'Hobo Jo' - Stray cat in need of adoption

Hi Caroline, I’ve attached 2 photos of Hobo Joe, neither of which do him justice. We have made him a little house out of our cat cage with insulation on the outside underneath and around the entire outside. We then triple wrapped the outside in a heavy plastic tarp. Inside we have layers of blankets with the top blanket being wool. I have been running that blankets through the dryer almost daily just to get rid of any dampness. On colder nights I have been putting a couple of the mitten warmers we use and just put them under the first layer of blankets.

Our neighbourhood has come to know Joe and all have been spreading the word that he needs a home, but he’s been here since spring and we have found nothing. When he first arrived we posted pictures of him everywhere we could think but received no calls from anyone who lost him. We then posted more posters in those same places and at our local vet, but got nowhere.

Truly, to know him is to love him and anyone who remotely likes cats would love him. I wish we could take him in, but we just can’t. Thank you for help. Rest assured we will do everything we can for him ~ all he really wants is a warm lap, a belly rub and a forever home and so far we’ve fallen short on the forever home part.

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Hobo Jo's history: 

When he arrived at our doorstep this spring we actually ignored him and did not feed him for several weeks, hoping he would go back to his “home”. After a few weeks it was obvious he had been abandoned ~ he was taking refuge on our deck at night and since we live in a bungalow, he would sit in the window right beside my reading chair and meow and paw at the window. We thought for sure at the beginning he had a home so we did not feed him or encourage him to hang around. We continued not to feed him but after a time we saw he was getting skinnier and everyone in the neighbourhood was talking about this cat hanging around their windows. So we called the city, but they did not care (they don’t take care of cats), we put posters with his pictures up at the local vet, telephone poles and in every public area in Beaconsfield we could think of. After almost 2 months of him hanging around and coming and going, he showed up one day and had very obviously been in a bad fight. He had a gouge out of his tail, he had lost weight and his health was clearly deteriorating ~ he was so dehydrated that he was frothing at the mouth. We gave him water, food and cleaned the cut on his tail. We called the city again and they didn’t care, then we called the Valleyfield SPCA and they were full, we talked to our vet, but there was nothing they could do. We had every neighbour and friend trying to find a home for him. We called Gurdy’s and left messages a couple of times but got no return call. In fact, we have 2 rescue cats of our own, so knowing that we could not keep him we have made every effort to find him a forever home, but to no avail. So it really wasn’t about the “fun”, but rather the fact that we are animal lovers and could not stand to watch an animal suffer or die because he had been abandoned through no fault of his own. And yes, he probably thinks we are his saviors, because actually, I think we did indeed saved him, we just can’t keep another cat, although I would in a heartbeat if I could.

CHAT PERDU - MISTY Notre chat, Misty, a disparu en août, 2011 à Ste Lucie des Laurentides, près de Ste Agathe. Ce nmessage a déjà été envoyé, mais l'hiver s'en vient, et juste en cas qu'elle rode dans la coin (on ne sait jamais, un chat perdu pourra réapparaître des mois plus tard) j'envoie encore ce message de nouveau. SVP garder des yeux ouverts pour elle si vous êtes dand les Laurentiens, svp. envoyez ce message à vos contacts dans les Laurentiens.

Aux réfuges: SVP. afficher cet avis, pour ne pas l'oublier si quelqu'un arrive à la réfuge avec elle, et tél. moi!

Elle a environs 10 mois et elle est grise avec des taches blanches sur son visage, sa poitrine et ses pieds. Elle a aussi une tres petite tache de blanche sur son dos. Elle est tres gentille et repond a son nom.

Si vous avez des informations, SVP contactez-nous a (506)444-7779 (Fredericton, NB) ou Lois Clouthier a Montreal a (514)562-4949 ou Diane Leblanc a Ste Lucie a (819)326-4498.

Récompense genereuse offert pour sa capture.

Si vous la voyez mais elle ne vient pas à vous, tél. Loïs Clouthier 514-526-4949, elle vous aidera la prendre avec une cage-trappe.
Notre famille est devastée par sa perte, surtout une petite fille.

SVP transferer à tout vos contacts (elle peut avoir été ramossée et amenée à Montréal) et surtout à vos contacts dans les Laurentiens,
ou qui vont dans les Laurentiens.

Merci!

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LOST CAT - MISTY
Our cat, Misty, disappeared one month ago in Ste Lucie des Laurentides, near Ste Agathe. She is about 10 months old and is grey with white patches on her face, chest and legs, with a small brush of white on her back. She is friendly and responds to her name.

This message has already been sent a couple of times, but winter is setting in and one never knows, a lost cat can reappear even months later. Please, if you're in the Laurentians, keep your eyes open for her, and please send this to your contacts in the Laurentians.

To the animal shelters: Please post this notice on your wall, so that if someone should bring her in, you'll recognize her right away. Please call Lois right away if you see her.

If you have any information, PLEASE contact us in New Brunswick at (506)444-7779 or Lois Clouthier in Montreal at (514)562-4949 or Diane Leblanc in Ste Lucie at (819)326-4498.

Generous award offered for her capture.

If you see her but she won't come to you, please call Loïs Clouthier 514-526-4949, she will set you up with a trap.

Our family is devastated, especially one little girl who is inconsolable.

Please send to your contacts (she could have been picked up and taken to Montreal by now), and especially to your contacts in the Laurentiens, or who frequent the Laurentiens.

Thank you!