Help save Black Cat

A few months ago, despite our already having a cat, this guy turned up and stayed. At first we couldn't even be out in the yard while he ate, but gradually we won his trust. I believe he's a stray rather than feral. We thought he might only be with us a while, so didn't name him, hence "Black Cat".

When we couldn't find his owners, and worried about his health, we caught him in a cat trap and handed him in to the SPCA, saying we'd take him if they didn't find a home.

We were devastated to be told he had FIV, and that initially the recommendation was to euthanise. With the help of mch advice from the good people of Vic Deals on Facebook, we found that FIV+ cats can live a good life. They just need to stay inside, which would be difficult to manage with our present cat, who spends her days outside. But we started our girl on the FIV vaccine just in case.

However the ideal home would be where he's the only cat, so the lovely people at Cats Protection League have offered to take him in and try and find him one. We'll still be his home of last resort.

BUT. Cats Protection League won't have a place for him for about a month, and our cat's course of vaccinations takes six weeks.

SO. Black Cat needs to be boarded for 4 - 6 weeks at a specialist facility that can handle FIV+ cats. That's on top of what we'll need to pay the SPCA to adopt him, to cover his neutering, extensive dental work under anaesthetic, and his care for several weeks.

Any contributions will help fund his medical costs and board at a specialist cattery or vet clinic, and avoid his being euthanised.