Pet Rescue: Meet Our Pet Family! Part 1

We have an amazing pet story to tell so I will be going through it one pet at a time. This all started in 2010 doing rescue. I would drive everywhere to kill shelters, pick up the animals, bring them home, and get them spay/neutered and vaccinated. Then off to their forever homes! In 2012, I picked up a mom and a litter of kittens from North Carolina. When I got them home, I discovered several of the kittens were sick. After many vet visits, we had a medication regiment that had them back on track, but no one wanted to adopt kittens taking medication. I had a decision to make. A shelter wouldn’t take them because their sickness included bouts of diarrhea. I was not going to abandon them. I decided I would keep them, take care of them, and let them have as happy a life as possible. I stopped rescuing and started taking care of special needs animals. Here is our pack:

Katie (2011):  Katie came to me on a ‘kitten transport’ from a kill shelter. They sent me a picture of her next to a pair of sunglasses and the glasses were bigger. It was not certain she would survive the ride, but she did and is still here today. She is a beautiful tortie. Katie is shy and will hide a lot but likes to sleep with me and the dogs at night.

Chelsea (2010): Chelsea is a yorkie mix. She is our old girl. She was a present for someone who didn’t really want her. She is ours now and has been for a long time. For her age, the vet said at our last check-up, she is amazingly healthy. We will keep up the good work!

Coraline (2010): It was hot summertime, and two boys came to a vet hospital with a tiny kitten in a box. They said the mother would not feed her and they were afraid she was going to die. The staff took her in, and hand fed her. I came to the vet some weeks later for a visit with one of my cats and the staff asked if I wanted to raise her. I said, of course. Coraline did not like any of the other pets at my home and was not sure she liked me. It’s not her fault; she was never really socialized to people, or other cats getting her start in a vet’s office. She is still here and after all these years, just starting to like the other cats (what was your hurry, Coraline?). We love her just the same.

Nosy (2012): He was one of the ‘sick kittens’ in the original litter that I kept. Nosy has several food allergies, renal issues, and IBD. He is on a special diet and we have to watch him closely as he will lose weight quickly. Despite all, Nosy is still a love-bug.

The work with special needs animals is so rewarding. It’s a lot of work, I’m not going to lie. Part of the reason I can do this is because I work from home. This is not for everyone and I understand that. Please come back next week for part two and some more of the gang.