Feargus gets special help
Born severely underweight to a mama from a tragic hoarding house, individualized care is helping this kitty – and dozens of others – thrive!
The scores of cats we rescued from the horrific hoarding situation in the Newton area of Surrey are each progressing at their own pace, receiving all the medical and other attention they require. (Read our original update for the background.)
They also continue expanding in numbers!
Forelle, a cat with a major injured to her eye, gave birth to two babies, Feargus and Fionn. Feargus was born severely underweight and undersized and so human fosterers need to pick him up multiple times a day to hand feed him. Mama Forelle does not understand that the humans are helping her baby, so she takes some exception to the interventions. Our human dons leather gloves to reach into the kennel to take Feargus out for feeding.
Despite the challenges, he’s gaining weight, while his brother is coming along just fine on mother’s milk.
Fionn currently weighs in at 156 grams, while Feargus is at just 74 grams, but is gaining weight reassuringly.
Feargus is an old Irish name meaning the strong one. Fionn simply means “fair” or “white.”
Meanwhile, we’re looking for a special foster home for Reisling, another rescued kitty from the same colony.
He was found hiding under a feather bed covered in pee and didn’t use the litter box routinely when he first came to us. In fact, he would often just use his bed and then sleep in it. He was given a couple sponge baths and he was pretty good about the whole thing, given his lack of familiarity with kind humans.
Since then, he’s learned to use the litter box. However, we are not entirely confident around how he would behave in a home. He needs a family who is committed to helping him learn that carpets and couches aren’t for peeing on. He may not ever pee on a couch, but out of an abundance of caution, we would like ensure he has a slow introduction to a typical home environment.
He is incredibly affectionate, outgoing and curious, but because he came from a house of 50+ cats, he definitely needs a couple of loving feline companions in his forever home. Having grown up in a colony, it would be unfair for him to go to a home as a solo feline. Just watching him at the Adoption Center, it’s clear that he adores other cats.
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We continue to assess, care for and socialize all the animals rescued from this home, which constitutes one of the most dramatic, tragic and vast hoarding situations our experienced, seen-it-all team has even encountered.
Animals are profoundly resilient. We are optimistic that many of these dozens of cats will be socialized and find forever families. Those who don’t will get all the attention and care they want and need in our “Kitty Club Med,” the RAPS Cat Sanctuary.
Cats who require significant medical attention put a strain on our always-pressed finances. Moreover, long-term care for animals at the Sanctuary are a major expense – and medical requirements, possibly for life, make this an additionally daunting commitment. And there are more kittens on the way!
Right now, we desperately need cat and kitten food, as well as financial contributions to provide the medical and other individualized care each of these cats requires.
Please give generously if you are in a position to do so.
https://www.rapsbc.com/newton-colony-rescue/
We also need more experienced fosterers for pregnant and new mamas.
https://www.rapsbc.com/cat-foster-application/
