Posted on 07/18/2018 12:11:45 AM PDT by vannrox
Reminds me of a little waif the wife and I rescued. We call her “Peanut’’ because she’s so little. About three years ago Peanut showed up at out back door with her right hind leg busted clean in two. The poor thing was just about the age of this little one. We took her to the vet and a splint was put on her leg hoping the bone would fuse back together. It didn’t and her leg had to be amputated. Hasn’t slowed Peanut down though. She runs through the house like a tornado. Just loves to play.
We had a Tom that had one back leg missing. He lived to be about 18 years old. Dam cat was a retard he was so laid back.
We named him Thumper.
We have another cat. An older one we rescued from a shelter. He’s about three years old, part Maine coon.We call him “Rocky Fuzzbutt’’. Big, cuddly and dumb as a post.
LOL! My wifes aunt and uncle have two Maine coon cats.
Big cats.
Awwww...we have a special needs kitty...I call him our “downs baby kitty”...he must have been the runt, plus ended up with feral blood...would hide from us in the house (indoor cat only) we adopted him after he spent @6 months in cat shelter...thought he would improve. He didnt. Vet finally said let’s let him have a halfway decent life...sooo..we give him prozac and lorazepam everyday. My husband can now pick him up and the drugs have given him some “joy.” He still hates me, but isn’t as scared as in past. He’s our little project.
Oh gosh, he’s warmed up in a quick time
Another alternative, get a trap & put a relaxant/ sleeping pill from the vet into the food. Bring him in & keep him in. It sounds like he would adapt super quickly to being an indoor cat. Good luck &((hugs)) to you & him. Let me know how it works out.
Thanks,she is a love!
Wow, what a story! So glad he has you all. He has a wonderful home w/ you.
Saw that on Drudge earlier. *melty heart*
It looks just like my little Louie. Rescued him from a dairy and bottle fed him. Louie even loves to cuddle the same way but nuzzling my chin whiskers.
Yeah, mine too!
it's okay, mine was too. Must be the photographer. Yeah, that's it. 😹
We had a feral kitten arrive on our deck about two years ago. We didn’t want a cat so we ignored him. He was persistent and wouldn’t leave. He now spends his nights in bed with us.
Kept the smallest girl, who only weighed 1 pound when the rest were 2 pounds or so. I just worried too much about how small she was. She is still small, only about 7 pounds now at 2 years old. Sweetest girl in the world.
So sweet.
A very heartwarming story, thanks.
We have a calico Maine Coon. Sweet, loving, but there is nothing upstairs. Muff Puff is has a big heart, but not one brain cell.
you wont come back to your apartment or house trashed. Try that with a dog.
As for cats being a woman’s pet and dogs a man’s, I mostly agree.
Last year, I adopted a kitten whose feral Mama got hit by a car. One of my co-workers bottle fed him until he was approx 7 weeks old, and I took him.
He was still on mama kitty replacement milk when I took him.
Fast forward to a little over 1 year later, and he is 14 months old, and a (mutt) but looks like a purebred Maine Coon.
He is 14 lbs so far.
He is lovable, but it has to be on HIS terms!
When I go to bed, he jumps up on me (OOOF!) and nibbles my nose before we both fall asleep!
Hard to believe he was just a little black and grey tiger fluffball!
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