05/06/2024
This mother and daughter duo were rescued from a colony in New Windsor just about 5 years ago.. it was a horrible situation! There was a nice gentleman trying to do his best with barely enough money for him to feed himself, and about a dozen unfixed cats… and about 20 kittens! These two kitties were dumped off by another horrible human, the man actually witnessed it but he was too far away to get a plate and by the time he contacted us it was probably a couple years later… we got all the kittens into rescue and got every cat fixed and found homes for several. These two girls were in a foster home for over a year and the kind lady that had them said she would keep them but she was concerned about medical bills, so I told her we would handle the medical and she would be able to feed, shelter and love them. When they were spayed, both cats were found to have pellets or bb’s in their shoulder, I reported it and was told there was nothing the police could do about it, even though the guy that was feeding them knew who did it and filed a report previously… I will not put the name of the cop out there because it doesn’t matter at this point… New Windsor doesn’t do cats and I have been told this 800 times or more… I think it’s total ridiculous but my opinion obviously doesn’t matter… I’m getting off topic, anyway, the kitties were older when we brought them in and not in the best shape, especially the mom cat… we were thinking she was about 5 years old but she was probably older. Over the last year she had been declining and making it difficult to medicate her as she had a breathing issue and mouth problems. Her caregiver was growing more and more concerned with her quality of life so we decided to bring her in and give her a mild sedation, draw blood, cut her nails, and a really good looking over by our veterinarian. Unfortunately, her bloodwork showed she was diabetic and it was impossible to check her glucose on a regular basis and administer the insulin so we decided to let her go … with all her medical and the fact that she had almost reverted to being a feral kitty whenever she had to go the vet, the diabetes could not be managed… it was a tough decision and we are heartbroken, but we did not want her to suffer or be traumatized… It’s not the years in the life that matter, it’s the life in the years… She was in a home and loved for the last 5 years😻 The daughter is good and will be staying in the foster home for the rest of her life!
