Tali(left) and Rosie(right)

On the evening of Mother’s Day, May 12, 2024, a young couple was killed in a head-on collision on their way back to Lethbridge from Calgary. It was shocking to the community and an unspeakable loss for their families and friends. A few days later, PAW received an email asking if we could help the two cats left behind. We hadn’t known the couple had pets; however, a news article described them as animal lovers, so it wasn’t surprising. Within a few days, one of our long-time foster providers made space for these two beautiful cats. We learned from the couple’s upstairs neighbour and one of their good friends, that Rosie has food allergies. We purchased what their guardians had been feeding them but we soon found Rosie reacted to some of those products as well (skin – itchy and over-grooming). Rosie was started on Atopica (an immunosuppressant) in late 2024 and is doing very well on that medication which will be gradually reduced to possibly every few days; however she is likely to need the medication indefinitely. Both girls had dentals done by PAW in 2024.