried."

Although Tiger was rescued, his sad story continues. The organization reports Tiger has recovered from his upper respiratory infection, but he refuses to eat and refuses to drink. Volunteers have been force feeding him to keep him hydrated and alive, however he just continues to stay curled up in a ball and just doesn't want to move.
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more:http://www.examiner.com/article/owner-dumps-7-year-old-cat-to-high-kill-shelter-when-she-bought-a-new-sofa

I hope that couch blows up.

[joeybee12]

1. Heart-breaking...

Hopefully someone who wants to adopt can work with this baby.

Somebody lend me some red paint to douse that couch with.

[Are_grits_groceries]

2. I'd take her if I could get her.

I would cuddle her for days!

[KamaAina]

7. He's a he

as are about three out of four orange tabbies.

[joeybee12]

11. The update isn't good...

Going to have a feeding tube put in.

[MoonRiver]

16. Tiger?

[dorkzilla]

116. The fucking ACC-so many animals die of upper respitory infections it's unreal

I got my sweet puppy Darcy from their and she was sick as hell when I got her, just from crap they pick up there.

It's an awful place. And fuck the person who gave him up.

[smokey nj]

118. NYC ACC is a disgrace. New Yorkers should be ashamed.

When my mother-in-law died, my husband's brother was going to surrender her cats to ACC in Brooklyn if we didn't take them. We had 5 of our own cats at the time, but we took them anyway. I'm glad we did because Alice and Freddie probably wouldn't have made it.

[dorkzilla]

121. That's where I got my girl ACC Brooklyn

It was hard to walk in and not get overwhelmed with grief. I wanted to bring them all home.

Feel so bad for this kitty - I've got 3 rescue cats and 2 rescue dogs or I'd take the poor fella in a heartbeat...

[smokey nj]

126. One of my husband's friends calls me the Sarah McLachlan

of Facebook because I share the photos of all the dogs and cats on deathrow at ACC.

I would take Tiger in a minute but we have 4 cats at the moment all of whom are getting up there in age. I just can't fathom how anyone can dump their cat because they got a new couch. People suck.

[Blue Owl]

67. You said it

Fingers crossed this baby learns to love again...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. I hope that couch blows up too......poor kitty!

That person has their priorities all screwed up, big time.

Creatures before things, dammit!

[hifiguy]

4. I would take that lovely kitteh over a damned sofa

100 times out of 100.

I hope some rescues Tiger soon.

[Beringia]

5. kick

[Vinca]

6. It doesn't get much more heartless than that.

I wish I could take him but I can only afford the two I've got. And you should see my couch. Crummy, crummy, crummy. I tell my cats I love them, but that's why we can't have nice things. LOL. Hope this guy finds a good home.

[csziggy]

65. I once bought a loveseat with a lot of "cat love" on one arm

Partly because I love the lines of the thing but mostly because with it already having cat love applied to it, it doesn't matter what my cat might do!

I wish I were closer to NYC or could afford to bring him down to Florida. Poor kitty needs some love.

[Xyzse]

8. Awww man, I am not anywhere near NY, and I currently can not have pets.

Otherwise, Tiger is just a little darling, and I hope he gets a forever home.

[3catwoman3]

9. How utterly...

...despicable. what a shitty excuse for a sentient being.

I could no more give away one of our 5 than I could have given away either of our 2 sons

[KamaAina]

10. Hmmm. La Lioness is on the road.

They've already got two, anyway.

[tammywammy]

12. OMG! That's heartbreaking.

I'm a cat owner and I recey bought a new sofa. They never scratched on furniture before, but this new stuff is very tempting to them. Since I'm not a heartless individual, I've moved their scratching post next to the sofa and I also bought a water squirt gun. I've only had to squirt one twice and another once. They caught on.

[In_The_Wind]

13. Heartless woman! 7 years of love dumped like yesterday's rubbish.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

102. really.....grabs my heart something fierce.

[grasswire]

14. I want that kitteh

Orange tabbies are the best.

3,000 miles away.

[MoonRiver]

15. Heartbreaking

What a vicious dirt bag who gave him up, knowing he could be killed.

[City Lights]

17. Humans really suck sometimes.

I volunteer for a local shelter and some days my heart just breaks for these animals. One family "traded in" their older cat for a newer model - a kitten. Another left their unwanted cat in a cart at Petsmart.

Wishing Tiger's forever family arrives soon to love him.

And a great big FU to the new couch family. May it be filled with fleas.

