Hi Melissa,

Thanks for all your help. We have been trying to get Greta into a foster home, but adoptions slowed down since May and I don't have any foster homes available yet. If you knwo of anyone who would be willing to foster, that would help Greta immensely.

Here's more info on her background, which will help in finding the right home. One of our volunteers, Diane, runs a cat sitting business, Greta's owner is one of her clients. For this reason, we've been trying to be very diplomatic about how we handle the situation and are focusing on trying to find a home rather than criticize the owner! We truly cannot grasp how Greta was her favorite and now has been so neglected. Our volunteer nicely pressured her client to seek a new home for Greta, especially after her eye injury. Greta deserves better.

Here's a bit more that Diane has told me, since she knows Greta very well and I have only met the kitty once. She is a quiet cat. She'll need a family who will allow her plenty of adjustment time to a new home since she has a more introverted disposition. She will always greet Diane when she pet sits, because she knows her. She enjoys being petted and purrs, but she's reluctant around new people. Diane thinks she'd be happiest in a home where she's an only cat, but she had been living with 2 other cats at one point during her life and she seemed to tolerate them so long as she kept her distance.

Greta's owners also have a black lab, it seems that trouble started with the combination of new dog/new boyfriend. So, a home with a dog probably wouldn't work, I'm going to specify that on Petfinders. Greta had been on Diazepam for awhile after she began showing signs of stress, it did help, but Diane said they stopped giving her the medication instead choosing to put her out. Diane was quite shocked to learn about this situation, because medicating Greta had actually gone well.

Greta stays really close to her home, often in the garage. Diane is confidant Greta's choice would be to stay indoors. Diane is getting me a copy of Greta's vet records, so I can have a clearer idea what the vet thought was going on with her eye.

The man who has contacted me is in Rhode Island, which I think is manageable. But, I need to see what he thinks and will let him know transporting her is a possibility. We have one woman in Utah who was very nice, but said she would want to be considered in the case of now home coming up on the East coast.

Thanks again for all your help. I know the right home for Greta is out there!

Lori