From the Director

IT IS 5:00 SOMEWHERE.

Weighing in at 8.4 oz. this little black cat came in on Wednesday right at closing. The lady that brought it in said it must be the runt of the bunch and is dying.  She released the little cat to us and walked out the door.

Officer Rust grabbed the cat and looked it over and was horrified at the amount of fleas all over it. It’s tiny little face and underbelly was covered with fleas, not just a few but literally covering its entire body.  They were in its mouth and eyes and racing across its face. The poor little thing was laboring with every breath it took. We checked the gums and they were white, and so was the tongue. If it was healthy the gums and tongue would be a bright pink. With that said this kitten didn’t have a lot of time left on this earth. 

I ran it back to the sink and gave it two baths in Dawn dish soap, and the fleas just fell off. The water was red from the blood that the fleas were eating.  After the baths the cat let out a huge meow and that let us know that it had not given up yet. We dried it off and a few more large meows told us that it wasn’t happy with us. 

Officer Rust has taken the cat home and now carries it everywhere and feeds it on a regular basis with a little bottle of kitty milk. It is so small that it lacks the meat all over its body to even tell if it is a male or female.  This is Friday that I am writing this and the cat is at least standing now on its own.  Pretty cool, I think.  

     Kind of cheesy thing to say “In a FLEAting moment, this cat could have died, but because we care, it hopefully will survive and thrive.” Check your cats and dogs, too; fleas can suck the life out of them. Fleas can also cause other problems, like worms, loss of hair and scabs all over the body. Don’t wait till 5 o clock to know how your animal’s health is.

Call Rick if you want to help - the Shelter’s number is 577-0151.

Thank you,

Rick Johnson

Executive Director

HSCC

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