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Tabitha
One afternoon I came home from
work, pulled in the driveway and heard this weird crying sound. Our neighbors
have goats and their cry can sometimes sound like small children so I
chalked that odd noise up to another goat. Later that evening I had to
pick up my husband from work. When we returned I heard that same cry again.
This time I began to worry that it wasn't a goat but rather something
was hurt so the search was on to figure out where this sound was coming
from.
At first, we thought something
had gotten inside the pickup truck, got locked in and couldn't get out
but
FINALLY we found the sound. There was a teeny tiny
little kitty inside the spare tire that's stored on the underside of the
truck. We tried everything to get this kitty out but she wouldn't budge.
After some time of coaxing her I held out my hand and she finally popped
out. Well, this creature was so skinny it was heartbreaking. I know you're
never supposed to feed a stray but that's just not me so.... I fed her
and I thought well, if she's here tomorrow I'll try to find her a home.
The next day came and Tabitha was still there. I tried to find a friend
or co-worker to take her but that just didn't work out. We already have
a cat and two dogs but like it or not Tabitha was ours.
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Somehow though, I don't think
Tabitha is really a cat. I think she's part dog. It's very rare to have
a cat that likes to ride in the car but she does and loves it. Every time
I get in the car to go to town Tabitha jumps in and is ready to go. People
will look in the car and see her little head in the window and burst into
laughter. I think they must be expecting a dog to be staring back at them
and when they realize it's a cat.. whelp.... that's it, the laughter begins.
Tabitha's story isn't wowing
or shocking like maybe some other owners have but they always say that
a pet seems to find their owner the owner doesn't find them and in this
case I think it's true. You see, Tabitha is deaf and I believe SHE found
us because she knew she would be taken care of and loved whether she was
deaf or perfect. She's now a member of our family and we're
all happy about our new addition.
She was spayed on Friday July
21, 2006 thanks to Richmond HERO and PetFix but was back to running around
in no time.
Jennifer
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