Sometimes volunteering at an animal shelter can be absolutely heartbreaking. This is one of those times.
Today is a sad, sad day for the cat volunteers and staff members of PAWS. We received word this afternoon that Pharaoh -- a sweet and gentle kitty we wrote about in September -- passed away early this morning. This charming fellow had become very ill, and was recently diagnosed with kidney failure. He was taken to a local animal hospital several days ago, and was scheduled to undergo further diagnostics and supportive procedures today in hopes he would get stronger, feel better, and be able to come back to us. Sadly, our Pharaoh was too ill and didn’t survive.
Our wish is for all PAWS animals to be adopted to live out their days with homes and people of their very own. While that didn't happen for Pharaoh, it's comforting to know that PAWS' strict no-kill policy meant our sweet friend was in a safe, warm and loving environment for the final months of his life.
We love you and miss you, Pharaoh. Rest now ... we'll see you later at the Rainbow Bridge.
yet to come, and to the memories that we hold...
According to the Feline Intake and Adoptions Supervisor at PAWS, "Benjamin’s new mom wants to thank us all for trusting her with such a wonderful companion. She lives in a townhouse on the water and has set up a viewing platform for him so he can sit and look outside and, in her words, fantasize about catching all those seagulls. He talks a lot. He and her other cat, Dr. Mell are still working out their relationship. She says that Benjamin is 'always on the move ... he roams all over the house and seems to love it.'"
Hassie's people wrote to let us know that "...she is incredible! she has become an important and special part of our family and we love her so much. Thank you so much for bringing her in to our lives. She loves to snuggle under any warm blanket that she can find. When she isn't sleeping, she is playing with one of her favorite toys which would include a glove that we got that has all of these little strings at the end. She is the puurrrfect pet for us!"
Hip hip hooray for our buddy Tay! Those of you who've been following our Blog for a while may remember Tay, the adorable pure white kitty (who just happens to be deaf) we wrote about back in February. Well ... we thought you'd like to know he was adopted this past Saturday. :) We're so happy for this sweet and playful guy. And why wouldn't we be? After all, Tay received the thing at the very top of his wish list ... a forever home and people of his very own. Be well, Tay. We love you!
