Posted on 04/17/2016 1:00:21 PM PDT by EinNYC
All regular FReepers know of the tragedy which struck my household March 9, which was the unexpectedly fast death of my beloved kitty Kefira from bone marrow cancer. Everything suddenly turned to grey for me without that adorable little feline playing tricks on my other cat, snuggling up to me while I read, taking her place behind my pillow while I watched a DVD, etc. After a few days of giving myself over to grief, I started to search the online pet adoption websites as well as visit North Shore Animal League on Long Island. I wanted a kitten who had Kefira's very unique color and markings. I easily perused hundreds of cat photos in this month-long search, and there were only 4 kittens in the entire country who had the "look". They were mostly in California.
I am a patient hunter when there is something I want, and I won't settle. Finally, as I was scanning kitten pictures on, of all places, Overstock.com (they have a new tab on their website called "Pet Adoptions"), my antennae immediately sprang to full alert; there was a picture of a kitten with exactly the markings I wanted AND she was within commutable distance: New Joisey. I immediately called the rescue who had her. She had been taken off the street a week earlier. I made an appointment to come and see her, setting off from school like the proverbial bat outta you-know-where. Just to get across Manhattan through the Lincoln Tunnel took an hour and a half. No kidding. Then I had to navigate through the wilds of NJ, armed only with my trusty GPS. It was arduous, as it was difficult to read the highway signs fast enough to see where Ms. Garmin bade me to turn off. Finally, almost 3 hours later, I arrived at this little vet clinic in the sticks of central NJ. As I entered the clinic, I introduced myself and followed the direction a beckoning hand indicated. There was a large cage in the middle of the lobby. It held a kitten. As soon as my eyes registered on her, I knew she was coming home with me. I took her into a little room to get acquainted. She could not get enough petting, could not get held enough, and kept rolling over to have her tiny tummy rubbed.
This kitten had been described to me by this vet's staff as 8 months old. No way was she that old. I'd say 5-6 months at most. She was thin after life on the street and who-knows-where before that. She also had a slight conjunctivitis and probable ear mites, which is typical of a cat who's been on the street. Her FeLV and FIV lab test fortunately turned out negative.
She clearly had not been in receipt of the loving she so richly deserved. This poor little girl doesn't even know how to play with toys. She obviously had not had any prior to now. And then, how could anyone abandon a treasure like this little angel? Fool!
I had the vet there treat her ears and eyes. He also gave her the first 3-in-1 shot (2 more, 3 weeks apart, to go) and a rabies shot. Then I placed her in my Vari-Kennel and off we went, toward home.
She is currently under quarantine, as dictated by my vet. Then she will gradually be introduced to my Maine Coon, Bijou. I look forward to seeing them play together.
FReepers, meet Zizu (the name just "came" to me while playing with her):
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Thank G-d, the rush hour traffic had come and gone. The trip home was a lot faster. The funny thing is, Zizu was VERY good in her travel case until we started to approach the Lincoln Tunnel. Then she started to whimper. So I had to negotiate unfamiliar streets with a badly aching hamstring injury (I really pushed my poor leg with this bumper to bumper, then highway driving trip), one ear tuned in for Ms. Garmin's next direction and....holding a tiny paw thrust through the travel case bars all the way home from that point onward. My left hand was driving, my right hand was holding the tiny paw. Didn't bother my driving in the least because at that point the traffic was moving well and then I hit familiar streets.
Best of luck to you and Zizu!
I’m so happy for you! Congratulations to you for finding the perfect kitty and to Zizu for finding the perfect home!
All the best!
ragmop
Don't leave your keys just laying around.
I think that green creature (”Morbo”?) gives ME gas. ‘Scuse me, but that is a gross picture. Not at all welcoming or appealing. I hope that was not your intent.
Hey, congrats on the new pal.
Looks like a weird photoshop of my two.
So happy for you, EinNYC! Thanks for the update!
Awesome cat.
Congrats to you! :) =^..^=
She is beautiful!
I have a big old Ragdoll named Frank - so tempting to think about getting a tiny kitten! Congrats on the sweet lamb!
Lucky blessed Kitty.
Awww.
Meow-Meow.
That’s kitteh speak for “I’m glad you gave this beautiful babee a home.”
She’s so beautiful!
A suggestion for the ear mites instead of having to do drops every day for a few weeks. A couple times when one of our cats has had mites, we gave her one dose of Revolution. The mites disappeared after a couple weeks. (We have 6 indoor cats, and only one has had mites — twice. We’d heard that they’re contagious but we have no idea where she got the mites, and none of the others has had them. Anyhow... Revolution if you’re not opposed to the chemical.
Her name reminds me of one of my fave Wes Anderson films: *The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou*
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