๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ง๐๐ฐ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฑโค๏ธโ๐ฉน
Our page has been unusually quiet lately, as weโve been focused on renovations for our adoption center and facing a decline in donations. Over the past three months, weโve spent over $25,000 on major medical cases alone to help our furry friends heal and find their forever homes. We rely exclusively on donations, and haven't been able to confidently take on anything additional.
This week, we received a heartbreaking request to help over a dozen sick kittens. We simply couldnโt say no, especially when we learned that someone was willing to drive four hours to bring them to us after being turned away by all local shelters. These precious babies are suffering from severe medical issues, including emaciation, flea anemia, and upper respiratory/eye infections. They are only 4-8 weeks old and have never experienced love or care. Many of them are caked in their own urine and feces and smell horribly of cigarette smoke. The flea infestation is so severe, their fur is being stained red from the blood when they are bathed. They are nothing but bags of bones with skin and fur.
Among them, the three in the video are the sickest and most critical. Sarah has been caring for them around the clock as they struggle to maintain their own body temperature and blood sugar. Shortly after arrival, one little girl came incredibly close to passing away. Her blood glucose plumeted to a level that only read "low," meaning less than 20. We have never seen such hypoglycemia that was unreadable before. She went from up and alert to unresponsive and seizing within minutes. Thankfully, we have the necessary supplies and medications on hand to quickly raise her blood sugar. Hypoglycemia is a medical emergency, and they will not survive the drive to an emergency vet without
๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ง๐๐ฐ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฑโค๏ธโ๐ฉน
Our page has been unusually quiet lately, as weโve been focused on renovations for our adoption center and facing a decline in donations. Over the past three months, weโve spent over $25,000 on major medical cases alone to help our furry friends heal and find their forever homes. We rely exclusively on donations, and haven't been able to confidently take on anything additional.
This week, we received a heartbreaking request to help over a dozen sick kittens. We simply couldnโt say no, especially when we learned that someone was willing to drive four hours to bring them to us after being turned away by all local shelters. These precious babies are suffering from severe medical issues, including emaciation, flea anemia, and upper respiratory/eye infections. They are only 4-8 weeks old and have never experienced love or care. Many of them are caked in their own urine and feces and smell horribly of cigarette smoke. The flea infestation is so severe, their fur is being stained red from the blood when they are bathed. They are nothing but bags of bones with skin and fur.
Among them, the three in the video are the sickest and most critical. Sarah has been caring for them around the clock as they struggle to maintain their own body temperature and blood sugar. Shortly after arrival, one little girl came incredibly close to passing away. Her blood glucose plumeted to a level that only read "low," meaning less than 20. We have never seen such hypoglycemia that was unreadable before. She went from up and alert to unresponsive and seizing within minutes. Thankfully, we have the necessary supplies and medications on hand to quickly raise her blood sugar. Hypoglycemia is a medical emergency, and they will not survive the drive to an emergency vet without
Update: Adopted ๐
โจ๏ธ๐ค๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ. ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ?
Sadie (calico) and Elvira (black) are approximately 12 year old senior girls. They have been with each other and their momma since kittenhood. Unfortunately, a few months ago, they lost the only home they've ever known when their owners' health declined.
Since they've been in our care, they have been so stressed not being in a real home environment. Poor Elvira has started to rip her hair out. They spend all day and night crying, longing for the home life of love they used to know. This is not the life they deserve for their golden years. ๐
Both girls are loveable lap chunks. They want nothing more than to curl up on the couch, purr, and rest the day away. They'll also never turn down a good treat! Sadie will sometimes relive her younger days and have a quick play session with toys.
Sadie and Elvira have lived with other cats and dogs in the past, however, they much prefer a home all to themselves. We do think they would live peacefully with one or two calmer/older pets and proper slow introductions. They have just entered the phase in life where they aren't interested in the young rambunctious ones.
