ANOTHER Special Request

This won’t be a difficult request to sell.  You remember that I put out a special request for someone to adopt Sparkles (January 2011) when she was having a very difficult time fitting in at the cathouse.  As a result, she was adopted.  I also put out a special request for a home for Daphne, our FIV-positive kitty.  She did not get a home, but we have a plan in place for her.  Then, not long ago, I put out a cry for help again.  Tulip is unkind to the other cats in the cathouse.  She probably needs to be an only cat, but might actually fit into a home with other cats if the right human is in charge.  And there’s poor Cashmere.  She has taken to living on top of the cat cage in Winnie’s Room.  She’s a darling personality who needs a patient human.  I believe she will actually blossom into a wonderful pet. [See Winnie’s Wish SPECIAL REQUEST]

Getting Sparkles into a home by way of Special Request was so fulfilling.  It gave me hope that if I put out that same kind of request for Tulip and Cashmere, we might find homes for these girls (or at least for one of them).  That hasn’t happened (yet), but I remain hopeful.  Sparkles, Cashmere, and Tulip are kitties with special personality needs.  The girl being highlighted today does NOT have a personality issue.  This sweetheart will NOT require a patient human.  She gets along with people and with other cats.  Her issue is physical. 

A few weeks ago, we discovered that Luna was vomiting.  A vet check found none of the probable causes - no illness, no internal parasites.  Apparently, our Miss Luna has a sensitive stomach.  I moved her into a cage in my kennel office to watch her and to try a “sensitive stomach” cat food.  The vomiting went away.  Of course, in a two-room house full of cats, there is no way to feed a special diet to any one particular cat.  So over the weekend I tried to slowly introduce our regular food back into Luna’s diet so that she could move back to the cathouse.  The vomiting returned. 

So . . . .    here’s how this goes.  The only way to keep Luna out of regular cat food is to house her in a cage.  As you’ve heard me say over and over, that’s no life for a cat.  It’s one of the wonderful things about our cathouse.  The kitties can move around, climb on the cat furniture, play with the toys, interact with other kitties.  They can even go out on one of their small outdoor decks.  A caged life here is no better than a caged life in a shelter somewhere.  It is horrifying to think that Luna would have to live in a cage simply because she can’t tolerate the regular store brands of cat food.  While on Science Diet Sensitive Stomach dry, she has done beautifully.  Here’s a cat who needs a home where she can be kept on the diet she needs.   There are NO other issues.  She’s a wonderful cat - a talker, a people-lover, an easy-going beauty who won’t be a challenge in any way except for feeding.  And that’s not much of a challenge in any environment that doesn’t include feeding sixteen cats all together. 

Luna is an easy cat.  She will make a wonderful addition to someone’s family.  PLEASE contact me if you are interested in giving Luna a home.  It is crushing to me for a cat to live in a cage.  But when the problem is as simple as diet, it becomes even more heartbreaking.  This is an easy fix.  She simply needs a home where she can be kept on a certain diet.  Is there anyone out there who would be willing to give this great girl a home?

My email address is c3k@lazernetwireless.net

I’m going to hold some hope, especially at this time of year, that there is a Good Samaritan out there deciding to offer a home to Luna. (Or to Tulip.  Or to Cashmere.)   

 

By the way, we are getting our first snow of the Season right now as I type this.  I am one of those people who LOVES snow.   The flakes are huge and it is covering everything in Holiday White.  I'll share some pictures tomorrow for Walkway Wednesday.   Until then, here is a sneak peek at the Season's opening show.

Comments

[Random Felines]

we think snow is ok so long as we can be inside and mom doesn't have to drive. MOL

We gots our paws crossed for Luna - that is an easy fix!

[Ginny & The Fur Family]

I do think that luna will make a great pet. My cat big face the lap cat or as we call him big face - does the same thing - if he eats certain things, look for it in the floor - he and one other have always had finikey stomachs- every morning I scout the house to see if they had a bad night -I wish I could keep them seperate, but I hate to cage a pet inside the house. Maybe someone who is alone with no other cats will adopt Luna. The snow looks like feathers and is covering the grass with white chrystals as I type and if the temp falls tonight as it is supposed to do the road will be very slick.. Right now it is cozy and warm inside and I don't mind at all being inside on days like this. The three dogs slept in and are still inside - in and out - track track - the snow is better than the mudd - prayers for more adoptions over the next weeks - Warm wishes to all - Ginny & The Fur FAmily

[Pam and the Califurrrrrnia5]

I hope that someone will step up to the plate and rescue sweet little Luna. She deserves to be out and about. Jack says he can sympathize since he has a finicky stomach and has to eat special food. He eats his upstairs and the rest of the crew eat downstairs ... it all works out fine for us.

[Andrea & the Celestial Kitties]

Poor Luna! We're praying and purring that she gets a special home soon! And that her sensitive tummy will stop being sensitive!
Talk to your friens, talk to your family, someone has room for this sweet little kitty. And if not her, maybe one of the others?? If we empty the cathouse, I'm sure some other kitties will show up, so lets try it and see!

[meowmeowmans]

We like the snow, too ... as long as we don't have to get somewhere. :)

Luna sounds fantastic. We are purring and praying that she finds a forever home very, very soon!

[Jan (Milo and Alfie's mom)]

I so hope these beautiful cats get the homes they deserve. Sending them love and luck. xx

I love the snow pic!

[Mindy Slimmer]

Luna,
I can't wait for you to get home!! :)
I look at your pictures many times a day.
You have two kitty siblings: Socks Lucyfur and Jack Flash...your name will be Luna Lovegood Slimmer. Just wanted you to know that we can't wait to meet you and take you home.
Much Love,
Mama Mindy (& Mama CJ & Daddy)

[Catsynth]

Poor Luna - we hope she does find a great home soon.
Our Luna wants to help her out, so we have tweeted to our @catsynth account.