After my last sad post, it's time for some shots of rescued cats happily asleep, safe and warm...these are their stories.
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Ernie was abandoned last February, his people moved and left him outside along with a couple of other cats. I took two to THS for medical treatment they were adopted. The woman who found them was going to keep Ernie but decided she couldn't afford to. I took him home to foster but we immediately feel madly in love with him, he's my heart cat. |
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Scooter was found outside as a kitten in September of 2012 along with 12 other kittens of various ages and a few adults, behind an apartment building, clearly dumped. |
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Pebbles was rescued as a feral kitten 13 years ago, I was feeding her mom and a couple of other feral cats (my first experience) ironically very near my current colony. We didn't do a great job of socialization, there weren't as many resources then, but she's a lovely cat. |
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Apollo or Paolo or Polly as he's now called, was part of a large colony I TNRed in 2013, very near where I live. His mom gave birth in the yard in a carrier. Kindly Jenny took the whole litter in where they grew up, then Michelle fostered them. Polly was adopted and then returned, and then came to live with us. |
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Molly is a rejected Ragdoll, in fact she's the opposite of a ragdoll, she curls into a ball when you pick her up. |
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Maggie was living at the colony, but I brought her in three winters ago, she was living alone in a dangerous part and I just couldn't stand it anymore. She would probably be classified as semi-feral but she adores me, and is happy to lie in front of the fire. |
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Dory is Scooter's sister, also dumped. |
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Bunny was living in a colony behind Marineland in Niagara Falls until January of this year. She's still under a year old. She started out very shy but now she's part of the gang playing with the others, and seems so happy. |
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Buddy was a part of a group of cats I TNRed in 2011 I think. With Buddy we picked him right up though and he purred and kneaded with his paws in the carrier. I immediately fell in love with him. Poor guy had a terrible URI and had to have teeth extracted. We still don't know how old he is, based on his teeth the vets said 3-5 years but once he got fixed up he had the energy of a young cat. He is a sweetheart and is the ambassador of the house, greeting all the newcomers, he loves kittens. |
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Blinky is our one eyed guy (the third one-eyed cat we've had). He was found as a kitten with a ruptured eyeball. He loves to play and will come into bed and can be snuggled like a teddybear. |