Wednesday, January 25, 2012

The “Scratching” Post

This week I did my first cat interview.   Every week I will interview someone at the shelter about one cat.  This post will be called The “Scratching” post.  This week I did my interview on Tulip.  She is a red tabby.  Nancy, the person I interviewed, said that female red tabbies are rare.  Part of the time at Homeward Pet Nancy works as the volunteer coordinator, and part of the time she's an adoption counselor. 
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Nancy told me that Tulip has irritable bowel syndrome.   I don’t exactly understand what it is but I know that she is a-ok when she has her medicine.  Nancy said “She is going to be a medical needs[adoption], and we actually are just looking for a home that would take her in for a hospice foster. Which means that they would care for her, feed her, give her a home, love her, but we would still be the ones responsible for her, so we would take care of her medical needs. As far as medical for her right now, when she’s not feeling sick, she has to come in once a month for a shot, and that can be expensive if you were to adopt her so that’s why we’re looking for many different options for her. She's ready to be in a home.”
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According to Nancy, Tulip “has a lot of people personalities”. Tulip was the clinic cat for awhile so she got to roam around the clinic, but she got upset when other cats where complaining during procedures. She doesn’t like cats and she thinks she is a dog!!!  Ha Ha!  She needs to go to a home without cats and would love a home with dogs.  I hope she gets adopted soon. She is eight years old and has been at the shelter almost TWO WHOLE YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Isn't Tulip adorable? See ya next week!

4 comments:

  1. Agree Tulip is adorable. Just spent some time with her this afternoon at the shelter. She is a lover girl. You wouldnt even know she is on meds or had any health issues as she acts just like a regular cat. She definitely has some of those orange tabby qualities of being a love bug. She also likes to play as well. Shes an easy keeper otherwise.

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  2. Abigail, this is a wonderful and compassionate thing you are doing. I volunteer at Homeward Pet and recognize many of these animals! Tulip is a sweetheart. I look forward to reading more interviews. Great Job!

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  3. She seems like a very sweet cat!


    --Ryan

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  4. You are a really good writer. You help give animals good feelings
    love, nan

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