Street Cat Whingey Boi has endured enough. Please help

Whingey Boi turned up on my doorstep starving, full of skin disease, with fight wounds and a nasty bite to his leg. I had been watching him prowl the neighbourhood over the months prior - howling the streets down, looking for a female and a feed. He stood out with his bright ginger coat, the fact that he looked so mangy, plus he just didn't stop talking!

When Whingey figured out I was leaving food out for him, he began turning up regularly. It didn't take too long before I had trapped him, neutered him, and had him recovering in the bathroom.

Whingey is now neutered, wormed, flea treated, vaccinated, microchipped and had antibiotics to treat his wounds. He has been diagnosed with FIV - a virus that suppresses the immune system. He is on premium food to support his skin and digestive system. He can't stay with me, so I must fix him up and find him a loving home.

Whingey is in desperate need of a dental to remove 3 or 4 teeth that have been fractured. The fractured teeth are causing him pain, inflammation and infection. Who knows how long it has been or what kind of impact he sustained to cause the trauma. The cost of his dental surgery is upward of $1500 He also has very sensitive and itchy/scabby skin. The bacteria from the mouth will be having a negative impact on his skin.

He is the cutest, most funny and smoochy boy! A real character of a cat. He is talkative and needy, and follows you everywhere. He just wants to sit with you and give you smooches. You can see he has mouth pain by the way he licks his lips, chatters and curls his top lip all the time.

It is really important to fix his mouth, as inflammation and infection will be adding to the stress on his already fragile immune system.

I have always fostered/rescued/rehabbed. This is the first time I am asking for help, but I really can't do it alone this time, and he shouldn't endure the pain any longer. He is a real sweet cat, and has lived it rough.

Here is a blog, written when he first arrived:

https://vetnurseservices.co.nz/news-blog/2021/12/14/whingey-boi

Please lets show Whingey some love, and give him a fresh start to a new life! (Please also help me find him a home! Any interest, please contact me.)