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Returned

This is how I ended a post in March 2015:  This is the BEST thing that can happen here!  The post was about two Wishers (real buddies) being adopted together.  Now I’m starting a post with the opposite of those words – This is one of the worst things that can happen here.  Those two kitties I wrote about nearly five years ago have been returned.  And they are as heartbroken as I am.

I received a message early last week that Toast and Peeta’s adopter needed to return them.  I’ll be honest; this one really shocked me.  My policy requires that Wishers come back here if their adopters no longer want them.  So of course there was no question about them coming back here.  But my heart was completely broken for them.  They were young when they were adopted.  And now five years have gone by.  I knew this would be devastating for them.  But we made our plans to meet for their return.

I took them back last Friday night.  I set up a cage in one of the cathouse rooms.   I knew they would need to be in a cage for a while until they and the cats in that room adjusted to each other some.  But before I continue that line, let me mention something else.  Winnie’s Wish is home to 31 cats (now 33!).  When I received word that Toast and Peeta would be returning, I realized I didn’t really have a place for them.  There are cats living in the office area of the kennel.  There are cats living in dog runs converted to kitty condos.  And there are three rooms in the cathouse.  Two of those rooms are larger; one is smaller.  The smaller room is just about perfect for five cats.  And there are only three cats living in that room.  This is the only spot here that could accommodate Toast and Peeta.  But as I explained last year when I was highlighting the three cats who live in that room, they do not welcome newcomers.  I’ve tried other cats in their room with them over the years.  They won’t allow it; these three only live in peace with each other.  But this is it!  It’s the only place here that has room for two more cats.  So that’s where I set up the cage, knowing this will NOT be an easy transition.

Toast and Peeta went into the cage Friday night.  They immediately started hissing and growling – at each other!  Finnick is the sensitive kitty in that room and it absolutely scared him to death.  I hated what Toast and Peeta (and Finnick) were going through, but there was nothing else I could do.  I sat in that room talking to everybody for a long time that night.  I finally had to come back to the house. 

I raced down to the cathouse early Saturday morning.  It was as bad as I had feared.  Peeta was still growling and hissing at Toast.  I don’t believe Toast had been off the top perch in the cage all night.  Peeta wouldn’t go into the hidey-hole bed I’d put in there for him.  He was still in the litter box where he’d been the night before.  No food or water was touched.  And the growling and hissing was really bad.  So I shot into action.  I got another cage cleaned and set up.  I moved Peeta to that cage in another room.  This is the “kitten room” addition to the office.  It’s a tiny room that can be blocked off from any kitty traffic.  I spent time with both Toast (in his cage) and then Peeta (in his cage).  I also had to spend time with Finnick who had been hiding since I’d left the night before.  He hadn’t eaten or used the litter box.  I moved things around in the room so that Finnick could get to a litter box, food, and water without having to get near Toast’s cage.   

A couple more days have passed now.  Toast is beginning to adjust a little.  Finnick doesn’t seem as terrified.  Peeta is still growling from inside the hidey-hole every time a cat walks by his cage.  I’m not sure how long before (or if) he will adjust.   I’m letting Toast walk around in the room when I’m there.  Slate has already hissed at him and smacked him.  I hope that Toast can safely transition into this room over time.  I just don’t know about poor Peeta.  Friends, please keep your fingers crossed.

 

Toast

 

Peeta

 

This has been a post of bad news, but let me end on a bright note.  Remember during the Holiday Season when Winnie’s Wish was the recipient of some wonderful Wish List gifts?  Remember one of those gifts was from Mell, adopter of Wisher Kismet.  There was dry cat food and canned cat food and kitty litter and kitty treats!  But that wasn’t all of Mell’s gift to the Wishers.  I had posted a cat tree on my Wish List, not really expecting to get it (it was just a wish).  Well, it has arrived.

 

My kitties approved before this great cat tree was moved to Wisher World.

Mell (and Kismet) – THANK YOU.

 

See you next week.

