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Marley “the glove” has been a special case from the start. When we got him, he was just a few months old and was struggling with an upper respiratory infection and eye infection. He was able to quickly get over that and start to run and play like he was born to do. Around Christmas time that year, he got feline calicivirus and I was able to nurse him back to health once again (lots of love, IV fluids and cuddles).
When he was about ½ year old, I figured out he has PICA. He was bypassing the human food and went straight to eating grocery bags and trash bags. Turns out, plastic is his thing. This is one of the special needs of Marley – any new home will have to be very careful about leaving any type of plastic around. I still use plastic liners in his litter, and he will nibble and eat the sides that are sticking out but has been able to pass the small plastic pieces through his bowels just fine. We have had 2 instances where he has eaten too many grocery bag handles (while I was wrapping presents) and destroyed a few pacifiers and toys (perks of having a toddler around) and had ended up with pancreatitis. The first time I took him to the vet and gave him IV fluids and pain meds and the second time, just took away food/water for a few days to let his stomach rest and slowly added back in water first and then food and after a few days he was back to normal.
The second special need of Marley, is his medication schedule. I have a cat a few years older than Marley that is not a fan at all. Having to put Marley on medication all stems from “the incident”. What happened was we were outside enjoying ourselves and Marley tried to “escape” over the privacy fence in our backyard. I stood up to get him and tripped over a spray paint can. Something with the combination of the noise, me falling and him getting scared and falling off the fence and onto our other cat, flipped a switch in him. My other cat got scared and screamed, which in turn scared Marley and instincts took over and he attacked. Of course, I got hurt separating them and it took a few days for Marley to calm down. Since this first time, when Marley were to get “scared” by a quick movement or noise, he would turn defensive and attack. This happened about 4 times, all during which many trips to the vet in our town and even a specialized vet in Sioux Falls were helping dose with different medications until we were able to get the right balance of medications for him. He is currently on 2 different medications twice a day, which can be spendy but we have been incident free for 3 years. These medications help keep Marley calm.
Marley is in his own room (kept separate from the other cat and in a controlled environment to keep the triggers at bay). He enjoys his own room, the feeling of safety, his heat pad, window view and cat tower. We do try to spend as much time with him each day, in which he loves to be held and played with. Our 1.5 year old loves to give him kisses and lay on him which he tolerates exceptionally well. My fear right now is the unpredictability of our toddler, not only with noise and toys, but he is also getting to the age where he is opening doors. I just would hate for something to happen to our son, to Marley if the door were to be left open and he encountered our other cat or if he was able to get to plastic to the point of a bowel obstruction. We try to spend time every day, but it breaks my heart knowing most of his days and nights are spent alone. I want a better life for him, but his next owner needs to be very special. If in the right environment and love and safety, Marley only has love to give. And if enough time spent, he LOVES to curl up on your chest and snooze as long as you will let him. Please help me give Marley the love and life he deserves.
Estimated DOB October 2017. Polydactyl
Marley “the glove” has been a special case from the start. When we got him, he was just a few months old and was struggling with an upper respiratory infection and eye infection. He was able to quickly get over that and start to run and play like he was born to do. Around Christmas time that year, he got feline calicivirus and I was able to nurse him back to health once again (lots of love, IV fluids and cuddles).
When he was about ½ year old, I figured out he has PICA. He was bypassing the human food and went straight to eating grocery bags and trash bags. Turns out, plastic is his thing. This is one of the special needs of Marley – any new home will have to be very careful about leaving any type of plastic around. I still use plastic liners in his litter, and he will nibble and eat the sides that are sticking out but has been able to pass the small plastic pieces through his bowels just fine. We have had 2 instances where he has eaten too many grocery bag handles (while I was wrapping presents) and destroyed a few pacifiers and toys (perks of having a toddler around) and had ended up with pancreatitis. The first time I took him to the vet and gave him IV fluids and pain meds and the second time, just took away food/water for a few days to let his stomach rest and slowly added back in water first and then food and after a few days he was back to normal.
