Beloved cat left to ‘fend for herself’ after NC owner’s death. Now she needs new home
A cat was left to “fend for herself” after her owner died — and now she needs a new home, a North Carolina animal rescue said.
Ivy the mama cat and her two kittens first received care from the Ashe Humane Society four years ago. Though Ivy was adopted into a loving home at the time, her situation recently took a turn after her owner’s death, the rescue wrote on Facebook.
The owner had Ivy and a dog, which both ended up at Ashe County Animal Control until family members could pick them up. But the woman’s family only took the dog from the shelter, meaning Ivy was left behind, Amy Mogler, who volunteers with the humane society, told McClatchy News in an Oct. 10 email and phone interview.
“Luckily, there were neighbors who knew how much Ivy was loved — and that she was adopted from us — and reached out to us,” the organization wrote.
Ashe County Animal Control also contacted the humane society, which was eager to have Ivy back. So after first caring for Ivy in 2019, the humane society said it recently added her to its foster-based program again.
As of Oct. 10, Ivy is available for adoption. She’s described as a “loving, affectionate, friendly, curious” cat who is comfortable with being held and might “prefer to be the only feline princess” in her new home.
“Ivy would be a great introduction for someone who has never been owned by a cat before, since she’s pretty (easygoing),” the organization wrote, adding that anyone interested in adopting her can visit ashehumanesociety.org/adoptions.
Though Ivy is set to start her next chapter, the humane society calls her journey a “cautionary tale.”
“If you have pets, and want them cared for after you’re gone, make sure you have a plan in place; preferably in a will,” the animal rescue wrote. “Ivy’s human probably assumed that both of her beloved pets would be cared for after her passing. Regrettably, that didn’t happen.”
Ashe County in the mountains roughly 90 miles northwest of Winston-Salem.
