16/10/2025
I try not to post very often about the ones we can't save. But sometimes it just doesn't seem right to let them just disappear. They deserve to be thought about and remembered. And maybe someone will learn from their story and be more aware of the many struggles so many animals face.
I'd like you to meet Greta. Greta was an elderly feral cat in a small colony at a home. She obviously had led a hard life, but she was scrappy and a survivor. She managed to make it into her mid teens, which is not easy for an outdoor cat to do. But time caught up to her, and her caretaker noticed that she was in distress, so Greta was caught up and brought to us.
She was severely malnourished, extremely dehydrated, filthy, matted, and drooling heavily. Her breathing was labored. We took her right to the vet, where a quick exam showed that she had a series of tumors in her mouth that were not only causing her great difficulty with eating, but they were closing in toward the back and affecting her ability to breath. Left unchecked, she would have died from suffocation.
There was no option for treatment. And so she was relieved of her suffering in the kindest way possible. I HATE LOSING. I HATE when we get them too late. She DESERVED to have a chance. But at least she is not out there in the cold, struggling to breathe and to eat. I know that, it just sucks.
And so I wanted you to know her name. Greta. And in her name, pay attention to the old barn cats and the old ferals. Dont let them suffer just because they live outside. They need senior care too.
Fly free, Greta. I wish I knew you when you were wild and fierce. Be so again.
