We are deeply saddened to report that Grandpaw Harrow passed away early last week. We found Harrow in southern Los Angeles where we were trapping cats back in July 2019. Harrow was begging to go indoors, but was unable to find shelter as his person passed away, and the remaining family members would not let him back inside. When we found him, he was emaciated, covered in fleas, his coat was matted and his left ear completely mangled. After he was hospitalized, we discovered he was also suffering from stomatitis! He had to be hospitalized on IV fluids and antibiotics. He had anemia and it took months to cure his diarrhea.
Despite everything our sweet senior citizen had been through, he
purred throughout his examination and everyone that met him totally fell in love.
He had never been neutered and was FIV positive. This is commonly transferred to male cats through fights and deep bites from other FIV positive cats. He also had a severe upper respiratory infection.
Grandpaw Harrow was an amazing friend to all the kittens in our
care. Not only was he one of the sweetest cats we’ve ever come across, he took on the role of “Grandpaw” quite seriously! Whenever we brought in foster kittens, Harrow always made sure to comfort them and show them how to be a cat. He kept them warm and provided lots of snuggles and emotional support! Despite all of the hardships he went through, he was so full of love. We will miss Grandpaw Harrow very much and we hope to continue to honor him through ACR’s work.
