
09/04/2025
Back in July we were contacted by someone who found a cat lying in the extreme heat on the street in Elizabeth. They thought the cat may have been hit by a car as she was pretty much not moving and completely lethargic. We weren’t exactly sure what happened but we had the cat brought to our vet…sadly the cat was in such poor shape, heat exhaustion to the extreme, covered in lice & fleas and as such anemic and in overall extremely poor condition, our vet did know if this cat could turn around. She had clearly been deteriorating over time, not sure about a car but that was the least of it at that point and she was only about 4lbs soaking wet at that moment. She was given fluids, several antibiotics/meds and supplements and I took her home to see if we could turn her around. Flash forward with lots of loving care our sweet Bella found her footing, last week she was able to be spayed having gained almost 3lbs in a just a few weeks and her fur is starting to look shiny and healthy again! And the best part!!! Bella is now off to a new life in a beautiful, safe and amazing feral cat sanctuary. While it was bittersweet to let this little survivor go, I am also thrilled she can now live her best life among other cats similar to her and not have to interact with people unless she chooses to. No more dodging cars and God only knows what else…she’ll be safe & cared for and I am so immensely grateful she had this opportunity…live free and well my sweet, shy girl!!!