How is a cat who attacks people at random also a cat who means so much to me as Cat Town’s Medical Manager?
Caesar first came to Cat Town as a confident example for our shyer cats, but that story quickly changed when we found out why he was surrendered to the shelter. After a life-saving surgery, he woke up a different cat, and became aggressive towards his guardian. During his episodes, Caesar didn’t seem to know what he was doing, and with no way to predict his outbursts, his person didn’t feel safe with him anymore.
Most rescues wouldn't risk caring for and rehoming a cat with a history of biting people, but when a cat becomes a Cat Town cat, we promise to do all we can to give them their best life. I could see that he wanted to be someone’s good friend, like he had been before that surgery. I really wanted to help him be the sweet boy he used to be.
After a couple weeks with no obvious behavioral cause for his episodes, we tried to find a medical answer — running tests and going to a specialty Veterinary Behaviorist. It took some time, but we were able to find medication that helped him, and after 5 weeks with no attacks, he is now thriving in a foster home. With his new medication, he is able to be himself again.
Caesar is so sweet — he loves to say hello by booping our faces with his nose. He loves to play. He loves to cuddle. In a few more weeks he will be available for adoption; an amazing outcome that Cat Town was able to provide to an otherwise "unadoptable" cat with no options left.
It’s an understatement to say that Cat Town’s volunteers love supporting cats like Caesar, so they’ve done something incredible:
our volunteers have pooled together enough donations to raise $2,400 for a challenge match to you.
If we can raise that much in the next 24 hours, your donations will be doubled, up to $2,400! And that’s not all: our Board of Directors is going to match the first $800 we can raise, so those donations will be tripled!
Please make a donation today. With your support, our staff and volunteers can help even more cats like Caesar make life-changing recoveries!