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Little Tich

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Sun Mar 12, 2017, 10:38 PM Mar 2017

(Graphic): TWO VERY SICK RESCUE CATS FIND COMFORT IN EACH OTHERS ARMS

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 other’s 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
Iron’s 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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SCARS (Second Chance Animal Rescue Society) Homepage:
Who we are: We have started out as a group of volunteers with experience, love and respect for animals and their rights in the urban environment. We are your neighbors, your colleagues, the people next door who keep our eyes and ears a little more open when it comes to taking care of stray animals.

What we are not: We are not an organization with employees; we are an organization of volunteers. We don’t 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.


Read more: http://www.scars.gr/?lang=en

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The Orphan Pet Youtube channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQGiJ9mf0Tbl-HVF1DgIruQ

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Scars FB Page (mostly in Greek):
https://www.facebook.com/scars.gr/
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