The Cat Sanctuary in Portland

The sun was now setting so it was time to head back to Portland. But before we got there, we stopped off at Jennifer's Cat Sanctuary in Vancouver. Jennifer is a cat whisperer. I'm hoping to feature her in my Cat Lovers Podcast in a month or so after I do a feature on the cat show.

A cat sanctuary. Prrrr! Well over a decade ago, Jennifer and her husband moved onto a nice tract of land with a few feral cats. One by one and she started helping them, feeding, caring for their health and spaying and neutering the cats, and then finding homes for the sweet babies. Many years later, she has an amazing sanctuary.

We walked into this home and were greeted by dozens of the sweetest, most loving little putty tats. They purred, meowed, and begged for loving attention. They got as much as I could give. I felt like Dr. Lazarus from Galaxy Quest as we strolls in arms raised after having helped released the Thermians from suffocating death. They were very loving, but Jennifer is definitely their mom. She has one beautiful cat that should've lost his eye two years ago, but through Jennifer's love has kept it for longer than a vet would've expected. She has kitties with dental problems, some with FIV, three-legged cats, cats with skin problems, feral cats, and most desperately in need of loving homes where they can be worshiped as they deserve.

It was touching to see all the loving kitties. And I feel a wee bit more committed to finally visiting Austin's own cat sanctuaries.

Oh! On a similar note, a friend who found a cat two years ago that was diagnosed with Feline Leukemia turned out to be a false positive. So a special note. If you find a cat diagnosed as such, have the cat re-tested before you take further actions. And on another note, Jennifer apparently has helped three out of four cats overcome Feline Leukemia. So learn how you might be able to help your feline friends.

MREOW!

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posted by Marc Gunn @ Wednesday, January 31, 2007