Nightingale's kittens are still here, as well as Bis and Meesha. Robin and Raven BOTH had a little bit of goopy eye when I came home today, so out of caution, we're keeping all the kitties they were around cooped up for a bit. I highly doubt it's anything serious (we've had nothing around here serious anyways, and all the adults are already vaccinated), but these things just happen sometimes. That's ok, we can enjoy them for a few more days, and that's alright.
BIG progress with Heart! She's really come out of her shell! She was a little overwhelmed by the strong personalities of our cats, even Duck was a little much for this poor little shell-shocked girl. With Dusk and Dawn leaving, I figured Den-Mother non-intimidating senior declawed Precious could help out. I was right! Precious is so sweet and calm, Heart took to him right away. And he's so incredibly friendly and people-oriented, she just started following his lead! Now when we walk in the room, she comes to greet us right along side him, with her tail up straight and the end in a little question mark, and she seeks attention too! Yep, she's letting us pet her! Seeking it out even, rubbing against legs, and generally people-friendly! She's still a little quick to startle, and will sort of run, but she doesn't hide anymore. She goes a little way and just watches. Now, she comes back to you. She does tend to get really overstimulated with petting, still, but that's fairly normal. She's given a few love nips, and a few swats, but nothing aggressive at all. Often cats who don't know how to relate to people yet get over-excited when they realize the wonderfulness that is people pettings. It's just a matter of getting them used to it, and they usually calm down fairly quickly. Without any major setbacks, I think that she will be ready to adopt pretty darn soon. That's very exciting to me, and to everyone else who knows this sweet girl. All she needed was a chance. I have to say I can't take much credit for her, though... Our youngest really did the most work with her, and she's done an exceptionally good job of making sure she's a solid cat. Now we just have to make sure she's solid with things like being picked up, and we can call her a success!
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| Look at this poor guy, no skin on his nose :( |
On another note... we got a call from another Humane society.. an emergency case. This poor orange tabby male was trapped. That's bad enough, but not even the worst of it......
The person who trapped him didn't take him anywhere right away. They left him IN THE TRAP for over 24 hours!!! All the while this poor fellow was absolutely shredding himself trying to get out. He rubbed all the skin off his face, shredded his feet and claws just to get out of the trap. It's one thing to trap a cat, it's another to leave them in obvious distress for AN ENTIRE DAY AND NIGHT! I don't ever want to meet the person (thankfully I have no clue who it was), because I'd be tempted to awful things, and that's just not who I am. But I can't help but be absolutely enraged by the obvious neglect for the feelings of an animal... Not even abuse, just complete disregard for the fact that they had just trapped a living thing and it was terrified!!! I can't even begin to know just how traumatized this poor fellow is, but here's to hoping we can help him. PTSD is a definite with this little fellow.. He's likely going to need a lot of work. We don't have a name for him yet, but honestly, he hasn't even come out of the carrier yet, so we haven't gotten a good look at him. We will wait to see what he's like and pick something suitable. He's a gorgeous boy, a medium-haired orange tabby. When his face heals I'm sure he's going to be a gorgeous boy. He's so far into his trauma bubble right now, though, who knows how long it will take. He wasn't even interested in any kind of yummy stinking wet food. When a cat is not even interested in food, you know they are way inside their own mind. Poor guy. It boggles my mind how someone could do that to a cat.
As always, if you are looking to adopt, please adopt a rescue cat! Neveah's Charity of West Lincoln has some awesome and adorable cats and kittens available now, including some adorable siamese kittens! If you are looking for a cat, get in touch with Lori, she will hook you up! And if you can't adopt, please consider donating. It makes all the difference in the world to a cat in need!
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