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Magically Ever After - The Successes
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Jackie Sparrow
April 2010
April 2010
Jackie Sparrow was a kitten raised on a bottle, surrounded by other cats and a few pet squirrels. A serious herpes infection, however, caused the loss of her right eye. That didn’t hinder Jackie, though. And when Tiffany, a Twin Falls resident, saw her at PetSmart she said, “I loved her from the first time I saw her and when I first held her I knew she was my kitty.”
Today, Jackie is known simply as Sparrow and her human mom reports that she is well accepted by the other two cats of the household, saying, “They are very careful and loving with their new sister. They don’t even touch the side of her face with the sealed eye. We’re just one big, happy family.”
Today, Jackie is known simply as Sparrow and her human mom reports that she is well accepted by the other two cats of the household, saying, “They are very careful and loving with their new sister. They don’t even touch the side of her face with the sealed eye. We’re just one big, happy family.”
Riverside
April 2010
April 2010
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When Riverside came to us, he was a year-old kitten, living outside, with a bad habit of sleeping in the road. Because his human family lived on a very busy thoroughfare, they realized he needed a safer home.
Thanks to PetsMart, Riverside was spotted by a Gooding family who said, “We love cats and dogs and wanted to give him a loving home.” It looks like Riverside has certainly found that. Today, he lives safely indoors with his human best friends, including two fun kids.
Thanks to PetsMart, Riverside was spotted by a Gooding family who said, “We love cats and dogs and wanted to give him a loving home.” It looks like Riverside has certainly found that. Today, he lives safely indoors with his human best friends, including two fun kids.
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Frisco aka Dexter
January 2010
January 2010
In early December 2009, a local veterinarian saw what she thought was a chunk of frozen mud alongside the Paul Highway. What caught her eye, however, was that the icy chunk was moving in circles. Upon taking a second look, she realized that she was looking at a very small, very cold black kitten. She pulled her car over, jumped out, and dodging a few speeding trucks, scooped up tiny Dexter. Immediately she could see he was suffering from hypothermia. At her clinic, with careful treatment and much love from the staff, Dexter made a complete recovery just in time to spend the holidays with the feline family in one of our Buhl foster homes.
While he was enjoying their hospitality, in a true Magic coincidence the foster mom received an unexpected phone inquiry from an animal rescue colleague who was seeking a young kitten on behalf of her nephew in Salt Lake City.
Dexter's photos were immediately dispatched via e-mail, a meet-and-greet trip was planned, and in a matter of days, Dexter found his purr-fect forever home!
Update April 2010
Frisco has turned out to be a wonderful boy. He and his brother Mannie get along great, and Mannie is very patient about putting up with the constant harassment typical of a kitten. Our Corgi, Abbey also gets along well with him and they too engage in lots of horseplay. We think he is adorable. He has completed the remainder of his series of shots, and continues to grow and get healthier by the day. Thanks again for the opportunity to take him into our home, he thinks he has arrived in heaven.
Joe & Darci
While he was enjoying their hospitality, in a true Magic coincidence the foster mom received an unexpected phone inquiry from an animal rescue colleague who was seeking a young kitten on behalf of her nephew in Salt Lake City.
Dexter's photos were immediately dispatched via e-mail, a meet-and-greet trip was planned, and in a matter of days, Dexter found his purr-fect forever home!
Update April 2010
Frisco has turned out to be a wonderful boy. He and his brother Mannie get along great, and Mannie is very patient about putting up with the constant harassment typical of a kitten. Our Corgi, Abbey also gets along well with him and they too engage in lots of horseplay. We think he is adorable. He has completed the remainder of his series of shots, and continues to grow and get healthier by the day. Thanks again for the opportunity to take him into our home, he thinks he has arrived in heaven.
Joe & Darci
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Mollycat
April 2010
April 2010
Mollycat came to us abandoned and with a broken left, hind leg. After six weeks in the veterinarian's clinic, she was as good as new. Four days later, she was adopted and got a job at the same time. Her new family owns an antique shop and she goes to work with them everyday. She's the greeter! Her new human mom says, "Thanks!" to everyone who brought Mollycat to them and adds, "We just love her! She's very sweet and is a great hugger, too!"
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Betsy
November 2010
November 2010
Hi Everybody! I’m BETSY and I’m ADOPTED!!!
I’m SO excited! When I came to foster at Taylors, I was very small and needed extra help because I was born with just a narrow piece of bone at the end of my leg instead of a foot. Now, you try walking around on THAT! They put me in a big wire kennel to protect my leg. In a chair next to my kennel was a new cat person and now he’s my Daddy!
