Safe Haven of Iowa County

Lottie (along with her mom and sister) was discovered in a cat carrier that had been thrown in a ditch when she was a day or two old. It was noticed that her back legs seemed frozen and it was unclear how she had been injured.

Once Lottie was eating solid food, an x-ray was scheduled. These x-rays did reveal an injury that had healed. No further improvement was expected for Lottie.

One thing Dr. Roland (Safe Haven's volunteer vet) needed to determine a plan for Lottie's future was to find out if Lottie had control of her bowels and bladder, so she took over fostering her. Since Lottie had been seen playing in the litterbox at her first foster home, Dr. Roland set up a dog crate with a litterbox, food and water. She noticed that Lottie would often use the litterbox when she was in the crate but did not go back to the litter box when she was out playing. So, Dr. Roland ordered some tiny kitten diapers and onesies for playtime. Dr. Roland did notice that Lottie would twitch her tail rapidly when she needed to poop, and she also twitches her legs and clenches her toes, which indicates that the nerves to her legs are damaged but not completely severed.

After a few months in her foster home, Dr Roland has established a helpful routine of expressing Lottie's bladder and even bowels, as Lottie seems to not have interest or ability to use her litterbox. This routine has been working well, and she occasionally uses diapers too. One huge benefit to this routine is there is no litter box to scoop - how cool is that?!  So if scooping litter boxes isn't your thing, maybe Lottie is the kitten for you, and we would be happy to teach any interested adopter the skills necessary! 

Her ideal adoptive  home would be with someone who has extra time for the care Lottie requires, like expressing her bladder, diaper changes, baths, and laundry. She will repay you with lots of purrs and snuggles. She is such a happy-go-lucky girl!