[3catwoman3]

20. "May it be filled with fleas."

Or something they are allergic to.

[Lizzie Poppet]

18. Someone with that skewed a set of priorities doesn't deserve a pet.

What I think they deserve will have to remain unsaid...don't need a hide.

[smokey nj]

19. How the fuck do you live with yourself after doing something like this?

[Helen Borg]

93. I know...

Imagine how this person must be with other humans...

[Liberal_in_LA]

21. ..

[petronius]

22. I'm a bit far away, but I did donate to my local shelter, inspired by this story

Hope things work out well for Tiger...

[Rex]

23. Totally heartless assholes, I hope they don't have any kids. I would worry about them.

You don't DO what those people did! Now the cat is so depressed, he wants to die! Sometimes I really wonder about humans.

[enigmatic]

24. How can you abandon that kitty?

For a couch??

That person is evil.

[OverBurn]

25. I feel so sorry for that poor kitty. What a horrible person.

[hollysmom]

26. sorry, I adopted a dog who hates cats and that is that.

[Flying Squirrel]

27. Donations are needed to help cover his vet bills during his hospitalization.

"Tiger Tim is doing worse and we have made the decision to hospitalize him. Please, we need your help to cover his vet bills. Donations can be sent to this link or directly to our paypal email: [e-mail]."

[onecaliberal]

36. I live in California so all I can do is contribute to pay for his care.

Edit to include I just made a donation to the email address above.
My heart is broken for this fur baby.

[Pooka Fey]

108. +1 for visibility

[myrna minx]

110. Thank you for posting this.

[RebelOne]

28. Cross post this in the Pets forum or the New York forum in the states section. n/t

[RoccoR5955]

29. Heartless!

I had a tabby similar to him with the same name many years ago, when I was a teenager. I hope the cat gets a good home, he certainly deserves it.

[SammyWinstonJack]

30. No words

Just

[Sanity Claws]

31. I know the group who took him in

It's Magnificat and they operate in the Bronx.
They have a Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Magnificat-Cat-Rescue-and-Rehoming/335821436543926

They are doing the best they can for him. Poor Tiger Tim.

[shenmue]

32. Oh Ceiling Cat

May kitteh have a wonderful forever home very soon.

[frylock]

33. enjoy your awesome new couch..

asshole.

[CharlotteVale]

34. Fuck his owners...can't say what I REALLY want to.

[cwydro]

35. I will take him in a heartbeat if he can get to NC.

I have two very loving cats who always are sweet to newcomers.

I also take care of one that looks very like him, who visits frequently.

[DawgHouse]

40. Maybe the Underground Railroad Rescue Kitty Network can make that happen.

They have a Facebook page.

[cwydro]

78. I will check that out.

[Arugula Latte]

86. Also, please see post #76

[dorkzilla]

123. If you're serious, I will meet you halfway

I can pick up when he gets stronger (im close to the Bronx) and drive him as far as the NJ/Delaware border. If you can meet me there or someone else can pick up the relay from that point I will happily do it.

Let me know, I'm 100% sincere.

[AzDar]

37. K & R

[myrna minx]

38. He looks like my baby.

[Paper Roses]

39. I am thinking words I do not say out loud.

What kind of cruel, selfish, stupid, heartless person could do this.
Shame on them.

I have a kitty who loves me as I love her. She is a shelter kitty and was as happy to find me(I spoil her) as I was to get her.
If I could get to NY and could take this poor pet, I would. Please, someone help!

I will contribute $$ to any DU member who adopts this poor cat.

[Mnemosyne]

41. Hopefully that precious new couch will be filled with bedbugs. Poor Tiger, just heart-breaking. nt

[gollygee]

42. Poor kitty

Who would do that? Selfish! Cruel!

[Omaha Steve]

43. Thanks for posting

We can't. Sorry. K&R!

[Diclotican]

44. Are_grits_groceries

Are_grits_groceries

Poor, poor cat - who could do that to a cat who loved his owners more than everything- for a new coutch - what a horrible way of getting rid of their pet..

If I was in NYC - I would go getting him in a heathbeat - I have space - and free space for him - and I love cats - and I have had a few stray cats who if not unwanted by their owners - at least temperary was in my care - and every one of them - even that nasty old male cat I had in the end was able to care for that silly human who picked them up - and took them home...

Diclotican

[herding cats]

45. That poor baby!

I'd take the sweetheart in a second if I lived within a 24 hour trip of NY.

