Thursday, February 18, 2016

Another bit of Boomer Information and Review
This situation has proceeded as well as we could have hoped for.  Boomer is not a feral cat, he is pleased to have human contact, loves to be touched, and is very handsome.  His operation for the broken leg has gone well.  He currently is in foster care with a vet tech employee at Gateway Vet Clinic where he may become adopted permanently.  He had been taken to the Clinic daily and therefore has had the best of care; he now is being left loose at his current home where he can exercise in rehabilitation rather than be confined in a cage at the Clinic. Doctor Tom is an experienced orthopedic surgeon, semi-retired, and he has done an excellent job with Boomer; his picture with Boomer is one of photos on our facebook page.

It is difficult to understand what transpired prior to our rescue.  Boomer's personality and bond with human contact contrasts with the abuse we were told about; being thrown from a car and having the broken leg defies the relationship that has occurred in our current situation.  We wonder if someone stole Boomer and then threw him out of the car, or.........We wish Boomer could talk about his past!

When we learned of the broken leg and the $1800 cost to treat it we were most troubled.  We were not capable of such an expense on a single animal.  After some thought we concluded we would attempt to find others who would share in the cost and share in saving Boomer's life.  We were a bit surprised at the ease and success of this effort and we want to again express our thanks to each of you who have participated.

The following is a list of those who are a part of this life saving effort.  Unfortunately we do not have the names of those who contributed directly through PoundWishes, the website posting which has generated $660 at this time.  Of particular note also is a $500 donation from Janet Williams, with the Friends of Ferals in Marin County, which is supported by a trust fund.  We also contacted RedRover in Sacramento a website which focuses on emergency vet care support; we received $200 from them which is their max donation amount.  We encourage donations to RedRover to provide additional funds and enable emergency financial support for others.

Other individual donors; and we hope we haven't missed some.  There are some who donated directly to the Gateway Vet Clinic and we aren't sure we have all of those individual names:
Erik Holmquist                            Laurie O'Connell                          Tracy Emerald
Kristen Noe (Chico)                   Janette Pilkington (Hayfork)        Anita DiVincenzo (Chico)
James McMillan (San Diego)   Janet &Canine Crew (Chico)      Judy/Timothy Carter
Jan/Greg Beale                          Rebecca Knight (muliple donations)
Tom Taylor                                  Duane/Kathryn Heiber (Red Bluff)
Trudi Varton                                Carole Berry                                    Jennifer Icenhower
Stacy Goodwin                           Jennifer Bryant (multiple donations)
Jeanne Christopherson             Paul Coxwell                                     Karen Hazeltine
Gail Olmstead                             Lisa Lozier                                        Pam Vansickle
Janet Flanagan

Somewhat amazingly, you all have accomplished the funds for Boomer's treatment.  We continue to need support to maintain our rescue and sanctuary efforts and we are hopeful those that have helped Boomer might consider additional donations and share in all of our future efforts.