Miss Delilah

What a whirlwind week!

So there was a lot of back and forth consultations about this kitty, realignment and cage rest vs. surgery, to pin or to plate, what to do - yikes!

In the end, we did decide to do the surgery and I am very glad we did. Wednesday was her surgery and once the vet was inside, it was obvious that the leg was much more damaged than we had predicted from the xrays. The bones were splintered from top to bottom and there was little holding it together.

The vet inserted pin into the bone, bound it up with wire, and then added a plate to the outside to support the whole thing and keep it solid.What a surgery! (The picture at the bottom is her xray after all the "leg jewellery" was put in). She will not be able to go through airport security without setting off alarms, that's for sure!

Although I must say that the vet did an amazing job putting all the bits back into place - it looked so tidy and well aligned when she was done.

I will keep you updated. We need her to stay on cage rest for a few weeks while she heals - both the leg and the fractures in her pelvis. She seems to be tolerating the cage rest quite well (although she much prefers the door to be open and for you to be petting her!)

Delilah is a really sweet young girl - and I am very grateful that we were able to give her a chance...

We have had quite a few expensive animals in the program lately. If you are able to make a special donation to help I would appreciate it so much.

We have had some real angels step in to help with Delilah's bills - and I can't thank you enough!!!

Donations can be made through the secure server on the website (http://www.projectjessie.ca/)

or by calling the main office 416-462-9541

or by mail Animal Alliance, 221 Broadview Avenue, Suite 101, Toronto, ON M4M 2G3

or by Paypal info@animalalliance.ca Thank you!!!

Project Jessie people are the very best!
Shelly and crew

Things are looking up I think!?!

Wow - send vibes to the universe and sometimes - just sometimes - things start going your way!

I probably shouldn't say that out loud - I might jinx myself...

Anyway, some really nice things happened this week (and a couple of not so nice things too).

First the best stuff.

I *think* that beautiful Miss Alice has a really nice home to go to - hurray! If all goes well, she should be moving in with her new people early next week. Awww - I am so happy for her! She is such a gentle, ladylike girl and she is joining an older couple to be their spoiled only cat. I think it will be a lovely place for her. :o)

Dear Tomten finally found the perfect place as well. A lovely couple drove 3 hours to come and see him. He will be sharing his home with Trixie - another senior chihuahua and they seemed to get along right from the start. It was so cute seeing them bump heads and sniff - both with their little tongues hanging out to the side (neither has any teeth!).

Of course I was a bit sad too. He has been with me for 6 months and to see him change from a terrified, snapping ball of insecurities into a lovely gentleman has been lovely. The ones that have to come the farthest are hard to let go however. Ah - the hard part of fostering!

And the nice lady who came to see MollyW and Ginny did come back to adopt them. I am so happy!

Mr.P fit in super well with his new kitty friend and has been renamed "Buster". Much better!

Felix has totally endeared himself to his new family and Elliot has totally forgotten that he was a scaredy boy - now he asked for affection and stands with his head upside down in your hand. (shhh - don't tell him his going to be neutered next week!)

And big OJ (who came out of the shelter the same time as Felix and Mr.P) has gone into a home too. He has been renamed Jasper - which I think is just perfect for this big buff fellow.

Okay - with all the good news - you know there had to be some bad stuff...

The little lady above is Delilah. I got a phone call yesterday that went something like this:

"Hello - is this Project Jessie? I got your number from someone who said that you take injured stray animals?"

"Ummm - that's not really what we do - but what is the story?"

" Well, I found this cat...

She has been hanging around for a few days but this morning I see that she is dragging her leg so I went out and got her, but I can't find anyone who will help her and we can't keep her because we are really allergic to cats. But she is really sweet and I wouldn't want to see her suffer...."

Long story short, I asked this good Samaritan if he would drive the cat to one of our vets (almost an hour away from him) and we would see what was happening.

The vet's named her Delilah because she is "de lilac" pointed siamese you see above. It turns out she has a broken leg - the break is just below her knee so kind of a tricky place to fix and we will need an orthopedic expert. She was covered in fleas, is very thin and was ravenously hungry. I would assume she was dumped by someone and not really able to fend for herself. Poor girl!

Why is her leg broken? Well, there are puncture wounds on her leg - probably she was bitten by something (coyote? dog?) and it bit hard enough to break those skinny leg bones but she managed to get away somehow.

She has the sweetest disposition. Even with her leg broken (which must be horribly painful!) she was never crabby with the vets or anyone who helped her. She was kneading her blankets and purring even as she was being examined. What a lovely girl!
Stay tuned! It seems we are looking at an expensive surgery to fix that leg but she is young and sweet and should be able to recover very well from it.

Well - we can't have ALL good news can we!?!
(Although I would like to try that for awhile!)

Thanks for listening!
Shelly and crew

Fall?!?!? Yikes!

Okay - where did the summer go!?!



It was a whirlwind - but most of the small animals are in homes - hurray!

We still have a few rats, one pair of guinea pigs and a couple of bunnies looking for homes, but most of our foster creatures are cats and dogs at the moment.

The lovely "helpful" girl pictured here is the amazing Alice. She is currently fostering at the main office where she is really good at filing, and arranging the items on your desk.

Alice is a tiny, soft and gorgeous girl with a very, very little voice. She is a young senior, and if you are looking for a really sweet and gentle companion she might just be the girl for you.

I still have dear Tomten - now a nice, outgoing fellow and ready to make the move into a home of his own. We also have Kismet and PDawg - two blind shihtzus that came to us from opposite ends of the province the very same week.

Jesse the big old shepherd is in a lovely home. Awww- perfect!

Luki is making progress - from a scrawny little hound dawg afraid of his own shadow - he is becoming much more confident, and he loves his foster family.



We are still awash in beautiful, friendly, healthy cats. Like every shelter that I have spoken to, there is a huge population of wonderful kitties looking for homes. If you are considering a cat, PLEASE adopt!



If you are anywhere close to a Project Jessie foster homes we will try and arrange for a "meet and greet" if there is someone you are interested in.



If you are not close to us, please visit your local shelter. Every shelter in the province has lovely cats just dreaming of a warm place of their own.

This long weekend two of my foster kitties (Tia and Talia) went to a new home together - nice!
Their brother Tegan is still dreaming however...

A nice lady came to visit MollyW and Ginny but hasn't said if she is interested after all...
Molly LOVES her kits and it would thrill me if she could be adopted with her daughter. I will keep on trying I guess.

Yesterday was very mixed day. Dear old Coco had a recurrence of cancer. This time it was a fast growing oral tumour that was growing into her mouth and throat. Poor girl - heaven is richer for your presence.
However, we were able to move 3 kitties from one shelter.


Mr.P was an older boy who looked like he had had a bit of a rough life so far. He went straight from the shelter to a new home and it turned out he looks very similar to the cat she recently lost to old age. Awww - nice!

Felix was a skinny but gorgeous little sealpoint siamese. He waltzed right into his new place as if he had always been there. He climbed up on his new Mom's shoulder wrapped around her neck and tucked up under her chin upside down looking for some loving. I think he is going to fit in just fine!

Elliot is a scaredy boy. Only 9 months old, he was paralyzed with fear at the shelter. Already I see change and last night he was in my lap, with his head upside down in my hand purring. I think that with a little time he is going to be okay... :o)



I hope you had a nice long weekend.


(((hugs)))
Shelly and crew