A while back, I had written about a cat named JJ that I wanted to keep. He had a female friend name Cow.
I don't know if anyone remembers them or not but I have a serious problem with JJ.
I have continued to feed him for months on my porch. He is basically tame but did not like coming in much except in cold weather. He preferred the outdoor life and living on my porch getting kitty love.
I have a neighbor who hates this cat because he says he marks on his back porch. Since he didn't really belong to anyone, he kept threatening to haul him off. I told him we wanted JJ and to please leave him alone. Well, poor JJ disappeared two months ago. I looked and looked for him and he was gone.
I finally gave up and about two hrs ago, I looked outside and there was JJ. I screamed for my husband. His poor back leg was laying flat behind him. He was having to drag it. It's something in the hip. I don't know if this SOB shot him or kicked him but this cat dragged his body to my house for me to take care of him. I want to kick that man in the ass so bad.
I brought JJ in and put him in my back room with Jimmy who was already in bed in his crate. I have cat pain medicine and I gave JJ some. He has lost probably 2/3 of his body weight. This was always a huge cat weighing approx 25 lbs. His backbone sticks up approx 3" now. It is the most pitiful thing I have ever seen. Half his hair is gone and it is a wonder he is even alive.
I've got to get him to a vet tomorrow. I wormed him, fed him, watered him and gave him pain medicine so he should sleep through the night.
I think he will make it. He has a strong will but the leg might have to be amputated. It has nothing connecting it to the hip. It is just there. I have no idea how far he came to get back to me but I will never let him go again.
I am sitting here crying ... I would go take of picture of him but I don't want to disturb him. I have him settled in.
I told my husband, "Do not say anything to the neighbors about it". We plan on being gone and living in our new house in a couple weeks and we have 13 other cats and I want them safe. JJ is going with us come hell or high water.
This makes me sick! He dragged his body up several steps to my door tonight. He knew I would help him. I can't even stress how horrible this cat looks. He was so starved he was gulping his food. He let us pick him right up and he was very happy to eat and get in a crate. I left the door open and also put him a sheet on the flat floor in case he doesn't want to climb over the edge of the crate. It's only 3" but dragging a leg over it hurts him. That's why I know he struggled trying to get back here to my house.
How he did it I just don't know. JJ is the sweetest thing too.
Jenn
I don't know if anyone remembers them or not but I have a serious problem with JJ.
I have continued to feed him for months on my porch. He is basically tame but did not like coming in much except in cold weather. He preferred the outdoor life and living on my porch getting kitty love.
I have a neighbor who hates this cat because he says he marks on his back porch. Since he didn't really belong to anyone, he kept threatening to haul him off. I told him we wanted JJ and to please leave him alone. Well, poor JJ disappeared two months ago. I looked and looked for him and he was gone.
I finally gave up and about two hrs ago, I looked outside and there was JJ. I screamed for my husband. His poor back leg was laying flat behind him. He was having to drag it. It's something in the hip. I don't know if this SOB shot him or kicked him but this cat dragged his body to my house for me to take care of him. I want to kick that man in the ass so bad.
I brought JJ in and put him in my back room with Jimmy who was already in bed in his crate. I have cat pain medicine and I gave JJ some. He has lost probably 2/3 of his body weight. This was always a huge cat weighing approx 25 lbs. His backbone sticks up approx 3" now. It is the most pitiful thing I have ever seen. Half his hair is gone and it is a wonder he is even alive.
I've got to get him to a vet tomorrow. I wormed him, fed him, watered him and gave him pain medicine so he should sleep through the night.
I think he will make it. He has a strong will but the leg might have to be amputated. It has nothing connecting it to the hip. It is just there. I have no idea how far he came to get back to me but I will never let him go again.
I am sitting here crying ... I would go take of picture of him but I don't want to disturb him. I have him settled in.
I told my husband, "Do not say anything to the neighbors about it". We plan on being gone and living in our new house in a couple weeks and we have 13 other cats and I want them safe. JJ is going with us come hell or high water.
This makes me sick! He dragged his body up several steps to my door tonight. He knew I would help him. I can't even stress how horrible this cat looks. He was so starved he was gulping his food. He let us pick him right up and he was very happy to eat and get in a crate. I left the door open and also put him a sheet on the flat floor in case he doesn't want to climb over the edge of the crate. It's only 3" but dragging a leg over it hurts him. That's why I know he struggled trying to get back here to my house.
How he did it I just don't know. JJ is the sweetest thing too.
Jenn