Meet Our Sponsor Sister, Rose

Did you know that we have a sponsor sister? Her name is Rose and she's a beauty.

Rose says "Hi"! 

Rose lives at one of Mommy's favorite places on earth, Tabby's Place, located in Ringoes, NJ.  (We're going to have a post just about Tabby's Place in the future.) TP is a cage-free cat sanctuary that offers a home to kitties who would otherwise be on the street.  They have lots of "special needs" kitties, and one way TP gets donations is through sponsorships.


Well, Mommy is a sucker for kitties in need, so of course she has been sponsoring kitties for a few years now.  Rose is our current sponsor sister, and Mommy got to meet her in December when she went to visit to bring a whole boat load of donations! She was SO excited! (Mommy, not Rose. But maybe Rose was excited, too.)

Let me tell you a little bit about Rose. Rose is a beautiful Southern Belle from the state of Virginia. She spent her days in the sunshine, chasing her tail and doing all the things kittens do.  One day, something bad happened - she was hit by a car.  That horrible accident left her paraplegic and incontinent.  As time when by, her back legs got stronger and she could walk, but unfortunately, Rose can't tell when she needs to go to the bathroom. Her foster mommy in VA reached out to TP, and they had a place for Rose in their special needs suite.  So Rose found herself on her way to NJ to live in her new sanctuary with other special needs kitties. Even if she doesn't get adopted, she will have a forever home with all the staff and volunteers at TP who love her very much.  And of course, she has us!

Here are some photos of Rose that Mommy took when she met her.

Caught licking her nose! 

Rose getting ready to climb up into the tunnel. 

Rose in the tunnel that goes outside

Mommy bought Rose a catnip kicker for Christmas, and it was almost as big as her! We didn't know she is so petite.

Rose's toy is as big as she is!

Rose isn't our first sponsor sister, though.  A while back Mommy sponsored a kitty named Franny. Franny was a senior kittizen with lots of heath problems and a sweet purrsonality.  Mommy got to meet her, too.

Franny at the Blessing of the Animals

Pretty Franny

After Franny went to the bridge, Mommy started sponsoring Hootz.  Unfortunately, Hootz passed away suddenly, so we didn't sponsor her for very long.  (Mommy did get to meet her too, though, on one of her visits to TP.)

Hootie enjoying the sun.

Photos of Hootie courtesy of Auntie Lisa at Tabby's. 

So now we're sponsoring Rose! Rosie is a young kitty, so we're hoping she'll be a part of our family for a long time to come. But our paws are crossed that a very special family will come along that can adopt her and take care of her special needs.  After all, every kitty needs a forever family.

Rose's beautiful markings. 

If you'd like to sponsor a kitty, you can see all the kitties needing sponsorship at Tabby's Place here or here .  Every month you get a special update about your kitty telling you what they've been up to and how they're doing.  We love it when Mommy reads Rosie's updates to us.  If you decide to be a sponsor, tell them Lola sent you! And please let us know, too. We would love to post about it on our Facebook page.


Lola