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Hi there, my name is
Taylor and this is my story. I came into foster care in mid November
2007 because my owner could no longer look after me. Cats Protection
knew that it might be difficult to re-home me as I am 15 years old
and I am on medication for a heart murmur and an over active
thyroid. This made no difference to Cats Protection as they never
turn any cat away, no matter what age or illnesses they may have, so
I knew I would be well looked after until a forever home was found
for me. I was taken to my foster home and put in my own special room
that all us foster cats have. Many of the fosterers have cats of
their own, so foster cats have a room to themselves and they are
then gradually introduced to the other cats in the house. Well, I
had absolutely no intentions of being shut in a room alone so on the
first night I cried and cried until, after only having two hours
sleep, my foster mum got up and let me out. I then proceded down the
stairs to the living room where I have been ever since! I met my
mum’s other cats and we got on well from the word go. I hardly ever
go upstairs now as I have some arthritis in my legs and find it a
bit of a struggle so I have beds and blankets all over the living
room as I like to sleep in different places throughout the day. A
couple of days later I was taken to the vets for a full health check
- my medical records had already been faxed to the vet before hand.
After the vet had looked at my records they discovered that I'd had
previous surgery to remove my thyroid gland, however the procedure
was stopped as they discovered a lot of growths around my thyroid
gland and it would have been dangerous to continue. The growths were
not biopsied so the vet is not certain if the growths are cancerous
or not, however it does not look good. The vet thought I would only
have 6 months to a year left to live so, after talking to the vet
and the other fosterers at Cats Protection, it was decided that I
would stay in foster care for the rest of my days. I am keeping well
at the moment and my foster mum says I am the best boy in the world
as I have to be medicated four times a day and I do so without the
slightest bit of bother. If you would like to make a donation to
help Cats Protection with the cost of my care this would be greatly
appreciated. I know I may not have very long left but at the moment
I am so very happy with my foster mum and dad and also my Auntie
Heather who comes round to spend time with me. I love it whenever
she comes as I know that a grooming session is in store and I
absolutely love to be groomed so much so that I try to lick her hand
to give my approval. I know my foster family will be very sad when
my times comes but my Auntie Heather says that knowing they have
made my last days as happy and as loving as any cat could possibly
ask for and this will make things a little easier when the time
comes to say goodbye. Now please don’t be sad for me as I couldn’t
possibly want for anything more but if you feel you could offer any
of the other cats in Cats Protection care a home, please call today
as they all need that special place to call home. I must go now but
keep checking this page for future updates.
Luv ‘n’ purrs Taylor. xxxx
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