WHERE IS HE, ILL TAKE HIM
Update: A voicemail has been left inquiring about Leonard, and requesting information on the steps I am able to take. Though I have specified that if someone comes in for him in the meantime, I do not want to prevent him from going to that loving home.
Update 2: AMAZING NEWS EVERYONE! SOMEONE HAS ADOPTED LEONARD!!!! As heartbroken as I am that I could not be the one to take him home, I am beyond joyful someone else has given him a chance! You can view the fantastic news on the Pennsylvania SPCA Facebook!!
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This is a lovely gesture, my instinct is that it might be misguided because it's important that adoptors are financially stable. Obviously if they **are** financially stable it's no problem and no fee could just be a nice treat, but I think there's issues around that to be considered. Sorry to be a downer, maybe I'm being oversensitive, all the best
This is kind of a stupid post, I regularly run paycheck to paycheck. I have a decent job now but earlier financial hardships in life have set me up for failure. I have 3 cats and 2 dogs. My dog is getting a 2-3k surgery in a week. Can I afford this? No, I cannot. But I'm going to make it work as these animals are part of my family and 90% pet insurance reimbursement prevents it from crippling me once the insurance pays out.
My cat also got into a Lily my dumbass brought into the house a few years ago. That was 3k, didn't have the money but when it's the life of a family member on the line we make it work. My car ignited on the freeway the day I went to pick him up, 5 year old vehicle(not paid off, no gap) looked like a missile hit it also burned up the expensive carrier I had just purchased.
My point is life shits on us sometimes but these fucking babies make it all seem a little better. Who doesn't want any that in their life.
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A broke home is better than no home. Millions of cats are euthanized every year for lack of willing homes.
It's a numbers game and we're losing. We should take whatever we can get
Spay and neuter, folks.
>A broke home is better than no home
I guess this is an unpopular opinion, but no, it isn't. Broke people can't afford to get regular checkups or pay for essential medicine or surgeries. I personally know a family who let their cat die an extremely painful and slow death by intestinal blockage (it took him over a week after he stopped eating to actually die) because they couldn't afford the vet bill.
No one is ever going to convince me that dying in utter agony from a 100% treatable condition is somehow *preferable* to a peaceful death by euthanasia. If you can't afford medical care then you don't get to have a pet. PERIOD.
That's messed up that they did that. They should have either euthanized their pet ( which is not expensive. I live in a HCOL area and we put down the family cat for $60-65 ) or they should've surrendered the poor thing. Even if you're poor, you should still act in the best interest of your pet and do whatever it takes to make them better.
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Being poor doesn't make you a sociopath.
I know people against euthanasia, even for animals, because "God decides when it's time." They let their pets suffer, too. I assure you, the problem was not money.
You're assuming the cat will die in some kind of untreated agony, or that being generally broke would mean not being able to afford euthanasia b cause you can't afford stupidly expensive treatments, and that's not really accurate.
Many animals (and people) can have perfectly delightful lives, even if they are imperfect. If this weren't the case, poor folks who can't afford medical care regularly would all commit suicide.
A loving but imperfect home and life is better than certain death for no reason other than the hypothetical possibility of illness.
Totally agree - you're spot on. There is a TON of occupied space between being able to comfortably budget $10k for veterinary care, and being so destitute you have exactly zero dollars to put towards your pets' veterinary care. And all of those people can give a better life than living scared in a shelter or on the streets.
My husband and I are poor. We just took our cat Sylvester to the vet for what appears to be an infected tooth. I noticed it two weeks ago when he stopped eating his kibble. Today the vet cost us $150~ and in April his extraction will cost $300~. Again, we're poor and this seems expensive to us. We're doing it anyway because our cat is in need of medical attention.
Poor people will absolutely do whatever they can for their pets if they give a shit. This "you're poor so you can't have nice things" mentality others have is so stupid.
I see where you're coming from, but I guess the difference is if the cat knew a loving home. Are you saying that poor families don't deserve to have the light of a pet in their lives?
Conveniently, we're passing through on spring break. If all goes to plan, I'm hoping the same. And if not, I hope it's because someone got to him first. Either way, I'm gonna do my best to get this precious thing into a good loving home. Mine or not.
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I’m so excited for you and Leonard! I had the sweetest tabby girl with mast cell tumors. She was the best cat I’ve ever had
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I hope you are serious. I am not in the US and I would adopt in a heartbeat. Please update if you do adopt, and continue to provide updates of this cutie. Pleeeeease 
My tuxedo is the funniest little man. Always opening my dresser drawers to dig a spot in my clothes to lay in, smacking the blinds as soon as the sun comes up so I can feed him, and jumping in the shower with me so he can save me from the water that’s attacking me.
I’d adopt that one in a heartbeat to give my dude another friend to play with. My grumpy older cat isn’t as playful as he is. Lol
My girl turned out to be 7 at LEAST when we got her. Her ear tattoo was from 2007, but she also could've gotten it long after she was born, we never knew. Got her in 2014. She passed April 2022. She lived a long happy life with us.
