Our sweet calico of 19 years had just died and we wanted another cat to console our left-behind kitty (and ourselves). We visited several shelters, but none of the cats seemed particularly interested in coming home with us. Then we went to the final shelter in our area. All the cats were sweet, but none seemed interested, until my daughter said "what about this cat outside the room hidden in a cage under this blanket?" We were told she was too sick, but she was crying, so I asked if I could pick her up. I removed her from the cage and she threw her arms around my neck! She was so sick, sneezing blood everywhere. She could barely breathe, and all she wanted was for me to hold her. It was love at first sight! My poor baby had been abandoned by an elderly man's uncaring son, who let his father's cats run loose into the woods. A kind neighbor was able to rescue our Rosie Caroline, but she was so sick that she couldn't come home with us for several weeks. She is now a beautiful, purring, loving, adoring and adored kitty (although she will always have problems breathing -- she snorts all night long as she sleeps on my pillow with me every single night!). She has completely stolen our hearts!
LizCARBONDALE, IL
