I’m so excited, it’s been two years since I made the very scary journey from my Cyprus homeland to my new forever home here in the UK. Each and every day I think about how lucky I’ve been, I know it sounds odd to think that Im lucky being a blind rescue cat. Yes, I had a hard, tough start to my life but look at me now, who would have thought two years on and I’d be doing all these amazing things having travelled half way round the world or so it felt.
Imagine this, two years of not having to worry where your next meal is coming from; not having to worry about finding shelter or where to sleep for the night. Two whole years of not being scared about what’s going to attack in the night if you fall too fast asleep.
Two years of only having to decide which of the many beds to sleep in and whose bowl to eat out of. Now, the only attack I have to worry about is if Millie, Angelina or Pepper are going to jump on me to play, or if they’re hiding round the next corner to pounce on me. I have food and water whenever I want it and there’s even a special water fountain just for us kitties, how amazing is that! Instead of having to fight for my place in the clowder I can play as carefree as a young cat should be able to. I can stalk things just for fun and to keep my senses in tip top condition, rather than for survival.
I used to be a very scared little street cat who would do whatever it took to survive, now I’m confident, enthusiastic, fun loving cat living life to the full, sharing my skills and expertise with my siblings. I never thought that I’d be able to do half the things I do now, I could never even imagine that there were such things as homes, love and comfort. I never thought I’d be able to do a lot of the things that I do now, in fact I never even thought beyond the present, now I look forward to tomorrow and the future and can’t wait to see what the future holds for me. Each and every day is to be cherished and valued, each new experience is something to learn from rather than be afraid of. I continue to learn, grow and thrive in my home, with my mummy and daddy and my brother and sisters by my side helping me on every step of my life’s adventure.
Since I arrived on the 13th March 2018 I have done so many exciting things, I’ve learnt to go for walks outside, I stalk the birds, climb trees and play, play, play. I’ve got an amazing home where we have so many things to keep us busy and keep our minds and bodies in tip top shape. I never imagined when I was a little kitten that there were actually places like this that really existed. I didn’t even know until I was rescued that cats can live indoors in amongst people who enjoy looking after them and having hem as part of their families. I did have dreams of not having to be scared all the time and running free in the fields just for fun but I never imagined anything like my home now. I never actually thought that one day I would be living my dreams, in fact living better than anything even my dreams could imagine. My mummy and daddy treat me and the others so well, they always make sure we have everything we need both physically and emotionally, I couldn’t have asked for anywhere better to live. I think our home is more cat than people as mummy and daddy want to make sure that we have everything to make sure we can lead a full and interesting life together. I am treated as an equal, as a precious life not anything less than that, they even call us “the kids”.
I can sleep wherever and whenever I want, high up or low down I can sleep on my own or snuggle up with someone else, whatever I fancy. I can climb and explore everywhere, mummy and daddy have made sure that we have routes to run around on even when they’re not at home. I can climb up a scratching post, across the furniture and then down the other side on another scratching post. We’ve got them all over the place, and I can climb and explore and get up to mummy and daddy’s height to talk to them as they’re going by and say hello when I want. I make sure that I say hello to them every morning, specially if they’re going off to work, they need to know that I love them and I’ll be here waiting for them when they get home.
I never knew that life could be so good, I still get scared sometimes but not like I used to, I always know that whatever it is that caught me off guard won’t hurt me, mummy and daddy won’t let it, they will protect me and in return all I have to do is be myself. I love them both very much.
Mummy and daddy say that over the last couple years I’ve taught them so much about how to not let a disability stop you from doing whatever you want. I’m not sure about this teaching stuff, I just do what I do, it’s just what is natural to me. If I want to climb something I’ll just climb it, I’m not really sure what the big deal is! I only know how to be naughty, mischievous little me, I don’t know how to be any different. As mummy and daddy say I’m just perfectly imperfect.
As much as I know my mummy and daddy wish that Misty could have lived forever and although I never met her I’m eternally grateful that her passing gave me such an amazing opportunity. Her last selfless act allowed me to find a loving, caring new home where I’ve been able to thrive. Thank you dear, sweet Misty.
Hopefully if I’m good (I can be very mischievous sometimes) mummy and daddy might just throw me a pawty to celebrate my adoptaversary, maybe I might even get some tuna muffins or a cake made of chicken to celebrate, I can invite all my furriends round to join me and have a great time. I love being the centre of attention and it’s such a wonderful thing to have been adopted, what better reason can there be to have a pawty? We could play hide and seek, pass the parcel, catch the pesky pigeon and tag. If it’s nice weather then we could eat all our pawty food and play outside as I love being out there in the fresh air as long as that’s ok with Peppar, he doesn’t like lots of fuss and new people so if he’s nervous then we can have it indoors and use the balcony with the AstroTurf that’s fine by me too. Who knows I might even get some presents 🎁 too, apparently when there’s a celebration people bring nice things for you, as if a pawty wasn’t fun enough you get presents as well 😺
Jenny’s Story 