Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Old Acquaintance Ne'er Forgot

I was able to renew my acquaintance with Adah on the weekend. Once a month, the rescue-group of which I am part, the Lethbridge PAW Society, has a ‘show-and-tell’ event at a local pet-supply shop at which we feature a cat who is available for adoption. This time, Adah and her foster-sibling, Flint, were in attendance. While neither feline was at his or her best - it can be a bit stressful for some, while others shrug off the occasion - I was glad to see Adah again.



For those who don’t know, I found Adah behind my work-place the day she was born. She and her two siblings, whom I call brothers for convenience, were being nursed, on open pavement, by their mother, who was far too young to care for the kittens. Left unattended, the kittens were vulnerable, so I placed them in a box with a sweater as a mattress; their mother watched this done and later returned to them. The next day, though, I discovered two of the kittens on the pavement in the hot sun. One, whom I named Seraph, had already died; the other, Jacob, passed away soon after. The third, whom I called Esau (the mother was a cat we thought was one we had named Rebecca, but it turned out not to be), was in the shade and screaming his head off. Clearly the mother was not capable of looking after the little survivor. Another cat, Miss Mew, was living with a family and had just lost all her kittens; she had milk to spare. Esau was rushed to her and Miss Mew raised him as her own (along with four other orphans). Soon we learned that Esau was a girl, and so she was re-named Adah.



Adah has been in foster-care since. While she is content and devoted to her foster-mum, she remains one of those cats who should have been adopted long ago. She is very friendly to people, and a good companion to every feline who will let her.


She is a bit of a top-cat, but not aggressively so. She has recently been helping a few new cats adjust to foster-life. She was cosy with one of the formerly feral youngsters we have tamed, and last week a fully socialised five-month old was abandoned and taken in by our group. She has bad dreams and cries in her sleep; during one episode, Adah hurried over and started licking the newcomer’s ears and face.

Who could not want to adopt such a cat?

14 comments:

  1. I sure wish that sweetie gal would get her forever home.

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  2. I'm shocked to hear Adah hasn't been adopted yet; she's such a pretty little charmer, I was sure someone would quickly snap her up.

    I'd do it myself if I wasn't some 1400 miles away.

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  3. I can never understand why some of the sweetest cats have a difficult time getting adopted. Adah is so adorable, you would have thought she would have found a forever home long ago!

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  4. Adah is such a sweet loving girl. She really does deserve to get a loving home o her own.

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  5. What a sweetheart! I hope Adah finds her forever home soon.

    Goodness I've gotten far behind on the posts!

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  6. Now where did l put my tissues..! :(.
    Bless! Lovely post John..but then they
    ALL are..And, yes, lets hope Adah finds
    a permanent home very soon..! :).

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  7. We think she is a sweetie too, and wonder why she hasn't found her perfect home. Hopefully someone will fall in love with her.

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  8. Knowing her history and reading of her sweetness here when you are able to speak of her..I would have her in a minute. Precious girl. XXto her next time you see her.

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  9. Awww, sweet girl. It is also too bad I live so far away. Oliver doesn’t mind being bossed around if he gains someone to snuggle with!

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  10. Oh, she is so CUTE!
    I applaud your efforts on the momma kitty's behalf, and mourn for her babies that didn't make it.
    Adah's furrever family is just around the corner, I know it!

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  11. adah; we send ewe N all yur shelter matez, de best oh all kindz oh fishez, in that ya findz, & iz IN, yur for everz bye de end oh de month :) ♥♥♥♥♥♥

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  12. Of course, I don't understand why any cat is in the shelters!
    If I could, there would be 6 in my home. Adah looks adorable
    and some family is missing out by not taking her home.

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  13. She is really beautiful and we wish her a forever home of her own

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