Success Stories
When
my husband told his co-workers that he had given into his crazy cat lady
wife and agreed to getting a 10th cat, they said he had been
'railroaded.' How ironic that on February 2006 we adopted Railroad as our
10th cat. Railroad is an 9 year old FIV cat who had been at the shelter
for 3 and a half years. When he first arrived at our house/shelter for
wayward cats, Railroad was very shy and hid under the bed in our guest
bedroom. That all changed on Turkey night (when Bud was with us every
Thursday we use to serve our cats a delicious plate of turkey breast),
when Railroad came out of hiding and stole Mona's (Pat Brody alum, class
of 2002 and 2003) turkey. Since then, Railroad has become quite social,
particularly at night when we are trying to sleep. At times, he loves to
cuddle between Noah and I and he purrs real loud. Back in the spring we
brought Railroad in for some dental work. He ended up getting thirteen
teeth out. His recovery was
very slow.
Two months ago Railroad got very sick with a bad case of pneumonia. His
temperature was 106 and he was going down hill. After one month of
Baytril, Sub Q fluids and force feeding Railroad pulled through.
He manages to eat dry food with only five teeth left. His favorite treat
is
Whisker Lickins!
Here
he is on the left eating treats with Skippy and LB all from Pat Brody
shelter. He also loves turkey! For the past two months each night I have
been feeding him (high quality can food along with lysine and Mega C
vitamins) with a spoon. His appetite is not always good because of the
stomatitis (gum disease) and FIV. We are suspecting that Railroad must
have been FIV for many years because he is showing many signs of the
disease. FIV cats can live for many years. The most important thing is
that he has a home and he is happy.
We are happy that Railroad is a part of our family, and hope that others
seeking to adopt cats at the Pat Brody Shelter will give seniors and
special needs cats a chance at a loving home.
Lisa & Noah
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Sunny
and Elsie (formerly Mona)
Hello,
We
have been meaning to write for a long time now about how happy we are to
have welcomed Sunny and Elsie (formerly Mona) into our home. They came
home with us at the end of March 2006 and we feel we got more than we
expected with the affection and love and entertainment these two provide
us. Sunny is a stitch who likes to sit up like a
person and is always ready to play. Elsie is a lovebug who shares the bed
all night long and any time we sit down for a moment. Thank you for
harboring them, and all the kitties in your care, until we could find them
to be part of our family.
With gratitude,
Joanne Paul and Wendy
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Nigel and Emily
Hello Priscilla & others,
We adopted Emily and Nigel a year ago, and we just wanted to let you know
how they're doing. They've been wonderful additions to our family. Nigel
is
a big, playful 20-lb. kitty who loves to have his belly rubbed. He also
wins
the prize for the loudest purr, which we can hear from the next room!
He's
definitely full of personality. Emily is absolutely the sweetest cat, and
she's so affectionate. She's also playful, and loves to run around the
house
at record speeds and roll around with her catnip toys. We love our
kitties!
Alice & Paul Webb
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Max
and Popeye (Frick and Frack)Hi All,
Just wanted to say hi and let you all know the 2 cats we adopted last year
are doing wonderful, (frick and frack) now (Max and Popeye) popeye had a
lot of medical problems with an eye shortly after we brought him home, he
was taken to an eye specialist , and unfortunately he lost the sight in
one eye.
His health aside from the blindness is awsome, they are both healthy and
very happy in their new home. They are both loving, wonderful cats.
Thank you,
Cathy Burgholzer
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Had to send you an update - what a great cat Noah is!!
Ann got home and left Noah in the carrier to let her other kitty, Peanut
smell him. No hissing or spitting so she let Noah right out of the
carrier. He then proceeded to check out both the downstairs and upstairs
- jumping up on beds, chairs, desks etc with Peanut following his every
step. Still no hissing/spitting.
The other night, Noah crawled up on the couch with Ann's husband - so Noah
laid on one side and Peanut on the other. Peanut inched his way across
her husbands lap until he wedged himself between Noah and him. Noah just
looked up - saw Peanut right next to him - and put his head back down and
fell asleep. The next morning the chase began...Peanut in full pursuit
of Noah up and down the stairs. At first Noah didn't know what the heck
was going on - then realized Peanut was just playing. They are
becoming good buddies.
