By Erin Guilshan, Executive Director Pets Alive Westchester
Wilfred is a beautiful Russian Blue cat that was abandoned on the doorstep at Pets Alive Westchester with nothing but a note. In this note the owner described a cat that was thought of as manipulative, uncaring, and overall a horrible boy that was so undeserving of love that the last straw was when Wilfred was diagnosed with diabetes. The owner then decided instead of taking care of him to dump him at Pets Alive Westchester.
As you read the letter that was left with Wilfred, keep in mind that this boy is nothing but loving, sweet and gentle. He brightens up any room and has been one of the sweetest cats we have ever had at Pets Alive Westchester. As we were reading this letter, we thought that this will go down as the craziest letter ever left with an animal that was abandoned on our property! One of the things that the owner wrote was that he was “WICKET” and inconsiderate! The letter also states that he’s a bully, obnoxious, manipulative and tactical which we found to be quite humorous given the fact that he is none of these things.
I’ll let you read the letter for yourself and after you’ve picked yourself up off the floor from laughing so hard, please read on.

Are you OK? Are you shaking your head wondering what state of mind this person was in when writing this letter? Whenever we think we’ve seen it all, we come across something else that makes our jaws drop.
Dr. Katie is our veterinarian at Pets Alive Westchester. She has such a big heart for the animals and is simply just amazing. She has been fostering Wilfred so that she is certain he’s getting his medication every 12 hours. Her home is filled with animals and he’s simply wonderful and loving. As Dr. Katie stated, “he is so sweet and only wants to be LOVED. If he can be in a home that will take the time every 12 hours to administer his medicine for the diabetes he’ll be fine. He just needs someone who will love him. That’s all he needs”.
Well, thankfully the person who dumped him prayed for him because he ended up at Pets Alive Westchester!!
Dr. Katie will be leaving for Pets Alive Puerto Rico next week working with the Pets Alive animals. Wilfred is in need of someone who could take him into their home and make sure he gets his treatment for diabetes. It’s one treatment every 12 hours. Not a big deal. But without it, he will suffer and we do not want that to happen.
It’s always sad when an animal is abandoned. Our hearts sink for them. We bring them in, evaluate their health, feed and give them love. We always wonder how anyone can do such a thing though. We cannot fathom the horrible stress that they must endure while being all ALONE at night in a place that they do not know. We’ve even had people leave them in hiding places!! Why is that? Wouldn’t you want them to be SEEN so they could be cared for? We can’t begin to imagine all that these animals go through when they are left outdoors with no food or water and no one to let them know they will be OK. It’s just horrible. How about coming to see us, email or call us. Don’t just leave them to be unattended in the extreme weather conditions and without a person to help them. It’s unfair!!! The animals rely on us to be the ones to care for them.
Now that I’ve expressed my deepest disgust for people who dump animals, I can promise you this….the person who wrote the letter is the “WICKET” one, not Wilfred. There is not one ounce of what this person wrote about Wilfred to be true. He is a gentle, loving boy that loves to be around people, other animals and is in desperate need right now for someone to foster or adopt him.
If you think you are the person who would love Wilfred and would take him into your home, please contact us at adoptions@petsalivewest.org. Let’s give this sweet boy a chance to enjoy life with someone who REALLY cares and doesn’t think he’s “WICKET”.
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