She was injured. She was in pain. And she had no one to care for her and her seven babies.

The young mother cat was living with others on a vacant lot in a small town east of Edmonton. There were a few neighbours looking out for the cats and providing food and water, but the cats had been left to fend for themselves quite some time ago.

They didn’t really belong to anyone.

No one is really sure what happened to this poor cat. The injury to
her front leg was severe. It looked as though she may have been caught in some kind of trap and managed to get free only by badly hurting herself in the process.

Thank goodness the neighbours noticed and decided
to call the Alberta SPCA for help.

An Alberta SPCA Peace Officer attended right away and took the mother cat to a veterinarian immediately. Unfortunately, the leg needed to be amputated.  The veterinarian also found all seven kittens to be in excellent health. They were old enough to be safely separated from their mother, who would need all of her energy to heal.

When we transferred all eight cats to a partner agency for
adoption, the mama cat was named Brandy. After she fully recovered from her amputation and spay surgeries, all Brandy had to do was wait for her new family to find her.

And she didn’t have very long to wait. Brandy’s celebrating this Christmas in her new home, all thanks to neighbours who watched out for her, and thanks to the generous support of Albertans who allow us to help animals like this every day.