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This gorgeous kitten was left in a box at the back door of the animal hosp. She's about 4 mths w/ not much interraction. It's obvious she's been mistreated. We've had her a week now. At first, she was afraid of hands/fingers in front of her face & would hiss and growl. She even hissed at a toy, so I doubt she's been played with. If you moved your hand too fast, she'd squint and shut her eyes as if she was afraid of being hit. We've named her Gypsy while we work socializing her.
Now a week later, I can't part w/ her. Those inner growls are being replaced w/ purrs. She's still a little scared but has taken an interest in playing w/ toys which seems to be new to her. She's warming up to our cats, but I supervise their visits. She has taken to one of our older dogs. She now loves being on the bed w/ me and wont even jump off.
What a purty coat, very distinctive around the face.
You can see the wariness in the poor kid, straight away, in all the pics. I don't know how some people can be cruel to the young of any species. (Actually, I'm aware of all the sociological facts but don't feel like expounding on them here.) My hunch is that someone took pity on lil' Gypsy enough to leave her where she'd be taken care of. She was blessed to have that.
Y'know, it just dawned on me. In Massachusetts there's been a law passed which allows for public places like firehouses and supermarkets to be designated locations for dropping off unwanted infants. The parent(s) can go to such a place and not be subject to arrest. Although it's a chilling thought that someone could dump their own flesh and blood like a bag of trash, increased restrictions on reproductive choice along with familial/economic pressures make it a reality for a few. Far better that than what's occurred sometimes, which is a baby being found - not always alive - in a garbage can or on a doorstep. Why can't something similar be enacted for animals? Untold numbers of "Gypsy's" meet fates that are less kind. Perhaps a dent could be put in those numbers if shelters and animal control offices worked in conjunction with municipal departments so that anyone who wanted to get rid of a pet or stray could simply bring it to - say - the library or town hall. Just sayin'.
Bless you for taking this kitty and giving her a good loving home. She's truly beautiful. Calico is my favorite color in cats. I wish you many happy years together.
What a great name! It suits her very well Thank you for rescuing her.
I have absolutely no idea what is wrong with people. However, whoever dropped her off at least realized that they (or whoever they got her from) could not care for her and were at least responsible enough to drop her off at a place that could (for all we know, someone could have kittennapped her from an irresponsible owner and dropped her off at the hospital so that they wouldn't be found out. Or maybe a family had some irresopnsible kids who just couldn't learn how to properly care for and treat a cat...)
It is not ideal but it is preferable to other ways of getting rid of a cat that can't be cared for, which is why shelters and hospitals were established in the first place (and which is why I am grateful every day that they were established). I'm so happy to see that this cat will finally know what love is
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Bless you....
