** Roxanne finally found her forever home with amazing people! Yay Roxanne!!! **

Ladybird rescued Roxanne from Hamilton Animal Control where she found herself as a stray. The shelter staff noticed that Roxanne was showing signs of pain in one of her paws. Turns out, one of her nails had grown so long, it had curled around and embedded into her skin. How awful for poor Roxanne to have to endure such discomfort! HAC staff sent Roxanne to the vet where they trimmed the nail and sent her back to the shelter with pain medication. After Roxanne’s stray time was done, we were happy to rescue her once we had a foster home open up. We took Roxanne to Dr. O’Brien at The Cat Clinic where she had an exam, blood testing and her belly was shaved which showed a spay scar. At some point in her life, someone loved Roxanne enough to have her spayed, but if she was truly a stray, nobody came looking for her. Roxanne had a dental cleaning and three extractions, so her mouth is as good as new!
Roxanne currently takes a medication for arthritis pain, and her adopter will need to be sure to take her for regular vet visits to be sure she’s healthy and happy…
Roxanne is a lovely kitty and will make someone a fine companion.

Here’s a personality report from Roxanne’s foster home:
“Roxanne is a delightful, super-friendly, snuggle puss who would be a wonderful companion. She is a cat owners dream – well behaved, not afraid of visitors (in fact, she approaches visitors. Anything for an ear scratch!), good litter user and does not scratch furniture (although she does have a weakness for a dracaena plant. Fortunately, she is a bit pudgy and doesn’t jump up much so having it in a spot she cannot access works perfectly. I do see her gazing at it longingly though!)
Roxanne has not met a dry or canned food she does not like! Definitely not a picky eater although I have been feeding her ‘light’ food to try to reduce her waistline. She doesn’t like the dry version as well but it just means she doesn’t eat is AS quickly.
Oddly enough, Roxanne has a tendency to be an escape artist. Just the other night, I ordered a pizza and as I was squaring up with the delivery fellow, she made a sly move and was on the front walkway before I could say Pizza Pizza! She has done this several times (Halloween, with the front door open & closed, being a prime opportunity for her to play Houdini!!) but she has never gone far and has been easy to catch (see previous reference to “pudgy”) but it is worth noting.
If anyone meets Roxanne, I am confident they will see what I see – a loving, sweet girl who is looking for her forever family!”

Please adopt Roxanne!