-
Killearn Kitties thanks for Grayble's compliment! Yes, she is a cutie and she stole my heart the second I picked her up.
Jenn, the ones in the room with the runny noses and eyes are the ones that have chronic sinus problems. Lisa said they all have been treated with everything but it never goes away. I had some babies with chronic sinus problems too. I do think if someone would give these babies a chance and give them a home then their sinus problems would probably improve to a point. Lisa works hard at the shelter and she is the one responsible for getting the cats out of cages and alllowed to run free in the rooms. Before they were in cages. They are much happier out of the cages.
Lisa said they just finished working on theri big fundraiser where they raised a ton of money(I forgot how much she said exactly) to build a brand new shelter. They already have the land for it, now they are just raising money for it to get built.
Yes it is very hard to leave all those beatiful babies there at the shelter and I can't imagine how Lisa does it everyday but I admire her and those who do work at shelters. The work is both heartbreaking and heartwarming. The shelter is so full right now they are turning so many away Lisa said and of course that means that they are being taken to animal control where they are killed. Lisa said it just breaks her heart to turn them away.
I am planning on collecting some toys and Katie is suppose to send me some of her extra toys and when I get enough I will make another visit to the Shelby County cats. And if that gray and white boy is still there who knows! I might just be bringing him home with me.
Melissa
-
WOW!!! Lisa has done some AMAZING work at that place!!!! WOW!!!!! I remember the pictures she posted when she first started there, the heartbreak at all that she saw...cats in cages upon cages. :( :( But wow, she's done so much and they are all out in room and they look SO HAPPY!!! WOW!!! Not one of those cats looked scared, dominate, teritorial....they all looked HAPPY!!!! WOW!!! Lisa is amazing!!!! :) :)
I have to say, these pictures made me cry and terrified me. It made me see how close my kitties came to being where those wonderful cats are now. I'm so very lucky to have you all. ((((((Hugs))))))
Please tell Lisa how wonderful of a job she's done. Even if those cats are adopted right away, at least they look so happy. They're spread out and look so great. :)
And....welcome to your new little girl, Grayble!!! She's SOOOOO cute in her little dress!!! If you liked that little grey and white at Lisa's shelter, you'd love my Phoebe...she has nearly the SAME markings. Here, I'll post a few pics:
Her face...
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ett/Phoebe.jpg
Her markings...
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...t/IMG_2765.jpg
And just a cute one...
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...IMG_3505-1.jpg
Hugs, Kelly
-
Congrats on Grayble!!!:D She's so cute. All of the cats sure are adorable and very friendly. I sure hope that they'll be able to all find their forever homes soon.:) Thanks for the update on Lisa. She sure is a wonderful caring woman and please let her know that she's missed here very much.:)
-
Thanks for posting such wonderful pictures! What adorable cats, I would have them all if I could too! I will pray they will get a happy forever home soon. They all look very well looked after and very content either way, bless them all.
-
You know, when I was thinking of getting a cat, my brother (a cat daddy of three) counseled against getting an adult cat, for fear of getting someone else's behavioral problems. But I adopted Don Juan and Zerlina as young adults (1.5 and 1 year old respectively) and the experience was wonderful. Maybe if we put the word around that a good shelter or rescue organization evaluates its cats and will inform prospective "parents" of the best situation for each cat.
Please note that my brother's advice also included, and I quote: "Forget about any notion that cats are people. Cats are not people. Cats are little demons in furry coats."
:rolleyes: :D
Liz
-
I always get sick when I see shelter pictures. I feel so bad. They all deserve their own homes, with thier own humans to love them :(
I am sending some of my cats toys (they have too many) to Melissa, so they can have tons of toys to play with... Some used, some are not. I bet if others wanted to donate toys, that they could... I know most of us have extras that our cats dont play with, or we buy extra when we can! That is the best I can do at this time...
Grayble is a doll. Too bad I cant see Purrdys face as well :p
-
Kelly Phoebe is gorgeous and yes I would just have to snatch her up too!
