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My basic info
Breed
Hemingway/Polydactyl
Color
Brown Tabby
Age
Senior
Sex
Female
Pet ID
–
Hair Length
short
My details
Good with kids
Good with dogs
Good with cats
Shots current
Spayed / Neutered
My story
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Here's what the humans have to say about me:
Helena is a lovely, sweet, snuggly, huggable, friendly and trusting, eight-pound, ten-year-old, skinny female Hemingway polydactyl tabby cat looking for a loving guardian.
She is brave and not one to hide; she comes right out of her carrier, checks out her new environment, loves to play with toys - especially those with catnip! She is so sweet and good with other cats, and people of all ages including children. Helena is living in a foster home where she has proven to have excellent litter box habits.
Rescued from Chicago Animal Care and Control, Helena’s owner was a cat hoarder who passed away. She and 13 other cats were brought to the shelter in horrible condition. Poor Helena weighed only four pounds when she was rescued.
She has extra toes (Hemingway polydactyl), but she also has a genetic defect, a fistula (hole) in the roof of her mouth. So sometimes after she eats, she sneezes and her mouth gets a little wet. But she requires no special medical care and no special diet. In fact, she’s an easy cat since she loves everyone and everything! She’s very small and skinny, but she’s already doubled in weight since her rescue and I’m guessing she’ll fill out even more with just a little TLC in a loving home.
Helena is otherwise a healthy senior with all her claws, spayed, up-to-date on vaccines, micro-chipped and virus-tested.
To meet and possibly adopt this sweet and special girl, please contact Linda at peters_shaffer@msn.com or 301-325-5023.
Her adoption fee of $125 benefits the rescued pets of Famous Fido. She is being fostered in Mundelein, Illinois.