[Dragonrain]

Most no kill shelters do actually euthanize animals that are sick or aggressive and aren't candidates for adoption for those reasons. From their perspective, it sounds like Mickey has both aggression as well as medical problems so in all reality he probably would be euthanized even in some no kill shelters.

I think they are just being honest with you. Shelters and rescues deal with a lot of homeless animals and don't have time to sugar coat these types of things. If they think, from your description of him, that he will be too hard for them to place in a home then he'd most likely either be euthanized at the shelter or live out his life in a tiny cage. Compared to that being confined to one room, or humanly euthanized surrounded by people he knows and loves may be the better options.

Hopefully, if you can't find a rescue to work with him, you will be able to keep him until you can find a new home for him. Good luck!

 

[Dragonrain]

Cerebral Palazy is a medical condition that the shelter might not be prepared to deal with.

Millions of perfectly healthy, friendly cats are homeless despite the fact that large numbers of them are highly adoptable. If the shelter has trouble finding homes for these cats, then I think it's understandable why they wouldn't want to take on a cat with Cerebral Palazy who has shown aggression towards children (no matter what the cause is). Most shelters, even no kill shelters, will euthanize an animal that has a history of aggression. It doesn't matter what the cause is - you said that Mickey attacked your baby. From a shelters perspective, that is probably enough to make him unadoptable or in the very least very hard to find an adoptive home for.

I am glad you found him a new home though. I hope he will be very happy there