Winkie

Sad day for us at NJ Aid for Animals. Winkie is dead.

This is Winkie. He is a three week old kitten that was surrendered to us a few days ago in Camden, NJ. When we asked the owner where they got the kitten, we were told a man was "giving them away on the street". Three weeks old and already separated from his mother..not a good sign. No immunity built up and he had more fleas on him than any animal we have ever had in our rescue and the fleas were literally sucking the life out of him.

Winkie was wet when we picked him up but could not understand why. We took him to the vet and discovered he was born without a uretha. So he somehow managed to force two holes through his bladder where urine was coming from. But in the three weeks he was alive, the urine was going under his skin and everywhere else. His belly was bruised and purple. Plus he had a heart murmur. Our vet said she had never ever seen anything like this before.

When she opened the scrotum, urine poured out.

Winkie only was on this earth for 21 days. We had him for five. While we had him he was free of fleas and slept in this little bed with a heating pad. Although severely disfigured in his genitalia, he was very hungry and ate copious amounts of kitten food. When we came into the room where he was, he would follow our feet and "hitch a ride" on our feet.

We told the vet to do everything possible to save Winkie. While he was under anesthesia to create an opening for him to urinate, he passed.

Winkie has been buried under our St. Francis statue.

Adoptable Pets : Millie

Millie

Millie will be available for adoption at Petmsart in about two weeks in Mt. Laurel or Moorestown. She came from a litter of kittens in Millville and is a sweet and loving little girl. For information, click here...

NJAFA Spay/Neuter Program in Camden

Once a week NJAFA goes to City of Camden and pick up dogs or cats that need to be altered. For those who don't have the transportation to take the animals to the spay/neuter mobile van that is in Camden, NJAFA drives them to the mobile clinic.

For those who don't have the money AND transportation, NJAFA pays for the altering and returns the animal back to owner that evening. We get our leads from people that already had the animals altered and have friends or family that need help, animal control, and from our "friends" in Camden that are on the lookout for animals that need altering.

"Lulu and Opal" are two little cats that no one wanted and were wondering the streets. We scooped them both up and had them altered, gave them their shots. Lulu, such a pretty orange cat, found a very nice home in S. Jersey. Opal had AIDS and some broken teeth. This poor little girl must have had a hard time eating, She would not have survived in Camden with a compromised immunity system too. A very kind woman has taken Opal (now named Marci) and will give her a wonderful life. Marci has had her teeth cleaned and fixed up. Thanks to these wonderful ladies who took these two great cats!

Please, click here to make a donation to NJAFA and help with our spay/neuter program!

Success Stories - Miss Kitty

"MISS KITTY" - will bring a tear to your eye

Miss Kitty was also surrendered by her owner in Camden City, NJ because he had too many cats. She, too, would have had to go to local shelter. She is spayed/all shots/tested and is very friendly and loveable. She throws herself down and lies on her back so you can rub her full tummy!

Miss Kitty doesn't have tear ducts so she will require some daily tear drops of just plain/inexpensive artificial tears at CVS.

She will bring a tear to your eye when you see how sweet she is and how she likes to play. She goes CRAZY for the laser toy and her feather toy. She would give you hours of fun playing with her!

She can be seen at Petco in Cherry Hill.

UPDATE 7/20/07

Miss Kitty has been adopted by a very wonderful family who is giving her all the attention she deserves. They have no other animals or children and Miss Kitty will be spoiled rotten. She is already rolling over to have her belly rubbed and the new owners are loving her.....AND the owner takes the same medicine that Miss Kitty does so no problem with giving meds every day!!!

UPDATE 8/3/07

This is from Miss Kitty’s new owner:

NJAFA got Miss Kitty from a mentally challenged individual in Camden City named Bart. He is a loving and gentle person who is a true animal lover and had taken Miss Kitty into his home to get her off the streets but could not keep her any longer.

I am grateful to you and Bart for taking care of her and you can tell she was taken care of she is soooo loving. I am a dog person and always have been until I met miss kitty (we did change her name to Cooper, she is named after cooper river it's a special place we like to walk and picnic) She responds to cooper now, When we saw miss kitty and said come see her I was reluctant b/c I can't bear to see any animal in a cage my heart truly breaks anyway I went over to her and she licked me!! I never met an affectionate cat until her and then I asked her special need From that day on we went to see her everyday and I missed her so much when we would leave and felt she belonged with us, we are so lucky and happy to have her. Though I have always been a dog person b/c I thought they were so much more affectionate, she is the most affectionate animal I ever had!! I love her so much and I think we are very lucky to have her she is so good (except for attacking the feet!) She brings us laughs and love everyday what else could I ask for! She plays with her laser light every night and now after she catches her bird toys she walks around with them in her mouth like look at me!! She is eating well her dry and wet food.