Sad Kitty Stories, but Good News Too!

Today was a rough day for us at the shelter. We started our morning with a gentleman bringing a 6-month old kitten that he found in his window well. The sad thing is that they had been on vacation for the week before finding it, and the kitten had clearly been in the window well for several days. She is soooo skinny. She is a beautiful, short-hair, brown tabby. We have filed a found report to see if someone might be missing her.

Then this afternoon a couple came in with a tiny carrier and what appeared to be an emaciated momma cat and an emaciated kitten. The 2 kitties had wandered into their garage over the weekend. When I actually pulled the kitties out I realized they were both adult, neutered males. One of the kitties was so skinny that he weighed in at only 3 pounds!!!!!! I have never seen a cat that skinny before, that was still living. The strange thing is that these 2 cats are beautiful, pure-bred siamese kitties. There is the possibility that they are just lost, but considering the economy and the number of foreclosures in the neighborhood they were found in, it is likely they were abandoned. I guess being pure-bred doesn't help when your owners lose their home. :( Luckily our wonderful volunteer, Kaitlin Davis, offered to foster these 2 kitties. Kaitlin plans to go to vet school in the future and the care of these kitties will be good practice for her. They will need fluids at least once daily for several days, and a close eye kept on them while we try to get them back to a healthy condition.

This 1 year old kitty weighs 3 pounds.

Now the good news.....(drum roll please)........Chat Amour III raised over $38,000!!!!!!! Can you believe it? I am still trying to absorb this. That is $13,000 more than last year. It seems that our community TRULY cares about what we are doing and recognizes our dedication to these animals. Thank you community!!!!!!! Because of this support we will be able to continue our good work saving kitties like the 3 that came in today.