11/21/2025
Meet Calistachio!😻This super cute little nugget was wandering around all by her little self at a rest area parking lot in California. People were all around, but one person had the heart to scoop her up & get her to safety🙏They looked all around for other kittens & mama, but couldn’t find any others so they bundled her up & took her with them. Since they looked up & saw a sign that said the city they were in was the “Pistachio Capital of the World”, they combined California with pistachio & came up with the super cute name of “Calistachio”🎉
❤️They were on their way up to Washington, so they set Calistachio up & she went along with them for the ride, 🚙 They connected with someone they knew in WA to help get her to us, then we were able to connect when they came into town.
💔When we saw her, we were so worried about a condition called “failure to thrive”. This is when everything is done right, all the tests are negative, and they receive all the care they could need, but their little bodies just can’t make it, they just can’t survive, even when nothing wrong can be found and their spirit is strong. We don’t see it very often, because we work so hard to save all that we can, but it was definitely a possibility here, especially combined with her being found all by herself with no support.
💔Calistachio came in dangerously dehydrated, extremely underweight, and had a scabbed over wound on her lip and her bottom was swollen and red. She is maybe five weeks old or so, or she’s older, but just didn’t grow very much. Off to the vet we go! She received greatly needed fluids and, despite her current condition, the vet exam went great!
🙏Severely underweight, barely weighing anything, so we’ve been working to find high-quality foods that she will eat. This girl needs to gain weight so badly! We’ve added probiotics to her diet as well. The vet was even worried about taking any of her blood for testing, because she was in such bad condition, she just couldn’t spare it. We waited to give her a full bath, because we were worried her body just couldn’t support the experience, so we carefully wiped her down with kitty-safe wipes. We couldn’t even flea comb her because she was so bony.
❤️She is so ridiculously sweet and wants to always be with people. She’s happiest when she’s being held and sure purrs like a champ!🥰 Calistachio is a true warrior having survived everything she has and the people who rescued her and worked so hard to get her to us have a heart of gold. We are so grateful to them for helping her! She wouldn’t have made it much longer, possibly just hours, if they didn’t scoop her up right then and cared for her.
❤️If you would like to help us as we navigate her care, please send all good vibes and positivity for her. We also always need help with supplies and finances, too, to continue our work. We thank you for always being a part of our rescue village to help these kitties!🙏❤️
😻AMAZON https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/27D21A0L5GB5M?ref_=wl_share
😻CHEWY https://www.chewy.com/g/passionate-pussycats-feline-rescue_b110613775
😻VENMO www.venmo.com/Diane-Murrey
😻 PAYPAL https://www.paypal.me/DianesKittiesPPCFCR
😻Combined Fund Drive (CFD) for state workers https://give.wa.gov Charity Code: 2006476
😻WA GIVES (credit/debit) https://www.wagives.org/donate/Passionate-Pussycats-Feline-Rescue
😻PO BOX 4213 Tumwater WA 98501
Gift cards (Costco, Fred Meyer(gas), Tractor Supply, Visa, Pet Supply Stores, Walmart, etc)