I hope the couch blows up too, or at the least it gives her a horrific rash whenever she sits on it!

[ScreamingMeemie]

46. As a tabby owner (she's a she!), the thing on the left is worth the destruction on the right

[Dont call me Shirley]

47. Tiger kitteh...

Maybe couch-lady abused him before abandoning him and he's in trauma-shock.

[ScreamingMeemie]

50. Tabbies get attached. Mine won't eat when I go on vacation and basically lays huddled on my bed

until I return.

[countryjake]

57. My little brown tabby died of a broken heart...

when I had to leave the state to go take care of my dying mother. She must have thought I'd abandoned her, even tho she was home comfortable with all of her other "fur sisters", surrounded by all that was familiar to her, and had my SO to sleep with.

I went back East on March 22 and my precious Joey died on May 28, 2013. The guilt I still feel over it brings me to tears...my mother was a brute to me my entire life, but that dear tiger kitty loved me like no other.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2913838

[nikto]

75. Wow. Your post brought tears to my eyes.

[countryjake]

113. Sorry. I was crying about that poor Tiger in the OP when I wrote it.

His plight was just too close to home for me. My Joey had done the same exact thing as he's doing...she stopped eating, stopped drinking, stopped moving...just lay on my shirt curled up in a ball and my man could not get her to respond to anything at all. He took her to the vet early on and they couldn't find anything wrong, at all.

I was able to get back home for her, three days before she died, then had to go back to Ohio on the same day we buried her, as there was no one else who could handle my mother's care.

It was the incredible bond that kitty had with me that killed her.

[smokey nj]

135. I'm so sorry about your dear Joey.

[applegrove]

48. I have covered my couch with blankets. My cats come first.

And hey if they aren't scratching it less now that I bought them a cat tower. No way I'd surrender them or declaw them. Poor little cat in the shelter.

[catrose]

49. I'll send Tiger some $$ as soon as I can type through the tears.

I wish I could go sit with him at the vet's office and pet him. Real close to 100% of the cats that I've rescued from a shelter have had upper respiratory infections. Many stopped eating, and we syringe fed them until they changed their minds about eating. Not gonna tell the sad stories, or I'll cry some more

I was beginning Chinese medicine studies when I joined a cat rescue. TCM says that the lungs are associated with grief, which would sure fit these poor abandoned cats.

[myrna minx]

51. He looks just like my baby.

I'm just haunted by his heartbreak. I wish I could scoop him in my arms.

[catrose]

53. Me too.

I want to tell him that he's a good kitty. It's not his fault, and someone wonderful will come for him soon.

[drray23]

52. I dont get it.

How can you do that to your pet ? If all he has known is you he is bonded with you.
My dogs and cat pretty much trashed the carpet over the years. Of course we did not get rid of them, they are familly. Turns out most of the time it happened it was my fault for not letting them put in time or recognizing they are sick.
We simply replaced the carpet with wood floors which is what we wanted anyway.

[tblue37]

54. Actually, I suspect the owner found out the poor sweetheart was sick and needed

expensive vet care, so dumped him to save the money. I am guessing Feline Leukemia or some such condition.

[justiceischeap]

77. That's what I was thinking when reading the article

That the owners found out he was very ill and made the decision to surrender him. I bet if they'd been honest about why they were surrendering him, they could have gotten some help.

[Tom Rinaldo]

84. Here is an update, at least he is starting to eat a little....

This from the Facebook page of the rescue group...

"Tiger Tim update for Tuesday night

Well, here is the latest news. It's not good, but there is a ray of hope.

Tiger Tim has fluid around his lungs. Not pneumonia, but a worrisome build up of fluids. Our vet tapped his chest tonight and extracted 50 ml. At least the fluid was not yellow and putrid, which would have pointed towards FIP. The fluid was sent off to a specialized lab and we should know more by tomorrow. But it is definitely not good.

We do have a bit of encouraging news, though. Tiger Tim is in a cage in the same room where the vets work, not in the isolation cages in the basement. All day long there is activity around him, and Tiger Tim is getting more than his fair share of attention from vet techs and receptionists, who stop constantly at his cage to say hello and pet him. It must be doing him good, because he seemed to perk up a bit. Best of all, he actually ate a little on his own!"

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Magnificat-Cat-Rescue-and-Rehoming/335821436543926

[SammyWinstonJack]

89. Poor little guy. Just heartbreaking.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

101. ohhh dear...glad he's getting loads of attention!

