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 Coral:
Coral
is a beautiful white and tan American Pit Bull Terrier, who was
unclaimed at the Pound during the winter. Coral has done well in
foster care where she lived with another dog (and ferrets) where she
exercised regularly, had lots of playtime and walked daily. She is
not a barker and is crate trained. She is very attentive to her
"person", and rides well in the car.
We are
thrilled to report that MassPAWS recently placed Coral in her very
own real home where she enjoys sleeping in bed with her new Mom! We
are grateful for the many folks willing to help with fostering!
 BooBoo:
BooBoo
was rescued from the streets of Salem to a vet practice that helps
MassPAWS by providing services to the homeless animals in our care;
they asked us to take her because they did not want to destroy her.
It seems she was no longer wanted because she has a deformed paw.
She is sweet and quiet, with a perfect little soul & a bent paw. We
are SURE that someone out there will love her for exactly who she
is, a gorgeous longhaired tortie who gets around just fine.
Could that
someone be you?
Bertie:
Bertie, a
pretty calico was outside in the snow in Winthrop with a gorgeous
flame point male who followed her everywhere (perhaps her son, we
call him Hendie). They were being fed by a kind family who called us
to help. They were thin, dirty, and had been neglected for some
time. Our vet told us that Bertie was FIV positive, had
multiple mammary tumors, and a cauliflower ear. Bertie is not
available for adoption. She is in hospice care. Mammary cancer in
cats is deadly and preventable by spaying.
FIV is
preventable by keeping cats inside and safe. Her now deformed ear
was preventable; both had ear mites severe enough to block their ear
canals. They were timid and aggressive at first, responded well to
good food, warmth, attention and affection. It is obvious that they
were once in a home. She looks forward to head scratches. We have no
explanation for why both of these cats were so cruelly neglected,
allowed to reproduce and roam, and get very ill. There is not a
good explanation why they should not have been treated as our own
pets are. We are happy that their lives are better as a result of
our intervention; but sad that Bertie is a victim of neglect which
will kill her at a young age.
 Norman:
I first
met Norman as a tiny dog left unclaimed in the pound, surrounded by
big people and big dogs with mammoth barking voices that resounded
over his little voice. He was quivering and wincing afraid of quick
advances. Our ride away from the kennel was his emancipation
and he knew it. He began wagging his little tail immediately upon
departure. When it came to introductions to my own dogs, Daisy,
Ruby and T.J. outside of the house, it was who could win a race up
the hill game. When he entered the house it was as if he knew it
would be home for a while and he was totally amenable to that. He
made himself right at home and announced to the cats that he would
keep them on their toes for his tenure here. Hence his nickname
Stormin’ Norman. The little brown dog in the little brown bed
finally found his new forever home and is in a place where he is the
king of the castle. No cats, Ahhh! Complete and uncontested
attention from his new humans, he is happy and will live a life of
love and happiness as the spoiled child that he deserves to be.
 Bindi:
Bindi was
reported to MassPAWS by a concerned citizen. The report was that
there was an injured cat that needed our help. When our volunteer
arrived on the scene she saw this beautiful Torbie girl dragging her
back legs as she moved through the neighborhood. A neighbor
reported to our volunteer that Bindi had been outside like that for
months! Luckily our girl Bindi was able to maneuver well enough to
get to food and to somehow find a place to stay out of further harms
way. Our volunteer brought Bindi to her new foster home where
a plan was made to get her assessed by our veterinarian. X-rays
showed no recent or previous bone fractures. Hmmm…. What could
have happened to this poor cat? Was she kicked? Did she fall
from a very high perch? If only Bindi could talk. Ah, but she was
talking to us. Her constant purr and response to touch and her
obvious affection was telling us to give her our best shot at
rehabbing her. Bindi was found to be incontinent and was suffering
from a severe bladder infection. Antibiotics are helping greatly
with this. We began a treatment which includes acupuncture and
homeopathic medication as well. Bindi still needs to have her
bladder expressed twice a day, but we have witnessed her using her
specially modified litter box on her own a few times.
So we will
not give up on our girl and she has let us know, under no uncertain
terms that she is bound and determined to live and be happy and purr
her way into a forever home with a special person who will fall in
love, as we have, with her. If you would like to give to Bindi’s
special care which may include a visit to a neurologist in the near
future, please send your donation to MassPAWS and mark your check
with Bindi’s name in the memo line. Bindi and others that have
suffered the treachery and pitfalls of life on the street are
counting on you!
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