Mickey
Couple of days after he arrived
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A week after he arrived. He looks much better.
Blind Gender: Male Approximate age: Arrived From: Scotland County, NC Arrival Day: 2011 Mickey came to us as a tiny kitten from the high-kill Scotland County Humane Society where he had been dumped at night in their outside drop-off box. Poor Mickey was very sick with a severe upper respiratory infection. They realized no one was going to come looking for this little fellow so immediately released him to us. When we picked him up, he was so sick he had stopped eating. He went right to our vet and right away began antibiotic treatment for the respiratory infection and his ear infections. At BCR he got a flea bath because he was infested with them. It took two days for Mickey to feel better and start eating on his own. If Mickey’s original owner had just gotten him treatment for his upper respiratory infection, he would have his eyes. However, being blind has not stopped Mickey in any way from enjoying his life. He’s one of the most loving cats at BCR and has a wonderful personality. He loves to sit in laps and knead!
10/26/2026 Dear Supporters, 15 years ago, I received a phone call from an animal control facility a few counties over that someone had left a blind kitten in their outside drop-off box. They have that fenced-in box so people don't just let dogs and cats loose and get hit by a car etc.. It had been a cold, rainy winter night, and the lady said that when she pulled it she could see there was an animal. She figured it would not be alive. Mickey heard the car and got up and started meowing for help. In NC, you are supposed to euthanize sick, blind animals. She said to me she was immediately releasing him to me because any animal that fought so hard to stay alive deserved a chance at a life. We agreed. I brought him back to the shelter and immediately started him on antibiotics and hand-feeding him. Mickey was a lover and loved everyone. If you have come to visit the shelter, the odds are good you have had him sitting on your shoulders or head. He loved to climb on people. If you were standing in the room, he would climb you like a tree. If you were trying to scoop litter boxes, the odds were high you would end up having him on your back. The techs at the vet's office would walk around their office with him on their necks. He loved people and people loved him. Over the last year or 2, he has struggled with his health and has received many treatments. As much as we want them to live forever, that sadly is not a reality, and we knew that this day was going to happen eventually. Today was sadly the day. A special thank you, Alyson for letting me go with her to let him go. I was with him at the start and got to be with him at the end. He was a very special fellow and will be missed so very much. There is a special video of him playing that I hope you will enjoy. You will get to see what a happy fellow he was. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnaGRlMeF0A Thank you for all you do for the cats!! Because of your support, he got 15 years of a life that he would not have gotten to have. Momma will miss Momma's Mickey. Alana
Mickey
Couple of days after he arrived
Sponsored by Ginny - Thank you! Sponsored by Jim - Thank you! Sponsored by Gene In Memory of Rudy - Thank you!
A couple days after he arrived
Blind Gender: Male Approximate age: Arrived From: Scotland County, NC Arrival Day: 2011 Mickey came to us as a tiny kitten from the high-kill Scotland County Humane Society where he had been dumped at night in their outside drop-off box. Poor Mickey was very sick with a severe upper respiratory infection. They realized no one was going to come looking for this little fellow so immediately released him to us. When we picked him up, he was so sick he had stopped eating. He went right to our vet and right away began antibiotic treatment for the respiratory infection and his ear infections. At BCR he got a flea bath because he was infested with them. It took two days for Mickey to feel better and start eating on his own. If Mickey’s original owner had just gotten him treatment for his upper respiratory infection, he would have his eyes. However, being blind has not stopped Mickey in any way from enjoying his life. He’s one of the most loving cats at BCR and has a wonderful personality. He loves to sit in laps and knead!
10/26/2026 Dear Supporters, 15 years ago, I received a phone call from an animal control facility a few counties over that someone had left a blind kitten in their outside drop-off box. They have that fenced-in box so people don't just let dogs and cats loose and get hit by a car etc.. It had been a cold, rainy winter night, and the lady said that when she pulled it she could see there was an animal. She figured it would not be alive. Mickey heard the car and got up and started meowing for help. In NC, you are supposed to euthanize sick, blind animals. She said to me she was immediately releasing him to me because any animal that fought so hard to stay alive deserved a chance at a life. We agreed. I brought him back to the shelter and immediately started him on antibiotics and hand-feeding him. Mickey was a lover and loved everyone. If you have come to visit the shelter, the odds are good you have had him sitting on your shoulders or head. He loved to climb on people. If you were standing in the room, he would climb you like a tree. If you were trying to scoop litter boxes, the odds were high you would end up having him on your back. The techs at the vet's office would walk around their office with him on their necks. He loved people and people loved him. Over the last year or 2, he has struggled with his health and has received many treatments. As much as we want them to live forever, that sadly is not a reality, and we knew that this day was going to happen eventually. Today was sadly the day. A special thank you, Alyson for letting me go with her to let him go. I was with him at the start and got to be with him at the end. He was a very special fellow and will be missed so very much. There is a special video of him playing that I hope you will enjoy. You will get to see what a happy fellow he was. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnaGRlMeF0A Thank you for all you do for the cats!! Because of your support, he got 15 years of a life that he would not have gotten to have. Momma will miss Momma's Mickey. Alana