❤

[Laffy Kat]

128. That's a lot of fluid. Damn. nt

[byronius]

55. This story has really affected me today. Can't step back from it.

Pet abandonments for convenience are just the worst. These people need to get off my planet.

[AtomicKitten]

56. I'm in California and would take him in a heartbeat.

It would be my pleasure to love him for the rest of his life (and mine) and give him the forever home he deserves.

[Jack-o-Lantern]

58. ...poor thing...this breaks my heart.

[blondie58]

59. It is a lifetime commitment

For their lives!
What a Selfish bitch.
Poor Tiger.

[Arugula Latte]

60. I can't even post what I hope happens to that fucking piece of scum who did this.

[roamer65]

61. This is what I would like to do.

Have a nice big dinner, have a couple of beers, have a mixed drink or two. Get that tummy nicely upset and rumbling, pick up a cushion on that sofa and and let 'er loose right down the insides of it. Ruin that sucker good. Then I'd look at 'em and say, "Hey wait, I forgot the hairball"...just to be a retributionary smartass with them about it.

I don't give one hoot about my sofas with my two cats and these people are a waste of DNA.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

62. I want that kitty. I live in Rochester.

It would be a challenge, but if it fell into place, Shrimpy could use a brother.

Anyone wanna talk to me?

[3catwoman3]

63. As in talk you into it?

I grew up in Rochester (suburb of Greece). If I still lived in there, I would go on a road trip with you in a heartbeat. Alas, I am in the Chicago area.

Do it, do it, do it!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

66. Yes!! As in talk me into it.

I'm north Roch too, east of there. Humm! Sounds like a nice place to grow up.

[3catwoman3]

69. OK - here goes.

The simple fact that you are willing to consider it means you are at least halfway there to making this commitment. Maybe your head is arguing with your heart. Let your heart win. This poor kitty, if he survives, needs someone like you.

Next time I am in Rochester, I could come and visit you and him and give you both a big hug. My 93 yr old mom still lives in Greece, and I get there once or twice a year.

Heck, I'll even make a contribution to the gas for your trip.

How'm I doing at convincing you?

(Is that your cat walking on his back legs in that hilarious video loop?)

[BlancheSplanchnik]

129. Really, the problems are, I'd have to wait till end of june

Before I could go.

Also, my house is very not-cat-appropriate.

But I've got the contact info....at least I could start there.

I really got it in the feels when I read his story.

[bettyellen]

87. I know it's a long way, but if you need a couch Blanche -I have a nice one!

[dorkzilla]

124. I offered transport up thread

Blanche, if you're serious I can take the kitty from the Bronx to at least Little Falls (I can visit my brother!) or I could probably bring him to you if its not too much further. Which I don't think it is.

[Paper Roses]

125. I don't have much but I'd send some $$ if you take this beautiful kitty.

Please take care of him. This breaks my heart. Keep us posted, please.

[bettyellen]

72. Do it Blanche! Save that poor kitty!! Surely there's a way to make this happen!

[Tom Rinaldo]

80. It's rare that any of us get as clear a chance to make a small but meaningful difference...

...and not just in the life of this one cat, but obviously starting there. It is clear how many lives have been touched now by what has happened to this poor loving but abandoned cat. We all live our lives silently horrified by all the cruelty that we would rather not see all around us, but sometimes it breaks through anyway. That's good in a way because otherwise all would be lost, but it still is incredibly painful to face the reality of t. And here it is now, in the form of this sweet loving innocent animal who is literally lost but maybe can still be found.

If you can help save him, or even if you just do your very best whether or not you ultimately can you will be affirming hope that love can emerge out of darkness for everyone who has been touched by the grief this cat is suffering. And from that point forward your act and the love you share will be the culmination of his story, not his sad abandonment.

I live west of Kingston NY and I have had this cat on my mid for a full day now. We already took n a rescue kitty even though we really can't afford paying vet bills for him, but now we somehow will even if our car has to wait for repairs if it comes to it. I wanted to step forward for this cat but I know I simply am not in a position to.

If you can do that your act will lift thousands of hearts starting with that precious little creature, but not ending there.

[smokey nj]

81. You would be my hero!!

I also have a lot of experience integrating adult cats ans would be here ti talk you through the process if you do decide to take Tiger.

[City Lights]

82. It would be awesome if you'd take him!

I'm getting choked up just thinking about it!

That poor boy just wants someone to love him. I hope it is you!

