As usual, one kitty departs and another needy one arrives. Got the call last night from a caretaker couple who are watching a rockpit high in the hills. Someone had recently dumped a kitten on them (a common occurrence according to Rosalee) But this kitten kept trying to gain access to their motor home but didn’t get along with the rest of their crew. I left immediately to go and get here.
When I got up there and it was a lengthy drive, I knew why people chose this place to dump cats. The quarry is bordered by trees providing an excellent cover for cowards looking to abandon cats and dogs in the middle of nowhere. Drive past the trees and you see the actual quarry and it is huge- open and barren of anything but scraped rocks and gravel. Any cat or kitten would be spotted immediately out in the open like that.
The older couple (they have 9 strays of their own) were absolutely delightful but overwhelmed. Their income barely covers their basic needs let alone the needs of the strays dumped there. Thankfully, all of their crew have been neutered.
The kitten is about 6months old. She is a Russian Blue mix and we are thinking about either calling her Cinders or Glitter. She is sweet and loving and who in the world could think that leaving her out there was a good thing to do? It boggles my mind. I’d like to find this person and dump him/her out in the middle of nowhere and wish them luck!
She has silver sparkles on her nose and face- she looks like glitter. I am waiting for my vet to open and get her in to be tested and spayed. I left the couple with a few bags of food for the rest of their crew. It will last them at least a month I hope. It is a long drive, but I told them we would help them out food-wise when we can. We get a lot of dry food donated here which is what really keeps this sanctuary going.
This morning when I went into the bedroom to check on her, she curled up in my lap and promptly fell asleep. I felt bad keeping her off food last night because she is a bit skinny- but I really wanted her to have a safe spay day today. Prayers that there is an opening for her today-
She sounds beautiful. I can’t wait to see a picture of this little one!
she sounds like dream kitty, hope you can get her in and hope she is not already pregnant, she should be ready for a home straight out of the vets.
People either persuade themselves that a cat will survive on its own in the wilderness or simply hope to dump it far enough away from them that they’ll have no connection with it. They think of it as a liability, a danger; it’s like throwing a hand-grenade as far away as you can. But these little bombs are living creatures and deserve better.
Paws crossed that this girl gets her spay and has no other issues other than being a sweet, abandoned kitty.