Eastwood Animal Clinic, Dr. Bruce LeGallais
Email: catamnt662@adelphia.net
Phone: 802-773-7711
My name is Dr. Bruce LeGallais. I am a veterinarian working in a small
animal practice in Central Vermont. A client of mine, 4 or 5 years ago,
attempted to become an exotic cat breeder (specifically Bengals and
Abyssinians). Unfortunately she has bred a great number of cats but was
unable to part with any of the litters. As a consequence she has become
a hoarder and potentially has 100 to 150 cats in her house. Although
this woman is very nice she obviously has some problems and is finally
seeking some medical treatment. Therefore she can no longer care for
her cats. The humane societies in Vermont are at full capacity at this
time and no one can seem to help out with this problem.
I am volunteering my time and resources to help find her cats homes. If
not, they will all have to be euthanized. I personally will be going
into the house to select out the healthy individuals and make sure they
are up to date on their vaccines.
This is a very unfortunate situation but hopefully with some good will
some of these cats can be adopted out to good and loving homes. The
house they are currently living in has been condemned by the Dept. of
Health.
In conclusion, I am seeking help in finding an alternative to
euthanizing young, healthy cats of an unfortunate circumstance. If
anyone is interested or can help me find homes please e-mail me back at
catamnt662@adelphia.net
Thank-you for your time and consideration,
Dr. Bruce
Eastwood Animal Clinic, Dr. Bruce LeGallais
Email: catamnt662@adelphia.net
Phone: 802-773-7711
Hemmaholic - 06 Aug 2005 18:09 GMT
Dr. Bruce,
As an owner of two Bengals as well as two "Domestic Short hairs", I am
full up, but I sure wish I wasn't and were in a position to personally
help you with this effort. What I can do, however, is suggest you
check out the Bengal-L Group at Yahoo:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Bengals-L/
I am certain they can put you in touch with various Bengal and Abby
rescue groups and there may even be group members willing to assist
you. This is primarily a Breeder's Group so they should be one of the
best sources I can give you to find the assistance you need.
Personally I would love to find a young male Snow Leopard Bengal. I
was supposed to get one as a companion for my Silver Spotted Bengal,
but the kitten received a fatal injury and died before I was able to
bring him home from the breeder.
I hope the Group is able to give you all the help you need. Thank you
for taking on this awesome responsibility.
Rebecca