About the Cats - Page 3



This is Aries. She was rescued from a farm
when everyone moved and left all the cats behind.

Carmen was brought to us as a kitten by a family
that found several stray kittens trying to survive
in an alley in their neighborhood. Now 8,
she's quite happy here.

Mattie was rescued from a family that
was moving from the country, into town.
All the cats were being "disposed of" by bullets,
but we got the last two cats out in time.
She was wearing a harness that must have
been put on as a kitten and never removed.
She could hardly breathe, and it left dents
in her chest, as you can see.

Mattie is almost completely free of the damage
done by her harness, and her coat is shiny now, too.

Precious was rescued from a construction site
with 4 kittens. All of them were covered in diesel fuel.
We cleaned it off, but the stress had already
taken its toll and the kittens did not survive.
In addition, it took 2 years for Precious' skin to heal
and she still has a tendency to develop sores.

Punkin came in with Mattie but had no collar
or harness on, lucky for him. He loves to stretch
out on the floor and does this many times a day.
He is now 4 so is still a playful teenager!

Stubby is the only survivor of Tara's litter.
For some reason, she does not photograph well,
and this is the best photo we have of her at the
moment. Her legs are short and she has a corkscrew tail.

Tara was rescued from a miserable life
living in a small pet taxi with 5 kittens.
All were deformed and 4 of them died
within a week.The lone survivor is Stubby.

Hover your mouse over each picture for their names.

    Read about other cats we have right now:
    About the Cats, Page One
    About the Cats, Page Two





Posted 2010 - Dr. RJ Peters 
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