NEGRITA

Rescued in June 2013, aged 5. Tested FeLV + POSITIVE.

Abandoned. The owners moved away and left her behind. According to neighbors, she lived for about two years on the streets.

Latest news: September 2023 Negrita lost her battle with cancer

Rescue Story

As far as we know, Negrita had been fed regularly by some neighbors during the few years she spent living on the streets, however, she looked skinny and in very bad shape.

We continued to feed Negrita for a few months outside the Sanctuary before her rescue. After weeks of struggling to take her off the streets, Negrita was finally trapped and rushed to a vet clinic.

Her lower abdomen revealed an old wound surrounded by severe skin soft tissue infection between her legs, she also had worms coming out of her anus.

She has been on intensive antibiotic therapy and corticoids for a week at the vet hospital. She’s still under treatment and vet supervision.

Sadly, she tested positive for Leukemia (FeLV+) which makes her infection healing process much more difficult and slower.

UPDATE September 2013

After months of treatment, Negrita’s made a full recovery, and her life could be saved. The nightmare of the streets is finally over for her.

She spends most of the day eating, sleeping, relaxing and getting back in shape. She got used rather quickly to the “good life”.

UPDATE June 2023

It’s been 10 years since Negrita was rescued; she has lived a long and very happy life in our cat Sanctuary. However, at the end of 2022, Negrita was diagnosed with Lung Cancer and in January 2023, she was diagnosed with Cardiomegaly. Read full update

LAST UPDATE September 2023

It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that we share with you the news that Negrita crossed the Rainbow Bridge earlier this afternoon, on September 12th, 2023. Read full update