Birthday “Paw-ty” for Cat Symbolizes Need for Adopting Senior Pets

There will be a cat appropriate birthday cake and cookies for the human visitors, but most importantly, Capricorn, an affectionate feline, will be there, ready for adoption after 530 days living at Orphans of the Storm (OOTS) animal shelter, Riverwoods.

Capricorn is among the many senior and long-stay cats that can be visited on Saturday, January 28, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. (or anytime during Orphans of the Storm business hours). “He is sweet, snuggly, affectionate, and ready to be the light of your life,” said Isabel Mitchell, Adoption Counselor, OOTS. “We are making every effort to impress for this sweet ginger in hopes that his next birthday is spent in his forever home and not at the shelter.”

During this event, not only will Capricorn's adoption fees be waived, Mitchell added, “the fees of all his friends, who will also be at his “paw-ty,” will also be waived. His friends include any cat that is seven years of age and older or has been at the shelter for three months or longer.”

For more information on Capricorn, visit https://bit.ly/CapricornOOTS. Cats with adoption fees waived include Capricorn, Behati, Charlie, Helen, Rose, Trixie, Bacchus, Butterscotch, Salem, Pickle, and Dusty. For more information on those cats, head to www.orphansofthestorm.org/cats/

Fun Things Happening at OOTS on Wednesday, January 28

• 𝘈𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳-𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘯 𝘢 $100 𝘗𝘦𝘵𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘥.
• Staff and visitors 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘵 1 𝘱𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘵-𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘵-𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴, 𝘵𝘰𝘰.
• 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘨 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘧𝘧 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥.

See Adoptable Senior Dogs: https://orphansofthestorm.org/dogs/senior-dogs/

See Adoptable Senior Cats: https://orphansofthestorm.org/cats/senior-cats/

Cats with FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus) Are Very Adoptable

OOTS is starting off the New Year by shining a light on our very own Capricorn. “After all, it is Capricorn's astrological season,” Mitchell points out.

”Cats like Capricorn can be overlooked because of their FIV+ (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus) status. FIV+ cats can have long, healthy lives and are very resilient. They can even have other cat siblings. Capricorn loves wand toys, crunchy treats, and head scratches," said Mitchell explained.

"We believe part of our role as an animal shelter is to share the latest veterinary information with the community. There was a time FIV+ cats were routinely euthanized because of the fear of spreading the virus,” said Sandy De Lisle, Head of Development and Community Outreach, OOTS.

“At Orphans of the Storm,” De Lisle continued, “we follow the recommendations of the American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP), which indicate that adopting FIV+ cats into a home with cats without FIV is safe for resident felines and humans. We hope that there's an adopter out there who will see past Capricorn's FIV+ and diabetic status and give him a chance."

Visit Capricorn’s Facebook Post:

https://www.facebook.com/100064811255695/posts/pfbid0h1guk4qDy9r7GorKkCMJZd5Q7pDn5pnyFp6tVWs64zVTJbspf8AJUpUnvKfKUUWZl/?mibextid=gkx3sN

About Orphans of the Storm

Since 1928, the mission of Orphans of the Storm Animal Shelter has been to take responsibility for each and every orphaned, abandoned, abused, or neglected dog and cat who reaches our doors; to take them in and shelter them; to provide the best medical and physical care possible for them; to nurture them back to health if need be; and finally to place them into warm, loving, adoptive homes where they can enjoy the lives they deserve.

Orphans of the Storm is located at 2200 Riverwoods Road, Riverwoods, IL. Visit: https://orphansofthestorm.org/ Or contact: Sandy De Lisle, Head of Development and Community Outreach. Phone: (847) 287-8031, sandy@orphansofthestorm.org.