Remind me to never tell anyone here that I'm done with new kitties...seems whenever I do that, a new cat comes around.
I was at work on Saturday and some woman called to say they wanted to come by because they had to put their kitty down. As usual, I was nice, figuring it was a sick, older kitty.
When the husband came by, he paid and handed over the kitty. This isn't unusual, as a lot of people are too upset to stay. I took the kitty to the back and asked the techs to put her in a kennel. When they took her out, I saw she was a young cat and was gorgeous!!
We looked at the chart and saw she was only 4 years old and had no past history other than her yearly vaccines. I went to the front to give the owner back the port-o-prison and asked if he wouldn't mind sharing why the kitty had to be put down.
He asked me to come outside and then told me the cat sprays the home and they couldn't deal with it or the money to purchase new furniture any longer. I had to act understanding...as my cats and I are accustomed to eating.
I went to the back and we proceeded to look in the kitty's chart to see all their other pets were put down around the same age. The last cat was 4 years, 2 months old and was "vicious". Uh huh...
So, I had to save her. David didn't agree to it, so I called my friend CiCi and she said to bring her over.The doctor at work said it was OK with him, as long as I got permission from the owner. THAT, was a fun call.
She's really, really scared, but seems like a sweet girl. I'm wondering if the previous owner's comment about kids/animals had anything to do with that. She isn't eating yet, and its been two days.I hope she'll relax a bit soon.
Anyway, I've pressured CiCi to take pictures of her so we can find her a home. So as soon as I get them, I'll share them here.
We named her Ophelia and she's a beautiful all white, short-haired cat. She has one blue eye and one hazel eye. I want to protect her and make her feel loved so bad. It hurts to see her so fearful.
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks