Elsa
came to us back in April, having been found living on the streets and
suffering with a terrible skin condition.
We soon realised that Elsa's problems were complex and we have worked
tirelessly to nurse her back to health. Sadly, every time we have seen
improvements, her skin has flared up again.
After a huge amount of medical treatment, including antibiotics and regular
steroid injections, feeding her special hypoallergenic food and trying to
ensure any potential irritants are minimised (ie: washing her bedding in
non-bio etc), we have had her screened for allergies and it turns out
that our Elsa is allergic to rather a lot (including, ironically, her special,
hypoallergenic diet).
Her dietary allergens include Chicken, Soyabean, Corn, Rice, Oatmeal, Peas and
Tomato and she is also allergic to Grass, Weeds, Trees, Moulds, Mites and
Insects.
Our team have done lots of research on suitable foods and bought different ones
for her to sample (not helped by the fact that she has the most discerning of
palates!).
We have now narrowed it down to a couple that she will eat and now we can
already see some improvement although she is still far from cured.
Our feeling now is that Elsa needs to be in a home environment and so we are
starting to look for a medium/long-term foster for her.
Elsa will absolutely, 100% need to be a housecat. Due to her environmental
allergies she cannot go outside at all and this means her home would need to
provide her with lots of enrichment and company.
Again, due to her allergies, she would have to be the only pet. Ideally Elsa
would be best suited to a quiet, adult-only home where someone is around for
her all day, we feel that she'd just love to be a lap cat and to be treated
like the princess she is!
She will also need to be with someone who recognises her precise dietary needs
and will adhere to this, who will continue to ensure that everything she comes
into contact with is thoroughly cleaned, only using non-bio products and who
will make certain that she is closely monitored and has regular vet checks.
Even though she will live as an indoor cat she will still need a regular flea
treatment regimen.
We will work alongside and support Elsa's carer to ensure that all of her
needs are met but taking on a cat with her specific needs will take a very
special kind of person.
Elsa is a total sweetheart and has been very unlucky in life so far, having
been afflicted with this awful skin condition and then finding herself living
as a stray. Now Elsa deserves the best, she needs a home where she will be
loved, nurtured and cared for.
If you feel you could foster Elsa, giving her all that she needs and deserves,
supported at all times by us, then please give our team a call on 01905 821272
(option 2) or email us at animalcentrestaff@rspcaworcester.org.uk
PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY POTENTIAL FOSTERER FOR ELSA WOULD NEED TO LIVE WITHIN WORCESTERSHIRE / EAST HEREFORDSHIRE (NEAR THE BORDER WITH WORCESTERSHIRE) SO THAT THEY ARE WITHIN A REASONABLE DISTANCE OF THE CENTRE AND OUR VET.