 

 

Tinkerbell

Tinkerbell became a Wisher almost 7 years ago.   She came on the Rescue Railroad from the abandoned hotel in Florida.  Most of you know the story of the hotel and our efforts to rescue a handful of cats from a terrible situation there.  As I started putting this post together, I went back and read the two posts from April 2013.  Wow those were some stressful days waiting to see if friend Cheryl could trap three cats AND if all of the legs of the transport would fill in time.   I can call it exciting looking back, but as it was playing out it was pure anxiety.  That story is in these two posts:  The Florida Hotel Cats  and   Florida Hotel Cats (Conclusion).

Tinkerbell came with her brother Peter Pan.  Cheryl named them Tinkerbell and Peter Pan because they were leaving Florida, the land of Disney World, to come to Winnie’s Wish in Illinois.  They were from a feral cat colony, but it wasn't long before I was able to pet them.  I hoped to possibly tame one or both enough to make them adoptable.  They came around quite a bit, and I advertised them for adoption for a long time.  They were never chosen.  Peter Pan died as a young adult from what was diagnosed as a congenital kidney disease.  That was really rough.  It was rough on me, of course, but it was also rough on Tinkerbell.  She adjusted, however, and has other friends now.  Her best friend is Theo.  In fact, they share a kitty condo.  (Theo is the last cat I wrote about here in the story  Christmas Cat.)

Tinkerbell is an odd one.  She begs for my attention when she is up on any surface – the sink counter, a cat tree, her outside deck, etc.  But if I reach to pet her when she is on the floor, she runs away like her life depends on it.  Silly girl!  She is happy, loved, and safe.  And she has a home here for the rest of her life.   (She is NOT one of my easy Wishers to take pictures of, but here are few.)

 

Baby Tinkerbell

 

 

with Theo

 

 

Tinkerbell - Winnie’s Wisher since 2013.  When you support Winnie’s Wish, you’re helping to take care of Tinkerbell.  When you care about Winnie’s Wish, you care about Tinkerbell.

 

Before I close, let me show you one final Christmas gift that arrived here for the Wishers.  You might remember Hershey and Frosting (now Felicity) who were adopted and made the long trek to California.

 

Felicity and Hershey

 

 

Mary and Tom, Felicity & Hershey - THANK YOU.

 

See you next week.

 

Happy New Year

 

Winnie’s Wish Celebration

Andrea’s Holiday Auction and Fundraiser ended last week.  I’m about to announce how much that auction brought in.  But first, let me say this.  I was afraid when I transitioned Winnie’s Wish from rescue/shelter to sanctuary, folks might not see the need to support the Wishers anymore.  After all, there are no new exciting rescue stories now.    What’s wonderful  is that this Holiday Season has brought gifts anyway.

I’ve spent the past many months re-introducing you to the kitties here who now call Winnie’s Wish their permanent home.   There are 31 Wishers.  I try to make their lives happy ones.  There are kitty beds (many heated), cat trees, outdoor decks, nooks and crannies, toys, and lots of room.  There is heat in the winter, air conditioning in the summer.  Fresh water every day.  Tons of food and kitty litter.  A few of the cats have special foods because of issues they have.  One cat has special food and even special water because of chronic UTIs (which are now completely under control).  Some of the cats, also because of special issues, have daily supplements.  And of course, there’s always vet care.  You can see why Andrea’s Auction is so appreciated!!  And here we go.  You ready?  The auction brought in . . .

 

(drumroll)

 

  $1700.00!!!!

 

Unbelievable.  Thank you again to everyone who participated.  And thank you from the bottom of my heart to Andrea.

 

As I mentioned at the beginning of this post, I was afraid that maybe people wouldn’t support Winnie’s Wish as much once I transitioned it to full sanctuary.  But if you look back at last week and take a look at the pictures below . . . .    well, Winnie’s Wish sure got plenty of support THIS Holiday Season.

 

You probably all know the blog – Animal Shelter Volunteer Life. Here’s what the note with this gift said – “Happy Meowlidays from Kevin, Tracey, Gracie and Ava."

