I would like you to meet Laurel and Aspen. They came to my attention a few days ago. They were in a very hard predicament. No other Rescue would touch them. So they are here now.

They will remain here for the rest of their lives. Both of them are females. They are not spayed, vaccinated, they are not feral however, they are also not adoptable. Both of them spray like a fire hose. This can be caused by a few things: they either were mated early in their life. Which means that they will be lifetime sprayers. Or, they lived in a home that was filled with chaos, violence, and other factors. I am doubtful that they have urinary tract infections. They are way too young. One looks to be about maybe a year old? The other one perhaps six or seven months?

They are posed in my introduction cage in my main enclosure. I have made an appointment to bring both of them in next week to be tested and spayed. They both flinch when you try to touch them, another indication that they may have been touched by violence before they got here. But I’m really guessing because I don’t know their story. All I know is they are now safe, although I wasn’t looking to bring any more in at this time. This was a high-risk situation, and somebody had to care. That person was me I care.

We are still struggling to feed those that we have here. But we get it done every month regardless. It doesn’t help that the prices of dry and canned food have exploded exponentially. So now, instead of having nine cats, we have 11.

Laurel, the marble tabby was in desperate need of a bath. She tolerated it pretty well until the very end when she got tired of being handled. However, no one was injured during the process. She is now clean and dry and as you can see they are snuggling together. they will stay in the introduction cage until I get them tested and spayed and also once the other cats have adjusted to their presence. Then and only then will I let them out to get to know the others without having wire and screen to block their way. Aspen, who looks a lot like Ashley, is quite shy. She, too, is a flincher, when you go to try to touch her head, especially she draws back in a very jerky manner.

So anyway, these are the two new kits on the block. We will do our best for them, because that is what we do here.

Due to the recent policy change at the clinic, we just got hit with a $531 vet bill  The girls are getting spayed as I type. They both tested negative They have been dewormed and de-flead  they will come home tomorrow. If you would like to send us your lunch money, or your coffee money, it will be put to good use to help us whittle down this new bill.