Cat for Adoption
I was given this name because it means "most beautiful" in Greek and Latin. It refers to my beauty - I'm a gorgeous short-hair Calico. It also refers to the hope that my life will once again become beautiful. I've had a rough couple of years outside......
Once upon a time, I had a home. I was a cherished indoor kitty. One day, I accidentally got outside, and my family could not find me. I had never been outside before, so I was really scared and hid. My family ended up moving shortly afterwards, but were desperate to find me. They continued to come back and look for me for well over a year, but sadly we never met up...
During my time outside, a few people were kind to me. They put food and water out for me. I was soooo hungry. I was not used to being cold and having no food.
One of these kind people became my rescuer. She saved my life. She had been feeding me outside for a while, but by then, I was too scared of people to approach her. I would only eat after she had left. After many many months, I started trusting her a little more. One day, I let her pat me. She decided to bring me inside, and spontaneously one day and just scooped me up and ran home with me. I was so shocked I didn't know how to react at first. At night, I got pretty freaked out and wanted to go out. I miaowed so plaintively, that my rescuer let me back out.
My rescuer continued to feed me outside. One day, on her way to work, she saw me crouched down on the road - staring at a house. She was horrified and thought I had been hit by a car. It turned out that I was all huddled because it was so cold out. She asked a passer-bye if she knew anything about me, and was able to glean bits of my history. It turned out the house that I was so dejectedly staring at was the one that I used to live inside.....
I too was still waiting - 2 years later - and hoping that my family would open the door and let me back inside.... :-(
As we were heading into another winter, I could not bare the thought of another awful winter outside. The passer-bye told my rescuer that several people had tried to bring me in, but that I was too scared and kept hiding from them. They wanted to help me, but were unable to. She told my rescuer that I was so weak and sick last winter, I almost died. She also explained that I had had a couple of litters along the way, but all my kittens had died - because I was so weak and malnourished myself.... :-(
After my rescuer learned all of this, she was horrified. As soon as she finished work that day, she fed me as usual, and then scooped me up again, and ran home with me. She said that no matter how much I complained, she would never put me outside again. She called the Rescue and had to wait a few days for a foster home to be found for me. During that time, I slowly started becoming more comfortable with my rescuer and being inside. I slowly started remembering what it was like - to be warm and comfortable, and have regular food, water and affection. I soon sought pats and affection from her, and purred and purred away in delight. I especially loved my new bed (which I "borrowed" from the resident cat. I kneaded that bed so continuously, that there were a few bare patches in it! My plaintive miaowing at night stopped, and instead I purred. One day, I spent the whole night in my rescuer's bed - glued to her side. I didn't budge. I was finally getting more relaxed and remembering what it was like to be warm and fed, and loved again.... I was in seventh heaven!
A foster home was found for me, so I was moved. Sadly, I got quite scared again and hid at first. However, I am now trusting my fosters and come out for pats with them too.
Will you please help me find my original family? If they cannot be found, will you please adopt me? I need a super kind gentle patient person, who understands my trauma. My foster believes I was also abused at some point, as sudden movements and loud noises terrify me. If someone quickly raises a hand to pat me, I cower in absolute fear and act like I had been hit previously.... :-(
I would therefore not be suitable in a home with young children. I am great with other cats. Since coming inside, I have been spayed, vaccinated, de-fleaed and de-wormed. I am ready for my new beautiful life, and would love to share it with a kind gentle soul who understands what I have been through, and who will be patient with me as I learn to trust a new person again. Thank you for reading my profile and for thinking of me.
