Little Thumbelina is one of the kitties in our foster house. She went into the hospital on Monday with an upper respiratory problem that made it hard for her to breathe. After some wonderful care from the veterinarian, she is doing better and came home on Thursday afternoon.
When Thumbelina came to us as a kitten, she was in such bad shape, the vet said we should keep her in the foster house where she could receive special care. She was the size and weight of an 8 week kitten but was actually 6 months old. That was 15 years ago. After the vet took care of her immediate needs, she flourished at the foster house.
Because of her difficult start, she never fully socialized. Although she became friendly to all our volunteers, she continued to hiss at people who gave her affection. It was just a habit from her early days, and everyone came to love her signature “hiss,” which is her way of meowing.
As many of our supporters know, we have a policy of giving animals the care they need to return to health, no matter how old they may be. We have a number of elderly cats in our foster house, and they are increasingly in need of often costly vet care which does stress our budget. As the holidays approach, we hope you will keep us in your end of year giving plans.
