Alright folks, it's time to sit down, buckle up and get ready for the ride of a lifetime. While "Danger Dave" has been skating under the radar thus far, he is ready to kick flip his way into someones heart.
At the beginning of March, Danger Dave was found as a stray (shout out to the amazing volunteers Sonja Musser and Jason Clarke for coordinating his rescue!) covered in what we have presumed to be infected bite wounds. Bites from what you ask? Your guess is as good as ours 🤷♀️ The injuries were so severe that Dave could hardly walk (photos are in the comments for those of you interested in that sort of thing).
After an initial visit to Westwood Animal Hospital for medications, the ladies at Friends of Shenandoah Valley Animal Services Center took over Danger Dave's care and he was transferred to their partner veterinarian at the Animal Hospital of Waynesboro. The poor guy was such a champ through the course of several different medications, creams, patches, baths and laser treatments. He made visits to Animal Hospital of Waynesboro several times a week and was able to spend the remainder of his time recovering in a foster home.
While in foster, Dave enjoyed time soaking up the sun, giving foster mom lots of grief over his Epsom salt baths, and (once he started feeling better), chasing the other foster kitties around to smother them in kisses.
After more vet visits than we can count, Danger Dave is feeling like a new man and is ready to go to his forever home! We are going to be looking for a very special home for this very special boy 😻
Things you should know before submitting your application for Danger Dave:
🐾 He hates dog and cannot be adopted to a home with dogs.
🐾 He is OBSESSED with other cats. We've never seen anything like it. So if you have another cat who wouldn't mind their personal space being invaded literally 24/7, then Dave is your man.
🐾 While he shouldn't need any long term care, he is still a bit stiff and sore and will need to be handled gently for the near future.
🐾 Danger Dave should be okay with children, though they will need to be gentle with him while he continues on his journey to recovery.
Danger Dave is approximately 8 months old and is neutered, microchipped and up to date on all of his vaccinations. SVASC is operating by appointment only so if you are interested in adopting you must submit an application first.
https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/adopt/SVAS/Cat. Once a staff member has reviewed and approved your application we will be in touch to set you up with an appointment. Questions can be directed to staff.svasc
@gmail.com or 540-943-5142.