Our Story - Tigi I had a beautiful tabby cat, Lucky, who died prematurely from a cancer condition at 9 yrs. We just loved Lucky, he was a very special cat. We were heartbroken when he died. We bought a beautiful girl cat "Belle" not long after Lucky died. Belle is the prettiest of cats, she is a torty with a beautiful mask, her eyes look they have liner on them, her markings are so unique she has a large " C" on her left side. " C' for cat says I. Belle is very shy, and hides under our bed when we have visitors, so my family and friends don't believe we have Belle, well we do and she's a scaredy cat. She is very affectionate to us and a real house cat, not fussed on staying outside. Last November, whilst on holidays, I decided to get another cat and went to the local pound. It was a stinking hot 40 degrees, but this was the day I decided to go to pound. Staff attitude - "so - so" didn't seem too fussed whether I found a cat or not, and choofed me into the animal compound . To the left were the dogs, two dear little white dogs, maybe maltese cross, jumping up at the front of the cage, smiling and jumping. I went straight to cats as I couldn't cope with being friendly to the dogs and not taking them home - in hindsight how selfish when all these friendly folk want is some human attention, the more the better, despite their fate. There were several cats in the first cage, a tiny, tiny kitten was crying persistently and came up to the front of the cage wailing, she was very distressed. I had said to myself prior to arriving" you are not to pick the first one that you feel sorry for" so I looked at all the cats and kittens in that cage and went to the next cage. In all of the three cages all the cats and kittens were fairly laid back, as it was so hot none of them were active and were lying quietly in their cages. The baby kitten was still crying, her cry was one of desperation, she was relentless and she was the littlest. I went back to her, she was a funny looking little thing, but she was desperate to get out, so I chose her, my gut feeling was if I didn't take her she wouldn't make it. The pound staff microchipped the kitten and filled out the paper the work, they were very compassionate to the little one. They thought she was about seven weeks old. She seemed so happy to be out of the cage, she was not upset by the microchip insertion. I took her home in our purple cat crate and she was not perturbed. Its funny how you forget these kittens love to get in to tiny spaces where it is not safe to go. On arrival home we had to move furniture so she couldn't get stuck behind the video, fridge etc. Belle went straight into hiding mode and stayed under our bed for three days. The kitten took to Jack, our black kelpie cross. She was a friendly baby who seemed content and at home straight away. I took her to a vet next day for her free immunisation. She became really sick after this and I took her to our vet, who felt she was probably only four or five weeks old. She was prescribed some anti diarrhoea medication and a feeding regime, lucky I was on holidays to nurture this little one. She scoured for weeks and we only gave her water and chicken, we bought a fresh cooked chook each day for her which she loved. Eventually the diarrhoea stopped, our vet said she is likely to have a sensitive gut for all her life, so we will have to be careful what we feed her. Eight months on and this little tiger just about rules the roost. She and Belle are great mates, both stay inside all day whilst we're at work, they lie on our bed together, each morning they play and scout about, its good for Belle cause she is a fatso. Not so Tigi (we called the kitten this as she is a tabby with gorgeous stripes), she remains lean. Both Tigi and Belle favour my husband over me, they both end up on his lap watching Tele each night. Tigi snuggles in under the covers each night, usually between us, and Belle lies on top of our doona (she is well insulated). Tigi and Belle both love Jack, Tigi lies on Jacks cushion with him and they both cuddle up. We had Tigi desexed a couple of months ago, she is still very small and the vets think her growth was stunted because of her initial start. But she is healthy now, the vets commented on her coat being so sleek she was slippery to handle! We are so happy from the joy our animals give us, and are proud to say Tigi has developed in to a very important person in our household, she is bold, asserts herself, is still funny looking. How people can neglect any animal let alone a tiny baby animal I'll never understand.
Michelle
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