The reason I didn't link is because the guy turned off comments (so
you can't reply to his message) so it wouldn't matter.  But it's on
LiveJournal so if any of you are LJ members, drop me an email, I'll be
happy to give you links.  The guy hasn't responded to me so I wonder if
he's even being honest with us.
 Anyway, the full story: A few weeks ago this guy shows up on an LJ cat
group saying his cat throws up a lot and misses the litter pan.  It's a
new adoption, a 10 year old from a shelter.  He's got other cats so I
suspected the cat might be scared in the new house with all the new
smells.  
 The guy immediately asks people on the cat group for money to pay for
the vet.  Then about an hour later he asks for money again, this time
for a "homeless friend".  
 It was suspicious so I called him on it.  He deleted one request for
money and might still be mad at me for my comment about begging for
money.
 He claims the cat improved for 2-3 days and went to the vet, where
they did tests, and the vet said the cat was "regurgitating" more than
vomiting.  He didn't really say anything else except the vet was
hundreds of dollars and they wanted to do $500 more of tests.  He claims
to have called the shelter who said they would refund his money for the
kitty but would put the cat down if he returned it.
 So last night he posts that he's tired of the vomiting and he's mad at
the shelter for selling him a defective cat, that he's going to return
the cat and demand the shelter pay the vet bills.  If they don't, he
will take them to court.
 It's all about money with him, obviously.  He has no concept of a cat
shelter and I can't believe he would take a shelter to court, where they
would have to spend money on legal fees that should go to caring for
abandoned cats!  
 I replied to this guy in his personal journal, which is screened, and
he has ignored me.  However he HAS allowed some people who agree with
him (?!) to post so it's obvious he's deliberately ignoring people who
gave him other suggestions.  I told him to get a 2nd opinion, find a
no-kill cat shelter, find someone else who will take the cat...
SOMETHING.  But no.
 I think I might call the shelter he mentioned to see if his story
checks out.  He might be hoping to scare us all into donating to him to
prevent the kitty from being euthanized.
 I think there IS a cat.  There's a photo of the cat in his journal.

Stacia

This is an area with quite a few shelters. Here is a list of the
no/low-kills in the 978 area code. Be aware that no/low-kills are
sometimes hesitant to acquire 10 year old cats as they can be slow  to
adopt out and use up precious space in the shelters for significant
periods of time. Good luck. I hope you find someone. This information
was gotten from www.petfinder com.

Bosler Humane Society
PO Box 12
Baldwinville, MA 01436
Phone: 978-939-7316 or 978-939-5818

Northeast Animal Shelter
204 Highland Ave
Salem, MA 01970
Phone: 978-745-9888
Fax: 978-740-0612

Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society
63 Elm Street (Rt 110 East)
Salisbury, MA 01952 (MAP)
phone: (978) 462-0760

Animal Shelter Inc.
17 Laurelwood Road
Sterling, MA 01564
Phone: 978-422-8585 Fax: 978-563-1039

Cape Ann Animal Aid
260 Main St.
Gloucester, MA 01930
Phone: 1 978 283 6055

The Pat Brody Shelter for Cats
PO Box 142
Lunenburg, MA 01462
Phone: 978-582-6116

The Fund for Dogs and Cats
7 Sheffield Street
Pepperell , MA 01463
Phone: 978-433-0404

NEADY Cats Inc.
305 Redemption Rock Trail
Princeton, MA 01541
Shelter Phone: 978-422-9064 X23

Peabody Animal Life Savers (PALS)
PO Box 8222
Salem, MA 01970

ZooLamBoo
South Lancaster, MA 01561
Phone: (978)297-4719

Buddy Dog Humane Society
151 Boston Post Rd
PO Box 296
Sudbury, MA 01776
Phone: (978)4436990

Kitty Angels, Inc.
PO Box 638
Tyngsboro, MA 01879
Phone: 978-649-4681