ROSE (7/2/2008 – 4/1/2025)

Domestic short hair, female
Color: Calico
Size: Medium
Age: Senior
Special needs: none

Rosie came to us after being abandoned and spending the snowy/icy winter of 2021-22 in a shed behind an empty rental house. She had apparently been an indoor only cat who was terrified and just hunkered down, as she only came around to the neighbor’s house in the spring when she was weak and starving–she weighed less than 5 pounds. When the owner of the house came to ready it for sale, he said that she had been left there, apparently.

Rose was microchipped and she had come from Texas. She actually had another name, but we called her Rose of Texas for that reason. She was estimated at 13 years old. After repeated calls, there was no response from the registered owners.

Due to the damage done by the starvation and eating who knows what kind of trash to try to survive, Rose had a sensitive stomach and was placed on a raw food diet.  She also had seen an opthamologist and received daily eyedrops.

So, Rose was your typical calico—smart and affectionate and chatty.  She had regular six month check-ups with the eye specialist in Port Orchard. She shared responsibiity for office staff supervision with Wills, and would confiscate his bed and toys whenever possible.

At almost seventeen, despite the loving care she received at Safe Haven, Rose’s health had been deteriorating, and early on April 1, 2025, she crossed the Rainbow Bridge to join her friends who had gone before. She was a loving, gentle, affectionate girl who will be sorely missed.