#disabled cat

Minimum Campaign Goal: ACHIEVED (THRESHOLD LOWERED)

Deadline: JULY 2nd/3rd (EXTENDED, COUNTDOWN ON THE SITE)

GET YOUR OWN VERY DISTINGUISHED GENTLEKITTY TO SNUGGLE!

Memphis2nosecat Says: Memphis is such a unique kitty, why not create a plush that others can have in their own home to snuggle with. Memphy’s plushie came out so special and really captured his unique features. His extra whiskers, black chin and his famous TWO NOSES. We are thankful this perfect kitty was brought to life in plushie form.

I will take ANY excuse to talk about Dip.

He was a TNR feral cat from my college town. He has a vestibular disorder that makes his head tilt to the side (hence: Dip) and affects his coordination a bit, but since I’ve got him he’s gotten much better at cat stuff! He can now jump on counters!!! Very proud of him.

He’s evil and wreaks havoc daily and he’s my registered ESA and I love him dearly. He’s gonna be 4 soon!

I have four cats. One of them evil so she stays upstairs in a room with my brother. (She's not actually evil she just has some behavioral issues)

The other three hang out downstairs, unless I'm asleep, where I take my cat with me.

One of them is disabled. Queso has brain damage from abuse he faced in his previous home as a kitten. He has trouble tracking things, his behaviors are off, he tilts his head to eat/drink, and his sense of balance is horrible. He's happy and healthy despite it all, and is a little love bug.

The evil cat loves him. Loves him to death, he's the only one routinely allowed in her room. The other two are constantly accommodating him, and he does the same for them. My cat doesn't like to wrestle, but they play chase every day just ripping through the house. His attention span isn't the greatest sometimes and she either gets his attention again or is like ok! We are done! The other cat has been a motherly figure to him, and lets him suckle on his ears because Queso never had an actual mother figure wean him. Gus also takes care of a lot of Quesos grooming because queso isn't the best at it. They all show each other so much care, and while they can tell he's disabled, they don't care. They love him and treat him as an equal. They care so much about him and you can see it in every interaction.

Cats seem to have this accommodation thing down, I really wish people could take notes from animals like this. We can love our disabled siblings and treat them like equals.

If cats can be this caring towards their disabled, I can only imagine how caring people could be if they tried.

The Cat was under the fig tree again.

He was there every night,

day after day

waiting…

For dad and I,

but mostly me,

to come home.

The Cat was under the fig tree again.

His Tabby stripes blending in

to the surrounding

dirt, grass, flowers and shadows.

The Cat was under the fig tree again.

Turned over so his single back leg

stretched out,

and the side where his leg had been cut off

was hidden by his body.

The Cat was under the fig tree again.

Crying and mewing out for someone,

me,

to scratch him.

The Cat was under the fig tree again.

waiting until dark,

for someone who wasn't coming home.