Catherine
Catherine is a leukemia positive kitty who who came to
us from an Animal Control with her sister and another kitten.
They all arrived sick with upper respiratory (which is pretty
normal from animal control.) She is super friendly and
playful.
Update, Catherine is growing up to be a very playful girl,
loves to run on the wheel and play with the humans.
3/30/24
Dear supporters,
It’s with great sorrow to inform you that Catherine has passed over the
rainbow bridge. She had become neurological yesterday morning. Staff
noticed her limping on her back leg and notified me. When I went to
look at her she was having issues using both her hind legs. Our first
concern was she fell and somehow hurt herself. Her legs were not
causing her any pain worried she had thrown a clot. We gave her some
aspirin and rushed her to the vet. Since it was the weekend we had to go
to the emergency vet. A major clot was ruled out because she had
equivalent heart rate and blood sugar in both legs. Her pupils were
drastically different sizes, a clear sign of something neurological. Things
were drastically changing for our very sweet Catherine. The vet and I
both agreed that it was time to let her go.
We had spent a couple of hours in the examination room together where
she had sat in my lap purring and had dozed off. Once we made the
decision that was best for her I held her in my arms so she could look
out the window. She enjoyed the landscape of tall grass and birds
swooping into the tree branches. Curiosity was still overflowing with
her. I held her in my arms as she passed over the rainbow bridge.
It’s always hard to walk in with everyone eating and being their
everyday selves and an unexpected loss happens as the day ends. We are
so grateful for the almost 6 years that we were able to give Catherine her
forever home. She was so loved and admired for her curiosity. Myself,
staff, and visitors had learned so much from her, especially how to stay
young at heart.
She beat the odds of a FeLV kitten surviving her first year of life since
she contracted it before 16 weeks of age when their immune system is
still weak and developing.
Because of you, she was given the greatest chance at life by providing
quality food, and medical care, and showered with love.
I am so sorry,
Sam