Cat Abandoned in Park with a Single Can of Food
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We live on a street next to a wooded park in a major city. Unfortunately, people abandon unwanted pets there on a regular basis. Fortunately, our neighborhood is full of animal lovers who rescue and find homes for these animals.
I've helped find foster and forever homes for several cats found wandering our street, but since we already had two kitties at home, we didn't consider ourselves in a position to adopt another cat... until one summer night a year and a half ago!
We were walking home after an evening out when, a block away from our home, we spotted an empty can of cat food on the sidewalk. Half a second later, an adorable skinny all-black kitten, about 6 to 8 months old, popped out of a garden across the street from the woods. He was very chatty and social and followed us home, talking to us the whole time.
There was no way we could leave him outside, so we brought him into our apartment with the intention of fostering him if we couldn't find his owners, which we didn't. After a few days, though, it was hopeless. A neighbor volunteered to adopt him, but we were already in love.
Keeping him confined in our bedroom until he got the all clear from the vet was very difficult, as he is extremely determined and didn't want to be confined. Chancey was most likely abandoned with that single can of cat food because he is quite a handful. He will steal food off your plate, jump up on the kitchen counter when you're trying to cook, knock over the garbage, pick fights with our alpha kitty (who keeps him in his place), you name the mischief. He is one busy boy.
But he is also as loving, affectionate, playful and funny as they come. He's wrapped our hearts around his busy little paws. We couldn't imagine our life without him.
Story submitted by an anonymous user from New York, New York.
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