Ann cannot believe what a calm kitty Noah is. She said all he wants to
do is eat, sleep, be brushed and be loved - she said NOTHING bothers him.
Another great match....
Sandy
Lissi
(Tiffany)
I came in and adopted Tiffany (actually she adopted me!)
on Saturday. (Her name has been changed to Lissi.) I just want you to
know that she has adjusted very quickly to her new home. She adores my
husband and he is very happy with her. We're keeping her in our spare
bedroom for awhile until our other cat Bilbo is more comfortable with
her. He is a bit uneasy right now, but he doesn't try to go after her
when he sees her, so I think he'll come around pretty soon. We put Bilbo
in another room for a couple of hours each day and let Lissi explore. She
seems to have no problem with us or our dog, who finds her very
interesting and is constantly trying to be very close to her. I think she
knows that this is her true home.
Thank you for all you do for these unfortunate cats. I hope they'll all
find homes soon.
Charlotte S
Geyser
(Tweedledee)
Hello friends:
Happy New Year to everyone at the shelter. I wanted to give folks a 3
month update on Geyser/Tweedledee. He is sitting on my lap and looking up
at me adoringly as I type and has a good purr going. He is long over his
ear infection and parasite and weighs 6.5 lbs. He jumps my cat Griffin
every chance he gets and can't decide once he jumps him to bite him or
lick him. Griffin looks around every doorway now for the excitable little
tabby and tries to elude him. Geyser chases him a lot and is hopefully
keeping him
young. I can't imagine my home without Geyser; although I'm sure Griffin
can. He doesn't jump on my shoulders anymore and is content to just be
held like a normal cat. He does jump into the refrigerator
occasionally and likes to sleep on top of it in a basket. He also sleeps
with me every night and is normally on my pillow right next to my face. I
often tell him that he's a very lucky cat to find such a good home and to
be so loved. and also tell everyone about where I got him and about the
shelter. I hope this note finds everyone both human and feline doing
well. Thanks..
Cindy N
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Cosmo
and Duncan
Just wanted to send you a quick update on how Cosmo &
Duncan are
doing together in their new home in Dunstable.
They eat together, they jump together and they play together.
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Saffron
(Nadine)
I just wanted to drop a quick note to say thank you for helping us find such a wonderful little cat. We adopted Nadine (now Saffron) yesterday, and we couldn't be more pleased with her. She was understandably nervous for the first few hours, but we were amazed at how quickly she emerged to explore the house, play like mad, climb the cat tree, and try to make friends with Jetson, our other cat, who is slowly but surely accepting her as his new friend.
We are soon moving to a house with a fenced-in yard, but
still we will keep her indoors. She has been through too much in her young
life.
She has many toys and we play with her for a couple hours every day, also
Mike works from home so she always has someone around. Now Jetson has
fully accepted her- they sleep next to each other every night. We still
don't pick her up much- she clearly doesn't like that- but she is a great
snuggler and climbs into our laps when we're reading or watching TV. She
is a jewel.
She is smart, playful, elegant, and very affectionate- a perfect cat.
Thanks again- I am telling everyone about your shelter!
Janet Morris
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JJ and Marco
Hi
guys.
Just wanted to drop you a note and tell you that both our Pat Brody
kitties are doing very well.
JJ was six months old when we adopted him in October 2004. He has grown up
into a very hansom, well behaved cat. He has an interesting story, he had
to have knee
surgery on both back legs because his knee cap (patella) was sliding out
of place.
Dr. Easley from Townsend Vet did a great job on the Little guy.
After he recovered fro the second surgery, we realized that he still had
some kitten left in him, and our older calico, Mia, didn't want to romp
and play with him...
So
after some thought, we returned to the shelter and found Marco. (Priscilla
#2)
Marco is an awesome kittie. Full of energy, and very very friendly. He
definatly livens up the house.
I included a photo of JJ and one of Marco. It was hard to pick out of all
our photos of the cats!
The one of Marco is just after he was enjoyed a roll in some catnip.
Thanks again for all your help.
Aric Rasmussen
Tori Hunter