Tickles Special Needs Found her a Special Person

Tickles Special Needs Found her a Special Person

It takes an open heart to adopt a 9-year-old cat with medical issues (and 6 toes)!  When Rosanne Martino first saw Tickles as she was volunteering with socializing the kitties at the shelter, Tickles was suffering from dermatitis with loss of fur and even areas of open agitated skin. She was getting weekly allergy shots, but Rosanne decided to provide further help for this kitty.  She began transporting Tickles to a dermatologist veterinarian who gave Tickles advanced care and recommended special dietary food trials.  This year when the floors in the shelter were being refinished, Rosanne fostered Tickles in her home, despite fears that Tickles just might not get along with Rosanne’s other two cats. After a month seeing that all three kitties were indeed compatible, Rosanne adopted Tickles! Despite occasionally hogging brother Jack’s favorite toy, which earns her a gentle swat, Tickles apologizes by licking Jack’s head and he loves it! Tickles is still getting weekly allergy shots and trying an anti-rejection drug, but she is eating regular food and her fur has come back in elegantly.  “She’s a sweetheart–a beautiful, loving, lap-cuddling kitty,“ says Rosanne, who continues her generous volunteering at Petsmart where she tidies our shelter kitties’ temporary homes and gives them the love they deserve as they await their forever homes.