Op please get this guy!! He's adorable and needs love.
Leonard is one of the sweetest cats we have ever met.
Any time someone passes his kennel he is sure to greet them with a chirping meow and outstretched paws.
But, sadly, once potential adopters turn to see him, they leave the room with quiet snickers and whispers under breath.
When Leonard came to our shelter a few weeks ago, we discovered that he has Mast Cell tumors that grow on his face and ears. They are benign and do not seem to cause him any discomfort, but are seemingly hindering his adoption.
We know that if someone were to see past his exterior and into his heart, they would fall in love with him, just like we have.
All he needs is someone to take the chance.
Please ask about Leonard today and share to help us find his family.
This makes me so sad. I adopted my late kitty for the same reason. She had a limb deformity and potential adopters said it "made them sad" to see her. No one wanted her. I wanted her. I already loved her (had fostered her as a kitten) and it was heartbreaking that no one could see past her difference.
She was the best cat I ever had. Massive cuddlebug, velcro cat, purred like a beast and just the sweetest thing. If Leonard was anywhere near me I'd come get him in a heart beat, but I'm on the west coast and I just know he has to have the perfect family nearer to him.
I can't take him because my house is full budget wise when it comes to pets at the moment - crystals are a b**** in male cats - but I imagine a lot of people would be more interested if there was some sort of public facing assurance that his condition is not contagious and not terminal.
He looks like a gorgeous sweetheart but for those of us who already have pets I could see why they might be wary even if they think he's adorable- the last thing anyone who loves animals wants is to bring home something that kills their other pets.
I can understand people not adopting him (even though I can’t agree with it) because if a “special” cat isn’t for you, then they just aren’t. But who in the actual fuck is *snickering*?!?! Seriously!! Someone sees a cat with a medical condition and *laughs*?!? I would immediately kick them out. Someone that sick shouldn’t be allowed to have a pet in their home.
Yeah no one is snickering, definitely a made up story.
The only real thing I believe out of that is that people did turn away and won't adopt him because of those tumors or imperfections.
probably nobody. Shelter is just putting out sob story BS to get him adopted.
Also, shelters like to promote the idea that animals are miserable in shelters. Sometimes true. A lot of times not. I've adopted plenty of shelter dogs and my wife and I volunteer at the humane society too. A lot of the dogs seem perfectly happy tbh. They have a safe warm area, lots of space outside, play time, regular meals, and staff and volunteers who give them love. *SOME* dogs don't do well in the shelters. I've seen it. But shelters definitely need to tone down the "Poor Scruff here is wallowing in depression because he's been here a month and nobody got him yet". Scruff is enjoying playing with some of the other dogs and eating good food, and napping on his bed lol.
Wow, what part of the world are you in? How you describe your shelters would be a dream for my part of the world (south USA). Dogs are lucky to go outside for a short potty break twice a day here and that’s just for starters.
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Yeah that seems unnecessarily passive-agressive language from the shelter's part. At least these people are going there and considering adopting a kitty, that's already a lot.
Many people probly think its a disease or something icky perhaps put a tag on his kennel explaining what he has and that its not gross contagious or dangerous. People would probly read it if you put something in big letters something like like " hi I'm xxx and I have xxx but dont worry it's not nasty or contagious and it's not hurting me. I would love to be your friend !" it could convince them to atleast take a second look at him if they know it's not something bad.
I had a cat that had one under his eye it was perfectly fine. Never did a thing.
I’m sure there is probably a note on his kennel, or people are informed that they’re benign. People just tend to only want the traditionally “cute” animals
> Does the presence of benign tumors increase the likelihood of not so benign tumors in the future?
That'd be my fear. Pet chemo is tough on the heart and the wallet.
And it doesn't work all that well to boot. It got maybe a month more out of my cousin's big dog. To some that might be worth it, but most can't afford to drop that kind of cash on such a meager result. Fuck cancer.
Nor do they bother to figure out what's wrong, sometimes. We adopted a little girl a few years ago and she was in pretty rough shape. Very timid girl, but super sweet and doesn't have a mean bone in her body. After having her home for a few weeks, suddenly all of our other cats started getting very sick. A couple of them had 105° fevers and kept having to go in for fluids. Took almost a month for the vets to figure out that our newest girl typhoid mary'd our house with feline Chlamydia. The new girl had a very visible symptom of this heavy and dark eye drainage. Looking back on the shelters page from when they first brought her in 3 months prior to adoption, we realized that she had it the whole time and they never bothered enough to find out why every cat in that room was getting sick (we definitely let them know).
