Rainbow Connection Animal Foundation: Sponsor a Pet Grant Report

How did this grant help your organization and the pets in your care?

The money was applied to veterinary bills that we have accumulated for the rescue cats.

It help pay toward our veterinary bill.

How many pets did this grant help?

One.

Please provide a story of one or more specific pets this grant helped.

We used the money to pay toward the vet bill that we accumulated for Mr. Bojangles’ insulin needles. He is a diabetic kitty that is in foster care. Mr. Bojangles says, “I am a super super friendly polydactyl tuxedo kitty — yes, I have awesome paws with extra toes! My paws look like little baseball mitts! I was rescued from an abandoned building on a cold winter day. Every since my rescue mom found me, I cannot stop purring! If she just looks at me I purr! I want a forever home, not one where I will be abandoned to starve and die. I am a forever cat and a 20-year commitment, so serious applicants only! My approximate d.o.b. is March 2013.

“I am currently diabetic, which requires me to have insulin injections twice a day. I’m a really good boy and let my foster mommy give me my injections, because I know they make me feel better! I was drinking a lot of water and urinating in my litterbox a lot, so my foster mom took me to the vet immediately. My vet determined that I have currently have diabetes. Sometimes this condition in cats is reversible.” Meet Mr. Bojangles: https://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/28722391/