Kevin, Tracey, Gracie and Ava – THANK YOU.

 

 

This gift came with a note that said it was from Schnitzel, Jackson and Riley of Cape Cod, MA.

 [I’m not sure who this group is.  Have I forgotten about some long lost kitty friends of Winnie’s Wish or is this a new group of friends?  Please send me your email address so I can send you a proper thank you.  Send to chrystaldparker11@gmail.com ]

Schnitzel, Jackson and Riley – THANK YOU.

 

 

From Jeanne and her Random Felines

Random Felines – THANK YOU.

 

 

Do you remember in the Fall of 2018 when I was spaying and neutering cats on a property where an older couple lived and were feeding?  Well you might also remember that one of those cats (she named him Kismet) went to Friend of Winnie’s Wish – Mell.  That story is here.   Mell and Kismet sent this to the Wishers.  AND THERE’S STILL A CAT TREE ON THE WAY TOO!

 

 

Kismet

Mell (and Kismet) – THANK YOU.

 

My wish for you and yours is that you have a beautiful Christmas, filled with love and joy (and dogs and cats)!

See you next year.

 

Christmas Cat

June 2017 – I see a cat in the deep grass beside the road near my home.  Set my trap for days.

July – A black cat shows up in my yard at the edge of The West Woods.  Set my trap for days.

October – Younger Daughter sees a black cat jump out of our dumpster.  Vigilantly monitored to see if it was eating regularly from the dumpster.

December 13 – Older Daughter sees a black cat on the road between her house and Younger Daughter’s house.  Then she saw it again that night in the edge of one of the wooded areas.  I set my trap for the next two days.

December 16 – Got home from doing a yard sale and spotted the black cat in the field in front of my house.  I moved my trap to that area.

December 17 – Trap is set.  I watch the cat hunt in two different fields.

December 18 – Trap is set.  The cat hunts in the field then disappears into a wooded area.

[A more expanded version of this story is here – The Elusive One.]

December 19 – Trap is set.  I watch the cat hunting in a field near one of the ponds.  Then he suddenly shows up very near my trap.  I watch through my binoculars, holding my breath.  Then he suddenly turns away and gets into stalking position.  At this point, I’m about to lose my mind.  For days I have set my trap.  I’ve watched this guy show up in various locations, always hunting.  How is it that I never have my trap in the field he shows up in?!  So I grab a jacket and head that way.  I decide I’ll pick up my trap on the way by and try to quietly set it closer to where The Elusive One is now hunting.  I manage to get to my trap and pick it up.  I walk quickly but as quietly as possible.  I’m thinking as I walk – where can I set the trap down?  I was trying to decide what direction the very tiny breeze was coming from so that I could send a whiff of canned cat food smell in his direction.  Then suddenly, he turned towards me and froze.  I froze as well.  But it was too late.  He tore away from me, running as fast as I’ve ever seen a cat run.  I was deflated.

I walked home and set my trap in the field across from my house.  Nothing was working.  I’d tried two different kinds of the smelliest canned cat food I had.  When that didn’t attract him, I’d used tuna.  I called Younger Daughter because I knew she was going to the grocery store after work.  I need something smellier – I said.  She said – How about sardines?  Perfect.

As the sun started setting that evening, I added a little dry food to the two different places I was leaving it out.  One of those spots was where my trap stayed the biggest part of the time.  I hoped The Elusive One would discover that food some night and then come back the next day to the same location and walk into my trap.  Late that night, I stepped out my front door and shined a flashlight across the road at the spot where the food was.  And Oh My Gosh there he was!  Of course the light immediately scared him and off he ran.  Hopefully he had discovered the dry food.

