This is Millie, well now apparently Gypsy by the potential adopting parents to be.. In any case, she is very close to my heart. Read about her here first then here. She first appears as the white/tabby girl.....
Latest news is that she lost all five kittens, but she is getting better every day, and three legs appear to be no hindrance. The people who are looking at adopting her have been visiting every day for nearly three weeks. We were lucky that many kind folks offered donations to help us pay for her rather expensive procedure and we managed to raise more than the $560.00 vet bill. The best thing though is that she is happy, able to cope slightly handicapped and did I say she was happy? I will introduce you to more cats out my neck of the woods.....
As one who is owned by three rescued cats and two rescued dobermans, and who has a spouse active in cat and dobie rescue organizations, I really enjoy this story.
One of our cats, an orange tabby named Phoenix, was badly mauled by a dog at an early age. Extensive surgery was needed to repair the damage, and a slow recovery was complicated by infection and necrotic tissue. But today Phoenix is a lovable, strong, and beautiful cat that shows no signs of his traumatic past.
An image of Phoenix captured during his recovery is attached. And thanks for the beautiful image of Millie!
Norm
Last edited by Norm Dulak; 10-27-2010 at 07:51 AM.
Very touching story, Akos, albeit sad. As an owner of 12 cats, all of whom where strays that we befriended, I can definitely relate to you. Glad to hear she's doing well and that she will have a loving home. She sounds like a very sweet cat! :)
I must admit I haven't checked your blog out for a while, so thanks for posting an update here. Your story is quite touching and very similar to how we acquired our cat. It's sad about the kittens, but at least Millie is on the mend. My old boss used to say that if you've got 90% of the cat in the same room it'll most likely live! A testament to the strength of these awesome animals.
Akos,
This reminds me of my cat "Baby", she's 14 years old now.
A stray cat became attached to my oldest son at our battery recycling facility. I told my son, if you want to keep her, have her fixed and get her shots.
It was too late, she was already pregnant.
While giving birth she had complications. We rushed her to the vet and left her for a C section.
We planned on picking the cat up on our way home, so we called the vet to make sure that was still going to work.
The vet said "yes, your cat is doing well and three kittens survived. When we got to the vet (less than an hour later) he said "sorry your cat died and only two kittens are alive".
So we left the vet with two infants, no mommy cat and $600 poorer.
Saddened as we where by the loss of the affectionate stray, we took the two tabby kittens home.
My son and wife fed them with an eyedropper every hour or so. Soon thereafter we lost one of the kittens to fading kitten syndrome.
The lone survivor "Baby" is queen of the house and just as affectionate as her mother was.