Donate to help fix up abused tabby, Bella...

[geekers]

Several years ago, Peter and I shared our home with the two beautiful rescued kitties you see in my userpic, Natalie and Rita. I saw them at Petfinder, and they were living together in a large cage for two years at Happy Endings No Kill Animal Shelter.

Today, as I do every few months, I went to Petfinder to see which other kitties are still waiting for homes. (In particular, I keep checking in to see if a cute kitty I spied a few years back, named Ming, is still there... she is.)

I saw another kitty today, whose story breaks my heart. Bella's previous owners (likely) abused her, and she needs $6k-8k worth of work to fix her up.

If you feel heartbroken and/or giving today, send $5 or so to a good kitty who deserves a better life! You can donate via the PayPal button on the Happy Endings' website.



Bella on Petfinder.com

UPDATE 6/12/09 -- Bella made her first trip to the orthopedic specialist yesterday. The vet stated that she may have jumped, fell or been thrown from a high height. That is how she broke her legs. Unfortunately she not old has damage to the bones in her legs, but also the ligaments. That means her surgery will be more than we first thought. According to the estimate it will be $3,000 - $4,000 to fix each leg. That is a grand total of $6,000 - $8,000. We are committed to making the best decisions to give this wonderful girl a full life, can you please help us to make sure she gets the care she needs?

UPDATE 5/29/09 -- A recent trip to the vet revealed that both of Bella's front legs were broken at least a month ago. This sweet girl now needs your help to get the vet care she needs. The surgery is around $2000, and we need help paying for the surgery. She is so young and so sweet we can not allow her to spend the rest of her life this way. Won't you please send us a least a few dollars to help Bella? Bella's name sure fits her. She is not only cute, but she is special.

Bella's front paws do not work very well. She appears to have been born this way, but she was rescued from an abusive home. We are not sure what this little lady went though, but we are sure of one thing, we will never let her get hurt again.

-- Description as taken from Petfinder

Peace,
geek. ^_^

Comments

Thank you!

[crazy4catz2.livejournal.com]

Hello all, I am a volunteer at Happy Endings. I come in every Thursday night to help and adopt out all of our wonderful kitties. I've been around for around 6 years now and have seen a lot of abused cats come through our door. Just last thursday, a cat by the name of Joker, was brought in. He was almost hit by a car.. Was very lethargic, dehydrated and sick. So we rushed him to the emergency vet and got him all taken care of. Bella, however, is the worst case of animal abuse I've personally seen. She has a heart of gold even though she went through such a traumatic experience. I was surprised to see Bella's name pop up on google's search engine and was thrilled to read this LJ post. So, on behalf of Happy Endings, it's director AND Bella.. Thank you for helping give Bella a second chance. Even if donating is not a viable option.. Spreading the words of her trouble is just as helpful.

Geekers, are your kitties names their original names from the shelter? If not, what were they? I don't recall a pair by that name, but if they had other names, I might be able to jog my memory. And I'm pretty sure all of our other volunteers who have been with the shelter long enough to remember them would be glad to hear how they are doing. SEND PICTURES! ;)

Re: Thank you!

[geekers.livejournal.com]

I keep thinking of Bella and hoping you get the $ to fix her up. I wish I could give more...

Our kitties were named Natalie and Dribble at the shelter. We renamed Dribble, the tuxedo kitty, Rita.

I've taken many pictures of them, but haven't uploaded too many. I can email some though. :)

Re: Thank you!

[crazy4catz2.livejournal.com]

Dribble does sound familiar.. but I will certainly let everyone know that they are doing great. They are beautiful. ^_^; With Bella, we're working on funding and hopefully we'll be able to get her fixed up soon.