Jasper Abandoned is NOW SAVED!

The Lost Cats is always seeking to help homeless cats in northern San Mateo and neighboring communities.  Here’s an example of a wonderful team effort between several of our volunteers, and other compassionate cat rescuers. Sometimes it really does take a village!

Jasper is a beautiful and friendly orange tabby cat who lived with a big family in his San Mateo neighborhood for many years, but when they moved, they just put him out and left him all alone with no food, water, or shelter during a major heatwave. To make matters even worse, the new owners apparently do not like cats and they covered up his access to go under the house which used to be one of his places (even though they hadn’t even moved in yet).

Abandoned and alone:
Poor Jasper was so confused and sad, he was moaning, crying, and pacing around his old driveway until a kind neighbor noticed his distress and posted on NextDoor. Another neighbor living just down the street responded and also contacted The Lost Cats https://thelostcats.org/ and the wonderful volunteers there (especially Connie and Diane) worked with the neighbors and started the process of saving Jasper.

Neighbors and The Lost Cats to the rescue:
The first step was getting Jasper to trust again, so the neighbors placed food and water there every day (and the new owners threw it away). So the neighbors snuck back each evening and sat on the little wall and just talked to him and he slowly got closer and closer until Connie from The Lost Cats was able to trap him. The neighbor set up a big crate (meant for a large dog) and kept Jasper safe, although not too happy to be trapped!

A foster mom was found:
A wonderful woman also responded on NextDoor and volunteered to foster Jasper in her home until a permanent home could be found, so off he went in his huge crate. The Lost Cats also arranged to get Jasper neutered, and after getting over his hurt pride, he has been happily living in his foster mom’s spare bedroom for about 6 months.

Here he is cuddling with his foster mom:

The Lost Cats finds Jasper his forever home!
Jasper will be moving to his new forever home over the Holidays, so stay tuned for the further adventures of “Jasper’s Journey” in our next update!