Lydia Sherwin

Review of Rocky Mountain Siamese Rescue

We adopted Miss Wendy from this rescue 2 years ago...

We adopted Miss Wendy from this rescue 2 years ago and recently have begun fostering kittens, their moms, etc. It was an easy process to adopt Wendy, and she's a wonderful, beautiful, healthy gray tabby cat filled with kitten personality.

I'm mainly writing this review because I'm really surprised by some of the reviews written without consideration for their impact to the numerous cats that are rescued and cared for as the rescue center continuously works so hard to find them their forever homes. So, I'd like to offer some alternative points of view. I know it's difficult to step outside of what you may feel was a negative experience and view it objectively, but some of these negative reviews seem to be written without acknowledgement of some of the more practical challenges of caring for hundreds of animals in one place, many of which are retrieved from stressful situations, with an extremely limited budget.

Has anyone had a kid in daycare recently? These kids are constantly spreading germs and getting sick Daycare sites are a cesspool of germs due to tiny humans no matter how beloved by their parents and their daycare staff. For some perspective, think about the resources that child day-care sites have available to them.

Now please consider that animal rescue centers rely on donations, grant, etc. and are not a booming business. I've taken care of a few sick foster kittens and cats and it was relatively easy to nurse them back to health within a few days. The rescue staff is extremely communicative and available to ensure the foster cats get healthy, providing the meds, the vet staff, etc. After the foster kittens and cats have finished their meds, staff checks in to make sure they're healthy and can be cleared for adoption. Despite best efforts, there's a potential for a cat you adopt to get sick. I don't think it's fair to blame the rescue. It's entirely possible the new environment (your home), despite your best efforts, is the reason they get sick. Or perhaps, just like for people, stress of being moved from one environment to another environment has resulted in illness. But once you adopt an animal, YOU take responsibility for caring for it and its medical expenses. A rescue center doesn't have endless budget to provide resources to you once you have adopted an animal. And just like with people, kittens and cats can be fragile beings and sometimes there are sad surprises regarding health that are completely unpredictable.

If you spend any time getting to know the staff, visiting the site and seeing how the cats are cared for, follow RMFR on social media, attend their fundraising events, etc, you will be assured that the rescue obviously does its best to care for and save as many cats as they can and keep as many cats as healthy as they can. I imagine it can be a tough, thankless job at times to watch countless abandoned animals enter their facility but big love for the animals is the mission. And finally, many people in this world just aren't capable of truly offering a forever, loving home and it would appear to me that the rescue is doing its best to identify the best homes with the highest probability of success. I highly recommend this rescue and remember: it's not all about you, it's also about the cats! :)