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!

Moo is a blind senior cat who was abandoned on the street. He didn’t stand a chance of surviving. Luckily, he wandered into the right yard and the kind people who cared for him called us to see if we could help. Once in our care, we were surprised to realize he had very severe glaucoma. To ease his pain, he had surgery to remove his eyes. We weren’t sure how well he would navigate the sanctuary, but it took no time for him to start moving through the entire indoor and outdoor space.

He has also made many friends at the sanctuary, kitty and human! He is a truly special boy!.

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!