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From YouTube: Animals in Ames | November 20, 2019
Description
Meet cats Dora, Socks, Niall, Elphira, Fuego, Vitessa, Ivar, Opal, and bonded pair Sadie & Samson. Some of these cats have special medical needs. See all of the animals available for adoption and donate online at www.amesanimalshelter.org
A
Hello
and
thank
you
for
tuning
in
to
this
episode
of
animals
a
names.
My
name
is
Ron
Edwards
I'm,
the
animal
control
supervisor
for
the
Ames,
Animal,
Shelter
and
animal
control
program
today
is
going
to
be
a
kitty
show.
So
we're
going
to
show
you
all
the
cats
we
have
not
all
of
them,
but
a
lot
of
the
cats
that
we
have
available
for
adoption
here
at
the
Ames
animal
shelters.
So
let's
take
a
look
at
what
we
have
adoption
for
our
cats.
Okay
and
our
first
guest
today
is
Dora.
A
You
may
have
seen
Dora
on
our
Facebook
page.
We
were
looking
for
her
owners.
Nobody
came
forward,
unfortunately,
and
Abby
here,
who
is
our
animal
control
clerk
and
the
person
that
almost
everybody
meets
when
they
come
into
the
shelter
she's?
Also
our
adoption
coordinator
so
she's,
the
one
that
looks
at
all
the
applications
and
make
sure
that
we're
sending
these
guys
to
the
absolutely
best
home
possible,
so
door
here
again
is
a
very
special
kitty.
A
She
came
to
us
and
had
a
very
serious
injury,
and
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we
found
out
what
was
going
on
with
her
her.
You
can
see
it.
Maybe
in
her
jaw
you
can
see
she
had
a
pretty
serious
injury
there
we
took
her.
She
went
to
Iowa
State
and
then
she
went
to
Somerset
vet
and
ultimately
she
ended
up
at
blue
pearl
where
they
said
that
she
needs
to
have
surgery
on
her
lower
jaw
there.
A
So
it's
a
very
expensive
surgery
that
we're
trying
to
raise
some
money
on,
but
she
is,
as
you
see,
she
is
just
a
wonderful
cat,
beautiful
kitty,
again
I'm
kind
of
a
medium
hair,
long,
hair
and
as
I
always
talked
about.
These
are
the
kitties
that
need
constant,
brushing
and
you
see
how
much
she's
just
loving
that
attention
they're
from
Abbey.
So
this
is
Doris,
we're
estimating
she's
about
five
years
old
and
she's
going
to
have
surgery
actually
this
coming
Friday.
A
A
And
our
next
guest
today
is
socks.
Socks
is
a
very
special
kitty,
he's,
unfortunately
been
in
a
few
homes
and
we're
looking
for
that
final
home
for
him,
where
he
can
live
out
the
rest
of
his
life.
Another
reason
why
socks
is
very
special
is
because
he
is
FIV.
Positive
cats
that
are
FIV
positive
can
live
very
long,
happy
healthy,
normal
lives.
It's
just
really
important
that
you
get
good
vet
care
for
him,
he's
on
quality,
pet
food
quality,
cat
food
and
again
anytime.
A
You
start
to
see
if
he
has
like
an
upper
respiratory
infection,
a
cold
anything
like
that,
it's
very
important
to
get
him
into
the
vet.
His
immune
system
is
compromised
with
that
condition,
so
it's
very
important
that
he
gets.
You
know
immediate
vet
care
if
needed.
Now
he
is
not
on
any
kind
of
medication
or
anything
right
now
and
oftentimes.
These
cats
don't
need
to
have
any
medication,
but
again
that
prompt
vet
care.
If
you
see
something
going
wrong,
is
very
important.
A
There's
lots
of
good
information
out
there.
We
have
information
here
at
the
shelter
you
can
look
at
the
ASPCA
org
bestfriends
also
has
information
on
their
website
and
also
the
Association
of
feline.
Practitioners
also
has
information
about
F
Ivy,
and
we
know
that
these
guys
can
live
long
happy
lives
and
we
want
the
best
for
a
sock.
So
if
you're
interested
in
this
Kitty
come
on
down
and
meet
him
here
at
the
aim,
shelter.
