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Become a Foster Parent and Change Their Lives!
With our Heartbeat Club you can have your donation automatically withdrawn from your checking, savings, or credit card account. Or we can send a pledge reminder, but there is no obligation and the Foster Cats appreciate any gift you can offer. Because of their various medical or behavioral problems, the chances of being adopted are slim for the Foster Cats. But they will always have a home at Tree House, and with your help they can also benefit from the extra care and attention of their Foster Parents. Your donation will provide these cats with veterinary care, vaccinations, medicine, food, litter, toys and the loving roof over their heads. If you would like to sponsor any of the Foster Cats, please send them an email. They would love to hear from you!
Goldthwaite In winter 2008, staff and volunteers were trapping a feral colony in Roscoe Village and found Goldthwaite, a scrawny, sick stray who, despite his rough appearance, was definitely not feral. Goldthwaite was friendly and affectionate, and as a result, was admitted to the shelter for adoption rather than re-released into the colony. At the shelter, Goldthwaite tested positive for the Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV), but is otherwise relatively healthy except for chronic soft stool issues which may be stress related. Goldthwaite would do best in a home where he can be the alpha cat; his manners with others are not very good after apparently being the loser of many fights on the street. Goldthwaite is a talkative, funny, adorable special needs cat who is anxious to find a home of his own. Until then thank you for sponsoring him. You can visit Goldthwaite in person at our Headquarters.
Windsor This handsome ginger and white guy is the most popular cat in the Sycamore Colony where he lives with the other FIV+ kitties. Windsor was trapped and neutered while living in a feral colony in the suburbs but his caretaker was worried that living outside was dangerous for a deaf cat so we offered to take him in. Windsor also has chronic mild dermatitis and mild asthma but other than that, he is a relatively healthy and happy guy. Windsor is also a polydactyl cat (extra toes on his front paws!) Windsor has been at Tree House since October of 2006, which is a long time but we think his time to go to a forever home will come. In the meantime, this shy but sweet guy would appreciate some help from a far from a sponsor.
Boo Boo Kitty
"I was not even a year old when I came to Tree House with a badly broken tail. They tried to save it, but because it was infected, my tail had to go. This caused me to have less control over my bladder, but I am starting to get a little better about making it to the box. Still, I'm a very playful and loving cat."
Ladybug "I was still a young kitten when I arrived at Tree House a few years ago. Life was hard living on the outside, but it also has been a difficult adjustment here at the shelter. I have never known affection, so I am not sure how to handle it, but I am getting the hang of it. I would love it if you wanted to stop and play a little wand toy with me, it's my favotite game!"
Millet "I arrived at Tree House last April after a nice woman observed me having multiple seizures outside. I was adopted last October but was returned after only two weeks because my adopters realized they didn’t want to deal with my seizures. I am a sweet girl and you will usually find me on a cat tree in Tree House’s reception area waiting to be petted."
Marchetto
Marchetto arrived at Tree House in February 1996. This poor guy was about two years old, had multiple bite wounds and was missing an eye. The person who brought him to us reported that he had been abused. We fixed him up and he was adopted nine months later. Marchetto’s happy ending turned into a sad story twelve years later. His human family decided to return him because he started spraying. We tried to counsel his family on the many solutions to modify his behavior, but they opted to bring him back instead. A thorough exam found that Marchetto had hyperthyroidism, which could be a contributing factor to his spraying. He is now receiving treatment for this disease and while his spraying has declined, he does still spray we’re sure partly to let all the other senior guys on the first floor that he is now the one in charge.
Jessika "I was abandoned, and very angry when I got here with all kinds of stress-related ailments. I live in the in the Bucktown Branch main office now, where I am the resident diva and receive supplements to keep my healthy. I used to have troubles with hyper-thyroidism, but I had Radiocat therapy treatment and am feeling much better now. The people here love me even when I'm crabby. They know how sweet I am even though I don't always show it. "
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