Ladybird rescued Susie from Hamilton Animal Control. Susie was a “trap cat”, meaning a citizen who baits a live trap on their property caught her in the trap and brought her into HAC. Technically Susie is a stray, but she’s a very, very friendly girl, so we know she belonged to someone at some point. Sadly, nobody came forward to claim her.

The staff at HAC noticed that Susie was favouring her back leg. In a general check-over, the visiting HAC vet proposed that the leg had broken and was healing…but not in a good way. Susie was put on pain medication, and HAC staff got in touch with Ladybird to ask if we would rescue her….which we were happy to do!  We took Susie straight from HAC to the vet. Xrays showed a terrible break in the leg. The vet described it as “a mess” and estimated that the break is about a month old. Because of the severity of the break and how the bones were starting to fuse to each other, it was decided that the best course of action was to amputate the leg. Susie had the amputation surgery and was spayed at the same time. She came through the surgery with flying colours and healed well in her foster home.
Susie is friendly, but can be shy and will hide at times. She has been through a lot, so she will need a forever home who will understand that it will take her time to adjust to new surroundings and people in her life. She certainly doesn’t let being on three legs slow her down though!

Susie found her forever home with lovely people!

We named Susie after our new friend Susie Coston, Farm Sanctuary’s national shelter director, who we met on our recent visit to Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, New York. Susie’s wealth of knowledge, dedication to animals, and her infectious, humorous spirit were such an inspiration to us, we knew we had to honour her by naming a Ladybird animal after her. We love you Susie!