A
And
our
next
guest
is
Niall.
He
estimated
he's
about
three
years
old.
He
came
into
us
as
a
stray.
He
was
not
neutered
when
he
came
in
so
we
had
him
neutered.
At
the
same
time
he
was
at
the
hospital
we
had
him
tested
for
feline,
leukemia
and
FIV,
so
unfortunately,
like
socks,
Niall
is
also
positive
for
FIV.
A
So
that's
feline
immunodeficiency
virus.
So
it's
it's
a
so
he's
a
little
relaxed.
There
he's
very
he's
a
beautiful
cat
again,
a
cat
that
has
a
lot
of
hair
and
needs
to
be
brushed
often,
but
he
is
just
really
he's
one
of
the
favorites.
He
happens
to
be
one
of
my
favorites
right
now
and
since
I
do
have
an
FIV
cat
at
home,
with
my
my
clan
I'm,
trying
my
best
not
to
take
him
home
with
the
rest,
but
I
think
he
would
fit
in
really
well
in
any
household
again.
A
If
you
have
cats,
FIV
positive
cats
can
live
with
negative
cats.
It's
just
important
that
you
know
that
they
not
get
into
any
significant
fights
and
if
once
you've
introduced
the
cats
as
long
as
they're,
not
fighting
and
attacking
each
other.
Typically,
you're
safe
they're
not
going
to
get
it
from
each
other.
Just
by
laying
in
the
same
bed
or
sharing
the
same
food
bowl,
they
definitely
have
to
have
a
much
more
significant
I.
Think
he's
really
stressed.
I
can
tell
so
just
a
beautiful
kitty.
That
means
a
forever
home.
A
A
In
our
next
cat
today
is
al
Farah,
she
came
to
us.
She
was
actually
surrendered
by
her
owner,
someone
that
had
just
recently
got
her
from
another
person,
so
they
didn't
know
a
whole
lot
about
her.
But
what
we
do
know
about
her
is
that
she
is
declawed
on
all
four
paws
and
I
actually
didn't
mention
that
with
socks.
Socks
is
also
declawed
on
all
four
paws
now
Farah.
A
So
we
really
are
looking
for
an
experienced
home
with
her
and
probably
one
that's
less
activity,
so
that
would
probably
be
the
best
environment
for
al
Farah,
but
she
is
a
kind
of
medium
haired
cat.
She
loves
brushing
so
she's
going
to
be
one
that
you're
gonna
be
able
to
sit
down
and
spend
some
time
while
you're
watching
your
favorite
TV
show
and
just
give
her
some
great
brushing
she's
gonna
love
that
so
again
we're
estimating
she's
about
one
year
of
age.
She
is
spayed,
she
has
been
tested.
A
She
is
negative
for
FIV
and
FeLV
so
yeah,
because
sometimes
she
gets
a
little
amped
up
when
she's
playing,
but
you
know
she's
also
in
a
very
confined
space,
so
Abby's
doing
what
you
should
do
and
not
pushing
her.
When
you
know
they're
giving
you
a
signs
that
they're
stressed,
you
can
see
little
bit
of
that
twitching
of
the
tail
in
the
back
she's,
giving
us
signs
that
she's
a
little
bit
stressed.
You
know
the
camera
lights
are
on
her
and
and
we're
kind
of
scaring
her.
A
So
we're
gonna
cut
this
one
short,
but
she
definitely
needs
a
quiet
home,
of
course
endure
with
all
the
rest
and
alpha
is
declawed
and
front
and
back
so.
That
makes
it
absolutely
just
so
critical
that
she
never
stepped
foot
outside
because
she
would
have
no
protection
whatsoever.
So
we
want
to
make
sure
how
Farrah
stays
safe
and
happy
happy
and
healthy
and.
A
A
We'll
see
how
long
a
bee
can
keep
it
maintained
and
as
it
is
in
a
mellow
position,
because
that's
usually
not
what
Fuego
does
Wego
has
a
whole
lot
of
energy
came
to
us
as
a
kitten
all
the
way
back
on
August,
but
unfortunately,
Vega
was
one
of
the
kitties
that
came
down
with
ringworm.
