Purrfect Pals Rescue

Kitten PPE

Saved just before the snow storm!! 5 altogether-- 2 calico torties, 3 tabbies w/white feet. The little piggies are thriving and accepted the bottle immediately, which is very unusual.

Shocking Rescue- Gertie Needs a Foster/Home.

Last week Gertie was found languishing and in bad condition living under and an unoccupied home. She was completely emaciated and had so little body mass it was hard for her to walk. She also had mange, which is quite unusual in a cat. Yet she is a total purr machine!

Her rescuers took her home to Austin and got her immediate vet care, and they've been providing lots of TLC. Within a few days she started to gain weight and walk more steadily. Sadly, she now has an upper respiratory virus and is not eating as much, but we're hoping and praying for a full recovery. Treating her mange (not contagious to people) just requires a topical application of Revolution every 2 weeks to kill the skin mites that cause it.

Gertie is now about 11 weeks old. Because mange is very contagious to other pets, we're looking for another foster family without pets, or the ability to continue to keep her separate from them while she's recovering. We don't want her to be in complete isolation because human attention is essential to her recovery, and continued social development. Animals try much harder to survive when they've got humans to love on.