Catelyn

Some stories stay with you long after the emergency is over. Catelyn’s will always be one of them. ❤️‍

A few months ago, one of our staff received an after-hours animal control call late at night. At first, it sounded like something we unfortunately hear far too often:

“A dog was dumped on the Appalachian Trail.”

But the moment we saw her, we knew this was different. She was painfully thin, terrified, shut down…and VERY pregnant.

We happened to have an empty cat room something extremely rare around here so we quickly converted it into a quiet whelping space. We barely had time.

Within five minutes of arriving, Catelyn went into labor.

She was scared and unsure of us, but one of our girls sat quietly beside her, offered her water, and simply stayed. Before long, Catelyn came over and laid beside her for comfort. In one of the most vulnerable moments of her life, she decided to trust humans again. ❤️

And we stayed with her th...