Jack was ready and eager to make friends with us when he arrived.

Jack is a recent arrival at Katie's Place and he's a handsome, loving fellow. But he will be hard-to-place since he has tested positive for Feline Leukemia. He went into shelter care in another community when he was rescued from a drug house. When he tested positive for the FeLV, he came to Katie's Place. He settled in confidently. He made himself at home in a nest to watch everything and figure this new place out. When a volunteer came in to meet him, all it took was a couple of pets and strokes, and Jack was on his feet enjoying the attention. He was so pleased to make a new friend that he was sorry to see them leave. His little face appeared at the communal room door as he peered after them and tried to call his new friend back. We hope Jack can find a home of his own. That would be a dream come true for him. But it will have to be an indoor home where he's the only cat or lives with other FeLV+ cats. It needs to be a home which can accept that he won't have the full life span of a non-FeLV+ cat. When that home comes along, Jack will show them what a great choice they're making in choosing him.

April 2/09
Jack had his new admission vet check. The vet says he's about 10 years old, and he's getting a dental. His teeth were quite bad and the vet has to remove all but his front lower canines. Luckily we've seen that cats without teeth do well and even eat crunchies with the same old enthusiasm.

May/09
Jack seemed a bit livelier and more outgoing when he first arrived. Poor fellow, he probably thought he'd ended up in some kind of new home where he would have a human family. We go in there many times a day but a lot of cats must share our attention and there are long stretches where the boys are alone. Jack must be disappointed. He's been keeping to himself more.
He came down with a cold after he arrived and he recovered from that. But he didn't seem to recover fully from being subdued. His face looked somber when we visited him in his nest on the porch recently. Then as we petted him, he perked up and really began to enjoy the visit. It ended all too soon for him and he watched wistfully as we left. The shelter can't replace a real home such as he once had. Poor Jack is still coming to terms with that.
 
 
 
 

Sept/09
Jack seems a bit more settled now. He would dearly love a home and family of his own. But the animals are stoic about letting go of that ideal. He passed a pleasant enough summer on the porch where he enjoyed sprawling in shady spots during hot weather. He keeps to himself most of the time and doesn't seek lap time like the others. Perhaps he prefers to avoid crowds. (Laps are a treat that are always occupied by several cats at once.) Because he keeps to himself and is a low key guy, it's hard to tell if he's feeling okay or is brewing an illness. These boys are so vulnerable. So far, he's holding his own. We hope there's a home for him out there somewhere. But for now, he's making the best of it.
 

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