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Source: The Orphan Pet, MARCH 6, 2017
Two of SCARS rescue cats, Iron and Powder, found in each other all the love, the warmth and the tenderness they were deprived off during most of their lives. They love each other so much, eat together, play together, and sleep in each others arms in front of the window, where the sun keeps them warm.
They were both strays, and were rescued by SCARS volunteers within weeks from one another.
Powder
Powder, the white one, suffers from skin cancer and is FIV positive. For him, every day is a bet he needs to win. The FIV has affected his kidneys, he has lost his appetite and is not gaining weight. He was on IV for a few days and the volunteers are doing their best to keep him healthy and happy. If he gains back his strength, his ears will be amputated.
Iron
Irons condition is devastating. He suffers from everything a cat can possibly suffer from: FIV, fungus, Two broken legs, a mutilated tail. Pus keeps coming out of his eye and his ears. He was found very week and starving, and he has managed to survive for about a month now, against all odds.
Their meeting
At first, when Iron was rescued, he was put on a crate in the same room where Powder was (also in a crate). The volunteers started noticing that the two cats kept purring and meowing at each other, rubbing their bodies against their crates and trying to get closer together.
So at first, the two crates were placed one next to the other, and the two boys could not be happier. They would sleep next to each other, talk and purr constantly. After a couple of weeks went by, a room was emptied in the cattery, so that they could live together and nothing could make them happier.
Today
Today, the two cats share a room, a life, and a friendship rarely seen among male cats. Neither of them is neutered, because their health does not permit them to undergo any operation yet. So we are waiting, and so are they although they do not realize that they are in a temporary place and that SCARS plans to make their lives much better once they recover.
(Graphic) Emaciated and mutilated cat rescued from the streets - Iron
Read more: http://theorphanpet.com/two-sick-rescue-cats-comfort/
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What we are not: We are not an organization with employees; we are an organization of volunteers. We dont have animal shelters or other designated spaces to keep or take care of animals. For us, our very own homes are the places where we are trying to deal with all the emergencies that arise.
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