Feb 28, 2019 at 07:50 pm

Our Stories - Mia

Update posted by Christopher Grasso

Our Stories

Mia was surrendered to a vet by her owners. They were relocating and since they couldn’t take her, wanted her euthanized. A local rescue stepped up and saved her from being euthanized. Unfortunately, she was failing to thrive. The drastic change in her situation was just too much and she was shutting down.

LMAP works to support other rescues and will accept their animals if we have space and resources available. This day we were visiting another rescue to pick up two cats that had been surrendered together. While there we noticed Mia lying in the corner. She was nearly unresponsive, and you could tell she was shutting down. We were told she wouldn’t tolerate any other cats around her. It was obvious that she was seriously depressed and no matter what the rescue did, she wouldn’t respond. We decided to take her as well. It should be noted that the other rescue was doing everything they could for her and her situation wasn’t due to any lack of effort on their part.

Mia was given a large area in a bay window away from any other cats. She was allowed time to adjust and feel safe in her new environment. As a result, she has started to thrive. She now roams the foster house and is much more tolerant of other cats. She is ready for adoption and will be a wonderful addition to someone’s family.

Cats like Mia are the reason a sanctuary is so necessary. So many animals could be saved if there was a place to give them the time and space to make the adjustments necessary to thrive in a home environment.

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