The second special need of Marley, is his medication schedule. I have a cat a few years older than Marley that is not a fan at all. Having to put Marley on medication all stems from “the incident”. What happened was we were outside enjoying ourselves and Marley tried to “escape” over the privacy fence in our backyard. I stood up to get him and tripped over a spray paint can. Something with the combination of the noise, me falling and him getting scared and falling off the fence and onto our other cat, flipped a switch in him. My other cat got scared and screamed, which in turn scared Marley and instincts took over and he attacked. Of course, I got hurt separating them and it took a few days for Marley to calm down. Since this first time, when Marley were to get “scared” by a quick movement or noise, he would turn defensive and attack. This happened about 4 times, all during which many trips to the vet in our town and even a specialized vet in Sioux Falls were helping dose with different medications until we were able to get the right balance of medications for him. He is currently on 2 different medications twice a day, which can be spendy but we have been incident free for 3 years. These medications help keep Marley calm.
Marley is in his own room (kept separate from the other cat and in a controlled environment to keep the triggers at bay). He enjoys his own room, the feeling of safety, his heat pad, window view and cat tower. We do try to spend as much time with him each day, in which he loves to be held and played with. Our 1.5 year old loves to give him kisses and lay on him which he tolerates exceptionally well. My fear right now is the unpredictability of our toddler, not only with noise and toys, but he is also getting to the age where he is opening doors. I just would hate for something to happen to our son, to Marley if the door were to be left open and he encountered our other cat or if he was able to get to plastic to the point of a bowel obstruction. We try to spend time every day, but it breaks my heart knowing most of his days and nights are spent alone. I want a better life for him, but his next owner needs to be very special. If in the right environment and love and safety, Marley only has love to give. And if enough time spent, he LOVES to curl up on your chest and snooze as long as you will let him. Please help me give Marley the love and life he deserves.
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Cats must be spayed/neutered prior to going home.
Additional adoption info
We do not allow cats to be adopted that will be declawed, or outdoor cats. All pets are fixed, microchipped and have shots prior to go home. On some occasions we may let a cat go home if it's too young to be fixed if the adopter is a previous adopter and we have an appointment set for them to bring to the vet for the sterilization with follow-up. Also we do not adopt out single kittens unless they have another cat in the home. Otherwise we require them to take two.
We do not allow cats to be adopted that will be declawed, or outdoor cats. All pets are fixed, microchipped and have shots prior to go home. On some occasions we may let a cat go home if it's too young to be fixed if the adopter is a previous adopter and we have an appointment set for them to bring to the vet for the sterilization with follow-up. Also we do not adopt out single kittens unless they have another cat in the home. Otherwise we require them to take two.
We do meet and greets with The Kitten League through Petsmart in Sioux Falls every other week, and we also do regular community events such as street festivals and comiccons. We are always looking for new and different ways to market our cats. We also are doing our very first Kitten Yoga fundraiser in January 2024 to help raise funds and show kittens off for adoption. If these go well we may make it a regular monthly or weekly/biweekly event.
We do meet and greets with The Kitten League through Petsmart in Sioux Falls every other week, and we also do regular community events such as street festivals and comiccons. We are always looking for new and different ways to market our cats. We also are doing our very first Kitten Yoga fundraiser in January 2024 to help raise funds and show kittens off for adoption. If these go well we may make it a regular monthly or weekly/biweekly event.
More about this rescue
Our mission is to foster community welfare and improvement through protecting the quality of lives for feral and free roaming cats. Sioux Empire TNR works with compassionate community volunteers, local government officials, and companion animal rescues to utilize humane population control of unaltered, free-roaming, feral, and/or abandoned domestic cats in our area through education and the use of Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR). We also provide referrals for low or no-cost sterilization surgeries and provide access to a wide range of resources for TNR education and colony management in the Sioux Empire and surrounding areas.
Our mission is to foster community welfare and improvement through protecting the quality of lives for feral and free roaming cats. Sioux Empire TNR works with compassionate community volunteers, local government officials, and companion animal rescues to utilize humane population control of unaltered, free-roaming, feral, and/or abandoned domestic cats in our area through education and the use of Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR). We also provide referrals for low or no-cost sterilization surgeries and provide access to a wide range of resources for TNR education and colony management in the Sioux Empire and surrounding areas.
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