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Hello wonderful friends …
I am not great at channeling emotional pain, the hardest thing for me to overcome, not becoming consumed by sadness and heartache.
So when Miss Amelia (23) began showing a sharp decline in function, i knew she needed me to let her go.
It is never easy, but we have to rely on mercy and grace to help get through it.
I spent the last few days …showering her with special treats, outside adventures, and loads of love. I must have told her 100 times …. she was the greatest cat of all times.
I had been mentally preparing for our final trip, cried for days leading up to.
I had no other commitment or Appointments - so I could stay focused on her.
But ….. then I saw him …..
Finn was nearly unrecognizable-
ABSOLUTELY TRAGIC: defeated and broken …. I had no idea what happened to him, but whatever it was, this cat had given up on living.
Fin had been around the community for several months & he was still on my trap list.
But, I thought he had found his happy ever after ……He had a family and a home - or so I thought.
It took about 30 hours to catch him-
I thought he was surrendering to me - but I soon knew - even though he looked to be hanging on by a thread, he still perceived me as the greatest danger.
I couldn’t get him to go in a trap, so I tried handler gloves and carrier, even drop trap….
He NEEDED help so DESPERATELY-
Yet, i couldn’t help him if I couldn’t catch him. I tried swapping the methods hoping eventually to outlast his resolve. When I saw him go into one of the heated houses - I realized this might be my greatest opportunity-
I snuck around the backside of my house and used 2 pieces of cardboard to cover both exits - caught him by bear hugging the house. I brought the house inside with him in it.
When I finally lifted him out of the house— WORDS cannot express- I
had never seen so much trauma.
It was nearly 3am - the clinic opens at 10am - I didn’t know if he could survive the next hour, let alone hang on another 7 hours.
Morning arrived and he was still hanging on. We arrived at the clinic -and
Carrying my sweet senior girl Amelia in first, fighting the tears was useless.
An hour later, I told her how much I love her … over and over until she was gone
I tried to regain as much composure as I could, and the Vet assessment of Finn was heartbreaking
FIRST thing He is a GIRL -
I assumed he was a boy because most yellow cats are-
The rest of the assessment, detailed just what this cat has endured-
*** Severely Emancipated- She is between 1- 2 years old -her weight is 2.3 pounds (should be7- 9 pounds )
***Anemic I have never seen any cat so severely infested with fleas
***Severe Upper respiratory infection
***Loaded with intestinal parasites-
***, Ear mites
*** Covered in her own waste -
*** diarrhea- unable to form solid waste from the parasites and trauma
***To relieve herself - her waste burns like fire - scalding her skin - both her rear and one of her back legs
Inflamed and raw
Each of these things are painful alone -
the PAIN she has been for to endure -
She is 2. 3 pounds …
I really need help getting the food items -
This little girl has suffered beyond anything I could’ve ever imagined.
The recommended brands are EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE
$185 spent was not planned -
(vet invoice in photos) and I’ve got 6 TNR appointments next week with zero sponsors so far
Can you sponsor one -this is a lifesaving gift
PLEASE SHARE some encouraging words of support- encouragement- hope
Please consider a kindness for
Best quality
- Hill Science high calorie
- Royal Canin mother and baby soft moose
- Wellcore
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