This is not for me or my cats. My guys are currently doing well. This is for my friend Joy, her beautiful little boy, and her two amazingly sweet and shy Siamese/Ragdoll mixes, Azura and Lucy.
This is for my friend Joy. Joy never asks for anything. When she told me (very tardily) about what was going on with her, I had to talk her into starting a GoFundMe. Here is the link to her fundraiser. She is asking for $1000. (She and I rarely talk politics, but I know she’s as horrified at the orange turd in the White House as I am.)
A few weeks ago. the father of Joy’s child walked out on them. No explanation. No nothing. He took everything he could carry, even the cats’ food, treats toys, and cat carriers. Why? Spite, as best as I can tell.
Joy has to move. She’s on short-term disability from her workplace (full disclosure: she and I work together) and the paperwork hasn’t cleared yet. So she is nearly broke. She has to move to a smaller, less expensive apartment. She has spent virtually every dime she has on moving expenses and such. She’s almost out of food.
The other day, her landlord suddenly decided she needed to pay $700 in pet deposits. She can’t bring her cats there without it. She has to leave her apartment in a day or two. She has nowhere to put her cats. She is going to be able to get them in foster care in maybe a week, but that’s not sure, either. She asked me to keep them for a week or two, and I had to say no: there is literally nowhere I can keep them for more than a few hours.
I donated what we could afford; I’m ashamed we can’t donate more, especially since it wasn’t that long ago the community was so generous to us with our Calvin and his leg injury. My wife bought a bunch of food and treats, and has some cat carriers to give her.
Her cats are named Azura and Lucy. They are Siamese-Ragdoll mixes, and are as sweet and shy as they seem in the pic above. They have no idea what is happening, and no clue that their lives are about to be turned upside down. Joy is the only mom they’ve ever known. I don’t know how they will handle not being with her for any length of time. Based on my experiences with Siamese cats and their penchant for bonding with a single person, I doubt they will handle it well.
Joy is having trouble explaining to her little boy what is happening, too. He hasn’t processed that he will likely never see his father again. Joy gave them a wonderful Halloween. I have no idea what their Christmas will be like.
She is asking for $1000. $700 of that will go to her avaricious landlord. The rest will go to feeding and caring for her boy and her two cats.
I feel I am stretching the boundaries of what I can and should do with the pootie community here. You know me, but now I’m asking you to help someone you don’t know at all. All I can say is that I know her, and I wouldn’t ask if I didn’t know her to be a sweet, decent, motherly soul who is in a very bad place right now. It’s entirely your decision to help her, or share the fundraising link. I appreciate whatever you feel is best for you to do.
Thank you.