Lizzie came to us with her family of orphaned kittens in 2003 (far left photo).
She grew up to be a lovable cat whose chances of adoption are only hurt by her need for daily meds.
She's usually graceful, except when she clambered awkwardly to her favourite perch one day (top left photo).
In late July 2003, a family of 10-day-old orphaned kittens arrived at the shelter. Meanwhile, we had received a nursing cat found collapsed by the road, but there had been no sign of kittens. The mom and orphaned kittens looked similar. We'd never know if they belonged to each other but the mom happily raised the kittens into healthy youngsters who all found homes. Four years passed and one kitten was returned in early October 2007, now an unhappy adult who lost her home because a new baby in the home had changed her world. Her people said she was a mischievous, loving cat and that she had food allergies. Lizzie didn't adjust easily to shelter life and went to a foster home for a while. Eventually she was fine with Foster Mom's other cats, and she loved people. She slept on the back of Foster Mom's chair in the evening, draping her paws around her shoulders. While fostered, she had a brief episode in which her back legs seemed paralyzed. She recovered, and the vet figured it was a blood clot small enough that it 'passed.' In order to prevent another blood clot, she gets a mild heart medication daily and a baby aspirin every third day to keep her blood thin. She doesn't have a heart condition, it's just a precaution. The medication is inexpensive and she's very easy to medicate. Still, she needs daily medicating which makes even a friendly, pretty cat hard-to-place in a world full of homeless felines.