My story started like so many. I was a sweet little kitten who found my way to a home. I was given love and food but then allowed to go outside. I was outside more and more and then one day my humans were no longer at my home. My adventure into nature was not intended to be cruel. My humans believed that I would enjoy the outside and that I would be able to fend for myself.
THEY WERE WRONG!
Those first little tromps outside didn't seem too scary and I returned to my house where there was a bowl of food waiting. Eventually there was no bowl and I was shooed away by the new humans who were there and in homes near mine. I learned to hide and stay away from humans as they yelled at me and let their dogs chase me. Then I learned to stay away from other cats as I learned that some are wild (feral) and would attack me sensing that I was not a feral cat and that I was not a dominant cat. I was bitten, chased, beaten, attacked and abused in my course of trying to find food and shelter. I was A domesticated housecat so I did not know what to do and just tried to survive.
One day, a kind person started putting food out for me. I was so very hungry and it tasted like heaven. I didn't want him too close at first but with the soft talking he did and divine food he offered, I slowly let him get closer until he could pet me. I would hide most of the time and come out for food when my new guardian put food out. It became our daily routine. Then one day I was severely injured and was able to drag myself to get food from my guardian. He saw the cuts, the blood and how much pain I was in. I was afraid to let him touch me. I was so tired of the pain. I finally let him catch me and he took me to the vet.
He could not save me and the vet could not save me. Not only was I seriously injured but I had also contracted FIV and FeLV from those many attacks out in the wild. I had the luxury of having my last minutes pain free and looking into the eyes of my guardian. My dying wish is that every kitty that starts out like I did gets to stay in the safety of their home, healthy and loved. I wish for a guardian like the one that I only got to know for a short while for each of my animal friends, protecting them each of their days.
Unfortunately my life came to a tragic end -- PLEASE DO NOT LET OTHER ANIMALS SUFFER THIS FATE. IF YOU CANNOT CARE FOR YOUR ANIMAL PLEASE TAKE THEM TO A SHELTER OR FOSTER FACILITY. DO NOT LET THEM END UP LIKE ME.
PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LEARN MORE ABOUT FIV AND FELV.
