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 Big Sid’s Sanctuary. 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).
On June 18th, 2013, our sanctuary welcomed Grumpy to our fold; he had been TNR’d through Focus on Ferals. Born in the summer of 2009, Grumpy was being fed and sheltered for months by a kindhearted resident. He looked like hell with his whole body one huge mat, and he was constantly fighting with other neighborhood cats.
When Dr. Jen took him in for neuter, she knew he would be FIV. He had a war wound on his face and just had that look about him. Scrapper no doubt! He earned the nickname Grumpy as he walked around literally grumbling all the time. He had very distinct personal space zone and when other cats overstepped their boundaries, they got a stern warning. He does love people though — just wants them all to himself.
We were pleasantly surprised at just how docile and accommodating with regards to personal space Grumpy had become in the time FOF housed him. Grumpy is a gentle, giant-headed boy, who is more than thrilled to be living the cushy indoor life! This reformed sour puss is a complete love bug — sit on the floor and your lap will be commandeered until he decides to let you up!
We are so happy to have Grumpy as part of our family at Sid’s, but our ultimate goal is to find each and every one of our cats homes of their very own. After all these cats have been through prior to their rescue and placement with us, don’t you think they deserve that?
More about Grumpy:
- Extra-large
- Adult
- Domestic medium hair & tabby mix
- Black and white
- Housetrained
- Vaccinations up to date
- Neutered
- Not declawed
Want to adopt Grumpy? Learn about the adoption process here. Fill out a pre-adoption form here.
NOTE: A $825 grant from Lil BUB’s Big Fund for the ASPCA will enable Crash’s Landing & Big Sid’s Sanctuary, to fund comprehensive exams for five Big Sid’s Sanctuary cats before going to their new home. Each exam would include a full blood panel, dental care, radiographs, urinalysis, antibiotics and pain medication, if needed. Big Sid’s caters exclusively to cats who test positive for FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus) or FeLV (Feline Leukemia Virus). FIV and FeLV are viruses that can, if they flare up, suppress a cat’s immune system. The shelter takes cats with FIV or FeLV from all over Michigan.
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.
