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Date: 2006-07-25, 12:04PM EDT
Through my
animal rescue contacts a very sad and unfortunate story has been brought to
my attention and I am posting out here, hoping some kind soul might be able
to help this woman. Without delving into too many details and personal
information, here it is in a nutshell. It brought me to tears…
This woman suffers from a chronic health condition and has
deteriorated to the point where she can no longer drive and therefore no
longer work. Unfortunately, her condition will not get better and only
worsen over time. She has exhausted all of her personal savings to pay
medical bills and is now forced to give up her home. Her original plan was
to move to FL with her sister and bring the cats. But through another sad
turn of events, her sister has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. So this
is no longer a long term option either. With no other options available,
this woman will be moving into subsidized housing soon that will allow only
1 cat. The problem is she has 2 cats, who are so dependent on each other it
would be detrimental for them to separate. And the vet who has been caring
for these cats for the past few years also agrees with this.
Here is
some info on the cats and why they desparately need to stay together.
‘Squeak’ is a purebred Birman who was adopted by this woman in 1998
as an older kitten. ‘Squeak’ was always a very shy and nervous cat until she
met ‘Annie’. ‘Annie’ was found as a baby kitten in this woman's garage in
2001. And ‘Squeak’ took to her immediately. But something was not right with
‘Annie’, and a vet trip confirmed she was blind in one eye from a congenital
defect. A year later she lost sight in her other eye and is now completely
blind. But she gets around quite well with her buddy ‘Squeak’. They play,
clean and cuddle each other. They are the best of friends!
We are
looking for a home with no children or other animals. A quiet home is the
best as ‘Squeak’ is very nervous and “Annie’ is totally blind. I am hoping
this home would allow the woman to visit on occasion to see the cats. It
would mean so much to her. Also, we will consider a temporary foster home,
as this woman needs to go be with her sister in FL in her final months.
Please email me if you are interested.
Below are the pics the
woman has sent me.
Please scroll down to see all 5 Thanks for
Reading, Kim
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