Thank you--I have not forgotten the generous offers...  We got hit with a
big snowstorm this week (NY) so I was not able to visit anyplace.  I'm going
to try to visit Angel's Gate within the next week & a friend may go down to
Annapolis to visit Rude Ranch...  Neither is my preferred option but I may
not have a choice.  I've been contacted by a rescue group in NJ who said
they might be able to find him a home--which is, of course, my preference.

As for the big guy himself, he's doing fine.  Though he now has free reign
of my bedroom & attached bath, he still limits his daytime walks from his
kennel to the litter box.  At night, when all is quiet, he goes sit on the
window sill & explores the room a bit more.  He eats well; starting to play
with his kitty toys.  I haven't tried to pick him up as I think that's still
a little scary for him.  He loves to be petted, rolls over on his back so
you don't forget to rub his stomach, and has the loudest purr I ever heard!
I know he would do very well in a home that had the patience to let him come
to them at his own pace.  I've been really surprised at his reaction to
normal indoor 'commotion', TV, vacuum cleaner, etc.  He will just sit there
& look at what's going on.  The dog kennel is his 'safe' place & he has not
taken to hiding under the bed (which I think is more typical 'newcomer'
behavior).  Next week, I'll take him to the vet for his immunization updates
& a more careful physical exam.  He shows no symptoms of leukemia that I can
see--no eye problems, breathing or URI, weight loss, appetite loss, --but
then, I know I'm not an expert and I assume there could be other things that
are not obvious.  I am still dumfounded at the diagnosis as I have never
seen him sick a day in the last 2 years.

Its still pretty tough here as my cats don't understand why they can't come
in my room--by eliminating that room for them, it kind of gives them cramped
quarters & I noticed that all that 'closeness' sort of makes them get into
it with each other a little more!  They'll be OK but it is tough for them
and for me...

I appreciate your remembering us...  I'll keep everyone posted as things
develop.