Sadness over Scooter

This took me some time to write...

Scooter is across The Rainbow Bridge now and at peace. On May 11, 2011, we lost our boy.

So, S is for Sadness once again. S is for I'm Sorry and S is for we will sincerely and severely miss the presence of Scooter's little life.

I'm sad for Jen S and her daughter Hailey for these losses ... but I cannot imagine these animals with anyone else. Through tears and heart ache, Jen S has continued to love animals like Scooter, not caring where they've come from, what baggage they might bring or how much time she'll have with them...

Scooter had a short life, but because of Jen S he experienced love, kindness and caring. Thank you, Jen S, for all you did for him.

Thank you, Scooter, for teaching us that special needs animals deserve our love even if it is for a short time. Your big spirit will remain with us, reminding us of what we do and why.

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Introducing Scooter

How can you resist that little face?! I found it impossible... even after I found out the little munchkin was a paraplegic kitten who drags his back legs around. Thankfully, so did Joa’s Arc volunteer Jen S and these two adorable kittens are now safe in foster care with Joa’s Arc. Meet Scooter and his littermate, Bump. Although Scooter's "normal" littermates had somewhere safe to go, we were told that Bump loved him and followed Scooter everywhere. Did we mention Bump doesn't have any tail either? It's a fact! She barely even has a "bump" of a tail on her rump.

Scooter and Bump were on the patio of a nice lady in Southern New Jersey. Although they were barely done nursing from their mom, we felt it best to get them into foster care due to the fact they were living outside and that their semi-feral mom cat had made several attempts at moving them to places where we could not reach them. We felt it best to get Scooter and Bump inside and safe, especially since Scooter is paraplegic - dragging his back legs around from the hips down. Here is a cute photo of Joa’s Arc volunteer Joyce M getting ready to help feed the babies their first night in foster care. Scooter is happy exploring. Bump is so impatient for food she seems to be considering just climbing into the cup of food.


The video is dark, but you can get an idea of how Scooter gets himself around. Although Scooter has an obvious disability, he doesn't know there is anything wrong with him. It is hard for us not to go weak in the knees for paraplegic kittens and just like Joa, whose spirit encouraged Joa's Arc's mission, quickly stole everyone's heart, Scooter seems to be doing the same already... and Bump too! The two are quite the adorable pair.

Stay tuned in here for more information and updates on Scooter & Bump. Feel free to donate towards their continual care too. Any and all help is greatly appreciated! Tweet This