Holding was full today, but thankfully Libby was with me to help out.
First out was Lily. She was previously adopted through the Shelter, but sadly didn't settle in her new home. It won't be long before she is back in one of the main rooms. She's a lively little girl, who's happy for some attention.
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| Lilly |
Ruby is currently the Star for 7 Days. She's still waiting for the right person to come along
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| Ruby |
Next is Tia who I first met a couple of weeks ago. She had just been admitted and the team needed to get her to take thyroid medication.
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| Tia when she was admitted |
Trying to give tablets directly was far too stressful for her so medication was instead put into her food. Unfortunately, the downside to this was the tablet coating broke down within the food rather than in her stomach. This lead to her getting an 'instant hit' of medicine rather than a slow release as intended.
Given the situation it was decided the best solution was to have her thyroid removed. The operation was carried out and she is now recovering well. An operation like this costs the Shelter around £300, but it means Tia will no longer need medication, so hopefully she will start to become much more settled. It just shows you that, regardless of the cost, the Shelter always do what is needed.
Here she is today, enjoying a brush :)
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| Tia, showing her 'war' wounds |
The next little Lady was Doris. Regular readers may remember her story. She was living outside with a terrible injury due to her leg being through her collar. Here's a reminder of the damage.
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| Doris and her collar wound |
Doris is slowly becoming more trusting and her sores are gradually healing. Unfortunately, due to the location of the wound, it can't be stitched so it could take months to heal fully.
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| Doris having a little cuddle |
Flash has lost his slight limp and after having treatment for ticks there shouldn't be anymore problems, which is good news as he was pre-adopted today!
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| Flash |
Finally to Gordon who was also a stray and thought to be a sibling of Flash. However, once at the shelter, he was obviously bigger so it's likely he's from a previous litter. He's a little shy, but very sweet.
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| Gordon |
I took the opportunity to visit Maternity where Texas and her kittens, Ohio and Vegas, are doing really well.
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| Texas |
The kittens are now 7-8 weeks old and are fully weaned.
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| Vegas |
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| Ohio |
This means that at last Texas can concentrate on feeding herself as Ohio has only just started eating solids!
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| Ohio playing in the room |
Kittens Alice and Archie are also in here. They were brought in after being found in a box on someone's drive. They are such lovely little souls. Look at Alice's little pink nose!
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| Alice |
My final visit today was to see Marmaduke. He was a stray suffering with very bad teeth and a terribly matted coat. He's a lot happier now a number of teeth have been removed.
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| Marmaduke |
Unfortunately, his fur was so badly matted in places, no amount of brushing was going to make a difference. Instead the worst area's were shaved. He reminds me of a lion with that tail! At least this way he has the chance to groom himself and hopefully it won't take too long for the fur to start growing back.
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| Lions tail? |
Marmaduke is isolated from other cats as he has Calicivirus. The means he is a flu carrier. In times of stress or if he's unwell, flu symptoms are likely to appear and can also be spread to non vaccinated cats.
Just another example of the Shelter doing all they can to help all cats who are admitted no matter what it takes.
Don't forget, if you want to support the fantastic work of the Shelter visit the Donate and Support page to find out how.
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