You Got Me Up for This

by Barbara Keith

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8.500 x 11.000 inches

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You Got Me Up for This

Artist

Barbara Keith

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Drawing - Scratchboard

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His history is painfully sad and I met in in 2003.

Hawk arrived with 2 other cats. He was approximately 7 years old at the time and lived in a cramped, manure laden cage, never being able to run. Weighing in at 150 to 200 pounds upon arrival, most male lions' weight closer to 450 pounds or more! Severely malnourished, weak, caked with feces, he could only crawl over to us. His sides, legs and stomach were all urine-burned from lying in his own unclean waste. Severe lacerations were all over his face, especially on his nose. The end of his tail was cut off, oozing blood with bone showing through.

Put straw down and fed them all, brought them home and immediately called our vet. All were given antibiotics and vitamins and we must monitor their food intake carefully, slowly building them up to where they should be.

He deserved better. This beautiful, regal creature was not shown the respect he so richly deserved. He is loved now and starting to heal. It will take a long time. Every time he sees us, he calls out to us. He is happy and he knows we saved him, for he had not much time left. He has an enclosure big enough to run and play now. His spirit soars……That is why we called him Hawk (info from Noah's owners)!

Complete 2004 after 1.01 hours in 1 day.

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June 20th, 2023

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