Special cat needs a special home

 We were contacted this week by Ellen Baer with a special request to find homes for some owner-abandoned cats she's taken in, including Janis, who is both deaf and blind. Here's the story from her flier:

 

"Janis was found one dark night in the middle of a street in San Pedro. She was very hungry and there was a large fox only 100 yards from her.

"It turns out that Janis is blind and deaf due to medically untreated hypertension. Imagine, her living on the streets with no food or a way to defend herself .. she is amazing! She is a sweet, loving and very brave cat. She was named Janis Joplyn because of her raspy sounding voice."

 Janis is about 7 years old and loves to cuddle, Ellen tells us. She's a tan and black tabby and     the hypertension is now being controlled with medication.

"She needs a stable, loving home with people who will take time to play and love her daily.   She has a great appetite and loves catnip and boxes.

Janice will have some extra medical expenses; one daily medication for hypertension given each morning and supplements. She (also) should see an eye veterinarian at least once."

If you can help, call Ellen at 1-800-611-6659 or email her at  CatsInNeedNow@yahoo.com. (Janis, by the way, would be best as an only cat at first since she is a bit stressed; she should be OK with other cats once she settles into a new home.)

Ellen also wants to get the word out about the problem of people abandoning their cats. (She has others that currently need homes, as well, including a tuxedo cat named Vestor).

"I personally think that it would be smart to have a program at apartment complexes which requires all tenants to have their pets micro-chipped, (wear) tag ids, and have photos (to be left with the leasing party)."

That way, she said, tenants could be held responsible for any pet left behind if they move.