Update on Oreo – the rescued cat

In my previous post I wrote about how the way you treat animals gives great insight into how you treat your own life and the lives of others. I also wrote about a homeless cat that I found severely injured and was in need of very expensive surgery to save his life. I’d like to give you a quick update to those who were wondering what’s happening with him.

The animal rescue organization that was helping Oreo; Rescue Ridge, brought the cat to a veterinarian to get surgery to place pins in his badly broken leg. Unfortunately, when they were in operation the vet discovered that it was going to be too hard to repair the broken bone and the risk of future infection was too high so they had to perform an amputation on Oreo instead. It was obviously the last thing the veterinarian wanted to do but I know that this little cat will find a way to live a very long and happy life with three legs. He won’t let this stop him. And I think we should all take something from that and other animals like him.

Again, if you would like to help Oreo and the other animals Rescue Ridge rescues, please visit their Petfinder webpage here: http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/NJ220.html and go towards the middle of the page and click on the first Paypal button. There you can give any amount you can afford. Even the smallest of contributions help! And if you would please leave a note in the “Purpose” section on the donation page that you’re a Lyved reader, that’d be great.

Oreo is going to need a lot of time to rest, but he is still in need of a permanent and loving home. If you live in New Jersey and can provide that, please contact the Rescue Ridge and they’ll send you an application to fill out that will help them decide if you can provide a great home.

I’d like to give a special thanks to Rescue Ridge and all those who helped share the previous article around. I appreciate it!

-Andrew