Pet News

Twin County Humane Society

21 hours ago

We’d like to share a good news story about a cat who was given a second chance thanks to our amazing partners, supporters and volunteers.😻

We were alerted to the presence of a cat colony located at a well-know trailhead off the New River Trail. There were a number of people who cared for these cats, providing food and shelter. While the adults did well, it was a challenging environment for kittens, and while this colony was safe where it was, there was a need for population control in the form of Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNR).

One of the things we do when providing TNR to community cats is to take care of any medical needs at the time of surgery (or after, which involves another round of trapping). Usually this just means providing an injectable, long-lasting antibiotic for infections, minor surgical care of abscess or wounds, and maybe some parasite control. But in this case, one of the cats had a severe injury to its front leg. She (we knew the cat was a female because she had previously been seen with kittens) was unable to use the leg, dragging it along the ground, but otherwise getting around fairly well. We were concerned that if the leg was left as-is, a wound would eventually develop, followed by infection, suffering, and likely a painful death. So when we sent her off to be spayed, the vets did some additional x-rays to determine the extent of the injury. While they found no broken bones, they determined there was significant nerve damage and the limb could not be saved. They recommended amputation, but only if the cat had a safe place where she could be confined during the recovery period, and a home to go afterwards (because a 3-legged cat would be at a disadvantage living in the wild, even with the support of humans).

Thankfully, the stars aligned for this girl. A kind young couple named Katie and Jordan, who had helped to care for this colony and knew of Misty (as she came to be known), said they wanted to take her back to their home to live out her life in their care. They also took in two kittens form the colony who were still young enough to be tamed and become house cats. Misty is still an outdoor kitty, which is her preference, but she has a dedicated home and full-time caretakers to look after her.

One of our amazing volunteers, Trina Miller, who has become somewhat of an expert at all things feral cat, particularly rehab (stay tuned for another story about one of her current kitty charges!), agreed to keep Misty safe and sound and work with her during her recovery from the amputation surgery - safely getting her back and forth to the vet for her after care.

And one of our rescue partners, Homeward Trails Animal Rescue , funded the amputation surgery because they believed in Misty!❤❤❤

This is just one small example of the miracles that happen every day thanks to all of our partners, supporters, and volunteers. Thank you, ALL!😻❤🐾 ... See MoreSee Less

Twin County Humane Society is with Gay Huntsman.

1 week ago

We forgot to post these images from last Wednesday's transport, so we're sharing them today instead, since no one was able to get out for transport this week😭, and to help us remember that the world hasn't always been covered in ice🥶😆.

Thanks, as always to our partners in transport, Tazewell County Animal Shelter, and the lucky receiving rescues for last week's critter crew, SFC Virginia and Homeward Trails Animal Rescue.

And please join us in wishing board member, pet foster, helpline answerer, TNR trapper, and wearer of pretty much every other hat there is to wear Nancy Harrison Taylor the happiest of birthdays today! We couldn't do half of what we do without her!

Love y'all❤❤❤ ... See MoreSee Less