My name is Jenny and I was born in Cyprus. I was part of a clowder (cat family) who lived on the streets and roamed free trying to stay alive and find food and shelter. As you can imagine life was difficult living on the streets, especially as a kitten. We had some help through as we were spotted by a lovely lady called Anna who with her friends and fellow cat lovers put food out for us.
It was Anna who realised that life was a bit more difficult for me than the others as I had been unlucky enough to get an infection (likely cat flu) which affected my eyes to the point I couldn’t see. I was coping with life on the street as I was helped by being part of a clowder so I was able to follow them around and be part of a family unit. I was so young at the time that I don’t even remember what life with vision was like.
One day I went to see Anna with my street family to get some food but unknown to me today would be very different day and the start of a whole new chapter in my life. Today was the day Anna saved me. Looking back on that day now I shouldn’t have been as completely petrified as I was at the time but I had no idea what was going on and that being trapped in a tiny cage would turn out to be a good thing.
I was taken to Anna’s rescue centre where I was cared for by her and taken to a vet to treat me and make me better. Unfortunately the infection I had was so bad that my sight could not be saved and I had to have both my eyes removed so I would be permanently blind from that day on. I was only about 6 months old and this was the first time I had been away from my clowder, I was on my own with strangers (both furry and human), in a strange place and didn’t know what was going on. I was really scared.
I shouldn’t have worried though as Anna was really nice to me and introduced me to another kitten – Axel and once my eyes had been treated I started to feel better. What I didn’t realise was that Anna was part of an amazing organisation World Animal Friends who help rehome animals including those with special needs such as me.
Through this charity I found my new forever family in London, England but before I could join my new family I was vaccinated, neutered and microchipped. I got my passport and was all set to start my new life. I set off for the UK really early in the morning with Axel and another friend on the 13th March 2018.
Jenny’s Story 