December 20 – Walked over to where I’d seen The Elusive One the night before.  The dry food was gone but could have been anything that had eaten that food.  However, I’d seen the cat in that spot the night before.  I set my trap – with sardines.  By this time I was completely convinced that he did NOT belong to anyone.  Too scared.  And way too much hunting.  Our closest neighbor doesn’t have cats.  But I called the next closest neighbor and asked.  Nope, no cats – he said.  How about your grandparents? (even farther away).   Nope.  No cats there either.  Now it’s just a few days until Christmas.  We’d had a very mild November and December.  But Christmas weekend was supposed to turn bad weather-wise.  I was beginning to feel desperate to get this guy before the ugly weather hit.  It had been SIX MONTHS since I first saw this guy!  It felt like an eternity, and I wondered if he would EVER be a Wisher.

Most days, it was about 2pm when I’d finally see him.  But on this day, December 20th, 2pm came and went.  Nothing.  3pm.  Nothing.  4pm.  Nothing.  I was sad that he hadn’t shown.  At four thirty I walked into the kitchen and didn’t even glance out the window.  I’d looked out that window at least two dozen times over the past two hours.  I knew I wasn’t going to see my cat.  Today would be a bust.  Husband called from the other room – The cat out there somewhere?  I automatically said No, then glanced out the window, then almost screamed YES!!!!!  And he’s RIGHT by the trap!!!!  Husband came running in and we stood at that kitchen window, breathless, watching.  The cat circled the trap.  He tapped it.  I actually started shaking.  If he started trying to reach in for the food, he’d trip the trap.  The noise would scare him to death and he’d never approach that trap again.  Another circle.  He wanted the sardines.  But he couldn’t figure out how to get to them.  We held our breath, and I stood there shaking, knowing this could be it, or it could be the end of our chances if he tapped that trap too hard.  A third circle around the trap and then he stuck his head in.  I literally was no longer breathing AT ALL.  He took another step.  He was cautious.  Please just one more step.  And then it was done.  The Elusive One stepped one more time towards those sardines and the trap slammed shut.  I grabbed a towel, took off out the door, across the road, and into the field.  He was beating himself up pretty badly.  I threw the towel over the entire trap and everything went still.  My heart was beating so fast I thought it would beat out of my chest.  Husband raced over and carried the trap (with cat) all the way to my kennel.  I set the trap on the floor and started getting a cage ready.  I couldn’t believe it.  I really really really couldn’t believe it.  It was done.

Christmas weekend came and went.  Temperatures dropped.  Then we headed towards the New Year’s weekend.  As with most of the country, our temperatures here plunged to record-breaking lows.  We had single digit readings with wind chill numbers between ten and fiften below zero.  But The Elusive One was in a cage in my kennel, cozy and warm.  After six months, he’d been rescued (finally) . . . just in time.   The Elusive One (Theo) would forever be THE Christmas Cat of Winnie’s Wish, and forever one of my favorite memories.

Theo is a sweet guy who is timid around other cats.  He has friends here (others who are timid like he is), and he LOVES me.  He is terrified of other people and breaks his neck to get away and hide when anyone other than me enters his world.  He is happy, safe, warm, fed, and the coziest Christmas cat ever.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winnie’s Wish received some holiday gifts.

 

The note inside said – “Hi Chrystal! Meowy Christmas from The Island Cats and mom Sue”

Island Cats and mom Sue – THANK YOU.

 

 

The note inside said – “Happy adoption day, Luna Rey (December 15)! Two years ago I received the best Christmas gift! My little Luna bug! I can’t thank you enough for all you do! Because of you I have a sassy, diva, baby girl who makes my life better! Thank you!" 

 

Luna (Annie when she was a Wisher) celebrating her adoption day.

Luna and Family - THANK YOU.

 

 

The note inside said – “Chrystal, Merry Christmas to you and all of the Wishers.  Thanks for taking such good care of them.  Beth and Mike

Beth and Mike – THANK YOU.

 

 

Also -  Heather, Zach, Forest, Jenny, Piper, and Floki – THANK YOU.

 

And - Annie - THANK YOU (in memory of Baby Boy).

 

And one final gigantic THANK YOU to EVERYONE who participated in Andrea's Holiday Auction and Fund-Raiser!  And to my wonderful Andrea for having this amazing event!

