Lulu was living her life in
a trailer park among many community kitties and a family of raccoons. Her
caretaker called Almost Home for help to rescue some of the kittens that had
been born into the colony. After arriving at the location, I opened several
cans of canned cat food to draw the kitties near to assess the situation. I noticed a very thin black and white kitty
that was trying to eat the food but as she was biting into the food it was
falling out of her mouth. She was not able to chew or swallow. She walked away
and settled into her bed, an old tire filled with dirt. She was lying in the
sun and to my surprise when I tried to get close to her she let me. I was able
to get a look at her mouth. I could not believe what I saw. Her gums looked like
raw hamburger meat. I knew immediately I would have to take her back to the
rescue and get her the medical help she needed. Lulu had most of her teeth
removed and became one of the sweetest kitties at the rescue. She also has a
very spicy personality but more than anything she loved to crawl onto your
chest for loves.
It took us several years to
find the perfect home for Lulu. She went home with another wonderful sweetie,
named Sweetie! She is a beautiful long haired black Persian princess. It has been one year since the adoption. I
was so happy to receive a letter from Lulu and Sweetie’s forever home. Carol,
her new guardian, said Lulu had to have her few remaining teeth removed and
says she is her Velcro kitty. Sweetie took a long time to adjust with baby
steps all the way but is now her lover girl. Carol said “In the evening, I sit
on the couch to watch TV with Lulu on my chest and Sweetie glued to my
side”. This is such a wonderful happy
ending! It makes all our hard work worth it!
Many of you have asked why I
haven’t been blogging lately and have asked if I’m okay. The truth is, it has
been a tough year. The past few weeks I have had a little set back from the
diagnosis I was given several months ago. For those of you that don’t know, I
am still recovering from a car accident and the discovery of cancer. So, there
may be some weeks that I am not well enough to be able to keep up with the blog
and other daily projects. I will be okay, it's just taking time to recover. Please don’t worry about Almost Home. I am blessed
with terrific volunteers and Tanessa who is instrumental in the every day
operations of Almost Home. She cares
about the kitties and loves all animals as much as I do (or more). Anyway, I
will do my best to keep you, our supporters, informed about Almost Home. I am
thrilled you are interested in the behind the scenes details of our rescue. I
am blessed to be surrounded by such caring, supportive friends, family, volunteers and those of you that love Almost Home!
Several adult kitties have
joined the Almost Home population. Alaska Alaska
Our miracle boy Wyatt is now
out of his kitty suite. He is starting to mingle with his new friends. I thought
it would be a slow process for him but he is doing quite well! He’s still a
little timid with change so we will keep a close eye on him to help him adjust.
We want to make sure he is completely healthy, physically and emotionally, before
we find his forever home. Wyatt is now ready for visitors so come to the rescue
and give him some love!
We had a fun birthday party
for Tanessa a couple of Saturday’s ago. After we closed for the day, all the
volunteers came to help her celebrate with the kitties. It was a lot of fun.
The kitties are so different at night. They were all awake and up running and
wrestling instead of napping. They were ready to party too! Thanks everyone for
a special night for Tanessa and the kitties too!
Cedar needed to be medicated
for a week and boy did he dislike it. He was mad at everyone. But now he is
back to his old self and trusting Tanessa again. Eddy and Crash were adopted
together. Raj and Howard are teaching the new kittens how to run on the wheel
in the kitten room. Snow and Flake were reunited with Honey after being apart
for several months. Hang in there Gracie girl (our 24 year old at Almost Home) we all love you so much!
Lucy, an 11 year old tuxedo,
is living in the office. She was brought to us after her guardian past away
suddenly. Sadly she was separated from her kitty companion of 7 years and is
having a hard time adjusting to the community. It was her guardians wish that the
two of them stay together. Please try to honor this if ever in this situation. Lucy
really needs to know she is loved and needs her forever home. Got room for one
more?
Donations:
This may seem like a long
list but as I have said in the past it is extremely important to me to thank
each and everyone one of you that helps keep the doors open at Almost
Home. I’m sorry if I have missed any
donations. Please know how grateful I am for your help for Almost Home. Thank you
from the bottom of our hearts!
Marlene
John
Jacqueline & Robert
Christine
Grace
Jutharat
Karen
Kari
Michael
Laura
Frank& Lyndell
Becky
John
Erika
Christine
Margaret
Christine
Leanne
Ami
Diana
Vicki
Pat
Gloria
Charles
Kathleen
Kaaren
Jennifer
Margaret
Barbara
Chris
Renee
Ed
Supplies and/or food
donations:
Pat
Renee
Bridget
Sarah
Sam
Lanette
Susan &Nancy
Stephen
Ollie
Sherri
Margarite
Joe & Bridget
Barb
Tammy
Mark
Delana
Russell
Ed &Sandy
Geoff
Lisa
Casey
Kathy
Amanda
Lynette
Dennis
Sean
M.A.
Gregg & Colette
Lindsay
Adrea
Veronica
Bob
Kim
Marjorie
Jane
Rocky
John
Marie
Amy
Maria
Angie
Patti
Joe
Diane
Marilynn
Judy
Lisa
Carrie
Saundra
Samantha
Mellissa
Beth
Eric & Diane
PayPal donations:
Lori
Suzan
Stefanie
Cathy
Twyla
Blackhawk Acupuncture
Tawny
Action Computer
Julie
Patricia
Krista
Delia
Mary
Susan
Michelle
Bruce
Sandra
Rebecca
Michael
Christine
Kathryn
Laura
Kathy
Alicia
Lucinda
Rikki
Michelle
Cathy
Linda
Jennifer
David
Richard
Aaron
Richard
Renee
Graham
Kathy
Eric
Marianne
James
Janna
Pamela
Richard
Catherine
Judith
Meggie
Jessica
Desiree
Brenda
Jenifer
Stacey
Tracey
Donna
Laurie
Susan
Our calendar fundraiser is
off to a great start! Thanks again Becky, Sylvia and Deb. These supporters are
a few that have the cute calendars in hand: Jane, Diane, Jeanne, Vicki,
Ami, Alice, Erica, Robert, John, Denise, Barbara, M.A., Christine, Dawn, Pat, and Melanie. We have lots more so come by
the rescue and get your copies!
Please remember to reload your King Soopers cards.
It’s a week before Thanksgiving. Life is good….so much to be thankful for!
Kindness to Critters Always,
Kathleen
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| The "Wigwamy" Persian kittens in foster care. Wiggy- orange boy Wammy- silver boy |
