By Sharon Wylie, Crash’s Landing
Each week WKTV features an adoptable pet — or few — from an area shelter. This week’s beauty is from Crash’s Landing. Crash’s Landing and Big Sid’s Sanctuary rescue organizations were founded by Jennifer Denyes, DVM (Dr. Jen), who is on staff at Clyde Park Veterinary Clinic (4245 Clyde Park Ave SW).
Kitty Kitty was once a Crash Cat back in 2009. Her name was Sandra then and we had taken her in on a shelter transfer from Harbor Humane Society. How this darling, dainty girl ended up homeless and in need of help was beyond us, but we sure were happy to help out and to have her with us. In fact she was such a charmer that she was adopted out just a few months after her arrival, and Dr. Jen has had the pleasure of providing veterinary care for her all of these years. Dr. Jen can attest to the fact that her owners, a mother and son duo, doted on their baby girl, and our visits were always enjoyable because they simply beamed when they brought her in.
So it was understandably heartbreaking when we were contacted in Sept. 2017 and asked if we could take Kitty Kitty back into our adoption program. Due to unexpected health issues, her mom suddenly found herself caring for her adult son, and that took up all of her time. Knowing that her fluffy friend deserved more than she could now give, she handed her back over into our care, although heavyhearted during the entire process.
Although the dark chocolate beauty (born in the summer of 2006) needed a bit of grooming and some teeth extracted due to dental disease, the bigger concerns were weight loss, loose stool sand arthritis symptoms; she was now sporting a hitch in her giddy-up that needed attention. So Dr. Jen set about righting the wrongs, starting Kitty Kitty on meds to improve her appetite, firm up her stools (major success) and injections to treat her aging joints.
Each and every one of the volunteers who care for her think she is just the sweetest thing, a stunning senior who is more than ready to start the next chapter in her life. And we would like nothing more than to be able to offer her a home of her own again, as her former family would be extremely appreciative and could rest a bit easier knowing that she was once again lounging in the lap of luxury.
More about Kitty Kitty
Interested in volunteering at one of the cat shelters? Email volunteer@crashslanding.org.
Can’t adopt, but still want to help? Find out how you can sponsor a cat!
Crash’s Landing and Big Sid’s Sanctuary have a common mission: To take at-risk stray cats off the streets of the Greater Grand Rapids area, provide them with veterinary care and house them in free-roaming, no-kill facilities until dedicated, loving, permanent homes can be found.
