The Kitten That Fell From The Sky!
This could almost be a story in itself. No, it’s not about writing, but it’s one of these events in life that make you happy that you took action on the day they happened. One month ago, while walking to the mailbox to retrieve the day’s mail, I noticed a pack of huge flies gathered around some tiny thing wriggling on the ground. At first I thought it was a half-dead mouse, but looking closer, it turned out to be a kitten, a very young one—one day old at the most, and I somehow doubt it, she probably couldn’t have spent a whole night outside already. She was still wet from birth fluids, and pretty much trying to get away from the flies around her.
Now, I’m not a cat person, and we already have a dog who’s quite frightened of anything “new” at home, so I knew I couldn’t keep her. However, I also couldn’t just leave her there on the pavement, so I took her at my mother-in-law’s, to at least get some milk for young pets at her pharmacy. We spent a good half of the afternoon feeding the kitten, keeping her warm and looking for someone who could take care of her. Looks like this was a lucky day for the newborn one, since before the evening, friends accepted to take her in. They love cats, they have experience with feeding and taking care of such young kittens, and they have a couple of cats themselves. There are worse environments than this.
Yesterday, said friends gave me a few pictures they had taken of her, and here’s one. She’s 3-weeks old on it, and pretty much alert, big and in advance for her age—she opened her eyes at 10 days already. Their dog loves her, too, even acting as some kind of fatherly figure, could I say. An employee at the pharmacy had said she wouldn’t survive more than a few days. She was definitely wrong. This little one is a survivor.
And what does all of this have to do with writing (my beloved topic on this blog), one may ask? Nothing. I just felt like sharing.
October 11th, 2005 03:27
I’m so glad you shared this. With so many “bad” stories hitting the news on a daily basis, it’s a delight to read a “good” story. A beautiful story even.
That kitten is gorgeous and I wanted to say thank you for caring enough to do something to help it. She certainly is a lucky little thing.
October 11th, 2005 08:50
Yes, I’m happy I took her in on that day, and didn’t let her on the pavement. I never managed to find the mother, though; we supposed that maybe she had abandoned the kitten, but given her age, the mother herself probably wouldn’t have gone very far with the newborns… So either someone’s cat had kittens and they abandoned them here and there, or the mother gave birth and died somewhere in the bushes (lots of thick bushes here; impossible to go under them to look, unless I cut them up completely).
In any case, after having found her, there was no way I could’ve gone home without looking back and leaving her behind.
October 11th, 2005 15:14
That’s a wonderful story. I have a soft spot for animals and I hate seeing them suffer in any way. Thanks for sharing!
October 13th, 2005 01:09
Well, thanks for sharing
Wonderful, just wonderful!
October 13th, 2005 15:38
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October 13th, 2005 16:05
Tks for sharing this, it’s always a good day when an animal is saved and then cared/loved.
October 14th, 2005 06:54
You’re welcome
I’m glad I shared it, then.
October 19th, 2005 14:12
Y, you did a real mitzvah—that is so great. What a little cutie! How could anyone resist?
October 27th, 2005 18:51
Awww that is really sweet. Thank you for sharing that…I’m a kitty person as you can tell by my blog
October 27th, 2005 21:26
Aye, I’ve seen the pictures on the blog.
Even though i’m not a “cat person”, they’re adorable all the same!