Vicki Vasta

A BIRTHDAY RESCUE... A TINY LIFE HANGING IN THE BALANCE... AND THE NEVER-ENDING NEED TO SAVE SO MANY ❤️🐾 A RESCUE UPDATE. On Oct 28th...On her birthday, Priya received a call. A dog had been seen carrying a tiny kitten in his mouth. Could she please come? Of course she went. By the time she arrived, the dog had dropped the kitten, but the little one was lying there, crying in pain. She rushed him straight to the vet, where he remains hospitalized. She has named him Little Sooty. 💓 At just six weeks old, Little Sooty is fighting a huge battle. Thankfully, no broken bones or internal injuries have been detected from his terrifying attack by the dog. But the vet discovered something else...THREE separate issues. Coccidia, a parasite which can cause severe diarrhea and dangerous dehydration. And in tiny Sooty, has done so. Roundworms, which can interfere with his ability to absorb the nourishment his growing body desperately needs. And Capillaria, bladder worms that can cause very painful inflammation of the urinary tract. Three different invaders attacking a tiny, fragile body that has barely begun its life. Little Sooty remains hospitalized, receiving fluid support, medications, and close monitoring. His prognosis is guarded, and treatment is expected to take approximately two weeks. We don't yet know whether this precious little boy will survive. But we do know that he is receiving every chance we can possibly give him.🙏❤️ 🐾 THE TWO FLUFFY RACE TRAC GAS STATION BABIES On Oct 25th… Two fluffy cats, rescued. Living at the gas station. Someone asked Priya to come for a cat they said they would adopt. They said they “just needed someone with a trap to help them”. When she arrived, there were TWO cats...and after 3 hours, sick with the flu, trapping them, the promised home suddenly disappeared. They changed their minds. Didn’t want 2, and noted they weren’t “tame” like they thought they’d be. Now in traps, they became Priyas' responsibility. These two are still very frightened and feral. Hissing, spitting, and terrified of human contact. They are going to take a lot of work to socialize. But vetting first. They went into the vet today for their big day. Two exams, testing, parasite treatments, flea treatments, microchips, spays or neuters...and the costs of their veterinary stay. Another big vet bill. A home so close…but vanished when the challenge looked too hard. But he DID offer to buy her a beverage😾 🐾 THE FIVE LITTLE STORM BABIES Oct 10th...(4 tuxies and a tabby) saved during the pouring rain and wind bands of Hurricane Isiais that came through Atlanta. A few days after intake, stopped eating. A stay at the vet and all testing done, revealed nothing more than that they were just emotionally overwhelmed. An expensive way of determining that the good food and warm beds were too much of a change from sleeping in rain soaked bushes and eating out of dumpsters with the rats as friends. They were simply overwhelmed and scared. It happens. The “wild” gets embedded by 7-8 weeks old, and they simply deal with capture by shutting down. But we had to take them in to the vet. So much can go very wrong, very quickly, when it comes to young kittens and disease. We’re happy they are fine, and loosening up. Learning what toys are and allowing some touching. Most beautiful little mauraders, eating like velociraptors. All five are now due for their spay and neuter surgeries so they can finally be ready for adoption. Five more little lives. Five more veterinary bills. ADOPTION applications are being accepted.🏡 (Email in linktree on my page for inquiry/application) The rescue has FIFTEEN precious cats waiting for forever homes. Fifteen little souls whose greatest need is something money cannot buy...a family of their own.😢 It’s been an extremely hard kitten season. Shelters are overwhelmed and euthanizing with wild abandon. Seems this year is worse than last, if that's even possible. It’s soul crushing. We’ve had very few inquiries for our kittens. When our cats don’t get adopted, of course, they don’t get euthanized. They are safe with us. However, what does happen, is they linger here. They linger on and on, until they become absorbed as part of the sanctuary cats, who just stayed and became family. We treasure each one! But…they take up space and financial support that prevents more streeters from being saved. Essentially, others are out there waiting, some not surviving, because there isn’t room. This is not our ideal intention or mission of the rescue. 😪 Our mission is from street to forever home, with us just being the conduit between. So many need help, and closing the doors due to space, and turning off the phone because we cannot help is a massive heartbreak, and a betrayal to the streeters waiting, that we can barely comprehend. Many will simply not survive if we turn our back. With another cold, wet winter approaching, street life is miserable and life threatening for them. And it’s not fair to the ones here, really, who deserve to be in a home and family of their own. All of our babies are bonded, and need to go home in pairs. It’s harder to place them this way, but we have found homes for many pairs, so we know there are families out there willing to love and understand the importance of their bond, and able to take in two. Obviously, able is the key. We transport them. Recently, Boston and Tennessee have opened their doors to new sweet love. We’ve only placed 5 so far…in months! Two pairs, Bodie & Bluey, Murphy & Pearl, and momma Mindy who preferred to be an only love. This is a small window of what the rescue has been doing in the past few weeks. There are no days off. No birthdays when the suffering politely waits until tomorrow. No pause in the emergencies. The calls keep coming. Priya keeps answering. She has been the difference between life and death for thousands of animals who had no one else to turn to. ❤️ OUR BIRTHDAY CASH MATCH REMAINS OPEN THROUGH NOVEMBER 19! ❤️ (pinned to my page) and linktr.ee/gandolfslegacy It’s how we’re honoring @gandolf_s Priya’s Birthday and the efforts she has put into saving the street babies who have no one to help them. 21 years of giving everything to them. It would be a beautiful kindness to return to her, the blessings she has been for these babies...and so so many others. $5 = 10. $10 = 20…matched by the kindness of a rescue friend, up to $2000. *Food is counted in the match as an in-kind donation. A hospital bill paid. A frightened kitten made well. A surgery completed. Some cans of food purchased. A little life given its chance at tomorrow. The peace of knowing, even for a little while, that her load is a bit lighter. A chance to take a deep breath, and let it out.😮‍💨 😽Sending Whisker Love Thank you for standing with us💓Your support has meant everything to the fur babies. If you've given a donation, sent food, shared a post, liked, kindly commented with best wishes, we cannot thank you enough for your kindness. Your love is deeply felt, humbly appreciated and beautifully uplifting.🥹 You've helped saved lives. Heros all 🫂