Tarazet

Angel Rescues Cat

Another kind soul, this time in Connecticut. From the Middletown Press:

CROMWELL -- When she first saw him, Cheryl Gagnon wouldn’t have given the black cat a chance -- or a reason -- to survive.
"When I picked him up, he was horrible," said Gagnon, Cromwell’s animal control officer. "He was really, really bad; he was very sick.

"He had an upper respiratory infection, he had an infection in his eyes, an infection in his paws, and he was just about all skin and bones."

In fact, Gagnon acknowledged, the cat was so frail and so sick that in other circumstances, it might have been the best thing to do to just put him down: to destroy him.

But the standard tests administered to loose, roaming cats for leukemia and feline AIDS came back negative. And besides, Gagnon said, "He was so friendly."

That was a month ago. Now, after intensive care at a local veterinary hospital, the cat has revived; he is healthy, he has a new name -- and, he’s looking for a good home.
[...]
Despite his skin-and-bones appearance and the myriad of health problems, "I couldn’t put him down," she said, "because he was so friendly."

And somewhat confused, apparently.

Unlike most cats, for whom a little affection goes a long way, "He loves to have his belly scratched," Gagnon reported. "He just rolls over so you can scratch his belly. I think he thinks he’s a dog."

Now, the one-time stray "has a clean bill of health," Gagnon said, and a new name.

"I call him ‘RayRay.’ Why? Because I tend to name animals for the street or close to the street where they were found." And so, Ranney Road equals RayRay.

"He’s a male, and he’s very sociable, and very personable, and he needs a really good home now," she said.

Anyone who wishes to adopt RayRay can contact Gagnon at her office, 635-2256 x29.

Cheryl Gagnon is an angel on Earth. And the Middletown Press are so decent to publicize and try to help find this cat a good home. Folks, I'm terribly cynical most of the time but when I read newspaper stories like this, something sparks a revival in my hope for mankind.

I don't ever mean to minimalize the great works and charity that humans show for each other (such as the terrible Tsunami event a few weeks ago) but it takes someone, some special people to care for the dear animals who are trapped in our cold, mostly heartless world. But not entirely heartless since Gagnon obviously has a HUGE one.

From the description, anyone living in the Cromwell, CT area would gain a wonderful companion if they adopted RayRay.

I guess I won't give up on the human race yet...

Posted by Jeff Soyer at January 26, 2005 12:13 PM