Sometimes in Rescue you can feel that there are so many people that just don't care enough, when you deal with cats surrendered for bogus reasons, or such minor reasons that are entirely fixable... and you deal with breeders that think their responsibility ends when they ship the kitten/cat out.
THEN, you meet people like the couple I welcomed into my home today. We've had a sickly kitten in Rescue for some weeks/months now. She was surrendered with a severe ocular infection, and it has taken numerous vet and specialist visits with it still not completely cured and the specialist concerned that there is underlying FIP there. I'd been talking to this couple about this kitten and they met her and fell in love. I explained that we couldn't feel good about adopting her out until we could make sure she did not have a terminal disease. But they asked if they could take her home anyway. I've had to keep her in an enclosure in my garage as I cannot put her in with my own cats, and I felt bad about this as she is young (she's ~8 months old now) and so darn sweet and lovable. They said that they wanted to make sure she had a happy life, even if it was short because of FIP...and that if in another month we found out that, at least she'd have a month of being loved. Of course that made me cry. So Kristine and I decided to allow them to take the kitten home, and we told them we would waive any adoption fee because of this situation, even though Rescue (and my personal bank account) is out over $800 in vet bills for her.
They brought a check with them, saying that it was a small donation to Rescue as they admired what we did. I didn't look at it while they were there, but opened it when they left. They gave Savannah Rescue $500! Such generous hearts...and at a time that Savannah Rescue really needed it.
Kristine and I are very touched by these people's hearts. Please send strong thoughts and pray that this kitten truly does not have FIP, and can live a long and happy life with these wonderful people. In another month we will be re-evaluating and talking again with the infectious disease specialist and hoping that we can rule this out pretty certainly.
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Brigitte Cowell
Kirembo Savannahs
www.kirembosavannahs.com
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Rescue Coordinator, Savannah Rescue
The Savannah Cat Club
www.savannahcatclub.com
Brigitte Cowell Moyne