Miraculously, he avoided infection and managed to stay alive as the scar tissue formed over his wounds.  The vet reported that Blue had healed from that event, but also found that he was FIV positive. FIV is contagious, but many cats who test positive live long and happy lives with the right care.  Unfortunately, Animal Control cannot release an FIV positive cat back outside.  Because they thought Blue was feral, they also could not rehome him.  Normally, this leaves only one option, euthanasia. 

​Melissa Seeley, an Animal Control Officer for Southbury and Bethlehem, saw something special in Blue and she was determined to save him a second time by finding him a place to call home. Earlier in the year she had attended a Better Days Rescue Fund fundraising event and learned that BDRF was a local, all volunteer, special needs cat rescue and sanctuary. Melissa reached out to us see if we could save him from his circumstance and bring him into our sanctuary.  Blue had survived his wound against all odds and was finally rescued, putting him to sleep after all that had happened to him would have been a tragedy. And we were not going to let it happen!