Ginger should be in the running for the Mother of the Year award – even though she is just a cat. We recall the day—April 11 —when we were visited a trailer in Louisville. Ginger was a stray that had shown up in the owner’s yard in the cold of winter, and the Good Samaritan took pity on her and fed her. Ginger ended up giving birth to five kittens in a far corner under his bed. The owner asked us for help. He was about to start treatment for lung cancer, and Ginger and her new family needed a place. That afternoon as we climbed under the bed with a flashlight, Ginger looked on calmly as we gathered her babies, one by one, into a pet carrier. Never once did she hiss or growl or get agitated. Soon she was placed too in the carrier and we took all six into foster care. The next morning her foster mom checked in on them, Ginger was shielding her four kittens away from one lifeless baby that had passed on. It was the weakest in her litter. And Ginger had the saddest look in her pretty green eyes. As the weeks went on, Ginger went on to raise her four active tykes. Then one morning we brought in a box of four squealing new kittens and Ginger rushed over and immediately started soothing the new babies. The hungry newcomers had just become orphans after their mom was killed by a dog. Ginger readily accepted them into her family and fed the orphans, all while keeping a watchful eye on her own rowdy bunch that were happily running amok. Being a busy mom, Ginger knew to multitask. Even after her milk went dry, she licked and groomed the orphans as if they were her own. Every mom wants their kids to be clean, right? As spring rolled into summer, Ginger watched her large family of eight kittens grow, eat, sleep, play, roughhouse, and one by one leave their foster nest. Her own four kittens and the four grey orphans all got adopted and had found forever homes. And now Ginger was left needing one herself. With the patience of a saint, Ginger is the kind of pet that would fit in anywhere! She could live in a busy home being carried around by excited kids, or in a quieter home napping on the lap of an elderly person. And she has a playful side too – she enjoys chasing a feather toy or a laser point. Ginger is 1.5 years old, and is current on her vaccines, is spayed and microchipped. Her adoption fee is a low $35. With her orange coloring (unique for a female cat) and her emerald green eyes and calm personality, we hope somebody will fall in love with Ginger, the way we have. And that Ginger will someday have her own forever human family. Ginger is being fostered in a loving home in Louisville, IL. To adopt or know more about her, please email us at furagoodpaws@yahoo.com or text/call her foster mom Nicola at 217-218-5563. An adoption application form is available on our website www.furagoodpaws.org.
We invest approx. $65 in each adoptable cat/kitten to cover the costs of vaccines, feline leukemia test, spay/neuter surgery, microchip. More is spent on dewormer, flea treatment, food, and litter. Our adoption fees are low, so that rescued pets can find homes. We often lose money on our pets. Donations to our nonprofit are tax deductible and very much appreciated.
Fur a Good Paws is a volunteer, donation-based, licensed animal rescue in Clay County, IL. Read about our wonderful pets and their rescue stories on Facebook / Fur a Good Paws. Also visit our website www.furagoodpaws.org
