Help with the FOUND CAT - He's getting NICE!!!!!!!!!!

UPDATE -

The cat, "Dizzy" for the moment, is doing. He's still living in my 2nd bathroom, but ideally we'd like to find a great home for him.

He's a friendly guy but clearly very scared, and it shows. He goes from loving being scratched behind the ear to hissing and batting at me, but he still hasn't put his claws out, so its clearly fear rather than aggression.

I took him to Hope Vet yesterday evening - thank you Ariel for the carrier (which he went into ok, but yowled all the way there and back and clearly didn't want to get back in it after the vet). He did pretty well, especially when they brought out catnip, which he LOVED, but was too freaked out to get much done other than checking his ears, eyes, mouth and listening to his heart. Dr. Young (who is incredibly nice) gave me something called "Composure" to give him which should help him calm down - it imitates the hormones in mother's milk or something - and she wants me to give that to him for a few days and then see how he does. If that doesn't help we can move on to kitty Valium...

Basically she couldn't test him for everything because he's too scared - she said he has PTSD from being outside, and thinks he was probably thrown out by former owners once he started "spraying" - they could have neutered them and he would have stopped of course.

Next course of action is to get him calmed down and then he'll go for neutering and tests, and also get softpaws put on because he does like to stick his nails into the rug! Hopefully this can happen later next week.

Yesterday's vet visit cost $101 with a 10% discount they will give me for the duration of the time I keep him, and she gave me a free "cat dancer" toy. Neutering, tests and shots will obviously be a lot more expensive, but she is very nice and we'll go over everything to decide exactly what he needs and not get him unnecessary and expensive tests.

The "Composure" seems to have made him a bit calmer, but he still gets upset, and I think we might try letting him out of the bathroom a bit more, maybe making him a "home" in our 2nd bedroom, but we have a guest today, tomorrow and then another coming next week so we'll see how that goes.

Please keep your ears out for anyone who might want to adopt this little guy. He is a beautiful cat, and Dr. Young said that he seems very healthy - just very scared and in need of love.

So... the cat is still living with me, now moved in to the second bedroom. He is still hissing and swiping, and I think we may need to try something other than Composure to calm him down.

However, I am appealing to those of you who are cat lovers and occasional rescuers/fosters. I have a friend coming to stay with me for a week, and it will be difficult to have the cat here at the same time. She has bad allergies, and I'll have to move him back to the bathroom, which isn't ideal for him, and it makes space very tight in our apartment.

Would anyone be able to foster him from tomorrow (Wed) through next Tuesday. I bought a ton of food for him yesterday, he has a box, and I could bring him to you and pick him up, along with all the supplies he will need.

Just a shot, but I *hope* someone can help!

raw, I have to be honest. I wouldn't tell someone who is potentially taking this cat in that he is perfectly-behaved and then have them think I was deceiving them. I know it won't make it easy for me to find a place for him, but I need to be honest about it.

Once he has calmed down (which he will) and I have him neutered and am looking for a permanent home for him I will "advertise" him properly, as a very cute and sweet cat. At the moment I'm just looking for a little temporary help, if I can get it. If not, I'll make do!