Teresa

DOB: 3/ 1/25

OK, get ready, this is an extremely sad story. Teresa came to St. Gertrude Rescue through a citizen who was concerned that she was very sick. She had been trying to catch Teresa for over 8months. Teresa always ran away. When she was finally caught, it was because she was extremely sick and malnourished. She came to SGR just skin and bones. While in rescue, her recovery has been very slow, she has constant diarrhea and is extremely slow putting on weight. Although she is feral, she is simply too weak to act on her feral instincts to run and hide from humans. She knows she needs us and we are here for her. While in the love and protection of SGR, Teresa enjoys watching her fish TV, eating good food, clean water and getting brushed daily. She is also getting the medical care she needs to hopefully return to full health soon. Teresa is about a year old and fully litter box trained.

Here’s were things get interesting, Teresa is a Red Siamese, which in itself is unique. BUT, Teresa is also completely deaf! We can’t imagine how she survived, in the wild, without being able to hear danger or a predator approaching. Because of this, we gave Teresa a box to snuggle in to, so she had all 3 sides of her protected at all times and she could see when others approach. This has made all the difference for her and we immediately saw improvement in her personality.