Apollo – ADOPTION PROFILE

Hello! My name is Apollo. I started out as a stray cat running around Providence. Things went downhill from there.

I tried to jump over a chain link fence to get into the backyard of a woman who feeds stray cats. I guess I’m not a very good high jumper, because my back legs got caught in the fence, and I was hanging upside down all night long.

In the morning, the lady found me. She got me out of the fence; my left back leg was badly cut up. Unfortunately, she then kept me in her basement for several weeks, thinking I could heal myself without help from the veterinarian. My wounds got infected, and the infection spread from my skin to the bones in my left ankle.

By the time I was brought to PAAWS RI for help, I was not using my leg at all; it was too painful. Since this time, I had an operation on the infected skin, and it is now totally healed. The infected bone was more of a problem.

I finished a few months of antibiotics, and a surgeon named Dr. Clark was very nice to me. He has come to check on me three times! I’ve had several sets of x-rays.

The good news is that Dr Clark told me my leg is finally healed​! I have a very slight limp – very slight – and, after all this time, I’m now ready for a loving home.

I’m super friendly​, let’s meet!