CARMEN and CALYPSO

Carmen and Calypso are prime examples of what I do. They are calico sisters. Carmen is long haired and Calypso is short hair. They have been at the shelter for over 8 years, ever since they were kittens. Their siblings were adopted while still young. Carmen and Calypso have so much stacked against them. Carmen is friendly but had a constant nasal issue and Calypso stayed feral and both had diarrhea. The old president decided to keep them together and now they are a bonded pair. They must go together! The shelter took great care of them. The girls got medical treatments when needed and volunteers tried working with them but with little success.
     Happy Endings shelter received some medical grants and with some successful fund raising and reduced medical costs decided to look further into their medical issues and see if Calypso would come around. That is where I come in. I took the girls for a couple months and got them friendlier. They got dentals and poop samples tested and blood work. It was discovered that they had a parasite and that was causing them off and on diarrhea. We went through hell together but the blood stops after a while and the bites healed so they were on there way. The last problem was Carmen's runny nose. She was taken to a specialist and scoped. Tissue samples were taken and tested and she has some permanent medical issue. She gets a little liquid medicine every 3 days and more if there's a flare up. In the truck, their crap was firm and no sneezing or runny noses. They loved being pet and hanging out. However now that they are back at the shelter they are so stressed the diarrhea is back. They are still friendly but standoffish. I had them with me for almost a year. They are so used to a small area I think if someone takes them and keeps them in a small area for a little while and goes slow with them they will be someones best friends. My wife and I are even paying their adoption fees.