Leonard & Lance Playing Video
These two kittens, Leonard and Lance, had a fun time during their photo shoot! Check out their professional pictures, along with the rest of the new cat intakes, tomorrow night!
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Purring Video
Our fun fact is inspired by Purr, a cat up for adoption at Summit County Animal Control. Purr is a sweet, healthy cat that loves attention! During her photo shoot on Tuesday, she started to knead and suckle the blanket. We thought that it was cute, but odd being that she was an adult so we looked up reasons that Purr might be doing this. There’s several possibilities an adult cat may knead and suckle a blanket: 1) They were separated too early from their mother 2) Certain breeds, such as Siamese and other oriental cats, are more likely to do this 3) Simply a method of relaxation 4) If done on clothes, the cat is showing you they trust you 5) They are coping with overwhelming stress The more we know about cat behavior, the better pet parents we can be!
Black Cats
Did you know … Black cats and dogs often sit in the shelter awaiting a home much longer than orphans with other colors of fur or unique patterning in their coats? There are silly myths and stigmas associated with black pets. We love these cats and dogs at the shelter and they are no less worthy of your love and commitment. You can feel good knowing you have saved a life, and shortened their sentence when you adopt a black pet.
Rusty’s Story
Rusty lives in the Green Twp. area and is a community cat. He is cared for by a 10 year old little girl named Leah. Leah cares for a couple other community cats too; however, Rusty is her newest addition. Responsibly, her neighborhood gets these cats spay/neutered, provides nutrition and outdoor housing for these lucky felines. Recently, Rusty came home dragging his leg. Apparent that it was useless, they contacted Pay It Forward For Pets for help. Crating this independent guy wasn’t the easiest; however, with Leah’s help PIFFP was able to get the cat transported to Dr. Lisa Wilson at Animal and Avian Medical Center in Brunswick (we love this doctor!!!). After x-rays and rest, it was apparent that Rusty’s leg could not be saved. After all, he’d been shot with a pellet gun and the pellet injured his spine which caused nerve damage and the leg dropped. What to do? This isn’t an owned cat. Do we responsibly spend donor dollars to treat this young feline? The answer was an easy one … yes! Why? Because we had a healthy cat that would adapt to 3 legs, we had a 10 year old little girl that loves Rusty and was caring for him properly and, lastly, this effort had “lessons” written all over it for the neighborhood children. As Rusty endured his surgery to remove the leg and convalesce, PIFFP and little Leah went to work on a flyer about Trap-Neuter-Release and community cats. Leah blanketed her neighborhood with the information and a picture of Rusty with his amputated leg. She told the story of him being shot and asked that any family possessing a pellet gun to “please” have a conversation with everybody in the home about kindness and compassion for orphaned pets. In closing, Rusty is now an “owned” pet and will, no doubt, get to live to love his nine lives. Do you agree with our decision to help Rusty? We want your feedback and opinions. Please visit our website at www.payitforwardforpets.org to make a donation to the “Critical Care Fund” to help the many cats out there that we get calls on that need pain-alleviating treatment – like Rusty. Contributions can be mailed to: PIFFP Office, 2136 Yellowcreek Road, Akron, OH 44333. Notation: “Feral/Community Cats.” We thank you … and the animals thank you too.