tpr
Member Since 2012
Good morning everyone,
Ella is in extra good spirits today cause it's her BIRTHDAY!!! Well, it's an estimate as she is a rescue but we always celebrate on this day
Ella's story:
On December 24th 2003, I was asked by a very good friend in rescue if I could temp foster a mom and her son who were slated to be euthanized at a high kill shelter. They were found in an abandoned apt building and were left behind by their people when they moved. I immediately agreed and she arranged to deliver Ella and her 8 week old kitten to my apt. About three days after arrival Ella and Monty became very ill with a URI. I had to pill and force feed them for about 2 weeks and at one point I didn't think little Monty would make it but he did! During this time a deep bond developed between us but I didn't want to get too attached as I knew it was a temporary placement until the organization could find them a furever home. A few weeks later Monty was adopted and I cried like a baby for days :cry: I missed him so much and felt so bad that Ella had lost her lil baby but after a day she stopped looking for him and I think she was kind of relieved that he was gone :? Once Monty was out of the picture, Ella really kicked it up a notch and showed her true colours. She was an amazing acrobat and used the furniture in the apt as her own Parkour course; jumping and flipping from chair to table to couch. It was really amazing to see! She was incredibly entertaining and really sweet; rolling over for belly rubs every chance she could get. I took her to a few adoptathons in the hopes that someone might think she was as pretty and cool as I did and she got some interest but she always ended up coming home with me at the end of the day. One day the co-ordinator phoned to tell me where to drop her off for the next adoptathon and I packed her up in her cage, took her down to my car but I couldn't drive away. I realized that I was in love with her and that she was meant to live with me. I happily declared her as my first foster failure and 8 years after that day, we've been living as happily as can be
Happy Birthday to my sweet baby girl! May you have a wonderful year filled with good health and fantastic adventures with your new pals on FDMB 
Ella is in extra good spirits today cause it's her BIRTHDAY!!! Well, it's an estimate as she is a rescue but we always celebrate on this day
Ella's story:
On December 24th 2003, I was asked by a very good friend in rescue if I could temp foster a mom and her son who were slated to be euthanized at a high kill shelter. They were found in an abandoned apt building and were left behind by their people when they moved. I immediately agreed and she arranged to deliver Ella and her 8 week old kitten to my apt. About three days after arrival Ella and Monty became very ill with a URI. I had to pill and force feed them for about 2 weeks and at one point I didn't think little Monty would make it but he did! During this time a deep bond developed between us but I didn't want to get too attached as I knew it was a temporary placement until the organization could find them a furever home. A few weeks later Monty was adopted and I cried like a baby for days :cry: I missed him so much and felt so bad that Ella had lost her lil baby but after a day she stopped looking for him and I think she was kind of relieved that he was gone :? Once Monty was out of the picture, Ella really kicked it up a notch and showed her true colours. She was an amazing acrobat and used the furniture in the apt as her own Parkour course; jumping and flipping from chair to table to couch. It was really amazing to see! She was incredibly entertaining and really sweet; rolling over for belly rubs every chance she could get. I took her to a few adoptathons in the hopes that someone might think she was as pretty and cool as I did and she got some interest but she always ended up coming home with me at the end of the day. One day the co-ordinator phoned to tell me where to drop her off for the next adoptathon and I packed her up in her cage, took her down to my car but I couldn't drive away. I realized that I was in love with her and that she was meant to live with me. I happily declared her as my first foster failure and 8 years after that day, we've been living as happily as can be