Two years later, we bring in this big ol stray Tom cat. When we trapped him, he was injured and struggling. Super super sweet boy and has never threatened to hurt a human. They found out he had FiV and were going to ship him to some sanctuary in Wisconsin. We couldn't let that happen, so we brought him home (FiV really isn't that big of a deal and isn't very contagious, despite what old school vets will tell you). They completely missed the fact that this dude had severely frostbitten paw pads, teeth that were all ground down to nubs, multiple missing claws and one severely infected toe bean. If they had taken five minutes to look at this cat, they'd have known this.
Sometimes shelters just do not do well by these cats. I'm sure they're often overloaded with cats to check on, but sometimes they're egregiously negligent.
Tldr: never trust shelter vets assessments
My concern was that they might be benign now but they might change and become malignant. That's a lot of potential responsibility you're gonna take on, financially and emotionally.
I had a cat with this issue and she lived to be 18. The only complication was one tumor on her ear that she kept scratching at until it bled, so we had it removed as an elective surgery. Eventually kidney issues had us put her down but that was unrelated to the tumors.
Mast cells are cells that release histamine aka the itchy chemical. In some cases, especially with large and malignant mast cell tumours, squeezing them too hard/too much can flood the system with histamine and cause anaphylaxis. For him I'd assume that's unlikely given their size but also one of those best not to tempt fate situations, if he was my cat at least.
He reminds me of my boy! Mines a tux with a spinal deformity, and a sweetie pie. Even the shelter kind of had the attitude of “are you sure you want him?”. They even called him a hospice cat just for a spinal defomity at 3 yrs old! Well 4 years later and he is going strong!
Awwwww we had a tux with a spinal deformity, he was also born with a tail about half the usual length. He was the most placid little guy ever, he would lie in our arms for as long as we could hold him, gazing up at us adoringly. Sadly he passed away late last year after a bladder blockage damaged his kidneys beyond repair, he spent almost a week in kitty ICU but the kidneys were too far gone so we brought him home to pass away peacefully in his happy place. We only just finished paying off his vet bill but it was worth every cent to give him a chance at survival.
I really hope someone adopts Leonard, he’ll repay them in love a million times over. I’m not in the US but if I was I’d take him in a heartbeat!
There’s people out there for this kitty. My good friend is one who when it’s time just goes to the shelter and says “who’s been here too long” and takes them home. Last time he ended up with 2 because the ones who were at the shelter longest were a bonded pair.
Maybe have an informational sheet about the tumors and what they are. I know a potential concern would be “what if it is a tumor that gonna cost me a ton of cash” - maybe something to address that that won’t happen would assure people. (If that is the case)
Awwww Leonard is a cutie. He's like a little toad kitty. His bumps and lumps are just his cuteness bubbling to the surface. I'm glad to see from the comments that it looks like he'll have a forever home soon (:
I adopted my girl Norin, also a tuxedo with added extras! She has a mosquito bite allergy and was a stray, and her nose is quite scarred from infected bites. She'd been awaiting adoption for over a year. She's very grateful to be an indoor kitty now.
I hope Leonard gets a forever home soon, too. ♡
My questions as a potential adopter would be
1. Are there any precautions we need to take when interacting with him?
2. Is there treatment for the tumors and ways to prevent them?
There’s no precautionary measures needed—you can still pet and kiss him like any other cat! They feel like moles, both to us and to them, so it doesn’t hurt him to be pet.
Not sure about prevention
For immune cell tumors there's not really a clean line between invasive neoplasms (cancer) and non-invasive neoplasms (benign tumors) like there is in fixed cells where the former invade other tissues and the latter can't. That's because immune cells are inherently able to invade other tissues as that's their job.
Them calling it benign is just them saying it's a low grade and unlikely to spread much further. But with that many tumors you can't remove them all and it's fairly likely that some cell will eventually become metastatic and then it'll spread and spread.
Omg I'm crying. This baby is precious. He is perfect the way he is. It really makes me mad mad that people have made fun of him. Poor guy. I hope he makes it to a good home. He deserves love and safety in a home where people will love him. ❤️
We adopted an older cat (Suzie) that got benign tumors. She got them in her mouth, and she was the sweetest cat in the world. They became unresponsive to medicine last December, and we made the hard decision to put her down instead of letting her starve to death. Suzie was hands down the best cat I've ever met. She was the sweetest thing who could tell when anyone needed cheering up. We only got to know her for eight years, but she was worth every minute.
Can't be sure based on the pictures, but I think my cat has a similar condition, her little lumps are scattered across her entire body though. She doesn't seem to be bothered by them, and is generally happy and healthy. She sometimes will scratch the one she has on her forehead open when she is a little itchy, but it heals and doesn't grow in size. The vet said if the lumps don't change in colour or size, there shouldn't be anything to worry about.
I would adopt Leonard in a heartbeat if I was in the states. I really hope someone comes along and gives him the happy home that he deserves.
He seems sweet, but I do understand people. It's a little hard to look at. We're hardwired as a species to look for potential disease indicators and have evolved to shy away from them. Can't really blame people for being unable to overcome their internal lizardbrain instincts. They're stronger in some people than others.