See, Joseph has a few problems, too, like being on oxygen all the time and living in a big comfortable chair because he can’t walk very well either. So we became friends and talked about many things. I liked to watch him play dominoes with his wife, and I met the two lady cats who share our “apartment.”
Several weeks later Dr. Morgan fixed me up, and now I’ve got 3 good legs and an elegant round hip instead of that useless leg. I CAN RUN! I CAN CLIMB! I CAN FLY! Now I can REALLY take care of Daddy. And now I get to live with Joseph and Betti and their other cat friends FOREVER and EVER! How could a girl get so lucky?
So, listen up, cat lovers! Don’t forget us “special needs guys” when you’re thinking about adopting. You might be missing a real treasure!
Love from
A Magicats Family:
Betti, Joseph, and Betsy Taylor
I’m SO excited! When I came to foster at Taylors, I was very small and needed extra help because I was born with just a narrow piece of bone at the end of my leg instead of a foot. Now, you try walking around on THAT! They put me in a big wire kennel to protect my leg. In a chair next to my kennel was a new cat person and now he’s my Daddy!
See, Joseph has a few problems, too, like being on oxygen all the time and living in a big comfortable chair because he can’t walk very well either. So we became friends and talked about many things. I liked to watch him play dominoes with his wife, and I met the two lady cats who share our “apartment.”
Several weeks later Dr. Morgan fixed me up, and now I’ve got 3 good legs and an elegant round hip instead of that useless leg. I CAN RUN! I CAN CLIMB! I CAN FLY! Now I can REALLY take care of Daddy. And now I get to live with Joseph and Betti and their other cat friends FOREVER and EVER! How could a girl get so lucky?
So, listen up, cat lovers! Don’t forget us “special needs guys” when you’re thinking about adopting. You might be missing a real treasure!
Love from
A Magicats Family:
Betti, Joseph, and Betsy Taylor
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Conley aka Moto
November 2010
November 2010
Magicats fans will remember Moto, the featured tabby kitten who nearly lost his life in a fire, and who was patiently awaiting his purr-fect home. Here’s a great Magically Ever After report from his new family who have given him the name of Conley.
We adopted Conley in May of this year. When we started looking for a new cat, we had just come off the loss of our other boy cat, Bernard. We knew we wanted a friendly, loving cat who wouldn’t be afraid to jump up in our laps and snuggle up for some attention. When I first met Conley (then Moto) he bounded into the waiting room of the vet’s office where he had been staying for the last 11 months. Because of the scarring on his legs and feet, Conley doesn’t run like a normal cat, and hops more like a bunny. When I sat down, he immediately jumped right up in my lap and butted me in the face. In that moment, he had my heart! My husband and I tried to think of a name for him, unique to his experiences. We settled on Conley, which means “purified by fire.”
After he came home, we noticed that he was frequently chewing on his tail. This began to worry us, as we knew that due to his fire injuries it could be something more than just obsessive behavior. This started a long, very stressful journey for us and our boy. After visiting with several vets without success, we were referred to The Cat Doctor in Boise, which specializes in cases like these. We tried several things, and after tests, the infected end of the tail was removed, as were the deformed claws on his front feet. At first we thought this would solve the problem, but five days later, he began chewing the tail again and broke the skin. We didn’t want him to have to go through life wearing a e-collar. At that point, we were willing to try most anything, and our doctor then suggested we try acupuncture to treat the nerve damage in the tail. We had the first treatment in October, and it was a miracle! After two appointments and herbal treatment, Conley has stopped chewing his tail - and for a month has been able to give up his e-collar!
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We adopted Conley in May of this year. When we started looking for a new cat, we had just come off the loss of our other boy cat, Bernard. We knew we wanted a friendly, loving cat who wouldn’t be afraid to jump up in our laps and snuggle up for some attention. When I first met Conley (then Moto) he bounded into the waiting room of the vet’s office where he had been staying for the last 11 months. Because of the scarring on his legs and feet, Conley doesn’t run like a normal cat, and hops more like a bunny. When I sat down, he immediately jumped right up in my lap and butted me in the face. In that moment, he had my heart! My husband and I tried to think of a name for him, unique to his experiences. We settled on Conley, which means “purified by fire.”