These girls would make wonderful companions for a single person or couple, but are also content to lounge independently while their person is away. They have always lived together but are NOT bonded and don't need to go together.
If anyone has a spare room these girls can relax in for foster until their furever home is found I know they, and we, would be so thankful. ๐
Willa passed away peacefully overnight last night. ๐๐
This isn't the update we hoped to share this morning, but is the sad reality of the work that we do. Sometimes trying our best isn't good enough. Help just came too late. We find comfort knowing he died surrounded by love and warmth, and knew the kindness he wouldn't have known otherwise. (Yes I said he, I discovered last night Willa is actually a Willard!).
Willa had done so well I never expected to find him dead. He had finally shown interest in eating and syringe fed really well. His temp was 100.3ยฐ and his BG was 130. His breathing was a little more labored so I put him back on oxygen after this cuddle session in the video (that's his antibiotic on his lips). He walked into the incubator, spun around, and laid down like normal. I set my alarm for 3 hours and when I woke up I knew he was gone.
I can only assume that he was in organ failure from the prolonged hypothermia. Sometimes we are able to revive and warm them, but the damage is already done and we lose the fight anyway. It's about a 50/50 shot when they are so sick, but it's always worth a try.
We do know that the farm Willa came from is loaded with cats and kittens. People often dump their unwanted "pets" there, and have left an 80 year old farmer with the burden of caring for them all. He spends hundreds of dollars on their food and offers them shelter. I will be heading there this week to see if we are able to offer TNVR services and if any are able to be brought inside for adoption. This is the only way to prevent another life from suffering a senseless fate as Willa did. Please stay tuned for an update on that, and the opportunity to sponsor one cats TNVR in Willa's memory.
Rest in peace sweet Willa. Your death won't be in vain. You put up one hell of a fight. Your life mattered. ๐๐พ
This little girl is hands down one of the sickest kittens I've ever taken on. ๐ญ.
She was found lying in the road near a farm. Friendly cats are often thrown here. Thankfully, the farmer feeds them and gives them shelter, but it doesn't protect them from disease. Dozens die like this here.
This girl's body temperature is so low it is unreadable. Her eyes are draining glue like pus. Her nose is crusted shut and she is open mouthed breathing. I've never seen gums this white before. She is beyond critical, and wouldn't have survived another hour out there.
Her chances of survival are not good at all, but we're going to give it our best shot. Please keep her in your thoughts. โค๏ธโ๐ฉน
** Edit to add donation links some have asked for. Sorry, I haven't thought of a good name yet!
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#LeopoldTheLoveBug starts Laser Therapy tomorrow! โค๏ธโ๐ฉน
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The next chapter in Leo's recovery starts tomorrow! He will be going to Genesee Valley Veterinary Hospital to start laser therapy. This has so many benefits including pain relief and accelerated wound healing.
As expected, his dead skin is starting to slough off. It is so thick and leathery, it almost feels like he's wearing body armor or a shell. It cracks, bleeds, and oozes if he moves wrong. ๐ญ. He may undergo sedation again to debride some of the "dangling" parts so they don't get caught and rip. We are doing our best to keep it clean, and he is handling wound care like a champion. One person washes, and the other pets and holds a churu, and he doesn't want it to end ๐
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I'm sure it hurts, but he sure doesn't show it. He's getting pain medicine just to be sure. He wants to be with us getting head scratches 24/7. Every time I stop petting him to type this he squawks at me like "excuse me miss, you forget you were doing something important!". He is just sitting in front of me making air biscuits. Leo is simply the best.
While a person didn't intentionally injure him, this is the direct result of human negligence. What happened to Leo is exactly what can, and will, happen to any friendly cat tossed outside to fend for themselves. These cats don't stand a chance when they're abandoned. Starvation, dehydration, injury, disease and so many other horrible things lead to their suffering and untimely death.
๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ซ, ๐ฐ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐จ. ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐, ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ
