8/12/2009
Can you help Holly this Christmas?
Christmas is supposed to be a time for giving, but for so many
animals Christmas is a time of misery. Holly is one of the many
abandoned animals that, with your help, we have been able to
save this Christmas. This is her story as told by WLPA foster
carer, Sue.
"She was dumped on the side of the road in broad daylight by a
couple in their mid 60s. I watched these heartless people get a
broom out of the car and use it to push something into the bushy
area away from the road. It was hard to see what was going on so
at the time it did not click what they were doing. Holly had
spent some weeks hiding away while also trying to survive,
dashing past unlicensed trail bike riders, speeding cars and
dogs chased her while she tried to cross the open reserve to
find food. I honestly don’t know how she had survived up until
now!
It was 7:30pm last Sunday when I
was on my way to the local store. Up ahead there was something
in the middle of the road and when we got closer I saw that it
was a cat. I immediately knew something was very wrong with this
cat - why did it not move off the road even though we had just
stopped 10 meters away? She was furiously gobbling some left
over red curry that someone had thrown out of the car, when I
decided to approach. When I was around 2m meters away she
finally caught sight of me and ran backwards. Encouraging her
with some food I noticed that she did indeed have something
wrong with her eyes, she must be blind?
Surprisingly, within a few minutes
I had her in my arms. She tried to look at me with her crossed
eyes before showing her gratitude by purring loudly and kneading
my arm. I raced her home to have a good look at her and give her
a meal. Despite her hunger she couldn’t decide whether to eat or
smooch me to thank me for saving her.
The following day Holly went for her first vet visit to check
her health and condition. Holly has an eye condition called
Strabismus which means that her pupils are pointing in the wrong
direction (not straight). Unfortunately her eye condition cannot
be corrected, which means that she does not view things the same
as other cats. However we are certain that this won’t stop this
loving girl from having a fulfilling and happy life."
At only 6 months of age, Holly is just a youngster, and is
in need of some rehabilitation to get her eye muscles to
focus a little better than they do now, so will be in foster
care for a while longer. Like all the animals
in our care, she will also be desexed, vaccinated and
microchipped before we find her a loving, “forever” home.
If you would like to play a part in Holly's
rehabilitation and care this Christmas, please consider
donating to WLPA by visiting
www.wlpa.org
or posting cheques/money orders to WLPA, PO Box 211,
Gladesville NSW 2111. Credit card donations can also be made
by phoning our office on (02) 9817 4892. All donations over
$2 are tax deductible.
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