Scratch-n-Sniff is a rescue animal, obtained when the local SPCA shut down a
pet shop. She got loose in the shop, and was hiding inside the wall! She was
so badly damaged, scrawny, dehydrated, and timid, but she's getting to be more
trusting as time goes on.
You can see from the pictures that she has lots of damage. She was,
apparently, caught in the wild, and held in a noose long enough for it to wear
through her skin, as evidenced by the thin scar running all the way around her
body at the hips. At some point in time, she was "subdued" by bashing her on
the head - her skull is caved in between the eyes, and she has a large scar
there. She has small scars all over her body, and the top of her tail has been
chewed so that it looks scalloped - probably rodent bites from prey animals
that were left in her cage when she wasn't hungry. (They'll chew on anything.)
She has a 4" long burn scar on the underside of her tail - most likely from a
hot rock. It burned all the way to the bone! Her left cornea has been
perforated, and has a large amount of scar tissue. Her right eye is also
cloudy, so she can't see very well. Because of her eye damage, she sniffs
with her tongue a lot to find out what's around her. She also has very sharp
claws. That's how she got her name - Scratch-n-Sniff.
She's an absolutely beautiful animal, despite the damage, and is turning
into a little sweetie. Unfortunately, she's so badly damaged that her
lifespan is probably going to be short. We've decided to give her a home
where she can feel safe, for as long as she's with us.
My face isn't very pretty...
I was caught in a noose! The scar goes all the way around.
