[Nfbwv-talk] Blind Kitten Finds Seeing Eye Cat

[keri]

This is adorable!!! Thank you for sharing!
On 5/7/2014 1:02 PM, Jack Yahnke wrote:
> Charlene,
>
> Thanks for sharing, Charlene.  That is a truly touching story; even to 
> a non-cat lover like me.
>
> Jack
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Smyth, Charlene R" 
> <Charlene.R.Smyth at wv.gov>
> To: <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2014 11:50 AM
> Subject: [Nfbwv-talk] Blind Kitten Finds Seeing Eye Cat
>
>
>> This story was shared on the alumni list by Denise.
>>
>>
>>
>> Fellow homeless kitten becomes blind cat's buddy, guide
>>
>> Eileen Mitchell
>>
>>
>>
>> Imagine being alone in a strange place with peculiar scents, frightening
>> noises,
>>
>> and no food, water or shelter. One might have a sense of real
>> abandonment. In the
>>
>> case of a kitten named Celica, this experience was not only real but
>> compounded by
>>
>> the fact that she was born blind.
>>
>> Joe Fama
>>
>> , a Nine Lives Cat Shelter volunteer, tells the story of Celica and her
>> "seeing-eye
>>
>> cat," Jett.
>>
>> Little Celica
>>
>> 's dire start in life changed when she was found in the East Bay
>> huddling under a
>>
>> rusty old Toyota Celica, hence her name. She was brought to the Nine
>> Lives Cat Shelter
>>
>> in Redwood City, where the shelter's founder and veterinarian,
>>
>> Monica Rudiger
>>
>> , treated her. She found that, blindness aside, Celica was a normal,
>> healthy and
>>
>> amiable 5-month-old kitten.
>>
>> Jett, another 5-month-kitten, was found abandoned in Los Banos (Merced
>> County). He
>>
>> was also brought to the no-kill shelter the same day that Celica
>> arrived. Initially,
>>
>> the beautiful black kitten stayed away from the other cats, as is
>> frequently the
>>
>> case with a new arrival. However, this changed when Celica was placed in
>> the same
>>
>> living space with him. The little male immediately approached the blind
>> kitten and
>>
>> snuggled against her. In the days that followed, the two became
>> inseparable as Jett
>>
>> became not only Celica's companion but her "eyes" as well.
>>
>> When I visited Nine Lives, Celica was exploring her living area by touch
>> and stopping
>>
>> for an occasional nibble in her dish or a few rounds of ball-batting.
>> Jett was taking
>>
>> a break with - of course - a catnap. Volunteers who worked with Celica
>> were touched
>>
>> by the sweet, affectionate little cat who loved laps and perching on
>> shoulders and,
>>
>> despite her blindness, displayed the typical playful behavior of a
>> curious kitten.
>>
>> Jett was also a "people person," gentle and affectionate. Both soon
>> became favorites
>>
>> of the Nine Lives staff and volunteers.
>>
>> Like other blind pets, blind cats are able to lead happy, normal lives.
>> This is made
>>
>> easier when they have a companion animal, like Jett, who acts as their
>> guide. In
>>
>> return, a blind cat can be just as affectionate and lovable as any
>> sighted pet. There
>>
>> are, of course special accommodations that need to be made. For example,
>> blind cats
>>
>> must always be indoor pets. Once the animal has acclimated to its new
>> home, however,
>>
>> life carries on in a normal manner.
>>
>> Thanks to social media, the moving story of Celica and Jett caught the
>> attention
>>
>> of a Sacramento woman who recently made the long drive to Redwood City
>> to adopt the
>>
>> bonded pair. The two kittens have come a long way from their cold and
>> hungry days
>>
>> on the streets and today are healthy, happy, and loved in their new
>> forever home.
>>
>> Learn more
>>
>> Check out the many cats available for adoption at the Nine Lives
>> Foundation at 3016
>>
>> Rolison Road, Redwood City; (650) 368-1365.
>>
>> www.facebook.com/ninelivesfoundation
>>
>> .
>>
>> E-mail Pet Tales at
>>
>> home at sfchronicle.com
>>
>> . Want more pet and people tales? Go to
>>
>> www.eileenmitchell.blogspot.com
>>
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Keri