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00:00 My heart just melted because he looked so sad.

00:02 He'd given up on life and you could just tell he really needed some help.

00:06 Mr. Belvedere was part of a small outdoor cat colony and he was estimated at over 10

00:12 years old, which is unusual for tomcats to stay alive on the streets that long.

00:17 When Mr. B finally walked into the trap, I think he realized he needed help and that

00:28 maybe we're helping him.

00:29 He had really bad mange.

00:31 He had ear mites.

00:32 I remember him looking at me through that trap with his big old eyes, just looking at

00:37 me like, "Alright, what next?"

00:39 When I took Mr. Belvedere to the vet, they took one look at him and they said, "He's

00:42 really sick.

00:44 You need to test him to see if he's positive for FIV and probably euthanize him."

00:49 I remember waiting on my phone all day and all of a sudden I got a message, "He's FIV

00:54 positive."

00:55 So I went back to pick him up and I just looked at him and he had this look in his eyes that

00:59 was telling me that he had a little bit of fight left in him.

01:02 I knew to even treat him, socialization at some level had to be part of the equation.

01:10 The big one was treating his ears and he needed eye drops.

01:13 I'm like, "How am I going to do this to this cat that won't let me touch him?"

01:17 So I started to use a wooden spoon to kind of scratch his paw or scratch his back and

01:22 after a few weeks of that, he started to trust me.

01:25 It was amazing.

01:26 It was an incredible experience.

01:28 Just talking about it is emotional.

01:31 And eventually the wooden spoon led to a garden glove and then I started treating his ears

01:36 and he let me.

01:37 All of a sudden though, as he was getting better, he was really enjoying what I offered

01:42 him.

01:43 He was enjoying being with me.

01:44 I realized at that point that he could stay indoors forever and maybe he did deserve an

01:49 indoor retirement.

01:50 Then I got this email from the perfect person and the rest is history.

01:56 I saw those big Tomcat cheeks and I just instantly fell in love.

02:03 I cried when I saw him.

02:05 We brought him up to my apartment and let him roam around.

02:08 Just thinking about the moment, I get teary because it was so special.

02:13 I wanted him to live a good, long, happy life and I wanted to be a part of that.

02:20 After a couple of days of just sitting with him and talking, I would play a lot of classical

02:24 music.

02:25 I would sing to him and just a lot of TLC and he just really opened up.

02:31 He's just so open to love.

02:35 He loves to play.

02:36 He can play all day, every day.

02:39 He never played really when he was living outside.

02:41 It was a really rough life for him.

02:44 So being inside and having that security and then introducing him to all these toys, it

02:49 was so much fun to see his reaction.

02:51 He also sings a lot, which is probably my favorite part about him.

02:55 It's a different song for each emotion.

02:58 I love it so much.

02:59 It's so unique.

03:00 I love how Mr. V is spreading awareness about senior cats and senior FIV cats and cats that

03:06 were former community cats outside.

03:09 All the hard work and patience and time and money and everything it's going to take to

03:14 rescue that animal is going to be 100% worth it.

03:17 I don't think I will ever meet an animal quite like Mr. V in my life.

03:21 It's worth every single second.

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Feral Senior Cat Becomes A Total Mama's Boy - MR. BELVEDERE The Dodo

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