This
time
and
kind
of
has
grown
up
here
has
recovered
completely
from
the
ringworm.
A
So
there's
absolutely
no
concerns
about
that
now
and
then
yeah,
that's
see
how
he
does
in
the
kennel
so
completely
recovered
from
that,
but
is
available
for
adoption
now,
so
he
was
neutered
he
was
tested.
He
is
negative
for
a
feline,
leukemia,
feline
AIDS,
also
known
as
FIV,
but
again
just
a
ball
of
fire
and
just
wants
to
run
and
play
and
because
he's
such
a
young
kitty,
he
just
has
a
lot
of
energy
so
trying
to
get
all
that
out
here
on
the
kennel,
it's
difficult
for
them.
A
So
we
try
to
give
them
as
much
playtime
as
we
can
inside
the
play
rooms
with
our
volunteers.
But
unfortunately,
Elise
has
been
up
in
that
playroom
that
we
have
and
it's
our
only
play
room
and
Elise
will
be
a
cat
that
we'll
talk
about
later
in
the
show.
But
this
here
is
fuego
and
I
believe
that
he
is
about
four
months
old
now
and
ready
for
adoption.
He
is
fully
vaccinated,
tested,
deworm
flea
treated
everything,
so
he
is
ready
to
go
and
he
would
make
a
really
good
family
cat
in
a
very
active
household.
A
My
next
guest
today
is
Vanessa.
She
came
into
us
as
a
stray
on
November
5th,
and
one
of
the
things
that
we
noticed
right
away
is
that
she
needed
some
dental
work.
She
had
some
teeth
that
appeared
to
be
broken
and
needed
to
have
a
dental.
Actually,
she
had
a
very
significant
dental,
several
of
her
canines
I
think
three
out
of
the
four
that
she
has
were
removed.
A
So
you
may
notice
around
her
mouth
that
it's
a
little
swollen
she's
on
some
daily
pain
medication
as
well
as
antibiotics,
so,
but
we
had
that
procedure
done
to
make
her
more
adoptable
we're
estimating
she's,
probably
in
the
range
of
about
seven
years
old.
So
it's
you
know
sad
that
a
seven
year
old
kitty
was
out
running,
stray
and
not
claimed
by
the
owner
so
often
times.
We
don't
know
why
owners
don't
come
in
and
pick
up
their
kitties,
but
we
don't
return
as
many
kitties
as
we
do
dogs
here
in
our
community.
A
But
we
are
proud
of
our
reclaim
rate
for
cats.
It's
very
high
compared
to
a
lot
of
other
communities
so,
but
unfortunately,
not
all
of
them
make
it
back
home
and
Boo.
Tessa
is
one
of
those
that
that
needed
some
extra
work
when
she
got
here
to
the
shelter.
But
now
we
have
her
she's
been
she's
a
little
talkative
too.
She
has
been
vaccinated
and
tested.
She
is
negative
for
Fe,
o
VN
FIV
rabies,
vaccinated,
dewormed,
flea
treatment.
A
She
is
ready
to
go
and
now
that
she's
had
her
dental,
she
won't
need
any
extra
work
there.
She
is
a
sweet
girl
and,
like
I
said
she
just
loves
to
talk
and
she's.
Just
telling
a
be
all
about
her
dental
experience,
which
she
probably
wasn't
very
happy
with,
but
Somerset
did
a
good
job
with
taking
care
of
her
and
now
she's
ready
to
find
her
forever
home,
where
she
can
be
loved
for
the
rest
of
her
life.
A
A
His
Heinen
doesn't
seem
to
work
the
way
that
it
should
so
we
sent
him
down
to
our
friends
at
Somerset
and
they
did
some
x-rays
and
he
does
need
to
have
a
pretty
significant
surgery,
and
so
we
have
talked
to
our
other
partners
at
blue
pearl
Animal
Hospital
and
set
up
an
appointment
for
him
to
go
down
and
be
evaluated
by
their
orthopedic
specialist
and
figure
out
exactly
what's
going
on
with
his
hind
in
there.
He
definitely
doesn't
sit
like
a
normal
kitty.
