[Felvtalk] FeLV cat in Charleston - owner is homeless

Rachel Dagner rdagner at novahrc.com
Thu May 5 13:13:38 CDT 2016


I just looked up Rustic Hollow, what a wonderful place! I wish I could quit
my job and go live there myself! Or if one of these darn lotto tickets would
come through I could start my own maybe Sandy Paws of Florida.

-----Original Message-----
From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-bounces at felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
dlgegg at windstream.net
Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2016 1:57 PM
To: felvtalk at felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV cat in Charleston - owner is homeless

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
>
>
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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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