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Mazzy the Senior Stray Spends her Golden Years in Serenity

Mazzy is a 15 year old stray that was brought to us on June 27. She was found on the southwest side of Chicago and was rushed to an emergency vet. The ER was considering euthanasia for her but one of the vet techs decided to take her home to foster her, and reached out to us to see if we could help.


Mazzy is in horrible shape. She is emaciated and riddled with cancer, scars and wounds. Because of her age and current health, she isn’t a candidate for surgery. She weighs only six pounds and has very little vision and hearing.


Our hope for all of our animals is a chance at rehabilitation and when they’re ready, a home. In Mazzy’s case, our goal is different. She’s not going to recover but we can make her comfortable and fill her time with us— no matter how short— with love and care.


She is feeling better after a medicated bath, antibiotics and some pain medicine. We evaluate her quality of life every day. She loves being pet and getting love, she even lets us pick her up and she becomes a purr machine.





Right now, we’re focused on her gaining weight and getting stronger. We plan on moving her into a foster home to live comfortably and get the love she has always deserved.


She’s eating, drinking, purring, and using the litter box. All these signs tell us that she’s not ready to give up just yet— so we won’t give up on her either.


Paw Print Club’s support allowed us to take this senior girl in without hesitating. And more importantly, allows us to make the best decision for Mazzy based on her condition and quality of life each day. Become a Paw Print Club member today to help us rescue senior cats like Mazzy.

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info@pawsandclawscatrescue.org

EIN# 85-1004813

Evanston, Illinois

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