I am grateful for the loving advocates.
This past Tuesday I received a phone call from a friend. She and her neighbor had been caring for a kitty that had been abandoned in a house. No food, no water, no heat, no people. They came to the realization that something must be done, this could not go on, but the solution was elusive. So she called me. I went to visit this kitty on Wednesday. A darling, a sweetheart, so affectionate but reacted in a way that told us someone had not been nice to him.
As soon as I got home I posted his pic, well many actually, but I chose a good one to post on the Imagine Home page with his story. I made a plea for a foster. It seemed to have taken no time and Michelle had offered to take him in. And right on the heels of that, Tonia stepped up and offered to transport him.
Tonia and I met this morning and went to get Rover. I thought it may be difficult to get him in the carrier considering he was not willing to be picked up. I prepared myself with a can of wet food, and a bag of treats, put a soft bed in the carrier and we were off. But Tonia had the real stuff! She brought chicken. And so between the chicken, the treats, me on the back side and Tonia on the front, we got Rover into the carrier. He was upset! Tried very hard to get out. He never cried though. Once we left the house he began to calm a bit. It was as if he knew that love and hope were on the other end of this new experience. Tonia told me she talked to him all the way to meet Michelle. He relaxed, and did well. Once home, he’s already began to get used to his foster human twin brothers and his foster fur siblings. I think that he may be well and truly home though. I don’t think Michelle will be able to let him go.
While Rover is taking his freedom ride across the state of Tennessee, we have another journey beginning just to the north. In Kentucky Sam is making her way from Frankfort to Paris with our very own Noelle. Sam’s story is a sad one, a dumped kitty, but things are looking up. She didn’t do well in the shelter environment and was running out of time. The very angel that saved her when she got there found her a wonderful place to go. And as things began to get desperately close to falling through for Sam, Noelle stepped in.
Remember Max? Well, the voice of love that he heard is heard in many places and in many ways. Today, in New York City, Nicole spent her day cleaning a porch. The porch is occupied by two kitties in the direst of need. They are living in trash, their own filth, and yes, they are suffering for it. So, armed with a mask and gloves and her worst work clothes on, Nicole has taken it upon herself to alleviate that in the only way she can now.
These are but a few of the many things that the advocates did today. There was sharing of posts, networking of needs, contacts made and friendships born.
And a kitty named Kelly (also a Ginger kitty) in Tampa, Florida got her life saved with just 10 minutes left. (A personal best of mine.)
Thank you and I am ever so grateful for all the things that you all do for the kitties. ~Kelly Pusskitty, Transport Director`
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