Viper

Beautiful Viper and her three kittens were found abandoned underneath the wheel of a garbage truck, covered in an unknown oily substance. After being brought to Responsible Pet Care, it was discovered that this oily substance had caused chemical burns on one of Viper’s kittens.

Viper was frail, with her hip bones protruding and her belly swollen from nursing her kittens. Mama Viper and her kittens were taken to a foster home to receive treatment, and have made a full recovery from their injuries.

Now that the kittens have grown up and gone home, Viper has been able to get some much-needed rest and is now ready to find a forever home of her own. Viper is a mellow cat with the sweetest disposition. She spends most of her days lounging on soft blankets or viewing the world from a sunny window.

She has recently begun to show a playful side; running up and down the hallways of the shelter and climbing atop the cages to view the world from a different perspective. Viper does well with other cats, dogs, and children, but may be shy around them at first and will need some time to adjust to her new surroundings.

Responsible Pet Care of Oxford Hills is a no-kill, non-profit shelter and adoption center for cats and dogs, and the holding area for stray dogs for 12 towns in Oxford County. The shelter is located at 9 Swallow Road in Paris. Those interested in adopting a pet from RPC can visit the shelter as follows: closed on Monday and Tuesday; Wednesday and Thursday from noon to 4 p.m.; Friday and Saturday from noon to 5 p.m.; Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Most of the adoptable pets and the adoption application can be found online on the shelter’s website at www.responsiblepetcare.org.

Responsible Pet Care operates a thrift shop called Pawsibilities. It is located at 132 Waterford Road in Norway and is open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donations of clean, usable household items are accepted during shop hours. All the money raised at Pawsibilities supports RPC. For answers to questions about adopting or fostering a pet, or to inquire about a lost animal, call RPC after noon at 743-8679.