 

Thanks for reading here today.  Hope you have some favorite Christmas memories of your own to indulge in.  

 

New Items and an Extension

Before I start today’s post, I want to let everyone know that I always read every single comment on Facebook and here at the blog.  So I’ve had a heart full of gratitude for all of the supportive comments, the positive thoughts, and the prayers for my Dad.  He continues to improve.

It’s been a “different” holiday season this year.  I haven’t been at the computer much.  But I’m determined to get another Wisher re-introduction story out before Christmas.   And here’s why.  One Wisher’s rescue story is made for the holidays.  It’s a favorite memory of mine, and I think of it at Christmas because this guy became the ultimate Christmas cat when he was (finally) rescued.   Hopefully I can get that story ready for next week because Christmas is almost here!

And speaking of Christmas being almost here . . .   let me inform you of something you might not know.  Andrea has extended her auction for a few more days BECAUSE . . .

SHE HAS ADDED NEW ITEMS!

There are more of those beautiful colorful crocheted cat beds!  These aren’t just nice to look at.  My cats and the cats of Winnie’s Wish LOVE them.  Wherever I put them, they are always occupied.

 

 

 

AND . . .   Andrea has added some of her crocheted cat toys!  Andrea has been making a variety of cat toys for a long time and they are ALWAYS a hit.  Grab one for your cat(s) before they’re all gone.

 

 

 

 

AND Andrea has added some of her self-heating cat beds!

 

 

 

Just a few more days and the auction will close.  You can visit by clicking on this picture at the top of my side bar –

 

Or by clicking on this link: 

Holiday Auction and Fund-Raiser

 

Thank you so much to everyone who has participated in the auction and thank you Andrea for having it!

 

 

Before I close, look at these holiday gifts that arrived here for the Wishers.

 

Hannah – THANK YOU.

 

 

This gift came without identification.

Friend of Winnie’s Wish – THANK YOU.

 

See you next week for a “holiday-ish” post.

 

Thank You

Last week I managed a short post primarily to help send traffic to Andrea’s wonderful holiday auction to benefit Winnie’s Wish.  But a single line in that post elicited over 50 comments here and on Facebook.  I mentioned the reason I was not able to spend any time at the computer was because my dad was very ill.  Today I can report that my dad has stopped declining and is showing improvement.  We are cautiously hopeful.   And deeply grateful for your well wishes, thoughts, and prayers.

Thank you to everyone who is participating in Andrea’s auction!  Winnie’s Wish Sanctuary is home to 31 cats who need food and litter (LOTS of both) daily, along with many many other supplies.  I can’t thank Andrea enough for this HUGE gift (so much time and effort go into this auction).   Having you Friends of Winnie’s Wish come through for the kitties here is uplifting and SO appreciated.

Today is Giving Tuesday.  Everyone who is participating in Andrea’s auction is GIVING to the cats of Winnie’s Wish Sanctuary.  Thank you so much!

Wisher Friend Sandy bid on and won these two cat beds, then had them sent here to the kitties of Winnie’s Wish.  I can tell you your cat(s) will love one of these beds.  Mine do!

 

Sandy – THANK YOU.

 

Andrea has new items up on the auction.  You can click on this picture at the top of my sidebar to visit the auction –

 

Or you can click on this link:

Holiday Auction and Fund-Raiser

 

With love and gratitude,

Chrystal

 

Difficult Time

Hello Friends.

Last week I didn’t blog.  And I won’t be writing much today.  My dad is very ill.  I haven’t been at the computer in over a week, and I can’t see anything getting back to normal any time soon.   I’m trying to get a few words out today because I have been feeling so bad about not helping Andrea advertise and promote her amazing auction to benefit Winnie’s Wish Sanctuary.   I want to remind folks to please visit her auction – it is such a LABOR of love!  I want Andrea to know how much I appreciate her and her work.  I want her (and you) to know how needed these funds are.  And I want to tell EVERYONE who is participating in the auction just how much it means to me.  There have even been several donations from people who didn’t find something they wanted to bid on but wanted to help anyway.  As my family and I go through this difficult time, it is uplifting to know that so many people care about the kitties of Winnie’s Wish.   I thank you from the bottom of my heart.  I will return to writing about the Wishers as soon as I can.

