4/24/24 – Mustache had been fed by the next door neighbor for years and then one day showed up in Chloe’s backyard with what appeared to be an injured leg. Although both Chloe (the rescuer) and her husband are severely allergic to cats, they brought him into their garage and set him up in a crate with a heating pad and whatever he needed to be comfortable.

We authorized Mustache to be seen at Patterson Veterinary Hospital. He tested positive for FIV (which is only passed on through bite wounds which is unlikely when cats are neutered), and was x rayed. The doctor advised that the injury appeared to be old and it was uncertain whether the leg would need amputation. The rescuer reported that Mustache seemed to be putting a little more weight on his paw but being that he’s living in a crate right now with moments of freedom in the garage, it’s difficult to know for sure.

The doctor called and we discussed next steps and I did the same with the rescuer. The bottom line is that until Mustache has a foster who would be willing to find an adopter or a permanent adopter, we are not sure what to do. We can’t support placing a three-legged cat back outside to fend for himself nor do we want to put a FIV positive cat back outside without being neutered but it still gets back to his leg. SO, the rescuer and 4 paws 1 heart is desperately looking for someone to help this very handsome orphan. 4 paws 1 heart is committed to do what is necessary medically (amputation if needed and neuter). I did ask the doctor to vaccinate Mustache for rabies and distemper while we worked on next steps.

PLEASE contact Chloe at: [email protected] if you can help.

Chloe just told me that he is very sweet and has been such a calm and good boy through all of this. – diana

4paws1heart.org/donations P.O. Box 84, St. Clair Shores, MI. 48080