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Breed
Domestic Shorthair
Color
Black & White or Tuxedo
Age
Kitten
Sex
Female
Pet ID
–
Hair Length
short
My details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Good with cats
Shots current
Has special needs
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Midge: No. 1 in our hearts; no. 2 on our floors
It’s finally time for us to put a special kitty with some special needs up for adoption. Those of you who were following us last fall may remember Midge and her siblings, the rest of whom were adopted long ago.
Midge’s litter was found the day they were born and turned in to a Rochester shelter, which contacted us to care for them. The whole crew was a mess. They had picked up an infection from their mother and were in various stages of distress. All had eye infections, fleas and a severe case of coccidia. Three of the five were undersized, and one of those three, Chip, had a severe infection on his leg that would eventually claim his life. We thought for sure that we would lose Midge, as well. She was the tiniest of the bunch, less than half the size of her largest sibling. One of her eyes was swollen to the size of a marble the first week, and we doubted she would ever see out of it. It took her longer than everyone else to shake off her coccidia, and she followed that up with bouts of diarrhea and constipation. When she failed to gain weight and seemed to be fading, a donor stepped forward to pay for her to receive a platelet injection to make up for the antibodies she did not receive by nursing from her mother. It worked.
Midge is still tiny, but she appears to be healthy—except for one little issue. Midge still has problems with her bowels, or at least with her sphincter. It’s not that she doesn’t use the litter box; it’s just that she doesn’t tend to finish all her work there. If you adopt Midge, you need to know that you’re probably going to see some things that look like half-eaten Tootsie Rolls on the floor on a pretty regular basis. We call them Midge Bits. The good news is that Midge is a real pro when it comes to peeing in the box, and if you’ve ever dealt with a cat that decided to start urinating throughout your house, you know how destructive that can be.
More importantly, Midge is about the cutest little thing that you’ll ever lay eyes on. It’s almost as if she understands how lucky she is to be alive. She purrs so loudly you’d swear she was going to rattle apart, and she starts her motor as soon as you look her way. She loves to cuddle and play with us and to chase her foster siblings around the house. We’re pretty sure that she’ll outgrow her tendency to bite our ears and noses, but we’re willing to put up with it, either way.
There’s always a chance that Midge will outgrow her potty problems. Of course, there’s also a chance that she won’t. We held off on putting her up for adoption because the issue was pretty acute until recently. She needed lots of help cleaning up and regular soaking in the sink. A month ago, you wouldn’t have wanted Midge hopping onto your lap without doing a close bum inspection first. That’s all gotten better over the past few weeks, and we’re mostly down to Midge Bits now. And that’s why we’ve decided that we can let Midge go, as long as her new family is fully aware of her issue and prepared to make allowances. If you think your family might be a good fit for her, you can fill out an application and come meet her.
If nobody wants Midge, she’ll stay with us forever. We gave up Tootsie Rolls long ago. She’s worth it.
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