Chupa

Chupie, Chupa, Chupacabra ?<br/><br/>This girl came to us almost 2 years ago now and she has come SO far. When we got her, she had been surrendered for putting her elderly owner in the hospital after attacking him… it wasn’t for no reason: he had sat in a chair she was under and she just reacted to the pain. However, she did have a major attitude problem associated with a lack of trust in humans. (It took me 30 minutes to catch her and get her into a carrier in their home.)<br/><br/>It took her months to allow petting without going after our hands. We got to that, and then it took months to allow picking her up. Then, a while to come visit with us on her own accord. She would freak out if her nail got caught and we tried to help her. Freak out if we pet the wrong spot.<br/><br/>It took months before she decided she wanted to sleep in bed with us. Just in the last 6 months or so, she has decided she can even trust visitors when they come over and she will come out and ask them for petting and even try to climb up them for love. She has started to play with some other cats & toys!<br/><br/>She will fight you for a French fry or any human food really. I had NEVER heard her purr, but she also has a BB under the skin in her neck area and I always assumed it could be due to an old injury. BUT NOPE! In the last month or so, she has started purring! She even cleans me when we snuggle! She comes when I call her. <br/><br/>Here’s the hard part. Realistically, my job as her rescue is done & I realized that today. <br/>She is no longer afraid. She can go up for adoption to a loving home that will give her time to adjust and understand that she does still nip when she gets annoyed, but not hard. A home where she will be treated with respect and never have to fear humans again. A home that will let her drink from the sink, and share snacks with her. A home that will keep her indoors only where she is safe. <br/><br/>I really thought I would be keeping her since she has never really been “adoptable”, but that has changed ??? I love her. But also I know this is best for her and will allow us to keep helping animals in need (we can’t keep them all obviously). It’s so hard to trust humans with our rescue animals, especially these special cases though. <br/><br/>Apply here to adopt: https://form.jotform.com/83264828001150

Chupie, Chupa, Chupacabra ?

This girl came to us almost 2 years ago now and she has come SO far. When we got her, she had been surrendered for putting her elderly owner in the hospital after attacking him… it wasn’t for no reason: he had sat in a chair she was under and she just reacted to the pain. However, she did have a major attitude problem associated with a lack of trust in humans. (It took me 30 minutes to catch her and get her into a carrier in their home.)

It took her months to allow petting without going after our hands. We got to that, and then it took months to allow picking her up. Then, a while to come visit with us on her own accord. She would freak out if her nail got caught and we tried to help her. Freak out if we pet the wrong spot.

It took months before she decided she wanted to sleep in bed with us. Just in the last 6 months or so, she has decided she can even trust visitors when they come over and she will come out and ask them for petting and even try to climb up them for lo

Chupie, Chupa, Chupacabra ?

This girl came to us almost 2 years ago now and she has come SO far. When we got her, she had been surrendered for putting her elderly owner in the hospital after attacking him… it wasn’t for no reason: he had sat in a chair she was under and she just reacted to the pain. However, she did have a major attitude problem associated with a lack of trust in humans. (It took me 30 minutes to catch her and get her into a carrier in their home.)

It took her months to allow petting without going after our hands. We got to that, and then it took months to allow picking her up. Then, a while to come visit with us on her own accord. She would freak out if her nail got caught and we tried to help her. Freak out if we pet the wrong spot.

It took months before she decided she wanted to sleep in bed with us. Just in the last 6 months or so, she has decided she can even trust visitors when they come over and she will come out and ask them for petting and even try to climb up them for love. She has started to play with some other cats & toys!

She will fight you for a French fry or any human food really. I had NEVER heard her purr, but she also has a BB under the skin in her neck area and I always assumed it could be due to an old injury. BUT NOPE! In the last month or so, she has started purring! She even cleans me when we snuggle! She comes when I call her.

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