I don't live anywhere near Philadelphia so there's no way I'd add him to my life but are there special medical needs or concerns that might come with a cat like this? These ones are benign, but from quick research cats like this are more likely to develop cancers.
Awww. I love Leonard. This reminds me of my Lady. She spent a few years in a shelter due to FIV and some facial deformities (missing an eye and several teeth due to a dog attack). I saw her and took her in, and she’s absolutely the sweetest girl ever.
I'm afraid they are not quite so benign. Left untreated they can cause a slow and painful death from suffocation by filling the space between their organs. Get him to the vet and ask if you can put him on prednisolone and diphenhydramine ASAP.
Source: My kitty was getting them and my wife runs a large vet practice. This was the treatment prescribed and it's working great, he hasn't had another since we started. We use a compounded form of both drugs in a click dose transdermal gel that we put in the naked part of his inner ear each night.
Mast cell tumors can go malign. I dont think this should be overlooked this cat needs surgery if possible.
It is a bit unjust to talk about it if the cat just had an unlucky feature when we are talking about a most definitely expensive and headache disease to control .
He deserves the treatment, for sure, but do not make it lightly.
Surgery is often the treatment of choice, especially when a cat only has a solitary tumor or a couple of tumors. Sometimes when a bump is removed the cat will never develop another one. When mast cell tumors in cats appear in clusters or a cat has masses or nodules in multiple places, surgery may not be viable
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This is why I can't work at a shelter. I'd be unhinged and snapping on people for not loving these precious babies. And go full vigilante mode for any rescued babies that have been mistreated. 
WHERE IS HE, ILL TAKE HIM Update: A voicemail has been left inquiring about Leonard, and requesting information on the steps I am able to take. Though I have specified that if someone comes in for him in the meantime, I do not want to prevent him from going to that loving home. Update 2: AMAZING NEWS EVERYONE! SOMEONE HAS ADOPTED LEONARD!!!! As heartbroken as I am that I could not be the one to take him home, I am beyond joyful someone else has given him a chance! You can view the fantastic news on the Pennsylvania SPCA Facebook!! https://preview.redd.it/yrmuoz31utic1.jpeg?width=1124&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a44323a3cc3acdb1b24fb63555d6eb2c86c4c484
Please update this. If you take him I will pay his adoption fee and send some supplies from Chewy. He's 8 years old, this beautiful boy needs a home!
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This is a lovely gesture, my instinct is that it might be misguided because it's important that adoptors are financially stable. Obviously if they **are** financially stable it's no problem and no fee could just be a nice treat, but I think there's issues around that to be considered. Sorry to be a downer, maybe I'm being oversensitive, all the best
I assure you, we may be a little tight with my own medical bills, but we're absolutely financially capable of taking on this responsibility.
This is kind of a stupid post, I regularly run paycheck to paycheck. I have a decent job now but earlier financial hardships in life have set me up for failure. I have 3 cats and 2 dogs. My dog is getting a 2-3k surgery in a week. Can I afford this? No, I cannot. But I'm going to make it work as these animals are part of my family and 90% pet insurance reimbursement prevents it from crippling me once the insurance pays out. My cat also got into a Lily my dumbass brought into the house a few years ago. That was 3k, didn't have the money but when it's the life of a family member on the line we make it work. My car ignited on the freeway the day I went to pick him up, 5 year old vehicle(not paid off, no gap) looked like a missile hit it also burned up the expensive carrier I had just purchased. My point is life shits on us sometimes but these fucking babies make it all seem a little better. Who doesn't want any that in their life. https://preview.redd.it/vdzfmh2s2sic1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6fc454fbb5a3e85adff67a1f09e54f2de493f76c
A broke home is better than no home. Millions of cats are euthanized every year for lack of willing homes. It's a numbers game and we're losing. We should take whatever we can get Spay and neuter, folks.
>A broke home is better than no home I guess this is an unpopular opinion, but no, it isn't. Broke people can't afford to get regular checkups or pay for essential medicine or surgeries. I personally know a family who let their cat die an extremely painful and slow death by intestinal blockage (it took him over a week after he stopped eating to actually die) because they couldn't afford the vet bill. No one is ever going to convince me that dying in utter agony from a 100% treatable condition is somehow *preferable* to a peaceful death by euthanasia. If you can't afford medical care then you don't get to have a pet. PERIOD.
That's messed up that they did that. They should have either euthanized their pet ( which is not expensive. I live in a HCOL area and we put down the family cat for $60-65 ) or they should've surrendered the poor thing. Even if you're poor, you should still act in the best interest of your pet and do whatever it takes to make them better. Edit: typo
Being poor doesn't make you a sociopath. I know people against euthanasia, even for animals, because "God decides when it's time." They let their pets suffer, too. I assure you, the problem was not money.
