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| Name: |
Ginger
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Age: |
Six years old
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Female
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Kind: |
Maine Coon mix
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| Home: |
St. Helens, Oregon, USA
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Meet
Ginger aka. Ginger Rogers, Ginger Spice, Ginger Ale, Ginger Snap
Cookie. She came into my life on a cold, icy day in Ohio. On my way to
lunch she meowed at me and when I petted her, she was so thin I could feel
every bone and tendon in her body. I ordered some chicken and ate it with
her in my car before letting her go. Except I couldn't let her go... I
spent all that day and night thinking of her and decided to bring my cat
carrier and take her to the shelter the next day if I could find her
again. Luckily I did.
It turned out that the shelter was full and I was advised to keep her or
put her to sleep. Well, I kept her. Upon taking her to the vet for a
checkup to make sure it was safe to have her around my other two cats, I
learned that she weighed 6.7 pounds - and she is a big cat so that was
extremely low. Half her fur was lost to flea allergy, and whoever left her
to fend for herself in the ice and snow of Ohio had her declawed, which
made her unable to hunt, climb or defend herself. Otherwise she was
healthy and ready to start her new life with me.
Remarkably, she adjusted to indoor life within a day and used the
litterbox from day one. She's been with me for a couple of years now and
has blossomed into the sweetest and most gently cat you'll ever know. She
still only trusts me but is working on being more comfortable around my
fiancé, and her fear of feet (I'm guessing she was kicked when she was a
stray) has almost vanished. She loves being petted and rests on my lap or
on the bed with me quite often. She's back to a healthy weight and is
surprisingly not obsessed with food. The only way you can tell she was
ever a stray is that the tip of her left ear is missing.
I feel very blessed that Ginger chose to meow at me on that cold day in
Ohio, and I hope she feels she chose the right person. Whoever left her to
perish missed out on an amazing companion. Ginger is a stunning example of
how even the worst situation can become something wonderful.
Saving one animal won't change the world, but it sure does change the
world for that one animal - and for you.
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