Amy&TrixieCat
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Not too shabby with that +3.5!
I couldn't post this on Trix's actual "Gotcha Day" - Halloween - because we were without power, so I'm posting it today! Trix became a member of our family on Halloween 2004, when she was 3 years old. She had been abandoned by our former next door neighbors earlier in the fall; they had just moved in, and she had gotten out shortly after. They made virtually no effort to find her, other than putting a bowl of food out on the porch. We found out about this when we went over to introduce ourselves; these "people" told us they had two cats and a dog, but one of the cats had taken off - but that was OK, because she was a "pain in the ass anyway."
Eventually, she found her way to our back porch; one night we heard a noise out there, and when we turned the light on, we saw this tiny little cat. She froze in the light, then bolted. We could tell right away that she needed help...she looked emaciated, and was obviously terrified. So, we started putting food out for her, in hopes of gaining her trust. After a few days, she developed a routine of coming by at around 7:00. She would warily look in the door at us, but would not let us anywhere near her. It was starting to get cold at night, so we knew we had to take action. We contacted the rescue group that we got our other kitties from, but - of course - their foster homes were filled to the gills. But, they agreed to help us trap her and they would get her the medical care she needed and we agreed to foster her. (With 5 kitties, we were filled to the gills, too!) It was really the only option.
When we first set the trap for her, she walked in, started chowing on her big plate of Fancy Feast...but was too light and underweight to trip the trap!!! DH went out and adjusted the trap, and a few minutes later, we had her. The rescue group took her to the hospital, where she stayed for 2.5 weeks to recover from nearly starving to death. And, it turned out her previous owners had declawed her, but didn't spay her!
Once released from the hospital and came to us as a "foster" on Halloween Day, she still had a long way to go. She only weighted 4lbs, you could see her skeleton through her fur, and when she laid on her side, I could make an arc with my thumb and forefinger and run it along the length of her body and not touch her at all - and she was an adult cat!! So, we had to foster her until she gained enough weight and was well enough for her spay surgery. Needless to say, that was quite a while - and how could we NOT get attached to her!
Once she was healthy, well, we just could not let her go...she was meant to be with us, and we could not be happier.
Here are just a few pictures...
Trix, on Halloween Day, 2004 - her first day with us:
A few weeks later, she learned we weren't so scary after all!
A recent shot of Trix testing out DaddyBean's new scale (she's still too light to register!):
Happy Belated Gotcha Day Sweet TrixieCat!!!!
Have a great day, LantusLand!!!
Amy
ETA....I don't know why that first picture is appearing twice - and I can't seem to edit it out!
Not too shabby with that +3.5!
I couldn't post this on Trix's actual "Gotcha Day" - Halloween - because we were without power, so I'm posting it today! Trix became a member of our family on Halloween 2004, when she was 3 years old. She had been abandoned by our former next door neighbors earlier in the fall; they had just moved in, and she had gotten out shortly after. They made virtually no effort to find her, other than putting a bowl of food out on the porch. We found out about this when we went over to introduce ourselves; these "people" told us they had two cats and a dog, but one of the cats had taken off - but that was OK, because she was a "pain in the ass anyway."
Eventually, she found her way to our back porch; one night we heard a noise out there, and when we turned the light on, we saw this tiny little cat. She froze in the light, then bolted. We could tell right away that she needed help...she looked emaciated, and was obviously terrified. So, we started putting food out for her, in hopes of gaining her trust. After a few days, she developed a routine of coming by at around 7:00. She would warily look in the door at us, but would not let us anywhere near her. It was starting to get cold at night, so we knew we had to take action. We contacted the rescue group that we got our other kitties from, but - of course - their foster homes were filled to the gills. But, they agreed to help us trap her and they would get her the medical care she needed and we agreed to foster her. (With 5 kitties, we were filled to the gills, too!) It was really the only option.
When we first set the trap for her, she walked in, started chowing on her big plate of Fancy Feast...but was too light and underweight to trip the trap!!! DH went out and adjusted the trap, and a few minutes later, we had her. The rescue group took her to the hospital, where she stayed for 2.5 weeks to recover from nearly starving to death. And, it turned out her previous owners had declawed her, but didn't spay her!
Once released from the hospital and came to us as a "foster" on Halloween Day, she still had a long way to go. She only weighted 4lbs, you could see her skeleton through her fur, and when she laid on her side, I could make an arc with my thumb and forefinger and run it along the length of her body and not touch her at all - and she was an adult cat!! So, we had to foster her until she gained enough weight and was well enough for her spay surgery. Needless to say, that was quite a while - and how could we NOT get attached to her!
Once she was healthy, well, we just could not let her go...she was meant to be with us, and we could not be happier.
Here are just a few pictures...
Trix, on Halloween Day, 2004 - her first day with us:
A few weeks later, she learned we weren't so scary after all!
A recent shot of Trix testing out DaddyBean's new scale (she's still too light to register!):
Happy Belated Gotcha Day Sweet TrixieCat!!!!
Have a great day, LantusLand!!!
Amy
ETA....I don't know why that first picture is appearing twice - and I can't seem to edit it out!
I think she's right where she belongs! Have a great day guys!
