Cali was a ferrel cat found in my sisters yard. She was such a sad little one as she looked at me through the bushes. She had a very bad infection in her left eye and it was difficult to tell if there was an eye at all. When the Animal Control Officer caught her and her 2 brothers, I was worried that she would be difficult to place as she needed medical attention. He told us that most ferrel cats are hard to place. I decided to take her and with some begging and tears, my husband said no (we had a cocker who was going through extensive treatment and my husband was not ready for additional medical bills) but he agreed. She was very difficult in the beginning and I would sit in the bathroom for 2 hours each night playing with her with her mice and she became very loving. Her regular checkup revealed she was very healthy except for her nasty looking eye. After 9 months of cleaning and watching, we took her to a specialist. He found she had a pea-sized eye, an infection and needed to have the socket cleaned and sutures to keep the eye socked closed. She made it through the surgery with flying colors. She is a little love and sees more with one eye than I do with two. She waits for my husband to get out the shower each day and he has come to love her also. We have no regrets in taking her. She loves being with us and enjoys playing with our other cat Nami. Our cocker is now gone and she brings many laughs with her hi-jinx. My daughter took her 2 brothers and they are loved and doing well.

Doris Pepin
Pawtucket, RI