Marlo
Thorn and her mom w/Marlo
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Approximate Age (As of 2017): Less than 1 year
Breed: Siamese
Status: FELV+
Date Arrived: August 2017
Arrival Location: Florida
Marlo was rescued from Florida where she had been living, with a sibling, as a stray
in a neighborhood. Someone in the neighborhood started threatening to kill both the
cats when that person's next door neighbor stepped in, caught them, and took them
to the vet. There Marlo tested positive for feline leukemia, her sister tested negative
though, and from there they were moved into separate foster care. (As far as we
know her sister was adopted).
From there she stayed in a foster home while they attempted to find her a home -
not easy for a FELV+ cat - and they were running out of time and resources. A
wonderful woman named Davica, who often utilized her job at an airline to assist in
animal rescue transports, heard about Marlo and contacted us. With her help she
had Marlo flown first class to Raleigh, where another volunteer transporter, Thorn,
picked her up and drove her the rest of the way to us.
She is a beautiful, sweet, and playful little girl who has been adjusting well to her life
at BCR.
You may watch her live 24 hours a day on her MeShare camera.
She is in House 2, Room 2.
Two and a half years ago sweet Marlo arrived flying into our hearts with our fly Angel
Davica from Florida. She had been rescued from living on the streets when a
neighbor was threatening to kill her and another cat. With the help of our ground
Angel Thorn, she arrived to safety. She was leukemia positive.
Marlo had started losing weight and had been to the vet twice in the last 10 days.
Friday the vet did an ultrasound and found fluid in her chest in her chest cavity and
the test showed it was lymphoma. (Cancer) We knew her chest would continue to
fill and her time was coming to a close. But she was not saying she was ready, yet.
We brought her home for her last few days for extra loving and time. It was a
beautiful weekend and she spent time lounging in the sun. Today she was not
eating, and clearly said it was time. Her breathing was very fast and shallow, we
knew that soon she would be in serious distress.
She and I made our final trip to the vet. The vet and I agreed it was time to let her
go. We believe and my promise to the cats is letting them go on a good day, not
waiting until it is a bad day, not letting them suffer. We kept our promise to her,
She crossed over the rainbow bridge in my arms.
Marlo will be remembered for being one heck of a bug killer. If you were a bug on
her patio, you were toast :) She was very friendly, very playful and will be very
much missed. We were blessed to have been able to have 2 1/2 years with her.
3/31/2020 RIP Marlo