[catrose]

83. What's the challenge? We'll make it happen.

Travel? If people here can't work it out, the Underground Kitty Railroad might be able to. Someone described them elsewhere on the thread. We could ask the rescue; often they have volunteers who drive kitties to new homes.

Initial investment? Just put up a link, and it will be taken care of in a snap.

Please give this kitty the home that we all wish we could. And love him and cuddle him all day and all night until his poor heart mends.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

92. The challenge is I cant do anything until the end of june.

After June I'll be on break, so I'd have time to devote to lots of cuddling.


But before that, I can't. Don't want to do it when I'm at work--it wouldn't be good for teh kittooon.

Also, I have plants...plants and cats don't go together..


:/

[smokey nj]

95. Contact the rescue group who pulled Tiger from the shelter, they'll probably be able to work with

you.

Here's the link to their Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Magnificat-Cat-Rescue-and-Rehoming/335821436543926?sk=timeline

There is a recent update about his condition. The poor little guy is pretty sick. I loathe the human who put him in this situation.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

99. Thanks for the link, smokey.

OK, I can check that.
Good starting point.

[smokey nj]

104. You're welcome!

I want so much for Tiger to find a home where he will get all the love and affection he deserves.

[catrose]

100. Workable?

Like smoky says, the rescue can probably work with you. I'm currently doing short fosters like that for my rescue group, when the home won't be ready for a few weeks, but kitteh needs a place to go.

Plants? That would be a case-by-case thing, depending on the plants. Can someone help you get a cat-proof place for them? I don't think Tiger Tim is going to be jumping for awhile. I don't have much specific advice to offer because I gave up on plants way back (like couches and other furniture--the cats won).

Lots of folks are working hard...are you convinced yet?

[BlancheSplanchnik]

103. I'm gonna check the fb page and see what's up...

Being abandoned so harshly, after 7 years of love, just---speaks to my heart. I know that pain. He needs lots of smiles, baby talk and cuddling.

[hifiguy]

117. You are the best, Blanche.

Bring Tiger home!

[drray23]

127. underground kitty railroad!

Thats sound like a great idea. Leg by Leg, stopping overnight at DU member's houses until he makes it to a new home.

We have three dogs and one cat. We lost our cat of 17 years, Obi in may. She died sleeping on the bed. The vet thinks she had a heart attack. At least she did not suffer.

[Arugula Latte]

85. Yes, Blanche, you should take him!

It will make you both happy!

[irisblue]

88. need some gas money?

[Bobbie Jo]

90. +1

I would gladly chip in for gas money, cat food, and other kitteh necessities.

[myrna minx]

91. I'd help financially if it means this little guy has a forever home and

Someone to treasure him. Please consider him.

[we can do it]

96. Please go save him. He looks like my sweetheart of 15 years who just passed last month.

We are moving within the year and don't want to traumatize a new baby with people looking at our house while it sells and an out of state move.

[Pooka Fey]

109. I let my best friend talk me into adopting a kitten, I was going to say "no" but

then the kitteh was such a SWEETIE, such a GOOD kitten. I mean using the litter box with no mess, keeping quiet during the night so I could sleep.

I kept him, and he was my best buddy for 12 years until he died (diabetes complications). If I hadn't said "yes", I would have missed out on one of the NICEST creatures I have had the pleasure of knowing in my entire life.

Please say yes, Blanche.

[Renew Deal]

64. Is there any chance the old owner will take him back?

Sometimes people learn from mistakes. Poor cat.

[3catwoman3]

130. I expect that the universal opinion here...

...would be that this PO$ owner does not deserve to have this kitty back. Or any other animal, ever again.

[1monster]

68. I would, but I have seven cats already and a dog -- all rescues.

I sincerely hope this poor kitty gets a good and loving home soon. He will eventually recover with lots of patience and love....

[awoke_in_2003]

70. People suck. nt

[rpannier]

71. That is so sad

I will gladly donate
Can't believe someone picked a couch over a living animal
If anyone should find this individual, a few well placed facebook posts so everyone knows who/what she is would be appropriate

[area51]

73. I know the rescue site has a facebook page

but if other people can put in a link to this story in their fb page, that'd be great.

[nikto]

74. Some people are inexplicable

I fail to understand such "people", as the one who abandoned that cat.


If he was in Los Angeles, I'd want to adopt him.