To visit the auction you can click on this picture at the top of my sidebar

 

 or you can click on this link:

Holiday Auction and Fund-Raiser

 

With love and gratitude,

~Chrystal

 

Angel

In March of 2016 I wrote a post titled Fate of a Damaged Angel*.  I am going to copy and paste most of that post here.  There are three posts that I wrote in February of 2016 which tell Angel’s entire story.  They are worth reading if you haven’t already.   Angel ending up with me required miracle after miracle, and yet it happened.  Here are the posts (in order) that tell her story:

Two White Dogs; One White Cat

How?

Meant to Be

The following is from the post I wrote a month after Angel arrived here:

Angel is the white cat I rescued in early February (2016). She had been put outside by family members when the owner died the previous Fall. Every time I passed the property for all of those months, I looked over hoping to see her. Of course, I knew she had not survived. No one lived there anymore and there were no neighbors. There was no food. The only shelter she would have had was in one of the falling-down outbuildings on the property. And being solid white, she was certainly prime prey for any number of other animals. And then one day, I spotted her. When I think back on the circumstances, I realize what an unbelievable series of miracles had to occur for this cat to have ended up with me. How I found out that this cat even existed was a miracle. Then months of wondering about her, knowing she hadn’t survived, turned into a miracle when I actually SAW her on the property one day as I was driving by. The next miracle was that we were able to trap her on a tiny piece of public land.

When I got her here, it seemed surreal. But my joy quickly turned to worry when I discovered that this cat was badly damaged.

I have NEVER been faced with the kind of behavior I’ve seen in this cat. And I’ve seen ALOT of cat behavior. She does not hide. She does not climb the walls or try to escape. She does not try to get away from me. She tries to come after me. She screams louder than ANYTHING I’ve ever heard from a cat. She attacks the front of the cage when I enter the room she’s in. I have to wear my to-the-elbow welder’s gloves to reach in to scoop her litter box. (I didn’t do this at first and I have the wounds to show for it.) I have to use a long-handled ladle to reach in and dump food into her dish. I have truly NEVER seen a cat act like this before. Older Daughter and I have discussed, and the only thing we can come up with is that she believes we are going to do something horrible to her. She screams us away and then tries to attack.

She was scaring the other cats in the kennel so badly that I had to move her to my storage room (the room I used to use for kitten season). I have a Feliway diffuser in there and I’m using the spray on a towel that is over the back of her cage. EVERY day I talk to her. Some days I can squat down in front of the cage after I feed her and she will eat for a while before racing at me screaming. But some days she screams until I leave the room. I don’t know what is going on or why. But I won’t give up on her. She is warm and safe and fed. And in my mind, she is CLEARLY meant to be here.

After all of the miracles that lined up for Angel to even be here, what happened only a couple of weeks after she was rescued proves even more how meant to be all of this is. I received a phone call from Older Daughter. She said – Mom. You are not going to believe this. Someone has torn down those old outbuildings on the property where Angel was living. I just drove by there on the way home and the buildings have been knocked down and are burning.

