It all started in July when we rescued Merlin....a stray kitten with an extremely deep puncture wound between his shoulder blades....five vet visits later, two of them ER visits, it was determined that a flea treatment caused his wound. For the next three weeks he lived on the edge of death as his little body was being poisoned. Merlin is still in recovery two months later. He still has weekly vet visits and we are hoping in another month he will be available for adoption.Merlin has cost this small rescue organization well over $1,500 now.
Then came Gizmo....found in a car as it arrived at work. Barely alive and in terrible shape, Gizmo needed palative care to see if he would thrive. With time and patience and alot of love, Gizmo's vet vist this week revealed that he will be able to be adopted. His eye still has an ulcer which we are still medicating. Gizmo hair is growing back and he seems happy to be alive.
Peyton came from the bird cage hoarding situation and is a 'failure to thrive' kitten. Born on July 4th, Peyton is the size of a four week old kitten. The vet thinks he is at least four weeks behind but has a good chance of survival. Time, patience, good food and love....we will be taking his sister into our care this week. Only time will tell if Peyton and his sister will thrive.
While we have many, many cats, kittens, nursing mommas and more in our care....it's these kittens that zap our time and resources. These are the kittens that a traditional shelter would have been euthanized. But we don't just kill them....we try to save them. We try to give them their best shot at life! We find the money and the foster homes willing to dedicate the time and love it takes to save these kitties.
Please help us help them.....this FundRazr should have been started a long time ago but there is so much to do that we have only made it a priority now. Thank you for your support and love....thank you for caring as much for Merlin, Gizmo and Peyton and all the kitties in our care as we do.....God bless.
