Many of you are already familiar with the story of Stranger. He was a kitty when one of our volunteers found him sitting on her front porch alone and scared. He has a front paw that is misshapen and he was not able to use it normally. Our concern at the shelter was how well he could use the front leg but the concerns were quickly eliminated when he settled in at the shelter. One of our volunteers fell in love with Stranger and took him home to foster. We were pretty confident that this would end up a “foster fail”. After a short period of adjustment and tolerance of him from the other cat residents his name was changed to Bobby, and he is now part of his new family. Thanks for loving this awesome kitten Scott. We love happy endings.

After being adopted by one of our volunteers (another Foster Fail!), he started to have fluid buildup in his paw and the Vet felt it would be best to amputate the leg. This was something that we had hoped would not be necessary, but it was. Scott has kept us up to date on the progress, and as hoped Stranger (renamed Bobby) is running and playing like all kitties love to do. He has found his fur-ever home and is a happy healthy addition to Scott’s family. What a lucky kitty!

In June we received a call regarding a small black kitten found alone. The kind people that found her were trying to feed her, but she was not responding. She definitely needed medical attention. We agreed to take the kitten, and after seeing her we questioned if she would survive. We named her “Journey” for the road that she had ahead of her. She was approximately four or five weeks old, and she had serious issues with her eyes. We took her to our Vet and immediately she was put on medicine to treat both eyes, both internally and externally. She had so much infection in her eyes that she couldn’t open them to see, but she found her litter box and made herself at home in a small cage at the shelter. She was not interested in bottle feeding, but she enjoyed the dry and wet food when we fed her. She was eventually moved to a larger “condo” at the shelter, and we were amazed at how she could maneuver around her new space. As her eyes improved she was able to run and play. It was difficult to tell how much she could see or how much she “sensed” and used her other senses to guide her. Today she is four months old and continues to delight us. She plays with other cats and chase toys. Her eyes are cloudy and we do not know how much she can see, but she definitely has some sight, and she behaves like any energetic kitten as she chases and runs with the other kitties. Journey has brought so much joy to the volunteers at the shelter. She can climb the cat tree when playing and chasing and zooms through the tunnels like the other kitties. We know her “person” will visit one day and fall in love with this little miracle and want to adopt her. To take a sick helpless kitten and nurse her back to health is why we do what we do. She had the spirit to survive, and we are grateful to be able to help her on her journey of life!

Asher was one of our sweet kitten adoptees. This awesome boy was a favorite of everyone who met him, and he brought laughter and fun to his new family. His parent, Alyssa says, “Since day one he’s been running the household. He’s the most energetic, fun loving kitten. He absolutely loves his canine brothers, and his favorite thing to do is sit in the window sill and watch the birds outside. We couldn’t be happier with our decision in adopting him.” Way to go, Asher!

Last June we received a call to rescue two kittens. There was no mother around and the kittens obviously couldn’t survive on their own. After bringing them to the shelter we had them weighed. One was .4 pounds and the “bigger” one was .7 pounds.

One of our volunteers immediately cleaned them up and began bottle feeding them. The smallest one passed after two days but the bigger one was eating, pooping and doing everything a kitten should do. Each day she improved and soon was trying out those tiny legs and kept fighting to survive. As she became stronger she was named “Blossom” as she blossomed into a beautiful kitten.

Blossom had a very active personality as she grew. The volunteer had two older cats and a young dog. Blossom and the dog became great buddies and loved to play and run. The older cats, of course, were happy to see Blossom finally go to the shelter.

She needed to learn to be a little less rough when playing, and the bigger cats at the shelter soon learned that Blossom had no fear. Everyone, volunteers, and cats all fell in love with this spirited little girl.

In February a lovely family met Blossom and fell in love with her. Our little bottle baby now has two young children to play with and a family to love.

This is why we do the work we do. We love Rescue Success Stories!!