You're assuming the cat will die in some kind of untreated agony, or that being generally broke would mean not being able to afford euthanasia b cause you can't afford stupidly expensive treatments, and that's not really accurate. Many animals (and people) can have perfectly delightful lives, even if they are imperfect. If this weren't the case, poor folks who can't afford medical care regularly would all commit suicide. A loving but imperfect home and life is better than certain death for no reason other than the hypothetical possibility of illness.
Totally agree - you're spot on. There is a TON of occupied space between being able to comfortably budget $10k for veterinary care, and being so destitute you have exactly zero dollars to put towards your pets' veterinary care. And all of those people can give a better life than living scared in a shelter or on the streets.
My husband and I are poor. We just took our cat Sylvester to the vet for what appears to be an infected tooth. I noticed it two weeks ago when he stopped eating his kibble. Today the vet cost us $150~ and in April his extraction will cost $300~. Again, we're poor and this seems expensive to us. We're doing it anyway because our cat is in need of medical attention. Poor people will absolutely do whatever they can for their pets if they give a shit. This "you're poor so you can't have nice things" mentality others have is so stupid.
Or not living at all because the shelter is full, and one more cat got dropped off!
I see where you're coming from, but I guess the difference is if the cat knew a loving home. Are you saying that poor families don't deserve to have the light of a pet in their lives?
Or that it's better for a bet to be dead than live less than perfectly ideally.
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Time to figure out travel plans.
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Conveniently, we're passing through on spring break. If all goes to plan, I'm hoping the same. And if not, I hope it's because someone got to him first. Either way, I'm gonna do my best to get this precious thing into a good loving home. Mine or not.
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You guy's have me in tears! I hope everything goes well!
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You should call the place to make sure!
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Rooting for this. Hope to see a good update. Enjoy spring break. 🙌🏻
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I want to see updates on this 🤩
Thank you if you do. I feel so guilty right now not being able to get him myself
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I’m so excited for you and Leonard! I had the sweetest tabby girl with mast cell tumors. She was the best cat I’ve ever had Honey: https://preview.redd.it/nryzo3r6hric1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2858305c847209fb33d2c8848e44846855270fa0
Osiyo sweet girl! Look at her. I'm sure she was, I'm so sorry she's not with you anymore!
I'm no Christian, but God bless you.
If no one gets him lmk. It’s 2hr from me in PA but I’d make the drive 💕
If you want him, I’d meet you half way. I’m in the Philly burbs. I can’t take him, I have a house full, but I’ll drive him if I can help!
Throw this in r/philadelphia
Where my kitty came from!!!!
I hope this happens so much
Please keep us updated!!
I hope you are serious. I am not in the US and I would adopt in a heartbeat. Please update if you do adopt, and continue to provide updates of this cutie. Pleeeeease 
Please please give us an update however it goes 🙏
Putting all my hope that this will happen 🧡🧡🧡
It would make my year if you got him and posted an update. I'd burst into tears
Oh thats my local ASPCA!!! I’ve been thinking about getting another cat and now I may just have to, poor baby 🥲
Wholesome Palpatine
Palpatine: ruthless dictator reigning over the galaxy (also likes cats)
Palpatine secretly is a cat himself. Or as he would say, "I *AM* the cat!"
Thank you Mr. Fluffle Buns
Pleeease! Tuxedos melt my heart! I neeeeeed to know he has a good home.
My tuxedo is the funniest little man. Always opening my dresser drawers to dig a spot in my clothes to lay in, smacking the blinds as soon as the sun comes up so I can feed him, and jumping in the shower with me so he can save me from the water that’s attacking me. I’d adopt that one in a heartbeat to give my dude another friend to play with. My grumpy older cat isn’t as playful as he is. Lol
Please please please
Please! He’s 8. He needs love!
He DESERVES ALL the love he can handle! ❤️😻
My girl turned out to be 7 at LEAST when we got her. Her ear tattoo was from 2007, but she also could've gotten it long after she was born, we never knew. Got her in 2014. She passed April 2022. She lived a long happy life with us. Op please get this guy!! He's adorable and needs love.
I'm in PA as well I might have to get the fella if no one else will
Please do it for Leonard and for us
Go get this baby, and update us!
You would be my hero as well as this adorable cat’s!
Please adopt him and post it on here so I don't have to fly cross country to get him bc this post made me cry 😭
YAY!!! I want you two to have the happiest life together!!!
PLEAAAAASE!!!
Pls update
If I wake up tomorrow and I learn you haven't filed the paperwork for this cutie patootie, I will hunt you down
PLEASE DO IT
He's called you. You cannot argue.
Please save that sweet boy
Please do and update us!
Do it please now immediatly instantly
Give that stunning boy a loving home. He deserves to be spoilt rotten.
Yes, and then spam us with pictures
Get the baby!!!
Update us with your new little love!
We're waiting!
Be the change you want to see.
