A message to Ninja – a voice for ownerless cats
Letter to Ninja
Ninja,
I like to believe I rescued you. I’m only human, after all. The believed of “rescuing” something makes me feel good.
But I understand you rescued yourself, weeks before I showed up.
At some point in your young life, you discovered to talk back when people talked to you, to tolerate being held, to seek affection.
And so, Ninja, the pound workers enabled you to stay a bit longer.
The “holding period” for impounded cats there is five company days. You got to stay for much more than three weeks.
Perhaps it was your kitten-like frame, your loud purr or your friendliness to other cats as well as dogs at the pound.
Or since you discovered to look people in the eyes.
When no owner came for you, the workers at the pound desired a no-kill rescue group to take you in as well as provide you a second chance.
That rescue occurred to be Adopt-A-Pet, as well as the foster house occurred to be me.
You got your second chance.
When I went to pick you up, I was pleased to see you were a black cat. Don’t tell Scout as well as Beamer, however black cats are my favorites.
When I very first saw you, Ninja, you were curled up in your litter box since it was the only soft area in your cage.
When I brought you home, the very first thing you did was roll around in the litter box I provided you. Was this to insurance claim the new box as your own? Was it a practice you chosen up at the pound? I believed about naming you Pig Pen, however thankfully you only did this time.
The volunteers from Adopt-A-Pet cautioned me you would most likely be wild as well as full of pent-up energy, that you would most likely run around after costs three weeks in the pound.
You didn’t do that, Ninja.
Instead, you crawled under the comforter of the bed as well as stayed there, burrowed, for three days. You came out only to eat or utilize your box.
When my cats came into the room, you were drawn to them even though they didn’t accept you best away.
When I stated your new name, you talked back.
I understand you most likely don’t believe about your past, however as a human, I have to comprise your story. Éso es lo que hacemos.
Were you lost? Were you abandoned? Were you born to a feral or stray mother? exactly how numerous nights did you sleep outside last winter? Was somebody searching for you?
I understand it doesn’t matter. as well as if you might tell me your story, you would.
You always have a great deal to say.
But now you have a great house in Wisconsin. who woulda thought?
For many of 28 years I tried to get my mother to embrace a cat. She never would.
Not up until she satisfied you.
Now you can view eagles as well as squirrels from the big windows. You hold your own against a springer as well as a golden. You online with two people who developed you a scratching publish with their own supplies as well as tools from their garage.
You had a present under the tree at Christmas, as well as my mother drove you 180 miles (one way) just so you might stay with me during their getaway rather than house alone or at a kennel.
You are rather the cat, Ninja.
One of the lucky ones.
This publish is devoted to the 439 cats who were killed in the Fargo, West Fargo as well as Moorhead pounds in 2011. Impounded cats are kept for at least three to five company days so owners have a possibility to reclaim them. however numerous of these cats are ownerless – abandoned, stray or feral – as well as for that reason have no possibility of being reclaimed.
Please support no-kill feline rescues as well as shelters in your region in addition to the trap-neuter-release of feral cats.