* Leia was adopted by her foster home! Yay! *

Leia came into Hamilton Animal Services as a stray. Her fur was very matted when she arrived. Leia gave birth to one kitten in the shelter shortly after her arrival. Unfortunately, she wasn’t producing enough milk to feed her baby. Shelter staff bottle fed the baby and let Leia care for her and keep her warm in between feedings. Staff members even took the baby home at night and brought her back to the shelter so as not to miss any feedings. Sadly, despite the kind staff’s best efforts, the baby passed away a few days later.
When a foster home opened up, we were happy to pick up Leia and we got her to the vet for a check-up.
Other than her fur being in rough shape, all seems well. Because Leia had the runs for a few days before her rescue, the vet put her on a special diet and some medication to hopefully get her poops back to normal.
Leia has a re-check appointment in a couple of weeks and we’re hoping she’ll be healthy enough for vaccines at that time. If she is, she’ll be scheduled for a spay surgery a couple of weeks after she receives her vaccines.
Leia is a total love bug! She’ll make someone a lovely companion when she’s ready!

Welcome to Ladybird Leia! We’re so happy you’re here.