A
He
tends
to
lay
on
the
side
rather
than
kind
of
sitting
up
as
a
lot
of
kitties
will
do
so,
a
very
young
cat
that
will
recover
very
well.
We
understand
from
the
surgery
that
he
needs
to
have
and
at
the
same
time
he
will
be
neutered,
so
he
will
be
neutered
before
he
goes
home.
But
again
a
lot
like
Wego
I
'var
does
have
a
lot
of
energy.
Maybe
it's
the
orange
kitty
and
these
two
that's
causing
all
that
extra
energy,
but
a
lot
of
energy,
a
lot
of
fun
they're,
all
so
young
kitties.
A
A
And
our
next
guest
here
is
opal
opal
just
came
to
us
yesterday,
so
she
was
surrendered
to
us
on
the
19th.
She
came
in
kind
of
a
situation
where
someone
had
her
and
they
could
no
longer
care
for
her.
They
moved
away
left
her
there.
The
new
person
didn't
want
her,
so
they
kind
of
gave
her
to
this
other
person
and
the
reason
why
she
was
surrendered
as
she's
being
a
typical
Siamese.
A
So
one
other
thing:
that's
very
common
with
these
kiddies,
although
she's
being
quiet
now,
Siamese
are
very
talkative
cats,
they're
known
for
being
the
most
vocal
cats
there,
so
she's,
probably
just
adjusting
to
this
new
environment.
You
know
she
came
from
a
home
and
now
she's
in
a
in
a
metal
cage
so
she's
adjusting
to
this
new
environment.
There's
lots
of
other
kitties
that
are
staring
at
her,
but
she
is
just
a
beautiful
seal
point
Siamese.
A
You
can
see
just
those
incredible
eyes
and
that
beautiful
chocolate
colors
as
she
has
on
her
ears
and
her
face
and
paws.
She
is
just
a
beautiful
kitty.
She's
about
five
years
old.
She
is
spayed
she
has
been
tested
and
is
negative
for
feline,
leukemia
and
FIV,
so
negative,
for
both
of
those
I
mean
actually
adjusting
pretty
well
here.
She
ate
all
of
our
dinner
last
night
and
this
morning,
so
sometimes
when
cats
first
get
here,
they
stop
eating
and
they're
stressed,
but
she's
actually
doing
pretty
well.
A
So
if
you
were
interested
in
the
Siamese
breed
make
sure
you
do
some
research
because
they
can
be
very
vocal,
we've
had
people
tell
us
before
that
the
cats
will
keep
them
up
at
night.
So
you
definitely
want
to
do
a
lot
of
research
about
the
breed
and
not
just
adopt,
of
course,
because
she
is
a
beautiful
kitty.
So,
if
you're
interested
in
opal
come
on
down
here
to
the
Ames
Animal
Shelter.
A
In
our
next
two
guests
today
are
actually
a
very
sad
situation,
a
very
sad
story,
so
Sadie
is
the
female
and
I
believe.
That's
the
one
in
the
background
and
Sampson
is
the
male.
He
tends
to
be
a
little
bit
more
outgoing,
according
to
the
daughter
who
brought
these
kitties
in,
they
were
originally
surrendered
to
us
a
few
months
ago
and
the
adopter
unfortunately
had
passed
away.
So
the
daughter
is
the
one
that
of
the
lady
who
adopted
them
brought
them
back
to
us.
The
original
owner
was
moving
and
could
not
take
them
with
them.
A
So
the
challenge
with
these
guys
they
are
Norwegian,
Forest
cats
and
they're
about
13
years
old,
so
you
know
being
a
senior
kitty.
The
good
thing
with
these
guys,
though,
is
that
they
have
had
complete
medical
care.
They've
had
a
history
of
vaccinations
and
have
been
well
cared
for
and
again
just
absolutely
gorgeous
cats.
A
There
are
also
a
little
stressed
out.
They
just
came
in
here
a
few
days
ago,
so
they're
trying
to
get
adjusted
and
trying
to
make
a
break
here,
so
Abby's
got
to
kind
of
corral
them
in
there,
but
just
beautiful
cats.
Of
course,
they're
gonna
need
constant,
brushing
that's
what
you
have
to
do
with
these
long-haired
cats,
and
especially
in
Norwegian
Forest
cats.
