I think out of my 6 cats i will enter Shyla.
Because......
It was late January 2000 A friend came to visit carrying a cat box. When she opened it I saw the thinnest most frightened cat i had ever seen in my life. She looked around 6 months of age being so small. The reason she was being offered to me. Is her previous owner had badly beaten, abused and starved her along with her litter mates. They were also left in a shed out in the cold. 1 of her litter mates had to be put to sleep and 1 had to have an eye removed due to the abuse they suffered.
She had already been called Shyla due to her shy disposition. After my friend left Shyla hid behind my chair for days on end. I used to sit on the floor day and night and talk to her gently and offer her food and water. She soon came to trust me and came out. It soon became apparent that she was not well. I took her to the vets and she was diagnosed with a bad case of cat flu due to the dirty cold conditions she was kept in previously. They didn’t think she was going to make it. They also informed me that although she was quite thin and small she was actually closer to 1yr old. Her tiny size was down to being undernourished and neglected. I had to take her back to the vets every other day for treatment. After a month or so of doing this she made a full recovery.
She is now 9 1/2yrs old and the happiest most lovable cat you could ever hope to meet despite the terrible start she had to life. Although she still bolts at sudden noises and is very wary of strangers. She is also a very special cat because she is pure white with 1 blue and 1 yellow eye and i love her dearly.
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