 After all of those months of living on that property all alone, taking shelter in those outbuildings - TWO WEEKS AFTER we trapped Angel, the buildings were torn down and burned. That cat “crossed my path” just in time! It actually gives me goose bumps when I think about it. She has been, and continues to be, a challenge like no other (more on this in a moment). But there is NO DOUBT IN MY MIND OR HEART about whether or not Angel is supposed to be here.
Now. Angel has been living in a cage in my kennel storage room. This is weird, but she’s completely content in her cage as long as nobody goes near her. However, she cannot live the rest of her life that way. I have tried her in both places – the kennel cat rooms and the cathouse. (She had to be moved IN her cage because she is untouchable.) She screams so loudly and so dramatically that it scares all of the other cats to death. They scatter and hide and stay outside on the cat decks. When she starts screaming (at me or at them) it is a scream like a cat being horribly tortured. I’m sure the other cats think something terrible is happening to this cat and that they might be next. I cannot inflict that kind of ongoing fear on all of the other Wishers. I don’t know what happened to this cat. Her behavior could be a result of abuse. It could even be some type of brain damage or disorder. I would like to get her spayed in case hormones exacerbate whatever she is experiencing, but at this time I can’t get her into a carrier. Having observed her for so long now, it almost looks like something gets triggered and she can’t get it shut down. One of my vets thinks it is probably conditioned behavior, and he feels like she will probably always be like this. More than one person has suggested I find a feral colony or a farmer with a barn and release her. But I just can’t do it. Here, she is safe and fed. She is warm in the Winter and will be cool and flea-free in the Summer.   I KNOW she is supposed to be here. Of course, I do not want her to spend her life in a cage.

 

When she first got here

 

 Constructing a separate building for her was out of the question. Moving her into any area where other cats live is not going to be possible. So after weeks and weeks of trying everything and considering various options in terms of where Angel can live out her life, I finally came up with an answer. I have ten dog runs in my kennel. I decided to convert one of those runs into what will be, for one cat, a very large enclosure. A nice, roomy apartment, if you will, for a cat. Dogs don’t scare her. And she won’t scare the dogs by screaming – they are always making plenty of noise of their own. Husband and I spent Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of this past weekend converting one of the dog runs into a cat enclosure. She will have her indoor area, a large outdoor area, and there will be a slider between her living area and an area where her litter box, food, and water will be. That way, I can lower the slider when she’s in her “apartment” and safely clean her litter box and give food and water without her being able to get to me. The slider door will be open all the rest of the time to allow for her to access both indoor areas.

I moved her cage into the enclosure, opened the cage door, and she entered her new world – an indoor/outdoor, extremely roomy environment for an extremely damaged Angel. She has investigated every inch of her new “apartment” and she seems very content. I am truly overjoyed.

 

 

 

 

Well, Friends, that was almost four years ago.  Angel still has her kitty condo in the kennel.  But she is out as often as she is in.  She still hisses at ALL of the other cats, but they are used to her.  She hasn’t screamed in years.  And she enjoys being petted by me every time I’m in her world.  Of course, there’s no way to know how old Angel is.  I guess that she is pretty old.  She has a safe, comfy, happy life right here at Winnie’s Wish for however many years she has left.  She makes me smile.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Angel - Winnie’s Wisher since 2016.  When you support Winnie’s Wish, you’re helping to take care of Angel.  When you care about Winnie’s Wish, you care about Angel.

 

I hope you will visit Andrea’s Holiday auction to benefit the cats of Winnie’s Wish sanctuary.  And THANK YOU to all of you who are already bidding on items!  Andrea works SO hard for Winnie’s Wish.   Here is the link:

Holiday Auction and Fund-Raiser

Or you can click on the graphic at the top of my sidebar.

See you next week.

 

Andrea’s Auction (Just in time for the Holidays!)

Thank you for stopping back by today.  As most of you know, Andrea of Celestial Kitties is a BIG supporter of Winnie’s Wish.  She informed me a couple of days ago that she was putting together an auction to benefit the cats here.  Andrea’s auctions are famous.  This auction will run from November 8 to December 8.  I hope you will visit.  I’m deeply grateful to Andrea for dedicating her time, effort, and love to this endeavor.  I always want Andrea’s auctions to be successful for TWO reasons.  One, because of how much it helps here at Winnie’s Wish.  And two, because Andrea puts so much work into these auctions.  I want her to “feel the love” flowing from auction-goers through her to the kitties of Winnie’s Wish.

 

You can visit the auction once it is up and running by clicking HERE.  Also I have put the link at the very top of my sidebar.  Just look for this picture at the top right and click on it.

 

Let the bidding begin!  See you next week.