[Felvtalk] FeLV cat in Charleston - owner is homeless

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How well I know.  Having to pay for a new roof hs put me close to that point.  I am minding my finances and not buying anything until I get past the roof, hospital (fell and broke arm)copays.  It can happen so fast.  When I get bck on my feet, will try to help her.  This has been my greatest fear, what would happen to my 4 cats if something hqppened to me.  Trying to set up an account to transport them to Rustic Hollow and pay for their care when they get there.

---- Amani Oakley <aoakley at oakleylegal.com> wrote: 
> Hi Margo
> 
> I intend to raise enough money to give them a decent enough cushion to pay for those monthly amounts, for at least one year, and hopefully two. I am great at online auctions, so if they have those in the nearby communities, I can easily pick up good furniture/dishes, etc., for low numbers, so that shouldn’t be a big issue.
> 
> I figure that this woman was renting so there must be some source of money in the future. If she and her son have enough of a cushion, this helps people catch their breath and get back on their feet. It is easy to get a little bit behind every week on bills and expenses, until suddenly it becomes an insurmountable amount. If she was looking after these animals and her son, there was obviously some money for food, etc.
> 
> Amani
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> From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Margo
> Sent: May-05-16 12:01 PM
> To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV cat in Charleston - owner is homeless
> 
> 
> I will be happy to help (although humans aren't usually my thing <g>).
> 
> My concern is how the family will cope in the future. Can they afford the $350 a month, plus utilities, food and pet food? Would this be "rented" to them, or lent, or rent with option? I'm not trying to be a wet blanket, but even tho I'm also in SC, I'm to far to be of actual on-site use.
> 
> I just want to try to make this a re-homing, not just a foster situation. Told you people aren't my forte...
> 
> Margo
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Amani Oakley
> Sent: May 5, 2016 11:32 AM
> To: "felvtalk at felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk at felineleukemia.org>"
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV cat in Charleston - owner is homeless
> 
> 
> Hi Katherine
> 
> I have not heard from Sharon, but I have heard back from my former client in South Carolina, who has done a lot of research for me (bless her soul) and come up with a number of options. The best one she presented to me was a 2 bedroom used mobile home in Summerville for about $7,000 U.S. This is obviously quite inexpensive, and she says it probably needs new carpeting and a new air conditioning system, but probably for about $10,000 to $12,000 U.S., with furniture, it is a good option. There is also a monthly fee for the lot, which is usually around $350 a month but it is already in a trailer park and wouldn’t have to be moved.
> 
> This is a totally do-able target number for me. If I can hear from her regarding whether she is in favour of this option, I can get to work to get that mobile home for her.
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> I hate to rely upon you to be the go-between, and if you are unable to do that, I will have to venture onto Facebook, regardless of my concerns. Let me know.
> 
> Amani
> 
> From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Katherine K.
> Sent: May-03-16 1:18 PM
> To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk at felineleukemia.org>
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV cat in Charleston - owner is homeless
> 
> I hear you. I will private message her. I did find a GoFundMe page she started -- without much luck it seems.
> 
> On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 1:13 PM, Amani Oakley <aoakley at oakleylegal.com<mailto:aoakley at oakleylegal.com>> wrote:
> Katherine
> 
> I don’t go on Facebook very often. I will try to get to it but I am not very comfortable with it – they keep way too much of your personal information and track everything about you. Can you privately message her and provide her with my email address? I don’t want it posted publicly since obviously, every single person in the world with a difficult situation will be contacting me and I harbour enough guilt in my soul as it is.
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> Is there someone else in South Carolina, close to her, with whom I can collaborate to perhaps find a used trailer she can live in with the animals and her son? I would be willing to spearhead some fundraising.
> 
> Amani
> 
> From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org>] On Behalf Of Katherine K.
> Sent: May-03-16 1:07 PM
> 
> To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk at felineleukemia.org>
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV cat in Charleston - owner is homeless
> 
> Hi Amani,
> 
> Thanks for your message. I don't have an email or phone number for Sharon Follin Jowers, but if you are on Facebook, you can see the full conversation by joining the "Owners of FeLV+/FIV+ cats" group. It's a private group, so you need to join the group to see it.
> 
> Once you are a member this link will take you to it: https://www.facebook.com/groups/26073442228/permalink/10154196067502229/.
> 
> Katherine
> 
> On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 12:58 PM, Amani Oakley <aoakley at oakleylegal.com<mailto:aoakley at oakleylegal.com>> wrote:
> Katherine
> 
> I’m up in Canada so I can’t do much about finding a new home for the animals. However, I would like to see if we might be able to do something more permanent for a person with a good heart who keeps animals like this. Can you put me in touch with her? Can you get more details?
> 
> Amani
> 
> From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org>] On Behalf Of Katherine K.
> Sent: May-03-16 7:21 AM
> To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk at felineleukemia.org>
> Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV cat in Charleston - owner is homeless
> 
> 
> She lives in a motel room with five cats, a dog and I think her adult son too. I think efforts have been made to raise money for a rent deposit in the past for her but I am unclear on the history. She just posted a request for help with rehoming her animal(s).
> 
> The FeLV cat has some blood in his stool but sounds healthy and playful otherwise.
> 
> Any Charleston resources or rescues that I could pass along?
> On May 3, 2016 2:57 AM, "Amani Oakley" <aoakley at oakleylegal.com<mailto:aoakley at oakleylegal.com>> wrote:
> Katherine
> 
> Is it too late to help the owner keep her house?
> 
> Amani
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