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We have all of these beautiful kittens who want furrever homes. Wouldn’t you like to take them all?

Texas Pete’s Hot Paws

This PITIFUL kitty was a feral cat in a south neighborhood in Charlotte/Waxhaw area and a good Samaritan  had been trying to feed him by leaving the garage door cracked.  This cat-loving and compassionate  person, named Holly Zostant, needed help!  Holly noticed that the skinny, beat-up feral kitty was bleeding  from somewhere (?) as he was leaving bloody paw prints on her driveway and garage.  Pete (Texas Pete as  he was named) was limping and appeared to be injured, but because he was SO wild and skiddish, Holly  could not get close enough to him to tell what was wrong.  Someone suggested that Holly call FURR for  help!  Holly called me and I went out to assist.  I was able to trap this poor kitty and take it directly to the  vet for assessment.  Pete did not look good!

When I explained to Holly that the bill could be extensive.  I asked her if she would be willing to pay towards the medical bill or have Pete put to sleep if that hard decision had to be made.  Her comment was for me to save him if I could.  Dr. Jones, at Mercy Animal Hospital, in Indian Trail, did an outstanding job of anesthetizing this cat in order to observe his problems.  He was too wild and fearful to be handled even under a mile sedation, and I am certain that he was in a lot of pain.

After looking the cat over, a most unusual and horrifying discovery came to surface.  This kitty had huge tumor-like sores on the bottoms of ALL FOUR OF HIS FEET! This poor kitty was trying to survive with four painful, bloody paws!  The tumors looked like round raw sores, one on each foot, about the size of a nickel!  These awful bleeding sores had to have been horrible for Pete trying to survive, being in pain just walking (much less running), trying to catch food or even to try and bathe himself.  That is probably why he was so thin, dirty and frightened!

It turns out that after some research, the disease that Pete had is called “Pillow Feet”, or Plasma Cell Pododermatitis which is a foot pad disease of cats.  Little is known about this disease, but can usually be treated with prednisone.  However, when the disease has progressed, like Pete‘s, to the point of severe pain and lameness, surgery and removal of the tumor-like sores is the only option.  Pete had  to undergo surgery and has been in recovery at the FURR facility for many weeks now.  His prognosis is extremely good that he should be able to function as a normal cat after all is healed!  During recovery at the FURR kitty lodge, Pete has gained a lot of weight, he has been able to clean himself up and he looks like a new cat!

Thanks to Holly, this cat had a fighting chance in life.  If she had not cared enough to call FURR to  help  transport, handle and care for this kitty, he may not have been saved.  Holly has a huge financial  burden  with the medical bill for Pete and FURR also contributed a large amount not covered by their  budget.  Won’t  you help, PLEASE, with Pete’s expenses?  He will also need more follow-up doctor    visits and care, but we  really need your help?

♥ Thank you for caring about Pete and contributing to a wonderful cause. ♥

See blog @ http://texaspetefurr.blogspot.com/

Milkyway is also a good Mom!

Here is Marshmallow with her new kittens. She is a great mom!

Abandoned senior kitty (who could even think of doing such a thing?) was found wondering around outside with no home.  A good Samaritan picked up this cat and turned him over to FURR.  Our Finance Director of FURR, Mari Christensen, has very kindly offered to foster this beautiful elderly cat since the FURR kitty lodge is busting at the seams with kitties!  This rescued senior, we named Creamsicle, is literally skin covering bones; but, in time he will be much better with some nutrition, food, shelter and much needed LOVE!  Creamsicle is an older cat (not really sure exact age), but he is a BEAUTIFUL long-haired orange and white neutered male.  We have had him combo tested (negative) and have given him all of his shots.

He has been treated for fleas, ticks, worms, etc., and has actually had to have a “shave” job on his fur due to all the horrible mats he had!  This poor kitty is in desperate need of some dental work and some senior bloodwork so that we can make sure everything else is working properly!!!  We have gotten estimates of what is needed to make sure this kitty is in TOP working order so that he can be ready for his FOREVER home!  Creamsicle has many WONDERFUL great years left to bring joy to some family lucky enough to be adopted by him!!!  PLEASE help us help Creamsicle!  If everyone could donate a little bit to FURR on behalf of Creamsicle, we could probably raise enough money to get him that vet appointment he is so patiently waiting for!  Thank you so much from all the Directors and Volunteers @ FURR!!!

You can mail checks to

FURR

PO Box 1164

Waxhaw, NC 28173        OR

Donate thru Paypal

Meringue

My wonderful perfect foster

kitten was adopted by a friend

of mine. He will have a very

happy spoiled life in his

furrever home.

Pepper

Parsley

FURR has found a furrever home for sisters Pepper and Parsley. They are both going to the same home. Yeaa!!  These are the last kitties from Spice Girl. They will have a better life than their mother did and she is waiting for them in kitty heaven.

Here is their new family…

Pepper & Parsley at their furrever home!!

Paprika

Marmalade

Two of our precious kitties were adopted last

week! Both went home to great furrever homes. We are so happy for these kitties.

Petsmart on March 13, 2010

Petsmart on March 13, 2010

Thanx and many Purrs to Rhonda, Terry and Thorne for going to Petsmart for an adoption event.We had a really good time and met some nice and interesting people.