A lady called us (SPCA of Northern VA) about a cat that showed up on
her porch and didn't want to leave.  We picked him up and it turns out
that his front leg is severely injured because someone wrapped
rubber bands around it at the arm pit level.  He has been at the vet
office
for several days.  He did not seem to have feeling or be able to move
his
leg at first, but it has improved some.  Much of the dead flesh is
sluffing off
and they are soaking and cleaning his leg several times a day to try
and
save it.  I have been asked to take him to foster in a week or so,
when the
vet releases him.  Please purr and think healing thoughts for Phoenix
to
heal quickly and be able to keep his leg.  I will spare everyone the
sad
pictures of his poor leg.

I just can't imagine someone so cruel to do this to him.  He certainly
couldn't
have gotten those rubber bands wrapped around his leg himself.  I wish
we had
an idea who the person was.  The lady who called had never seen
Phoenix
before.

Debbie Berry