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| Name: |
Owen
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Age: |
One year old
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Male
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Domestic short hair
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| Home: |
Richmond, Vigirnia, USA
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Owen
turns a year old sometime around April '08. His exact birth date is
not known, as he was born in the woods to a feral mom. It was estimated
that he and his siblings were about three months old when we took them
in. My neighbor and I fed him and his family for about a month, and then
started humanely trapping them. His mother was spayed and has gone to a
forever home with lots of land as she was not able to be tamed, but she
will have a steady meal and will not have to have kittens again. I
fostered Owen and two of his siblings, and Owen and his brother were both
ill with upper respiratory infections. They looked pitiful and would've
probably stopped eating because they weren't able to smell and
eventually would have passed without medical treatment. It was up to
about 90 degrees outside when we trapped them and it was getting harder
for them to breathe. Owen also had an umbilical hernia, and I opted to
have his stomach fixed before he was to be adopted to his forever home,
so for that reason he stayed under my care longer than his siblings ...
and he won my heart.
I already had two cats and wasn't looking for a third, but he was just too
handsome to let go. He is so mischevious, he is always finding something
to get into. He definitely keeps me entertained and busy cleaning up
after him...he likes to sort my bills, helps with the laundry by getting
into the washing machine (of course while it's off), helps makes sure my
potted plant has even soil... you name it, he does it. I can't imagine
not having him in my life..He is definitely one of a kind. He seems very
grateful for the life he now gets to live, instead of living the life of
a homeless tomcat. Owen and I are very grateful for Cat Adoption and
Rescue Efforts here in Richmond, VA for the
generous financial support for medical treatment that he and his cat
family received. CARE and its volunteers give many hours and lots of
love to save, rehabilitate, and place previously unwanted animals into
loving permanent homes.
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