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Mona Update!

Ms. Mona has exciting news!  As you know, from her previous story, Mona was a fairly neglected community cat, resigned to delivering litter after litter, then watching her babies fall victim to a cruel world…until our foster mom tossed on her super hero cape.  Mona’s story appears below for reference, and was published in our October Newsletter.  She turned out not to be a feral girl, just a reserved one.

Through extensive interviewing processes, she has found her forever after home!  She is now a companion to a young man with extensive health issues, and lives in a happy home with her caretaker, his parents and two happy little dogs.  Mona states that this was her plan all along, and will be officially registered as her young man’s Emotional Support Animal.  Mona’s babies are all now interviewing as well. Rags to Riches, a true Cinderella story.

Mona and the Munchkins

            You might remember our story recently about 2 young kittens we call Smudge and Scorch.  They were featured in our August Newsletter.

Well, the plot thickens.  The Foster mom determined that the girls were delivered by a neighborhood cat that apparently was being fed, but never spayed.  She was having 2 to 3 litters a year, with very few surviving.  The Foster mom began to watch for her, and develop a plan to trap, spay and return.

The pattern emerging was not a good one.  Momma cat would leave her babies to breed again…a victim of her own hormones.  The Foster Mom found a new litter of hungry, five-week-old, sick babies in the woods behind her house, very near to where she found Smudge and Scorch.  No sign of mom for hours.  The Decision was made to intervene, and get the babies in, fed, cleaned and treated for Upper Respiratory

Infections.  The littlest baby, Lil Z, struggled to keep up, and despite round the clock and vet care, succumbed later to fading kitten syndrome.  The remaining four babies recovered, are growing normally and thriving…although small for their age.

Watching carefully for momma cat, the Foster mom was able to set a trap and…success!  Momma cat was whisked off to the vet for isolation, testing, spay, microchip, flea treatment and vaccines.  It was discovered by vet staff that she is shy, but sweet and has become a staff favorite.  Her name is Mona, and once recovered from surgery, she will be campaigned for a forever home with a patient, quiet person. No more babies in the woods for this girl, no more tragedy.

The four little babies will be given some extra time to grow, and gain weight before we begin their vetting. There are two boys, a white with black markings (very similar to Smudge) named Bobby, and a red tabby named Oliver.  Two girls, white with black markings named Mira and a white with grey smudges named Rumi.

Mona will be available for adoption next week, and her little family will possibly be available near Christmas and definitely in the New Year.

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