Ringo

Columbus OH 43221

RINGO DOB: ~04/26/2023 Male, 11 lbs Say hello to the Sweetest, friendliest, happiest cat in the world! This is Ringo. This poor boy was found in the Lincoln Village area where he was a community cat that everyone knew and everyone thought he belonged to someone else. He loved kids, he loved the people walking down the street, he loved everyone….but no one opened their home to him because they all thought he was someone else’s cat. Then one day he showed up with a very large wound on the side of his neck. The wound extended down through the muscle to the bone. He must have been in so much pain. But he went from house to house…and again no one helped him. As the days went on and the wound got bigger, one of the residents contacted PetPromise, told us about this neighborhood cat that belonged to someone else but belonged to no one…and she told us he was in trouble. We went to see him and he came running over and we couldn’t believe what we saw. The wound was at least 4” in diameter and so deep that you could see deep inside his neck. We scooped him up (and he purred and was happy). We took him to MedVet where they admitted him. For the next three days they treated him, cutting away the dead skin around the wound and bandaging it and cleaning it every two hours. He had to have surgery to close the wound and during all of this people contributed and prayed for a good outcome for Ringo. While at MedVet, we discovered that Ringo was FIV+….this was not what we wanted to hear (not because it is a death sentence, FIV+ cats can live totally normal life spans with good vet care and loving pet parents) but because we knew that a lot of people would overlook him because he was FIV+…which is so unfortunate. While FIV cannot be cured we have learned much more about this feline disease and we know that it is spread via deep bite wounds, so if cats in a household get along, FIV+ cats can live happily with non-FIV+ cats for many many years. So after two surgeries, and lots of care and love from the public, Ringo is healed. But his heart is still waiting…waiting for someone to pick him. He is the sweetest cat ever. This boy is the cat that everyone always asks for ... .the cat that will follow you everywhere, that will sit in your lap while you watch television, sleep with you at night., let you pick him up and carry him around like a baby. Ring is THE SWEETEST cat and true to the “orange tabby” lore…so outgoing and the perfect cat for anyone that wants personality plus! Someone will be very lucky to have this boy as their best friend! --- If you are interested in learning more about this cat, please complete an online adoption application at https://form.jotform.com/251950332045046 We do not have a shelter or sanctuary. All pets are cared for in volunteer foster homes until they are adopted. We require a home visit as part of the application process. We are only able to coordinate home visits where we have local volunteers. All of the cats in our care and available for adoption have been rescued from shelters, the streets or from neglect or abuse situations. We do our best to determine the given breed or breeds of any cat or kitten in our program based on our experience and advice of professionals.