Blue

A second chance for A Special Needs Cat Named "blue"

Sometimes, things aren’t what they seem. And sometimes, that can mean the difference between life and death. That was true for Blue, a misunderstood cat who had persevered through terrible pain and injury only to find himself facing a death sentence. But because a caring person saw through the first impression, and others stepped up to help, Blue has a second chance at life.

Southbury Animal Control received a call from a kind person who feeds strays in her yard. One of them appeared injured. An ACO Officer trapped “Blue”, who was assumed to be feral, to see if he could be helped.

You couldn’t miss the large scarred area that reached from one side of his body to the other. What actually happened to Blue, only he knows. His rescuers suspect he was hit by a car and rolled on the pavement as it tore away his fur and layers of skin.

Miraculously, he avoided infection and managed to stay alive as the scar tissue formed over his wounds. The vet reported that Blue had healed from that event, but also found that he was FIV positive. FIV is contagious, but many cats who test positive live long and happy lives with the right care. Unfortunately, Animal Control cannot release an FIV positive cat back outside. Because they thought Blue was feral, they also could not rehome him. Normally, this leaves only one option, euthanasia.

Melissa Seeley, an Animal Control Officer for Southbury and Bethlehem, saw something special in Blue and she was determined to save him a second time by finding him a place to call home.

Earlier in the year she had attended a Better Days Rescue Fund fundraising event and learned that BDRF was a local, all volunteer, special needs cat rescue and sanctuary. Melissa reached out to us see if we could save him from his circumstance and bring him into our sanctuary. Blue had survived his wound against all odds and was finally rescued, putting him to sleep after all that had happened to him would have been a tragedy. And we were not going to let it happen!

Even though money is tight we stepped up and stepped in. After we had Blue in our care for a few days we came to realize that this beautiful boy was NOT feral at all, he was super friendly and affectionate, just scared and tired.” Blue could not get enough love and seemed so relieved that he was finally being understood. What a shame it would have been to end the life of such a wonderful cat. BDRF is thrilled to have him live out his life in comfort at the sanctuary!
BDRF provides a life-long sanctuary for unadoptable special cats like Blue. Caring for these cats and providing long-term medical care is costly. If you would like to sponsor Blue or any other BDRF cat visit our sponsor page

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