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Posted over 7 years ago
| Updated over 6 years ago
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My basic info
Breed
American Bobtail
Color
Brown Tabby
Age
Adult
Sex
Male
Pet ID
–
Hair Length
short
My details
Good with kids
Not good with cats
Needs experienced adopter
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
Has special needs
My story
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Here's what the humans have to say about me:
James was rescued out of a busy street in Bryan at the end of October 2016. He was a skeleton and barely alive. He spent a month at a vet clinic gaining weight and strength. He is a happy guy who appreciates his life being saved. He has an adorable curly stub of a tail. He was already neutered so he must have belonged to someone at some point but no owner was found and no one stepped up to give him a home. He was taken to a shelter, but failed their health criteria as one of his hips might need surgery at some point. We did not want him euthanized after all he had been through and his miraculous recovery, especially as the vet he had seen here did not think he necessarily needed hip surgery at this point. So we fetched James from the shelter but he was immediately very sick and vomited or refused to eat. He did well while taking some medicine but the vomiting returned and he had diarrhea once he finished the course of medication. We started him on a special diet and steroids and he has gained weight and stabilized on this regime. He even opens his mouth for his daily gelcap when we say "Open up wide and say AHHH." Based on his symptoms and an ultrasound showing thickening of his intestines, we believe he has inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). His medicine is cheap. He also gets monthly B12 shots. His Nature's Variety chicken canned food runs $100/month (he eats two cans daily). He would do best as an only cat or in a home willing to feed this food to all cats or strictly enforce separate feedings (there are special microchip-based feeders available) as eating even a few bites of another food could upset his digestive system. He seems to manage getting around OK now, but he may need a hip surgery to remove the head of his femur as x-rays show a hip injury (he likely was hit by a car). So he needs an experienced adopter who does not mind daily medications, buying special food, and paying vet bills as needed. But he is a really special cat who will thank you every hour of the day. Contact BCS Spay to learn more about James and help determine if you might be the home he has been waiting for.
