Tom (aka Chauncy)

Tom was a domestic short hair kitten left on a blueberry farm to keep the mouse population under control with his brother. With little-no human interaction, Tom & his brother spent their days chasing mice, rolling in dirt and trying to keep away from coyotes at night. After Tom's brother was seriously injured and rescued by a neighbour (broken leg fixed and adopted out), Tom was all alone on the farm.

Despite his lack of human interaction Tom befriended the neighbour and would visit frequently. When Tom didn't show up for quite a few days the neighbour searched the area afraid he had an accident like his brother. No sign of Tom was found, but three weeks later he limped to the neighbour’s house in search of help. He was completely non-weightbearing on his rear leg, in considerable pain and thus taken to Canada West Veterinary Specialists to see what was going on.

This "feral" cat was lovable and kind with the staff which was surprising given the fact he had never been anywhere but the farm, and was in a lot of pain.

The doctors found Tom to have a serious joint injury (chip fracture) on his hock (the cat equivalent of our ankle bone).  In order to return to normal functionality, Tom required a “partial arthrodesis” (surgical stabilization of the joint).

Due to Tom's circumstances costs were an issue as he did not have a family to pay for his care and the neighbour was still paying off the costs of his brother's leg surgery, he seemed in jeopardy of having appropriate care. The JBF stepped in to cover the surgical costs as Tom had an excellent prognosis for recovery and his friendly temperament made him an amazing candidate to be adopted and finally have a family of his own. 

After 8 weeks of recovery and a re-check to make sure all was well, Tom was adopted by a wonderful family on the Sunshine Coast. He now has a new name – Chauncy – and lives his days as an indoor only, spoiled cat, who spends his time basking in the love of his new family and commanding the lap of anyone who sits down. He loves to run around playing with his toys and scampers up and down his cat tree with ease.

Tom was a domestic short hair kitten left on a blueberry farm to keep the mouse population under control with his brother. With little-no human interaction, Tom & his brother spent their days chasing mice, rolling in dirt and trying to keep away from coyotes at night. After Tom's brother was seriously injured and rescued by a neighbour (broken leg fixed and adopted out), Tom was all alone on the farm.

Despite his lack of human interaction Tom befriended the neighbour and would visit frequently. When Tom didn't show up for quite a few days the neighbour searched the area afraid he had an accident like his brother. No sign of Tom was found, but three weeks later he limped to the neighbour’s house in search of help. He was completely non-weightbearing on his rear leg, in considerable pain and thus taken to Canada West Veterinary Specialists to see what was going on.

This "feral" cat was lovable and kind with the staff which was surprising given the fact he had never been anywhere but the farm, and was in a lot of pain.

The doctors found Tom to have a serious joint injury (chip fracture) on his hock (the cat equivalent of our ankle bone).  In order to return to normal functionality, Tom required a “partial arthrodesis” (surgical stabilization of the joint).

Due to Tom's circumstances costs were an issue as he did not have a family to pay for his care and the neighbour was still paying off the costs of his brother's leg surgery, he seemed in jeopardy of having appropriate care. The JBF stepped in to cover the surgical costs as Tom had an excellent prognosis for recovery and his friendly temperament made him an amazing candidate to be adopted and finally have a family of his own. 

After 8 weeks of recovery and a re-check to make sure all was well, Tom was adopted by a wonderful family on the Sunshine Coast. He now has a new name – Chauncy – and lives his days as an indoor only, spoiled cat, who spends his time basking in the love of his new family and commanding the lap of anyone who sits down. He loves to run around playing with his toys and scampers up and down his cat tree with ease.