So
these
are
two
cats.
A
They
are
a
bonded
pair,
so
we
do
our
two-for-one
adoptions
on
all
of
our
bond
to
kitties,
but
these
two
do
need
to
be
adopted
together
and
again
are
just
gorgeous
cats,
a
lot
of
medical
history,
nothing
negative.
All
of
it
is
all
there.
Vaccination
history
they've
seen
vets
as
all
pets
should
once
a
year.
So
we
have
all
that
history,
there's
no
medical
issues
with
them.
Blood
work
has
been
done
and
all
of
the
organs
are
functioning
properly.
So
even
though
there's
senior
kitties
they're
in
excellent
health
and
looking
for
their
forever
home.
A
So
it's
always
sad
for
the
staff
to
see
cats
like
this,
that
in
a
shelter
environment
that
are
13
years
old
or
older,
we've
had
them
in
here
and
just
think
of
them.
You
know
living
in
the
home
for
all
those
years
and
now
they're
in
this
little
metal
cage
here.
So
it's
hard
for
the
staff
to
adjust
and
deal
with
that,
but
not
as
hard
as
it
is
for
these
kitties.
A
So
if
you're
interested
in
a
beautiful
bonded
pair
come
on
down
here,
we'd
love
it
to
introduce
you
to
the
two
of
them
and
they
are
both
declawed
in
the
front.
They
do
have
their
back
claws,
but
they
are
front
declawed.
So
if
you're
looking
for
a
declawed
Kitty,
that's
already
been
declawed
come
on
down
and
meet
these
two
again
gorgeous
cats,
and
please
remember,
don't
declaw
your
cat.
There
are
alternatives,
you
can
do
and
scratching
post
you
can
get
and
things
like
that.
A
A
Well,
that's
our
show
for
today
that
was
lots
of
kitties
to
show
you
in
one
episode
here.
But
hopefully
you
got
to
see
a
lot
of
different
cats
that
we
have
available
for
adoption
I'm.
Currently
in
Kitty
city,
where
we
have
three
cats,
we
have
ash.
That's
down
here
that
came
up
to
say,
hi
on
command.
This
is
ash.
Alex
is
down
here
at
my
feet.
A
We've
had
a
lot
of
animals
that
need
some
extensive
surgeries
and
you've
met
some
of
them
today,
but
just
want
to
remind
everybody
that
we
still
need
help
Xion
the
dog
that
has
the
masses
that
need
to
be
removed.
We
still
need
some
help
in
getting
that
taken
care
of
we're
trying
to
send
a
lease.
The
all
for
declawed
cat
that
is
FIV,
positive
and
also
kind
of
little
honoree,
sometimes
and
will
bite,
will
bite
us
we're
trying
to
get
her
to
rustic,
although
the
sanctuary,
so
we
still
need
to
help
with
that
as
well.
A
Ivar
who
you
met
on
the
show
today
also
needs
to
have
surgery
in
that
hind
leg
area
and
then
Dora.
You
met
on
the
show
and
she
needs
to
have
her
jaw.
Surgery
and
lolli.
Hops
is
the
rabbit
she's,
actually
the
last
of
the
animals
from
our
hoarding
case.
That
needs
to
find
that
forever
home,
no,
unfortunately,
with
lolli
hop
she's
had
some
extensive
I
work,
medication
and
exams,
things
that
Iowa
State
University,
seeing
there
ophthalmology
department
and
their
specialists
there.
So
it's
we've
really
kind
of
gone
as
far
as
we
can
with
her.
A
The
next
step,
unfortunate
it
looks
like
it
might
be.
They
may
have
to
remove
both
of
her
eyes.
So
we're
going
to
be
looking
for
a
very
experienced
home
with
bunnies.
You
absolutely
have
to
have
experience
with
bunnies,
but
we're
looking
for
a
home
that
can
give
her
a
nice
quiet
space,
especially
if
both
eyes
have
to
be
removed.
So
that's
going
to
be
another
expensive
surgery
that
we
have
to
do,
and
we
just
have
these
special
animals
right
now
with
these
special
needs,
and
we
really
need
your
help.