Rescue cats from being euthanized at local shelter

As first sight, it is obvious that life was difficult for two recently rescued cats; a stray tom cat named Major Tom and an owner relinquished cat named Abby. Both were rescued from the local animal shelter by NBCR. When MT was turned in to the city (kill) shelter he quickly developed an upper respiratory infection. Thanks to that and his beat-up looks that are a result from the many fights unneutered tom cats get into, he was listed on the ‘urgent list’ at the shelter. This meant he would not be available for adoption and rescue would be his only chance. After a certain number of days on the ‘urgent list’ animals are generally euthanized. NBCR took a chance on MT after the shelter wrote him up as having no behavioral issues. Major Tom’s foster mom took him home and cleaned him up and he responded with nothing but affection. When the vet checked out MT for an URI he found no respiratory infection but instead found major dental problems! After several extractions a good dental cleaning, and of course a neuter, MT was on the road to recovery. Major Tom beat the odds and is now safe and sound! With such a sweet nature he will soon find a loving forever home.

A close call for Abby, who was listed as Code Red at the local animal shelter on February 24^th. Abby was owner relinquished due to unknown health issues that her family did not believe they could afford to treat. She had a very poor hair coat with many hair mats right down to her skin. At the shelter Abby was listed as a senior cat and possibly diabetic. One of our NBCR volunteers asked about pulling Abby to give her a second chance. She was just about out of time when we rescued her on March 2^nd. We took her straight to the vet where they gave her a good physical exam and ran bloodwork. We learned that Abby was NOT diabetic (her blood sugar was normal) and that her kidneys, liver and thyroid were all normal. This was great news! What the vet did find was that Abby had severe stomatitis (redness and inflammation of her gums, cheeks and tongue).  This was the reason she had stopped eating and stopped grooming and the hair mats had formed. Abby had a dental with several extractions and was also given a steroid injection, and was put on antibiotics. When she woke up from her dental she immediately started eating. This sweet cat is about 11 years old and with her easy-going personality she will make someone a wonderful companion.

With your continued financial support of New Beginnings Cat Rescue, many more sweet cats will be given a second chance at a happy life. Thank you!