Fox Foster Kittens inc is a no-kill 501c3 rescue in Sarasota, Florida, dedicated to saving those that no one else wants. Samantha Fox and her team take the tiniest most critical and injured kittens. No matter what they need, Samantha is committed to providing them the best care possible and getting them to their forever homes. Whether it costs $100 or $10,000, Samantha believes they are ALL worth saving. Here are just a few of the beautiful babies currently in her care.
Genevieve
Genevieve is a 9-month-old kitten who came to Samantha from animal services where she was signed off to be euthanized and given 2 hours to find a rescue because someone shot her in the spine, which broke it and paralyzed her.
Genevieve has had a very long recovery and it is not over yet. That one injury has led to so many issues. Her broken spine healed, but removing the bullet left her paralyzed. She could not go to the bathroom by herself either. So, twice a day the Fox Foster Care Kittens team had to express her bladder and bowel. With time some nerve feeling came back and Genevieve was able to defecate on her own. But, she still requires someone to express her bladder. Genevieve learned how to do something called spinal walking. She has no feeling in her back end but she has reflexes and had learned to walk. It was a true miracle!
Her orthopedic surgeon finally cleared her to get spayed. After that, she did not walk for a while and some of her muscles atrophied. Enough to show more damage. She had a luxating patella.
She just recently had surgery for this and is now in the process of learning to spinal walk again and will be looking for a special home in a few weeks.
Glen Coco
Glen Coco is another very special boy. He also came from the same high kill shelter and was given until closing of business to find a rescue. Samantha was not made aware of the extent of his injuries. The shelter only told her that he had a broken maxilla. However, he had blood coming from his eyes, nose, and mouth.
This rescue turned into much much more. His CT scan revealed his skull had actually been crushed. His maxilla, mandible, frontal bone, sinuses, and other pieces of his skull were all fractured. One of the fractures left a bone shard in his eye causing it to rupture, necessitating its removal.
The fractures in his sinuses were allowing air into his head surrounding his brain making him a high risk for infection. There was no surgical option because these fractures were just in millions of little shards. They had to fuse on their own. He had a feeding tube placed in his esophagus that ran directly to his stomach and had an IV catheter. Glen Coco had these for two months to provide him with fluids and nutrition until he was able to eat and drink on his own. He was also on a dozen medications.
Glen Coco almost did not survive and gave Samantha”s team many scares. He is still battling a sinus infection but has made incredible strides and someday soon will be available for adoption!
Bethany
Bethany came to Fox Foster Kittens as a newborn kitten. At the time, Samantha did not know anything was wrong with her until she grabbed her out of the carrier. Immediately she knew something was wrong. Her chest was caved in. She has a condition called pectus excavatum which is a congenital deformity of the breast bone causing her chest to cave in compromising her lungs and heart. She needs surgery to correct this. Without it, she is prone to many issues, including pneumonia, which she has already battled a severe case of once.
She is now big enough to undergo surgery and that will be happening next week. They will put a plate on her chest and suture the sternum to the plate to pull it into the correct position so it will heal in the proper place and her chest will no longer be concave. Bethany will be a happy, healthy kitten and looking for her home.
Samantha also has some regular kitties like Cupcake and her newborns who were born at Samantha’s rescue last week!
And, their newest intake mama to be, Nova.
Pictures are two of Their adoptable kitties, Olivia and Walt!
Kitten season is here, and it is going to be a crazy one. Any donations towards Their foster care are so greatly appreciated. They also have an amazon wishlist and PayPal.
Thank you for reading!
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