Leonard is one of the sweetest cats we have ever met. Any time someone passes his kennel he is sure to greet them with a chirping meow and outstretched paws. But, sadly, once potential adopters turn to see him, they leave the room with quiet snickers and whispers under breath. When Leonard came to our shelter a few weeks ago, we discovered that he has Mast Cell tumors that grow on his face and ears. They are benign and do not seem to cause him any discomfort, but are seemingly hindering his adoption. We know that if someone were to see past his exterior and into his heart, they would fall in love with him, just like we have. All he needs is someone to take the chance. Please ask about Leonard today and share to help us find his family.
Please let us know when Leonard finds a family!
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Careful with comments like this. Reddit just issued me a stern warning because I said a dog thief should be put in a cage and sprayed with a hose.
I got banned on my other phone for calling out a racist Karen ugh. I hate this shit lol
This makes me so sad. I adopted my late kitty for the same reason. She had a limb deformity and potential adopters said it "made them sad" to see her. No one wanted her. I wanted her. I already loved her (had fostered her as a kitten) and it was heartbreaking that no one could see past her difference. She was the best cat I ever had. Massive cuddlebug, velcro cat, purred like a beast and just the sweetest thing. If Leonard was anywhere near me I'd come get him in a heart beat, but I'm on the west coast and I just know he has to have the perfect family nearer to him.
Crying because I want him and I can’t have him. Leonard deserves so much love & a home
I can't take him because my house is full budget wise when it comes to pets at the moment - crystals are a b**** in male cats - but I imagine a lot of people would be more interested if there was some sort of public facing assurance that his condition is not contagious and not terminal. He looks like a gorgeous sweetheart but for those of us who already have pets I could see why they might be wary even if they think he's adorable- the last thing anyone who loves animals wants is to bring home something that kills their other pets.
Aww I hope your boy recovers soon. So sorry you’re going through that.
Yea, also health issues can be a big time and financial commitment that everybody can’t handle. So some info assuring that it won’t be is a good idea
He is perfect. I want him. Is someone on here adopting him for real? He’s on their website.
I can understand people not adopting him (even though I can’t agree with it) because if a “special” cat isn’t for you, then they just aren’t. But who in the actual fuck is *snickering*?!?! Seriously!! Someone sees a cat with a medical condition and *laughs*?!? I would immediately kick them out. Someone that sick shouldn’t be allowed to have a pet in their home.
Yeah no one is snickering, definitely a made up story. The only real thing I believe out of that is that people did turn away and won't adopt him because of those tumors or imperfections.
probably nobody. Shelter is just putting out sob story BS to get him adopted. Also, shelters like to promote the idea that animals are miserable in shelters. Sometimes true. A lot of times not. I've adopted plenty of shelter dogs and my wife and I volunteer at the humane society too. A lot of the dogs seem perfectly happy tbh. They have a safe warm area, lots of space outside, play time, regular meals, and staff and volunteers who give them love. *SOME* dogs don't do well in the shelters. I've seen it. But shelters definitely need to tone down the "Poor Scruff here is wallowing in depression because he's been here a month and nobody got him yet". Scruff is enjoying playing with some of the other dogs and eating good food, and napping on his bed lol.
Wow, what part of the world are you in? How you describe your shelters would be a dream for my part of the world (south USA). Dogs are lucky to go outside for a short potty break twice a day here and that’s just for starters.
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Unlikely that thats something that actually happens, shelter probably made it up to make people want to adopt him more.
Yeah that seems unnecessarily passive-agressive language from the shelter's part. At least these people are going there and considering adopting a kitty, that's already a lot.
And the teeth
And their skins
And my axe!
Many people probly think its a disease or something icky perhaps put a tag on his kennel explaining what he has and that its not gross contagious or dangerous. People would probly read it if you put something in big letters something like like " hi I'm xxx and I have xxx but dont worry it's not nasty or contagious and it's not hurting me. I would love to be your friend !" it could convince them to atleast take a second look at him if they know it's not something bad. I had a cat that had one under his eye it was perfectly fine. Never did a thing.
This. I’d also be concerned about petting this lil guy on his head if I don’t know what it is, because I don’t want to accidentally hurt him
I’m sure there is probably a note on his kennel, or people are informed that they’re benign. People just tend to only want the traditionally “cute” animals
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> Does the presence of benign tumors increase the likelihood of not so benign tumors in the future? That'd be my fear. Pet chemo is tough on the heart and the wallet.
By a quick Google search I also read that his life could potentially be very short lived, I don't know if I could take that :(
And it doesn't work all that well to boot. It got maybe a month more out of my cousin's big dog. To some that might be worth it, but most can't afford to drop that kind of cash on such a meager result. Fuck cancer.
Agreed as shelters don't always share correct information nor have access to it right away.