After he came home, we noticed that he was frequently chewing on his tail. This began to worry us, as we knew that due to his fire injuries it could be something more than just obsessive behavior. This started a long, very stressful journey for us and our boy. After visiting with several vets without success, we were referred to The Cat Doctor in Boise, which specializes in cases like these. We tried several things, and after tests, the infected end of the tail was removed, as were the deformed claws on his front feet. At first we thought this would solve the problem, but five days later, he began chewing the tail again and broke the skin. We didn’t want him to have to go through life wearing a e-collar. At that point, we were willing to try most anything, and our doctor then suggested we try acupuncture to treat the nerve damage in the tail. We had the first treatment in October, and it was a miracle! After two appointments and herbal treatment, Conley has stopped chewing his tail - and for a month has been able to give up his e-collar!
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Busy aka Daniel
March 2011
March 2011
From Janet in Hailey, we've received these great pictures and information about the boy "Formerly Known as Daniel"
She writes, "We call him "Busy" (BusyBee, BusyBottom, BusyPants) - he seems to never be still. We think of his whole name as Busy Underfoot In Your Face. He's amazing! He's very smart, self-confident, and thinks of himself as our dog, Perkins', best friend. Perkins isn't so sure, however, because Busy will spring out of nowhere to jump up around Perkins' neck. Perkins just looks at us as if to say, "Did you SEE that? Did you SEE what he just did?"
Still, he's very tolerant of the rowdy little boy. Busy tears around the house, climbs up onto the log walls, and flings his toys in the air. He's a very funny, and fun cat! He's one of those cats who is almost dog like. We're very happy with this little guy!"
Thanks, Janet -- we LOVE hearing these success stories!
She writes, "We call him "Busy" (BusyBee, BusyBottom, BusyPants) - he seems to never be still. We think of his whole name as Busy Underfoot In Your Face. He's amazing! He's very smart, self-confident, and thinks of himself as our dog, Perkins', best friend. Perkins isn't so sure, however, because Busy will spring out of nowhere to jump up around Perkins' neck. Perkins just looks at us as if to say, "Did you SEE that? Did you SEE what he just did?"
Still, he's very tolerant of the rowdy little boy. Busy tears around the house, climbs up onto the log walls, and flings his toys in the air. He's a very funny, and fun cat! He's one of those cats who is almost dog like. We're very happy with this little guy!"
Thanks, Janet -- we LOVE hearing these success stories!
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Perry aka Jason
April 2011
April 2011
Our story begins on a day trip to Idaho. After seeing the Shoshone Falls we decided to stop by at Petsmart to get fish but fell in love with Perry (a.k.a Jason). My husband and I moved to the US (NV) about 5 months ago, he is from Holland and I am from South America but raised in Canada, so our international family became even more international after adopting our Idaho kitty :) Perry took us by surprise, we truly believe that he picked us.
He's such a sweet, lovely pet, got used to his new home right away after we brought him back from Idaho. It was the first time for the both of us having cats and he is just amazing, very clean, sweet, likes to snuggle when watching TV, we always have dinner at the same time the three of us. He has lots of toys around the house and likes to play with his kitty tree and mousies.
We are more than happy that our family grew with our lovely Perry.
Thank you Magicats
Paul and Jarid
He's such a sweet, lovely pet, got used to his new home right away after we brought him back from Idaho. It was the first time for the both of us having cats and he is just amazing, very clean, sweet, likes to snuggle when watching TV, we always have dinner at the same time the three of us. He has lots of toys around the house and likes to play with his kitty tree and mousies.
We are more than happy that our family grew with our lovely Perry.
Thank you Magicats
Paul and Jarid
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Stuart Little
June 2011
June 2011
Stuart Little is a very special cat who was in need of a certain kind of home. Stuart's first home was with an elderly lady who passed away a few months ago. He had lived inside only his entire life, he knew nothing about other cats or dogs, he was a little shy and he was declawed. He spent several weeks being cared for by one of our Magicats foster volunteers and then something purr-fect happened.
Susan and Ray from Santa Clarita, California were visiting another of our Magicats volunteers and Susan was introduced to Stuart. It was love at first sight. Stuart traveled to his new home in the back of a big 5th Wheel and is now happily living in southern California where he is the "King of the House" and a very happy kitty in his new purr-fect forever home
Susan and Ray from Santa Clarita, California were visiting another of our Magicats volunteers and Susan was introduced to Stuart. It was love at first sight. Stuart traveled to his new home in the back of a big 5th Wheel and is now happily living in southern California where he is the "King of the House" and a very happy kitty in his new purr-fect forever home
We adopted a wonderful cat from your organization that you called 'Beau.' I'm happy to report that he is doing wonderfully! He is exactly who we were looking for when we decided to try and find a companion for our son, Jericho, who is autistic. CAT has been absolutely fabulous as a therapist and loves to sit on or near Jericho during his school hours and also while he's doing speech therapy online. Jericho is the one who named him, and despite valiant efforts to have him named something catchy like, "Tiger" or "Leo, " Jericho insisted that his name is, "CAT." (In all capital letters.)
