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

Yes, we tried for a microchip and he didn't have one. He has now been neutered, proclaimed healthy, and I have to go pick him up from the vet this afternoon.

But I'm really getting desperate for a new home for him. I cannot keep him forever or indefinitely, and absolutely NONE of the no-kill fosters and shelters I have called have any room - I get the same answer "It is kitten season, in the fall there will be more space, blah blah blah". Honestly, it is very frustrating.

We have plans to go away a number of times in the next few weeks and I don't know how I'm going to manage for him while I'm gone.

Any other ideas out there of where I can go? I'm getting really close to just dropping him in the middle of the park or something...

Well, 3 days after coming home from the vet and his neutering, the cat is acting MUCH nicer and is actually quite pleasant to be around. He LOVES to play with toys, especially a "cat dancer" which makes him run all around, flipping on his back, etc. He is even purring and letting me scratch his ears and stroke his fur. He has gone after my feet only a few times, but each time only momentarily, more like he is playing than aggressively. I have taken to wearing an old pair of Ugg boots to protect my feet and legs from any scratches, and he really loves rubbing up against my legs/boots and purring.

He needs a good home with people who will be patient with him and help him socialize. Unfortunately I still cannot keep him an really need to find him a home. I have called EVERYWHERE - Sean Casey said they would put him on petfinder (I cannot as I am not a registered foster organization), but NO ONE has room - they told me he will be "easier to place in the fall" but I cannot continue to foster him for months.

Thanks for all the input and advice - and if anyone wants a cat - or knows someone who does - or any other ideas, please let me know!!!!!!

Thanks Flexi & Caseo - sorry for not responding. My life is really hectic at the moment and I wish I could devote more time to finding this cat a home (although I DO need to find him a home SOON!).

I know what you mean about people not wanting to change their lives -this cat have definitely been quite the adjustment for me. But I guess I'm very frustrated with the whole "system" - people who run shelters/fosters act like it is my fault for wanting to find him a home that isn't mine, when I'm the one who took the cat in and spend several hundred dollars to feed, shelter and neuter/vaccine him.

I guess they're telling me I should have just left him in the bushes to roast and/or starve.

(edited to add what I mean by this is that the inability of any reputable foster/rescue group to offer any help has made me feel that I made a mistake in rescuing Dizzy because I always knew I could not keep him forever, and I naively thought I would not have such a hard time finding him a new place. When a woman at an organization I will not name told me I had "made my bed and now I have to lie in it" I was really shocked.)

Cabaki, thanks! Those are great resources. I'm working on a new flier for Dizzy today, so I can re-post him at the local pet stores, vets, etc. These links have given me some good ideas of what to write - and what not to write!

I have some pretty cute pics of him and will try to pick the best one for the "ad" - any advice based on the ones from the Flickr link here?:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27521232@N05/

I am going to take him to 2 adoption places this weekend, and HOPE he finds a family who will love him like he deserves! This boy has been through a lot, but in the end he is just a big, sweet, lovable goofball who wants to run around and get dizzy!

How does this sound for a flyer? Too long? Any constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated!

I’m Dizzy, a 1-year old neutered male.
I was languishing in the bushes outside my foster mom’s home during the heat wave in June. I used to belong to someone, but for some reason they didn’t want me anymore, so I had to make my way in the streets. Lucky for me I landed in a nice temporary home with lots of good food, toys, and my new friend – a dog!

I wish my foster mom could keep me forever, because I LOVE to rub against her ankles and purr, and play chase with catnip mice, rubber bands and string!!!

I’m looking for my new home – hopefully a place with lots of catnip (mmmmmm) and nice, patient people who will love me even if I get a little scared sometimes – living on the streets really makes a guy skittish sometimes. I like my foster “brother” dog, and I think I would love to live with other cats – anyone who wants to play with me a lot would be great! My favorite thing in the world is to run around the house and get Dizzy!