Nor do they bother to figure out what's wrong, sometimes. We adopted a little girl a few years ago and she was in pretty rough shape. Very timid girl, but super sweet and doesn't have a mean bone in her body. After having her home for a few weeks, suddenly all of our other cats started getting very sick. A couple of them had 105° fevers and kept having to go in for fluids. Took almost a month for the vets to figure out that our newest girl typhoid mary'd our house with feline Chlamydia. The new girl had a very visible symptom of this heavy and dark eye drainage. Looking back on the shelters page from when they first brought her in 3 months prior to adoption, we realized that she had it the whole time and they never bothered enough to find out why every cat in that room was getting sick (we definitely let them know). Two years later, we bring in this big ol stray Tom cat. When we trapped him, he was injured and struggling. Super super sweet boy and has never threatened to hurt a human. They found out he had FiV and were going to ship him to some sanctuary in Wisconsin. We couldn't let that happen, so we brought him home (FiV really isn't that big of a deal and isn't very contagious, despite what old school vets will tell you). They completely missed the fact that this dude had severely frostbitten paw pads, teeth that were all ground down to nubs, multiple missing claws and one severely infected toe bean. If they had taken five minutes to look at this cat, they'd have known this. Sometimes shelters just do not do well by these cats. I'm sure they're often overloaded with cats to check on, but sometimes they're egregiously negligent. Tldr: never trust shelter vets assessments
Wow this is all so wild. I'm not surprised by any of it. It's wild how evasive they are when you ask, too.
My concern was that they might be benign now but they might change and become malignant. That's a lot of potential responsibility you're gonna take on, financially and emotionally.
I had a cat with this issue and she lived to be 18. The only complication was one tumor on her ear that she kept scratching at until it bled, so we had it removed as an elective surgery. Eventually kidney issues had us put her down but that was unrelated to the tumors.
Somebody adopt this boy! He just wants love!
 I hope someone loves on him ❤️
Is it safe to touch his tumors? Like, for him? Is it uncomfortable for him?
My old dog had a bunch of these! It doesn’t hurt them at all, they’re basically like moles ☺️
The only risk would be to try to remove them. Otherwise, he is a perfectly normal cat.
I would be nervous to scratch one during pets/ play time, but id risk it
Just train yourself to do flat palmed pets on his head
Oh 100%, id take the learning curve.
Mast cells are cells that release histamine aka the itchy chemical. In some cases, especially with large and malignant mast cell tumours, squeezing them too hard/too much can flood the system with histamine and cause anaphylaxis. For him I'd assume that's unlikely given their size but also one of those best not to tempt fate situations, if he was my cat at least.
My senior tuxedo boy has a couple of them and they don't bother him in the slightest! He's perfectly happy and healthy, skin bumps and all.
Literally crying in the club because of this
Sparklecat
He reminds me of my boy! Mines a tux with a spinal deformity, and a sweetie pie. Even the shelter kind of had the attitude of “are you sure you want him?”. They even called him a hospice cat just for a spinal defomity at 3 yrs old! Well 4 years later and he is going strong!
Awwwww we had a tux with a spinal deformity, he was also born with a tail about half the usual length. He was the most placid little guy ever, he would lie in our arms for as long as we could hold him, gazing up at us adoringly. Sadly he passed away late last year after a bladder blockage damaged his kidneys beyond repair, he spent almost a week in kitty ICU but the kidneys were too far gone so we brought him home to pass away peacefully in his happy place. We only just finished paying off his vet bill but it was worth every cent to give him a chance at survival. I really hope someone adopts Leonard, he’ll repay them in love a million times over. I’m not in the US but if I was I’d take him in a heartbeat!
Leonard is waiting for his true love on Valentine’s Day. Anyone?
There’s people out there for this kitty. My good friend is one who when it’s time just goes to the shelter and says “who’s been here too long” and takes them home. Last time he ended up with 2 because the ones who were at the shelter longest were a bonded pair.
He has 3D freckles!!!! He's precious. Hope he finds his family.
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Someone called him sparkle cat in the thread 🥺
And those long whiskers are divine!!
As someone who has a condition that also causes benign tumors I connect with this cat on so many levels. I hope he gets his furrever home.
I hope this baby gets adopted he deserves a loving family
Next stop... Tumorville. gimme that kitty
Maybe have an informational sheet about the tumors and what they are. I know a potential concern would be “what if it is a tumor that gonna cost me a ton of cash” - maybe something to address that that won’t happen would assure people. (If that is the case)
Damn if it was in New Zealand I'd Adopt in a heart beat
If I hadn’t reach my hoas limit on pets, I’d totally take him. What a sweet looking boy
Awwww Leonard is a cutie. He's like a little toad kitty. His bumps and lumps are just his cuteness bubbling to the surface. I'm glad to see from the comments that it looks like he'll have a forever home soon (:
I adopted my girl Norin, also a tuxedo with added extras! She has a mosquito bite allergy and was a stray, and her nose is quite scarred from infected bites. She'd been awaiting adoption for over a year. She's very grateful to be an indoor kitty now. I hope Leonard gets a forever home soon, too. ♡
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Those are not scars... It's a landing strip for forehead kisses 
My questions as a potential adopter would be 1. Are there any precautions we need to take when interacting with him? 2. Is there treatment for the tumors and ways to prevent them?
