BARTOC
 
We received a help call from one of our rescue partners.  A tiny white kitten, missing part of his right rear leg, had been found outside.  A white kitten, with mobility issues, is a sitting duck for predators, so we agreed to step up.  We said yes, and picked up the blue-eyed, thin, worm-bellied, flea infested baby that afternoon.
 
The Foster mom was ready with a warm bath, and towels, cotton balls to clean dirty ears, deworming medications and lots of love.  Once bathed, and dried baby Bartok wolfed down a bowl of canned kitten food, and settled into a warm bed for the best nap ever.  Clean, fed, warm, not itchy and no circling hawks, owls, dogs or coyotes.
 
During the two-weeks isolation period, foster mom totally won Bartok’s affections.  He has subsequently tested negative for feline aids, leukemia and heartworm.  His vaccines have just been completed, and he will be neutered, microchipped and recovered before he begins his forever home interviews.  We will delay his surgery for a few more weeks to allow him to grow more.  Bartok is a bit of a “late bloomer.”  His missing lower right rear leg does not slow him down, and we have no plans to change anything there, as a good callus has formed and he uses it like a rudder.
 
As it turns out, Bartok is not a white kitten after all.  As he grew, his color points came in red.  He is a flame pointed, bob-tailed baby.  As he matures, those points will deepen in color.  His eyes will remain blue.  To add to his charm, he is also cross-eyed.  Vet staff loves him, and we have no doubt that he will find his happy, “forever-after” once his vetting is complete.
 
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SOUTH CAROLINA RESCUE

​SMUDGE AND SCORCH, THE FIRE TWINS
 
We received a help call from one of our foster moms.  She has 3 fosters in her house, that are in the process of campaigning and interviewing for forever homes.  She was out working in her garden, when out of the corner of her eye, she caught a flash of white.  Looking more closely, she discovered a tiny white kitten face watching her back.  After a 90-minute hold-out, the kitten allowed itself to be caught.  In the house they went.  Of course, we said yes, and the foster mom took it from there to be bathed and set up for the two-week isolation time.  She also said she would go back and search for any siblings and the mom.
 
No mom, and no siblings were found after intensive searching, and we determined that we had a little girl, white with grey markings.  She also has a heart shaped black patch on her pink nose.  The Foster mom named her “Smudge.”
Seven-week-old Smudge was settled into a comfy condo, given meds for worms and started on a good diet to get her back to a healthy weight.
 
Two days later, her nearly identical sister was found crying outside the fence.  She was very willing to be picked up once she knew who had the food.  In the carrier she went.  She was given a warm bath, fluffed up in warm towels and given meds to evict her uninvited worm guests.  Welcome “Scorch.”  The girls were very happy to be reunited.
 
During the two-weeks isolation period, the foster mom totally won these feral babies over.  They have been tested for Feline Aids, Leukemia and Heartworm, and are negative for all.  Their vaccines are complete, and they will be spayed, microchipped and recovered before they begin their forever home interviews.
 
Your donations make it possible for us to continue our work.  With your help, Save Our Strays can continue to say “yes.”