How my DH and I Saved a Kitty and found a friend.....
06-12-2010, 06:15 PM
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I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes. As a former shelter kennel tech and manager, I know the heartache of these poor babies all too well.
We too have a wonderful cream and gold kitty named Mr. Tubbs. He likes to sleep in our garden tub in the master bath and every morniong he wants his drink of water from the faucet. He was found abandoned around the State Fair time, in the middle of the road, about 4 weeks old. Sometime between T-day and Christmas, his rescuer/owner called the shelter and said her cat had a broken hip or leg as it had gotten itself wrapped up in the lights on the Christmas tree and she had spent two hours carefull clipping wires to get him untangled. She could not take him to a vet as she had just learned she had thyroid cancer and was not expected to make it. I said we would take him. We did get the cat better, vet said it was a bad sprain and kitty was ok after several weeks. By that time the lady was in a hospice never to return home. I literally took the kittlly home to care for it and of course he has a forever home now. He is so neat. I just love him.
We too have a wonderful cream and gold kitty named Mr. Tubbs. He likes to sleep in our garden tub in the master bath and every morniong he wants his drink of water from the faucet. He was found abandoned around the State Fair time, in the middle of the road, about 4 weeks old. Sometime between T-day and Christmas, his rescuer/owner called the shelter and said her cat had a broken hip or leg as it had gotten itself wrapped up in the lights on the Christmas tree and she had spent two hours carefull clipping wires to get him untangled. She could not take him to a vet as she had just learned she had thyroid cancer and was not expected to make it. I said we would take him. We did get the cat better, vet said it was a bad sprain and kitty was ok after several weeks. By that time the lady was in a hospice never to return home. I literally took the kittlly home to care for it and of course he has a forever home now. He is so neat. I just love him.
Mr. Tubbs
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06-12-2010, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by wvdek
I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes. As a former shelter kennel tech and manager, I know the heartache of these poor babies all too well.
We too have a wonderful cream and gold kitty named Mr. Tubbs. He likes to sleep in our garden tub in the master bath and every morniong he wants his drink of water from the faucet. He was found abandoned around the State Fair time, in the middle of the road, about 4 weeks old. Sometime between T-day and Christmas, his rescuer/owner called the shelter and said her cat had a broken hip or leg as it had gotten itself wrapped up in the lights on the Christmas tree and she had spent two hours carefull clipping wires to get him untangled. She could not take him to a vet as she had just learned she had thyroid cancer and was not expected to make it. I said we would take him. We did get the cat better, vet said it was a bad sprain and kitty was ok after several weeks. By that time the lady was in a hospice never to return home. I literally took the kittlly home to care for it and of course he has a forever home now. He is so neat. I just love him.
We too have a wonderful cream and gold kitty named Mr. Tubbs. He likes to sleep in our garden tub in the master bath and every morniong he wants his drink of water from the faucet. He was found abandoned around the State Fair time, in the middle of the road, about 4 weeks old. Sometime between T-day and Christmas, his rescuer/owner called the shelter and said her cat had a broken hip or leg as it had gotten itself wrapped up in the lights on the Christmas tree and she had spent two hours carefull clipping wires to get him untangled. She could not take him to a vet as she had just learned she had thyroid cancer and was not expected to make it. I said we would take him. We did get the cat better, vet said it was a bad sprain and kitty was ok after several weeks. By that time the lady was in a hospice never to return home. I literally took the kittlly home to care for it and of course he has a forever home now. He is so neat. I just love him.
06-13-2010, 06:53 AM
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I just lost my baby..Her name was Gracie..She had been losing weight and found out Thursday she had a mass in her stomach..Vet was sure it was cancer..I had to have her put to sleep Friday morning..I miss her so much..My heart is just breaking...Gracie was found when she was a baby.. and didn't think she would live through the night..she did and has brought us joy for 10 years...She will be missed so much...
06-13-2010, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by diannemc
I just lost my baby..Her name was Gracie..She had been losing weight and found out Thursday she had a mass in her stomach..Vet was sure it was cancer..I had to have her put to sleep Friday morning..I miss her so much..My heart is just breaking...Gracie was found when she was a baby.. and didn't think she would live through the night..she did and has brought us joy for 10 years...She will be missed so much...
06-13-2010, 04:29 PM
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oh that's so sweet. I'm sure he's appreciative of a good home. I took in a mamma cat and her two kittens. they were living on what ever she could catch for them. so sad. she's very happy. she and one of her kittens slept on top of me most of the day in my recliner.it's been drizzling rain all day here and a bit cold.
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