[ET Awful]

76. For anyone who is willing to take him in, but does not live in NY. . .

I work with a lot of rescues, and transport can be arranged. It works like an underground railroad for pets. . . volunteers each take a short leg of the trip.

I've worked with transporting animals from Alabama to Maine.

Don't let distance stop you if you really think you can help, reach out to the rescue that has him.

We're at max capacity here (several cats and three dogs). Otherwise we might do it, but we just can't handle any more.

[bullwinkle428]

79. K&R to maintain visibility...

[lupinella]

94. k&R n/t

[TDale313]

97. K&R

Poor little guy.

[floriduck]

98. Things like this

just turn my stomach. When is it okay to abandon an animal that has done nothing but be faithful to it's human? Damn well NEVER!

[Cobalt Violet]

105. This poor baby better recover.

I have a feeling he will get into a good home but he needs to get better 1st!

[KamaAina]

106. Could this possibly be a hoax?

Please?

I mean, it has generated an awful lot of pub for the cat rescue.

[Sanity Claws]

111. no, it definitely is not

I know the organization and the woman who rescued Tiger Tim. She wrote the message that turned viral. She was completely surprised by how her message took off.
I also recognize the vet's office from the pictures. It is in Riverdale in the Bronx.
Yes, it is real. There really are people who could give up a cat for a sofa.

[catrose]

114. I'm glad you can vouch for them

I work with cat rescue too, and it's a totally believable story. There are many, many people on my How Could You list.

[Pooka Fey]

107. This makes me so angry I could SCREAM!

How can someone be so cruel?

The poor kitteh is in shock, that's why he won't eat. Please, I hope somebody will rescue this poor dear. I live overseas, or I'd do my best to be that person.

[Beacool]

112. I will never understand the cruelty of some people.

This woman had Tiger since he was 3 months old and 7 years later surrenders him because she bought a new couch??????

I'm so angry right now that I think that I will go out and take a walk to calm down. I hope that at some point in her life this heartless woman gets dumped by someone she loves. Maybe then she will realize what it feels like to be thrown away like trash.

I hope that poor Tiger makes a full recovery and has a happy life with people who truly love and appreciate him.

[lark]

115. Evil witch

Karma will be a bitch, and GOOD!

[TxGrandpa]

119. Makes me appreciate our present loyal friend.

Once when I was hospitalized for a month he wouldn't eat much of anything.

[we can do it]

120. Please get better little guy, we love you.

[joeybee12]

122. If you go to the link, the most recent update is a little more hopeful...

Tiger had fluid taken out of his lungs, but is getting a lot of attention and ate a little on his own...that last bit of news is very good.

[Liberal_in_LA]

131. good news

[m-lekktor]

134. YAY!

[catrose]

132. UPDATE

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Magnificat-Cat-Rescue-and-Rehoming/335821436543926?fref=ts

Tiger Tim is being tested for cancer tomorrow. There's still a chance his problems could be something more treatable. The rescue will post something as soon as they know, probably not before Thursday afternoon.

All good thoughts and prayers to Tiger Tim and those caring for him.

[myrna minx]

133. Thank you for the update. My heart is with Tiger and those that are

Caring for him.

[we can do it]

136. Thanks for updating us. Hoping the little honey comes through it all and finds love.

[myrna minx]

137. A kick for Tiger.

[catrose]

138. Thursday UPDATE

Is this the best place to post updates?
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Magnificat-Cat-Rescue-and-Rehoming/335821436543926?fref=ts

Rollercoaster emotional day ends with cautious hope…more news Monday. I won't try to summarize the medical news. On the other hand, Tiger Tim charming everybody he meets. All the vets seem to be going the second, third, and fifty-seventh mile for him, as is the rescue.

[lonestarnot]

139. Sometimes I hate humans.

[3catwoman3]

140. I don't know how many Duers have been keeping up...

...with Tiger Tim's story. Someone up thread speculated that the former owner may have known he was sick and dumped him because of that.

Sad to say, whether the owner knew or not, that turned out to be the case. Tiger Tim was diagnosed with a malignancy in his chest that is not treatable. He is in a foster hospice home, and receiving supportive care, and getting lots of love and attention from many people. Last night's report is that he seems comfortable, peaceful, and still interested in his surroundings, but is thought not to have much time left. Home euthanasia will be provided so he does not have to be stressed by being transported.

This makes me so sad I can hardly see to type.


https://www.facebook.com/pages/Magnificat-Cat-Rescue-and-Rehoming/335821436543926?fref=nf