On 12/11/07 and man was walking his dog through the
woods on Higgins and Sutton Road in Hoffman
Estates. A skinny kitten came walking out
onto to path and initially he thought nothing of
it. After walking 1 1/2 miles back to his car
he noticed that the kitten was still following
him. He reached down to pet her, feeling most
of her ribs and backbone, but yet the kitten purred
away. So he took her in his truck over to the
PetsMart on the corner to have the vet at Banfields
look at her. Besides being thin, infested
with fleas, the doctor found an oozing wound about
mid way on her tail, and still she purred and gave
head rubs to all. Strays Halfway House was
called to see if they could take her in. The
kind doctor and his staff gave her a flea bath,
dewormed her and tested her for FIV and Leukemia
and held her over for the night. When she was
picked up the next day she was literally hugging
her new foster mom and giving head butts, and the
SHH volunteer was told that the man that found her,
had come back into the store to see how she was
doing. Sutton was then taken to Spring Valley
Veterinary Clinic and checked by Dr.
Flanagan. Sutton weighed in at 4.8 pounds and
was then aged at 8 months old. No fever,
fleas all gone, her fecal was negative and the
bottom half of her tail was already necrotic, so
Sutton was put on antibiotics and scheduled for
surgery. The surgery went great, the stitches
have been removed, and Sutton weighed in at 6.6,
looks great and now ready for adoption.
Update: Sutton was adopted by a very nice lady in Schaumburg that wanted a companion for her 2 year old male cat. When she came to see Sutton at her foster home, she instantly fell in love with her friendliness and didn't mind, or really even notice, her short tail. She took her home on Friday and her boy was wide eyed when he first saw her. He followed her around as Sutton checked out her new home. Sutton hopped right into bed with her new Mom at night and even took his favorite spot on the pillow, he didn't care, he was happy to have a new sister and playmate. By Sunday they were running around and playing together with all the toys. Judy said she never saw her boy so playful and happy, and still starry eyed!
Even though Sutton has found a home we still need your help to defray her medical costs. Thanks to everyone who has generously donated thus far.
PS: Sutton wants to thank the kind man that found her, even though she doesn't even know his name!
Update: Sutton was adopted by a very nice lady in Schaumburg that wanted a companion for her 2 year old male cat. When she came to see Sutton at her foster home, she instantly fell in love with her friendliness and didn't mind, or really even notice, her short tail. She took her home on Friday and her boy was wide eyed when he first saw her. He followed her around as Sutton checked out her new home. Sutton hopped right into bed with her new Mom at night and even took his favorite spot on the pillow, he didn't care, he was happy to have a new sister and playmate. By Sunday they were running around and playing together with all the toys. Judy said she never saw her boy so playful and happy, and still starry eyed!
Even though Sutton has found a home we still need your help to defray her medical costs. Thanks to everyone who has generously donated thus far.
PS: Sutton wants to thank the kind man that found her, even though she doesn't even know his name!
Sutton's Story