Speeding to a Forever Home

Speeding To A Forever Home

Jenn Amador and Max Sievers adopted a new addition to their family about a year ago. They took home Speedy, named for the fact that despite having three legs, she still managed to zoom around the shelter. We heard from Jenn recently when Speedy (now named Lily) had her one-year vet visit and rabies booster and she wanted to take the time to say, “Thank You”.

Lily came to SafeHaven as a stray in April 2018. The staff immediately noticed that she was missing part of her right hind leg and there was a large, fresh wound in the remaining portion of it. We’ll never know how this happened to Lily, but we knew one thing for sure: SafeHaven had to help this sweet girl! She was seen by a local veterinarian and they chose to fully amputate her leg so she could live a full and happy, healthy life, just with one less leg.

Lily and their big male cat Ted (also adopted from SafeHaven) are best friends and spend hours watching birds out the window and playing together with their shared toys.

In light of what the last year has looked like, and the great strides forward that Lily has made, Jenn wrote to thank SafeHaven for the work that we do. She said, “I know that if Lily had gone to another shelter, she likely would have been euthanized. Thank you for rescuing her, for making the decision to give her the care she needed, and for refusing to give up on her. She’s the perfect cat for us and we (and our big boy, Ted) love her just as she is.

When they adopted Lily, Jenn recalled that she was “pretty sad-looking -- she still had stitches and the fur on a quarter of her body had been shaved.” She added, “We took her to our vet within the first three days of having her, and got her checked out. At that point, she weighed six pounds, and everyone commented on the fact that, despite looking quite pathetic, she was still a sweet kitty.”

Thank you, truly, for all the work you do. Your volunteers are excellent and Max and I are so grateful for everything you do to help animals in Linn County and beyond.”

At their one year visit to the vet, Jenn and Max got the report that Lily has grown quite a lot over the last year. She has gone from a tiny, underweight cat to being much longer and taller. She weighs 11 pounds now! The fur over her amputation site has grown back, and Jenn recalled, “When she sprawls out on our couch, you can hardly tell that she’s missing a leg.”

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