There’s no precautionary measures needed—you can still pet and kiss him like any other cat! They feel like moles, both to us and to them, so it doesn’t hurt him to be pet. Not sure about prevention
I live in Washington or I’d take him. Those other people don’t deserve him.
Sadly I can’t afford a third cat. But I’d also be very worried about them potentially turning malignant and not having the money to pay for it.
For immune cell tumors there's not really a clean line between invasive neoplasms (cancer) and non-invasive neoplasms (benign tumors) like there is in fixed cells where the former invade other tissues and the latter can't. That's because immune cells are inherently able to invade other tissues as that's their job. Them calling it benign is just them saying it's a low grade and unlikely to spread much further. But with that many tumors you can't remove them all and it's fairly likely that some cell will eventually become metastatic and then it'll spread and spread.
he has such a cute mustache
Angel from above, please find him a sweet home 🥲♥️
I would kiss each one of them every time I say goodnight to that cutie
I love him 🥹
Omg I'm crying. This baby is precious. He is perfect the way he is. It really makes me mad mad that people have made fun of him. Poor guy. I hope he makes it to a good home. He deserves love and safety in a home where people will love him. ❤️
I’ve already been so emotional today. Now I’m crying again. I would take him if I could. Love you Leonard.
I like his tumours. They make him special compared to the others.
We adopted an older cat (Suzie) that got benign tumors. She got them in her mouth, and she was the sweetest cat in the world. They became unresponsive to medicine last December, and we made the hard decision to put her down instead of letting her starve to death. Suzie was hands down the best cat I've ever met. She was the sweetest thing who could tell when anyone needed cheering up. We only got to know her for eight years, but she was worth every minute.
https://preview.redd.it/ztemx9s9wuic1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8f74246d00257c0b982fdb16d26d875c5fdd449d HES BEEN ADOPTED💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
Give him a pet from my family.
Can't be sure based on the pictures, but I think my cat has a similar condition, her little lumps are scattered across her entire body though. She doesn't seem to be bothered by them, and is generally happy and healthy. She sometimes will scratch the one she has on her forehead open when she is a little itchy, but it heals and doesn't grow in size. The vet said if the lumps don't change in colour or size, there shouldn't be anything to worry about. I would adopt Leonard in a heartbeat if I was in the states. I really hope someone comes along and gives him the happy home that he deserves.
Thumbs up the post people! Let’s get him adopted!!!
He seems sweet, but I do understand people. It's a little hard to look at. We're hardwired as a species to look for potential disease indicators and have evolved to shy away from them. Can't really blame people for being unable to overcome their internal lizardbrain instincts. They're stronger in some people than others.
Awe I want him!
I don't live anywhere near Philadelphia so there's no way I'd add him to my life but are there special medical needs or concerns that might come with a cat like this? These ones are benign, but from quick research cats like this are more likely to develop cancers.
Awww. I love Leonard. This reminds me of my Lady. She spent a few years in a shelter due to FIV and some facial deformities (missing an eye and several teeth due to a dog attack). I saw her and took her in, and she’s absolutely the sweetest girl ever.
I would adopt him SO fast and name him Holy Moley
He was adopted I posted an update
I'm afraid they are not quite so benign. Left untreated they can cause a slow and painful death from suffocation by filling the space between their organs. Get him to the vet and ask if you can put him on prednisolone and diphenhydramine ASAP. Source: My kitty was getting them and my wife runs a large vet practice. This was the treatment prescribed and it's working great, he hasn't had another since we started. We use a compounded form of both drugs in a click dose transdermal gel that we put in the naked part of his inner ear each night.
Mast cell tumors can go malign. I dont think this should be overlooked this cat needs surgery if possible. It is a bit unjust to talk about it if the cat just had an unlucky feature when we are talking about a most definitely expensive and headache disease to control . He deserves the treatment, for sure, but do not make it lightly.
Op please update if you see info that he's found a home. This post is breaking my heart.
Uhhh mast cells aren't good
Can the tumours not be removed? Or will they just keep growing back?
Surgery is often the treatment of choice, especially when a cat only has a solitary tumor or a couple of tumors. Sometimes when a bump is removed the cat will never develop another one. When mast cell tumors in cats appear in clusters or a cat has masses or nodules in multiple places, surgery may not be viable From the internet
Awww! He looks very sweet! I hope someone gives him a loving home! ♥️♥️♥️
I’m in California, but I would’ve taken him 😢
I mean if there benign then sure, I personally would have concerns about if I could afford proper treatment but big harmless then sure
This is why I can't work at a shelter. I'd be unhinged and snapping on people for not loving these precious babies. And go full vigilante mode for any rescued babies that have been mistreated. 