Chilli wants a permanent home for Christmas

Chilli is doing great. He is playing with the other cats and dogs when he’s active and then lounging on a chair or in the cat tree when he’s resting. He will make a great addition to a family this holiday season. Could he be right for your family?

Cassie & Tess

Cassie if feeling betting (she even plays!), but she still won’t eat on her own

Took some nice photos of the girls today that really show how beautiful they are. (Left to right: Tess and Cassie)

Cassie & Tess

Cassie is a very sweet shy girl who has had a some rough times. She was a stray, found in a barrel at about 3 weeks of age. She is now 15 years old, and her only “mom” (my neighbor) recently passed away from a long illness. When my neighbor’s family could not find a new home for Cassie, I brought her to The Anti-Cruelty Society. Dr. Shudell kindly gave her a dental to make her pretty for the adoption room. However, while recovering from the procedure, she developed an upper respiratory infection, as often happens in the shelter. Because I have a special connection with her, I offered to foster her until she is healthy enough to return to the shelter.

I have been fostering her for two weeks. Her cold is clearing up, but she still refuses to eat on her own. I have been giving her fluids under her skin to keep her hydrated and force feeding her twice a day to prevent her from developing hepatic lipidosis (which can occur when cats don’t eat). Today I will start her on cyproheptadine which hopefully will stimulate her appetite.

Because she has been so ill, she has not been active. I actually have to place her in the cat tree (pictured), but she seems very content there. She is a beautiful cat that appears to be a tabby/Siamese mix (she even has blue eyes).

I am also fostering Cassie’s housemate, Tess (pictured sitting in her favorite chair). She was not considered an adoption room candidate because, in addition to being as old as Cassie, Tess is toothless and occasionally grouchy. She’s not an evil kitty. In fact, she is often affectionate. I think she would just like to be the only cat in the house: she wasn’t happy to see Cassie again, and she and my cats do not get along at all. If you are willing to take in this old gal and let her live out her few remaining years in a loving and quiet environment, please contact Darlene (info at the right) or attach a comment to this post. Note – Tess does not have a tab band number since she is not officially an ACS cat.

BTW-a full panel of bloodwork was done on both Cassie & Tess, and they are healthy – no kidney, diabetes, thyroid or other old age problems.

Chilli

Chilli is my new foster who I got in October. He is a male tabby, about 3 months old. He needed foster care due to his shyness. He is doing great. He gets along really well with all of my other male and female cats and stands his ground just fine with my 3 small female dogs. When you pick him up, he just melts in your arms. I often put him in my robe in the morning and he falls asleep in there on my chest while I work on the computer.

Adoption Update

Scribbles and Aries have been adopted!!!

Check out the photos of Aries (now Pete) in his new home.

At the moment the only animals on the blog available for adoption are those listed under the Home Buddies program (all cats). If you are interested in adopting any of them, please contact Darlene (her info is listed at the top of the side bar to the right).

Scribbles is still in the Cat Adoption Room

My gentle beautiful girl Scribbles is still in in the Cat Adoption Room – now in cage #42. Please read about her on this blog (click her name on the sidebar to the right to view all of her posts together), and then visit her at ACS. She will steal your heart.

Aries-The Lover Boy

Aries came to ACS with his housemate, Mariachi. They were a tight-knit pair. Mariachi was the social one and therefore got adopted quickly. Aries, who was already terrified to be at the shelter, shut down even more after the departure of his friend. He hid all day in an enclosure in a cat tree and stopped eating. Staff and volunteers feared for Aries’ future. The decision was made to place Aries in a foster home to see if a peaceful home environment would help. It did!

Aries is one of the sweetest, most good-natured cats I have ever fostered. He loves to be loved and gives back equal measures of affection. He craves attention and is not shy about asking for it, often jumping on my desk when I am working on the computer (like now!). Aries also effortlessly fit in with my three cats who can be inhospitable buttheads sometimes. He no longer hides. His favorite place to hang out is on the cat tree in my living room or in my bed when I’m there. His appetite has returned too. He is basically a completely different cat than when he was at ACS, and it was pretty much an instant change once he arrived at my apartment.

The plan is to adopt Aries directly from my apartment since he cannot tolerate the shelter environment. If you are interested in him, please contact Darlene (her contact info is at the top of the sidebar on the right).

I will work on getting better photos of Aries, but here are a couple to give you an idea of what a sexy beast he is! (Click on the photo for a larger view.)

Scribbles is in the adoption room!

If you are interested in this sweet girl, she is in cage #20 in the adoption room. Her tab band number is 688867.

Scribbles

Scribbles has always loved this cat tree. When she first arrived, she liked to hang out on the perch that was at window level. Now she can almost always be found on the very top. She climbs the 6′ cat tree with such grace and speed – basically in two jumps.

I will be returning her to the shelter soon. She is now a healthy, sociable, playful, affectionate and beautiful cat.

I still think she would be happiest as the only pet in the household. She is friendly with my cat Paloma; occasionally hissy with my cat Pepe; and completely upset by my (very docile and usually hiding) cat Nala.

I will post when she is back at ACS, but if you are interested in her, feel free to contact Darlene before then. Maybe she could go straight to your home!

Inga Update

We brought Inga back to the shelter last week.  I just checked in with Darlene, and Inga (or “Chu Cha” as they originally called her) is still up for adoption.  Hopefully she gets adopted soon as she’s a really sweet dog!  Here are a few additional pictures: