Kitties

Inspector Hector was adopted today. Hector arrived at Kitty Haven when he was six months old. He had been attacked by dogs and was extremely lucky; suffering just broken ribs. Yay! Inspector Hector now has a lifelong loving home.





Olympia is doing great. She is beginning to use her leg a little and is a snuggle love bug. She loves human contact.

RBK (for Really Broken Kitten) came to Kitty Haven at five weeks of age from another Vet. Hospital. His owner said a mattress fell on him and she wanted to euthanize him. The other hospital convinced her to sign RBK over to them, then called Kitty Haven to see if we could take him. Of course we made space for RBK.

His jaw was broken in three places and his front leg was badly broken. Not injuries from a mattress. We wondered what really happened to cause such injuries. Our Vet. wired RBK's jaw and splinted his leg, hoping the bones would fuse together. Unfortunately, the bones did not cooperate and RBK had his leg amputated.

This is RBK afer awaking from anesthesia for his jaw wiring. The orange tube in front of his left ear is his feeding tube.

The good news...RBK had his jaw wires removed, is running around like a kitten, climbing the kitty condos and wrestling with the other kitties. He is thriving and thinks missing a leg is normal.

Kitty Haven is a No Kill rescue organization, meaning we do not euthanize to make space or for convenience. The kitties that come to us stay with us until they are adopted. However, we sadly euthanize two or three times each year to lovingly end a kitten's suffering after we have exhausted all possible remedies. Those are very sad times for us and we grieve deeply.

Kitty Haven usually carries a very small bank balance of several hundred dollars. Sometimes we have booming months when people feel extra generous and donate enough to pay our Vet. bill. We rely solely on donations and adoption fees to pay for medical costs, kitten food and litter.

If you want to donate to help Kitty Haven save kittens such as RBK, Olympia and Hector, send an email to kittyhavencats@yahoo.com. I'll send you the address for donations or tell you how to make a credit card donation directly to our account at our Veterinary hospital.

Saving kitties such as Olympia and RBK fill our hearts with hope and help us continue our efforts to save as many as we can.

Please spay/neuter your pets to prevent overpopulation. Eliminate the need for rescues and shelters such as Kitty Haven.