Rey - an incredible survivor

Domestic Short Hair | West Orange, NJ

Age : 2 Years 5 MonthsFemaleNorwegian Forest Cat

About

Meet Rey - an incredible survivor

Meet Rey, a testament to perseverance and coming back from impossible circumstances to thrive- named after her Star Wars character counterpart, Rey is a testament to  what TLC can do.  Rey was rescued dragging her back end, emaciated, and sick with a horrible respiratory infection. At first, we did not know if she would survive.  We took her to a specialty vet where they confirmed she had previously fractured pelvic bones. likely from a car or person. The fractures had already begun to heal, and there was not anything we could do to fix it. The good news , was they said the way they healed, did not compromise her ability to normally use the litter box.  At first she was so weak she could barely stand. After a couple of weeks with healthy food and TLC, and medications, she regained her strength and started to use the litter box like the champion she is! She started to do all the normal things all cats do, and could walk, and run! We were so happy we could cry.  Her spirit is strong. Rey battled persistent URI's from a long time of neglect outside , and occasionally still has big sneezes .  We have been doing everything we can to get her ready for the life she deserves, and the foster parents adore her so much! She snuggles with them on the couch, and loves to watch bird TV on You Tube! She adorably loves to toss her lamb chop toy in the air to play (videos to come!) . Since we brought Dorito in to be reunited with her (since their times in a very dangerous area for cats) they've become best buddies, snuggling and playing together.  It would be a dream to have them adopted together into the right home that will never let them down and give them all the snuggles they so much deserve.  Additionally, Wisdom Panel donated a DNA kit to our rescue! We decided to do the test on Rey because of how special she was, and her cool ear tufts! Take a look at her results to see she has Norwegian Forest Cat, Maine Coon, and Selkirk Rex in her DNA- pretty amazing! If you'd like to consider one (or both) of these incredibly special cats, email [email protected]  They will repay you with a lifetime of purrs, and snuggles.

Adoption Process
We wish to place cats only in secure, safe, stable, loving homes, and we are very careful in our review of the applications. Potential Pet-parents fill out an Adoption Application, we review the application, call the applicant, schedule a time for them to visit our cats. We check their references, call their veterinarian, and verify that their backup person who would take the cats if something happened to the adopter is on board. Then a Foster Agreement is completed. When all parties are happy, after about 2 weeks, we have the finalized Adoption Agreement sent to us.

Contact
New York City Cat Coalition
(718) 671-1695
[email protected]
https://nyccc.rescuegroups.org/