The Professor
1/2018 The professor was rescued from the Harnett County Animal Control facility by a small rescue. (This is a very high kill shelter) Sadly he test positive for leukemia and now had no place to go. She did not want to euthanize him because he is super friendly but also had no placement available for him. That is how he found his way to us. He is a big fellow, very sweet. He loves to be loved on. You may watch him LIVE 24 hours a day on his pet cam. He is in Room 1 Sponsored by Carrie - Thank you! Sponsored by Jinx - Thank you! Sponsored by Wendy - Thank you! Sponsored by Michelle - Thank you! Sponsored by Erika - Thank you! Sponsored by Bhavana - Thank you! Sponsored by Sherri - Thank you! Sponsored by Julia - Thank you!
When he first arrived.
11/24/2021 This is a letter that I knew I was going to be writing soon but you are still never ready for it when that day comes. Professor came to us 4 years ago from a local high kill shelter.  He is leukemia positive. He has been in decent health over the years until early October.  He became blind overnight.  He was immediately taken to the vet who found nothing wrong. We got a referral to the eye specialist in Raleigh and were able to get an appointment the next day.  The specialist ran so many tests on him so we knew what was not causing the problem.  We still did not know what was causing it.  The vet said the next step would be to run a $3,000-5000 CT scan because he felt that we were dealing with some kind of brain mass.  I asked if it were a mass, what would our options be. Surgery was not an option, but probably steroids might help for a very short bit of time.  But he would not tell us to do that of course without the CT.  I called my vet as I was driving back and told her what they had said and asked could we immediately start him on the steroids without waiting for a CT.  My logic was the steroids were not going to hurt him and we could start immediately.  She agreed.  So Steriods were started immediately.  Within 24 hours he had regained his sight!! A few weeks ago we noticed his pupils were getting very large again.  The mass in his brain was obviously still growing.  Yesterday his left eye was swollen and started to bulge.  We knew the time to let him go was here.  We let him have that day to be his one good last day.  He was still eating,  we were giving him pain medication so we think he was comfortable.   The staff spent lots of extra time loving him.  It was a good day. Today he and I made the last time to the vet and I held him in my arms and we let him go. Professor had 4 years with us that he was not going to get and sometimes we just have to accept that.   He was a very nice fellow,  got along with the other cats, and loved to snuggle with them. He was a playful cat and loved to play with catnip toys and chase the feather toys.  He will be missed. 
1/2018 The professor was rescued from the Harnett County Animal Control facility by a small rescue. (This is a very high kill shelter) Sadly he test positive for leukemia and now had no place to go. She did not want to euthanize him because he is super friendly but also had no placement available for him. That is how he found his way to us. He is a big fellow, very sweet. Loves to be loved on. You may watch him LIVE 24 hours a day on MeShare Room 1.
The Professor
Sponsored by Carrie - Thank you! Sponsored by Jinx - Thank you! Sponsored by Wendy - Thank you! Sponsored by Michelle - Thank you! Sponsored by Erika - Thank you! Sponsored by Bhavana - Thank you! Sponsored by Sherri - Thank you! Sponsored by Julia - Thank you!
11/24/2021 This is a letter that I knew I was going to be writing soon but you are still never ready for it when that day comes. Professor came to us 4 years ago from a local high kill shelter.   He is leukemia positive. He has been in decent health over the years until early October.   He became blind overnight.  He was immediately taken to the vet who found nothing wrong. We got a referral to the eye specialist in Raleigh and were able to get an appointment the next day.  The specialist ran so many tests on him so we knew what was not causing the problem.  We still did not know what was causing it.  The vet said the next step would be to run a $3,000-5000 CT scan because he felt that we were dealing with some kind of brain mass.  I asked if it were a mass, what would our options be. Surgery was not an option, but probably steroids might help for a very short bit of time.  But he would not tell us to do that of course without the CT.  I called my vet as I was driving back and told her what they had said and asked could we immediately start him on the steroids without waiting f or a CT.  My logic was the steroids were not going to hurt him and we could start immediately.  She agreed.  So Steriods were started immediately.  Within 24 hours he had regained his sight!! A few weeks ago we noticed his pupils were getting very large again.   The mass in his brain was obviously still growing.  Yesterday his left eye was swollen and started to bulge.  We knew the time to let him go was here.  We let him have that day to be his one good last day.  He was still eating,  we were giving him pain medication so we think he was comfortable.   The staff spent lots of extra time loving him.  It was a good day. Today he and I made the last time to the vet and I held him in my arms and we let him go. Professor had 4 years with us that he was not going to get and sometimes we just have to accept that.   He was a very nice fellow,   got along with the other cats, and loved to snuggle with them. He was a playful cat and loved to play with catnip toys and chase the feather toys.  He will be missed.