Turns out Miss Priss not only doesn't want to leave, but I don't think she knows how. She spent all day yesterday just sitting in our backyard crying, which lead me to believe that yes, she's definitely an indoor cat and no, she has no idea where she came from/how to get back/how to survive outside. So we took her in and are trying to find her owner or a new family. She's really sweet and I know that she's thankful for the love and care (she's really big on licking anyone who comes over to her). The sad part is that the more we try to help her and find out about her, the more we think that she was abandoned. There are a lot of recent "for rent" signs in my neighborhood and I have the suspicion that the family that owned her probably downsized to an apartment and left her behind. It would explain the recent spay and her doing anything she could to find food (like going into dirty broken traps). It's also not an uncommon thing unfortunately, especially with the current economic situation. Many people believe that they can just put their house cats back outside and they'll be able to hunt and survive on their own. Sadly, that's not the case at all. And I'm sure these people thought they were doing a good thing by getting her spayed before releasing her.
She's a beautiful cat though, and very affectionate and well behaved (we gave her a litter box, which she took to right away, and we made her a little bed that she loves). If anyone out there would like to help this baby girl by giving her the loving home she deserves, please let me know!! She's about a year old, has long soft fur, and would get along easily with other animals and children. I'll be taking her in for testing and more vaccinations as soon as possible, and of course she's already spayed!!
No comments:
Post a Comment