This is the face of someone who has been left behind….
The owners moved away leaving this cat and another to just fend for themselves.
I took this photograph the day my best friend Sandy moved into her
new house. The landlord said the cats were left behind by previous
tenants. Most people in this situation would probably get rid of the
cats considering Sandy already has five cats of her own but no….
You
see, I have this most amazing best friend, she never even gives it a
second thought…she just carries on about her life with 7 cats now….I
just love Sandy so much.
As you can see here this sweet cat has an eye condition, the other
cat does as well just not as bad as this one. When we first arrived at
the house, both cats were scared out of their wits, this one more than
the other and who could blame them, I can’t imagine what it must feel
like to just be left behind this way.
The other cat came around
quickly but this one has been more cautious. Every time we would feed
her she would run at first and then when we walked away she would go
devour her food.
The last time I was at Sandy’s house which was a
couple of weeks ago, I was just delighted to see that Sandy had managed
to gain this girls trust, she allows Sandy to pet her now and she let me
pet her too and I was so excited about this.
I gave Sandy some
medicine for the eyes of both cats and once they settle in more with the
changes in their lives we will get them in for check ups. They seem
pretty healthy other than the eyes. They both eat really well. Sandy
hasn’t named them yet but she will and it will be a cool name like the
other names she has come up with for her other cats that can be seen in
my gallery…Sheriff, Charlie, Annie, Hyper and Snow Ball.
These cats got lucky…they were found by Sandy but not all cats get
this lucky. The fact that these cats were left behind like this is just
ridiculous to me. I understand there can be circumstances but for me
there is just no circumstance that is so severe that a person cannot
pick up a phone and call one of the thousands of resources there are
available for this type of situation.
You all know that I am not a
judgmental kind of girl but this right here….to me…is just irresponsible
and unacceptable behavior from any human being.
It’s cruel and I am so glad I am not the kind of person who could do this to an animal.
For anyone who is in a situation like this where they are facing
moving and cannot take their animals with them, I encourage you to to
contact
Petfinder this
organization would be a first stop in helping you find the help that
you would need for your furry friends. I have personally used
Petfinder
countless times when trying to find homes for feral cats that were in
need of a home because of special circumstances that left them unable to
return to the wild. I was able to able to place every animal I have
listed on that site, it is also a portal of information for those in
need.
Please, don’t leave your animals behind when you move…please.