* Liona found her forever home with lovely people! *

We rescued Liona and Boyd from Hamilton Animal Services. They came in together as strays. We’re not sure if they were abandoned by their owner, or if they truly did wander away from home, but nobody came forward looking for them. When they got to HAS, both cats were covered in fleas, and Boyd’s fur was extremely matted. Shelter staff shaved Boyd down to make him more comfortable. When staff checked his blood levels, they discovered Boyd was diabetic, so they started him on insulin.
After being in their foster home for a few months, Boyd is now in diabetic remission. He’ll need to stay on a specific diet, and have his blood levels tested often to be sure he’s still not in need of insulin, but he’s been injection free for long enough that we are hopeful he won’t relapse. Liona was a very portly girl when we rescued her. She has lost a whole four pounds since her rescue, thanks to a strict diet.
Liona and Boyd both had dental surgery to take care of some rotten teeth, and now they’re ready to find their forever home!

Liona and Boyd don’t spend a heck of a lot of time together, and Boyd often picks on Liona to the point where they have to be separated, so their foster family thinks they would be fine to be adopted separately. If their forever home had a large enough living area to allow them their own space away from each other when they needed it, they would be okay to go as a pair.

Here’s a note from Liona and Boyd’s foster home:

“Boyd

Is a regal little lion. He’s extremely affectionate and not shy about demanding pets from his peons. A regular purr factory that one. He is also not shy about demanding his dinner, even if it’s 10 minutes after he’s licked his bowl clean. In fact, he’ll bang his bowl on the ground like a cinematic prison inmate to call attention to his starving plight. Cute at first, but now we just take the bowl away. He’s an older cat and definitely likes his nap time, but he’s also very inquisitive and playful. His favourite game is to jump into your seat the second you vacate it then look adoringly at you. He can be a bit bossy with our other foster cat Liona, but they do deign to share a cat bed together with only minor hissing from time to time. All in all a very beautiful and cuddly cat. When Boyd still required insulin shots, he took the needles in stride with little complaint. 

Liona

Liona was a very shy girl when she came to us. She had to be coaxed from her hiding spot to eat and was very jumpy, especially around bossy foster brother Boyd. She has come out of her shell though, and has no problem giving Boyd what’s for if he won’t share the cat bed with her. She’s a big girl but eats sparingly and isn’t fussy. We suspect she was fed a steady diet of human food in the past but has learned not to beg, and so has slimmed down somewhat. Her favourite thing to do is roll around with complete abandon on a carpet while her humans give her a full belly rubdown. All the while vocalizing her croaky ‘robot cat’ meow. She is extremely affectionate and loves to look adoringly at her people with her gorgeous green eyes when spoken to.
With Liona’s weight loss and Boyd’s remission, it’s clear that all these two sweethearts needed was some TLC!”