CAT loves to take showers. He will often jump into the shower with my husband and just sit under the indirect spray. He gets along fabulously with our extended family's dogs (we have two tiny little poodle/chihuahua crosses and a Cavalier King Charles that often visit). He has shown no inclination to go outside for any reason, so we haven't had to worry about him running off and getting into trouble and has, in fact, claimed the recliner as his perch for watching football with the family. We couldn't be happier with the whole situation! He has an absolutely wonderful personality and didn't seem to have any difficulty acclimating to our family and our daily habits. Thank you so much for taking such good care of him until we could adopt him! He is the perfect companion!
CAT loves to take showers. He will often jump into the shower with my husband and just sit under the indirect spray. He gets along fabulously with our extended family's dogs (we have two tiny little poodle/chihuahua crosses and a Cavalier King Charles that often visit). He has shown no inclination to go outside for any reason, so we haven't had to worry about him running off and getting into trouble and has, in fact, claimed the recliner as his perch for watching football with the family. We couldn't be happier with the whole situation! He has an absolutely wonderful personality and didn't seem to have any difficulty acclimating to our family and our daily habits. Thank you so much for taking such good care of him until we could adopt him! He is the perfect companion!
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CAT aka Beau
September 2011
September 2011
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Smudge aka Ozzy
September 2011
September 2011
I am already the "mama" to a 14 year old calico, Honey and a 3 year old tortie, Mimi so I don't know what possessed me to start looking at Petfinder. But when I did, I found Smudge, now Ozzy, and fell in love. His picture and well- written bio were priceless and I felt he somehow needed us. The wonderful ladies of Magicats brought him to meet me and he came right into my arms. Now he is constantly in our laps and has an adorable habit of following me everywhere, looking up directly into my eyes the entire time. I have fallen madly in love with him and am so grateful to have helped rescue a new fur- kid. Thank you!
Boots was born in the country to a feral mom and didn’t know much about people except the great lady that took care of him and his three siblings when he was a tiny baby. Magicats agreed to help the kind lady find homes for all of these special kittens.
When Allyssa from Meridian, Idaho saw Boots’ picture on our website she knew that he was the kitten she wanted as her special friend. As you can see from these photos, we think that Boots has found his purrfect home.
When Allyssa from Meridian, Idaho saw Boots’ picture on our website she knew that he was the kitten she wanted as her special friend. As you can see from these photos, we think that Boots has found his purrfect home.
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Princess
December 2011
December 2011
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Sometimes in our work we encounter a "Spirit Cat" - one of those special beings who have a knack for being exactly where they are needed at exactly the right time. Princess is one of them.
We first met Princess several years ago when working with another feline rescue group. With her sister and brother, she came to the organization as a young adult after her human parents passed away. We quickly placed the sister and brother, but Princess remained shy, perhaps grieving. For several weeks nothing happened, and then with a long weekend approaching, we sent her to foster with a young woman struggling with bi-polar syndrome. The weekend stretched into a permanent and loving placement.
Time went by. Her mistress recovered and moved on, leaving Princess to care for her room mate, a disabled young woman struggling with many issues. True to her role as caregiver, Princess helped her for several years and was at her side when she unexpectedly passed away. Her family called Magicats and we picked her up and sent her to Terry in one of our largest foster homes.
Several months passed. Then Terry got a call from a lonely older woman friend, who said, "Have you got an older cat who'd like to be my company and won't tear the house apart?" Needless to say, Terry knew just the one! Princess, the Spirit Cat, is back on the job!
We first met Princess several years ago when working with another feline rescue group. With her sister and brother, she came to the organization as a young adult after her human parents passed away. We quickly placed the sister and brother, but Princess remained shy, perhaps grieving. For several weeks nothing happened, and then with a long weekend approaching, we sent her to foster with a young woman struggling with bi-polar syndrome. The weekend stretched into a permanent and loving placement.
Time went by. Her mistress recovered and moved on, leaving Princess to care for her room mate, a disabled young woman struggling with many issues. True to her role as caregiver, Princess helped her for several years and was at her side when she unexpectedly passed away. Her family called Magicats and we picked her up and sent her to Terry in one of our largest foster homes.
Several months passed. Then Terry got a call from a lonely older woman friend, who said, "Have you got an older cat who'd like to be my company and won't tear the house apart?" Needless to say, Terry knew just the one! Princess, the Spirit Cat, is back on the job!
Boots
November 2011
November 2011