We rescued Christmas from Hamilton Animal Services where she ended up as a stray. If you look closely, you can see that Christmas’ front leg is a little wonky. She gets around okay and isn’t in any pain, but it’s definitely not “normal.” The shelter had their vet check Christmas over, and they believe that the leg issue was caused by a past break that was not treated. The bones have healed now though, and no treatment or surgery is required.
When a foster home came available, we were happy to get Christmas out of the shelter, and she went to the vet before heading to her foster home. Our vet thought the same about Christmas’ leg, and they agreed that unless the leg started to cause her issue, that she didn’t need surgery. Our vet found a spay scar, so that’s a good thing. Christmas’ blood work results were great. She is healthy other than needing a dental cleaning and possibly a couple of extractions. That surgery will be scheduled for the new year. Christmas was as good as gold for her vet appointment. She purred and purred and had a head bonk for everyone she met. What a sweet girl!
Once Christmas is healed from her dental surgery, she’ll be made available for adoption.

Welcome to Ladybird, Christmas! We’re so happy you’re here!

* January 28/25 UPDATE *

Christmas did great for her dental surgery! Two molars were removed and her remaining teeth got a good cleaning. She’s very happy to be back at her foster home and she’s purring up a storm.
Once she’s healed from surgery, Christmas will be made available for adoption.
Way to go, Christmas!

* February 7/25 UPDATE *
Christmas is ready for her forever home! Here’s a note from her foster mom:
“Christmas is such a sweet and silly girl. She very vocal and always purring up a storm. Christmas is one of the softest cats i’ve ever met so it’s great that she also LOVES her pets. When she wants a pet she will walk right up and meow to let you know, stand up on her back legs to give your hand a headbutt. She spends her mornings chatting, playing and asking for attention. Midday sleeping on the couch and the evening sleeping by the fireplace. If you don’t have a fireplace she would probably love a space heater or a heating mat. She likes playing with her catnip banana toy, the cat dancer, rod and string toys and scratching on cardboard scratchers. She likes her kibble a bit too much and will try very hard to trick you into second or third dinner. When she’s about to get her kibble her tail puffs up and vibrates with adorable excitement. Christmas is one of the most outgoing cats I’ve ever met. When she first got here she hid for about 20 minutes before realizing she can’t get any pets under the bed. The only thing Christmas is afraid of is the vacuum. She is such a sweet and silly girl we have loved getting to know here. Not sure how she would do with a cat closer to her age. Christmas enjoys chasing our resident cat so if you have an older or more independent cat they may not be as interested in her playing style.”

Please adopt Christmas!