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Cyrus
Everyday I get emails asking for help. It’s very stressful trying to decide who we can take in and who we can’t. There is such a huge need. Sometimes it just hits me a certain way. I received the picture above (left) and this email about Cyrus:
Hi Yvonne! Checking in to see if you have a room for a desperate beat-up male. They pulled 15 ticks off him. We’re thinking he was dumped a few years ago and trying to survive. No idea who is feeding him. Of course he is scared. I hate that I have to put him back out without knowing who will be feeding him.
Honestly, I just felt his sadness and broken spirit through his picture. We gave the green light and brought him in. The rescuer warned me that he had bitten a couple of people that tried to care for him. After he arrived it was like a switch went off. He was instantly at home. He was friendly and desperate for attention! He is loving, sweet and follows us like a dog. He even comes when you call him! He gives kisses and hugs thanking us. He has never bitten or showed any aggression. Now when I look at him, I just feel his joy.
Oreo Cheesecake
Oreo Cheesecake was rescued from a crack house and had been exposed to secondhand crack smoke. Her rescuers fought hard to save her and get her healthy again. She’s funny and adorable but she can have major cattitude; especially if you are another cat!
Herbie
Herbie suffered for years on the street. When he was finally rescued, he was sick and covered in fleas. His eyes were badly infected; he was not going to make another winter outside. After being rescued they discovered that he was very feral and FIV positive. Because of that he found himself with no chance of adoption. BDRF was contacted and we agreed to give him his second chance and his forever home! Herbie is slowly feeling better. His eyes have cleared up, and he is enjoying his warm bed and a full belly. Herbie’s personality is well... “tough”, but then that is how he survived. We will try to make him the “love bug” we know he is deep down inside (really, really deep down inside)
Fluffernutter
Fluffernutter wandered into a neighborhood from a local farm. The people in the community started feeding her and it made her life a little bit easier. Unfortunately, she started having litter after litter of kittens! The kittens were trapped and found homes, but no one wants to take in a skittish, scrappy mom cat. BDRF added her to our wait list and when we had an opening she was trapped, spayed and started her new life. Which includes long afternoon naps on the couch!
Andre
We will never know what happened to Andre but the injuries he sustained pointed to abuse. Andre was found with a severely dislocated jaw, a fractured chin and bone chip in his cheek. The injuries were more than 2 weeks old and were healing wrong. He was starving and emaciated because he could not open his mouth. All he could do is stick out his tongue to try and lick up whatever food he could. He was filthy and covered in fleas that were eating him alive and making him anemic. He wandered into a yard seeking help. A kind person, Emily, was trying to feed him and help him, but Andre needed immediate medical care.
After several surgeries and many weeks of care, Andre healed from his wounds, although his jaw could not be fully aligned. Today he runs and plays in the sanctuary like a kitten!
Barry
Barry came to us from a fellow rescuer. As a kitten he had been taken in by an elderly man. This man truly saved his life. He never would have survived with his birth defects. One of his back legs is missing the foot and the other back leg is deformed. Unfortunately, the man had to go into a nursing home. His son came to the house and put Barry out on the street!!! It’s inconceivable how someone could be so heartless. Lucky for Barry the neighbor saw him out on his own, trapped him and brought him to safety. He doesn’t let his different legs slow him down. He is always on the move!!
Popcorn
Popcorn was part of a feral colony and was found one day with a large gash on the side of his face. A local rescue took him in and they reached out for help.
The vet treated Popcorn's wound, reattaching the skin where he could. It looks like Popcorn had a bad run-in with a fence or something else that tore his skin. It didn't seem to be from a fight or abuse. After several rounds of antibiotics and wound treatments, we could not save his eye, and he had surgery to remove it.
Although he was found in a feral colony, it is likely Popcorn once had a home with humans and ended up thrown out or abandoned.
Toast
This is Toast, aka Toasty. She was a stray in Waterbury who was taken in by a friend of the rescue named Chris. Sadly, Chris passed away unexpectedly. Animal control picked up the cat and because she was semi-feral she couldn't be placed for adoption. We immediately went to pick her up and she is loving life at the sanctuary!
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