25/04/2025
Scared, shut down, and minutes from death in a Melbourne Pound, until an AMAZING transporter, stepped in, to save this sweet boys life!
Vet appointment booked, and on the way, 15 minutes away from making this a completely different story, to make room for the next stray needing a home, this little man fought to be seen and saved! And that he was!!
The pound had told us he was "unrehomable" and even laughed when we said we would work with him, like we were taking on the impossible! But little could they see, the amazing boy he was inside!
His transporter, although the struggle and fight to get him in his "Freedom Carrier", out of the pound, and narrowingly avoiding his ill-fated "vet appointment", saw something in him, that was unremarkable! She knew, he was destined to be an affectionate boy, worth every bit of saving!
On his short, but life-saving, 30 minute Freedom drive to his foster carer, she spent the time talking to him, in dulcet tones, reassuring him, that his life will start anew today! And that it did! He was destined for greater things, than losing his battle in the pound, nothing more than another number of the stray or surrender cats that are abandoned there every day, due to human ignorance and negligence.
This sweet angel has flourished in foster care - proving that his defensive mechanisms whilst in the pound, were only that of fear for his life! He needed to keep himself safe, and stop them from trying to hurt him! He didn't know they were trying to help him - he only knew fear and survival, and needing to do that, against all odds!
It took a few weeks for this sweet angel to decompress from his "fight to survive" mode, but with patience, love and an unsurmountable amount of affection, he has blossomed in to the amazingly affectionate boy that his transporter saw - that the rescue saw!
He has shown how certain environments, aren't always the best for animal, and whilst they may act a certain way to survive, that isn't always the "true self" they are trying to show the world.
This angel, isn't yet ready for adoption, as he still needs vet work (we wanted to let him settle, before potentially setting him back again with a positive vet visit!).
You may have also picked up that we didn't mention his name in this post - that is because he is yet to be bestowed with the best name, and we will graciously take any suggestions from our loving supporters! Leave a comment below, and we will announce his new Freedom name, when he has had his vet work, and is available for adoption!!
Watch this space, as this adorable snug-bug won't last long in rescue! He is too perfect to pass up!! Xx
