Bella and Sasha have been adopted together into a wonderful, artistic family. They are very happy to be together, as they are such good buddies, and even happier to have such a loving family where they are the “first cats” of their new household.
Zoie was adopted by a wonderful gentlemen who wanted a companion for his older cat, Abby. He reported that despite some initial apprehensiveness, Zoie is slowly settling in to her new home. When she’s not exploring she loves being held and stroked.
Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful, notes the darling diva, Maxine. This gorgeous, semi-long-haired mackerel tabby has the temperament to handle any catwalk. With a diva temperament to match her looks, Maxine is highly energetic, loves to play and can be very friendly one minute but can be snappish the next.
She was abandoned to the streets by her original owners. She had surgical staples embedded in her flesh and thus had been in serious physical pain for over a year. Maxine is now in perfect health.
Maxine has suffered some trauma, so like a child who has been abandoned, she will require patience and love. Maxine feels very threatened by other cats and will attack other cats. She needs to be in a single-cat family.
From Butler’s new mommy:
“Hi! I just wanted to let you know how Butler is doing. He is such a great cat. He is still a little jumpy when people move around but when things are calm he jumps up to be petted. He also comes up and sleeps in the bed every night. Overall, he’s doing great and we are so glad we were able to give him a good home.”
Maggie and Roscoe were adopted together by a loving couple, who are also community activists. They have a wonderful new home, grandchildren to play with on occasion and come winter, a fireplace to curl up next to. Another FFUR success story for both of them---Roscoe, who was abandoned to the streets, despite being declawed, and Maggie who was born on the street.
Spencer was rescued nearly a year ago, in the winter of 2006-2007. Because he was FLV positive, we knew he might have hidden health issues, but FFUR is committed to our no-kill policy, and he was healthy, except for his FLV status. On September 20th, Spencer suddenly became ill and after going through three blood transfusions in the space of 24 hours, we had to make the painful but humane decision to euthanize Spencer, because his red blood cells were not reproducing.
Spencer was an extraordinary cat. He had an excellent life while he was with FFUR: love, comfort, friends, play. His life was a tribute to how we can indeed save the lives of cats who otherwise might not be saved. Maddy and I were with Spencer during his euthanasia, and I held him in my lap as it happened.
Spencer’s life was too short--he was only two at his death--but his life with us was good and happy. Our responsibility to our animal friends is that we take care of them, no matter what. Sometimes that means doing what is difficult for us--letting them go.
Spencer gave us a great deal of love and we gave him a lot of love back. We were glad we could rescue him from his terrible life on the street and we are even more glad that we could give him a death of dignity and comfort. We miss him, we love him and we hope that his story helps others know that the time we have with our animals is precious and fulfilling for both us and them, no matter how long or short it might be.---Victoria Brownworth, exec director, FFUR