08/06/2026
Recent (relatively!) rescue updates...in no particular order...
Otto and Mia: Otto and Mia are two cats from our first TNR project in 2016. The colony caretaker passed away this past Winter, so we brought the two remaining colony cats home with us. In my last post about them, Otto was settling in rather quickly, but it was taking Mia a little longer to get comfortable in our house. Both are doing very well now however, and have made our home their own.
Margaret/Maggie: As I posted earlier, we'd approved an adoption application for Maggie, and she was just waiting for her dental surgery (for stomatitis) before completing her adoption. Maggie has since had her dental surgery, and went to her new home after a couple of weeks of recovery. Maggie has settled in with her new family amazingly well, and we get lots of updates. We're so happy that Maggie has found the perfect home!
Romeo: Last fall, we took in a local stray who was known by several names by the many people who were feeding him. He was called Romeo by the people who helped us get him inside before Winter, so that name stuck. Romeo has been Vetted, and we'd planned to adopt him out (which is still a possibility...), but he became fast friends with both Charlotte and Rowan, and I hate to break that up. We'll see...
Charlotte: We adopted Charlotte last summer. She is a little CH (Cerebellar Hypoplasia) kitty who needed a new home. Charlotte is a little trooper who doesn't let her condition stand in her way of enjoying life! Luckily, Charlotte's CH is rather mild, so we don't have to make many adjustments for her. Charlotte does need a little help getting up on things, since she doesn't jump very well; but a few well-placed objects of various heights help provide "steps" that allow her to get to all of her favourite spots. She is a sweet, happy, little cat, and she loves everyone!
Rowan: You may remember that Rowan was hanging out at the store with Hazel, until Hazel was diagnosed with lung cancer and we brought Rowan home...mainly to give Hazel a rest from Rowan trying to get her to play with him so often. Rowan has settled in very well at the house, and LOVES sleeping with us. He continues to have some medical issues, and since Rowan is a very sensitive and rather delicate cat, and we can more easily monitor him at home, he will likely stay at our house.
Hazel: Last Fall, we were devastated to learn that Hazel has lung cancer! She is doing amazingly well however, and takes her meds like a champ! I'm so proud of her! Hazel came to stay at my store almost 5 years ago, when her caretaker passed away. Hazel has grown from a scared, little, feral cat to a sweet, affectionate, store "owner"...oh yeah, she owns the store, and she owns me...and I wouldn't have it any other way!
Bellona/Bella: I thought I'd save Bella for last. It's been almost 3 years since I was called to rescue Bella from where she'd been living on someone's steps for a couple of months. I named her Bellona, after the Roman goddess of war, violence, and bloodshed, because she was very reactive and aggressive. We soon found out that this was because Bella was abused in her previous home, and then left behind when her people moved out of town. Bella has improved a great deal during her time with us, but she can still be reactive and aggressive if triggered; so we keep learning Bella's triggers, and do our best to reduce them. She isn't aggressive with the other cats, just people, when she assumes they're going to hurt her again. Some people have asked why we would keep a cat like that, but she is this way because she was abused, and I refuse to be another person who fails her. Bella continues to improve, her reactions are less intense, she is learning to trust us, and she even shows us affection on an increasingly regular basis. Yay, Bella!
