Kitty Cat Lane Rescue

Happy Tails

Hello! My name is Nicole!

Everyone keeps telling me what an adorable little kitty I am, but for some reason, no one seemed to want me. You see, I  was born at one home along with my Mommy and siblings. After a few months though, I heard the family saying there was no longer room for me there, and my litter-mates and I had to go. Then a little girl got me at a yard sale, and I thought things were looking up because she liked me a lot, but when she got home, these tall people seemed pretty angry about my arrival. It turns out, the little girl took me without first asking her parents permission to get a kitty. They started talking quite loudly, saying what a big responsibility a pet is, and how it should be a family decision, and not an impulse.  

So, I couldn’t believe it, but I was brought to yet another strange place, although during the entire ride, her Mom kept saying I was such a pretty kitten. Still, they had no room for me either. The Mother felt strongly about her decision too, talking a lot about how the grown-up at the first house should have spayed her cat in the first place, because this wasn’t the first time her cat had babies. (Being a little kitten, I don’t know exactly what that means, but she certainly felt determined to make her point!) All the while the little girl was crying, and soon I was being surrendered to a place they call Kitty Cat Lane. 

Well, here we go again…. of course, two people there immediately said how cute I was! (Where have I heard that before?) I had to hear another child’s tearful goodbye while the tall people talked, until they too left me. (Was it something I said?) If I’m so cute and adorable, why is it no one seems to want me? What would happen to me now?

There seemed to be several cats here, so this Lady must like kitties. But why did she take me in if she already has cats in her house? She brought me into a quiet room and seemed nice enough. “You’ve been through quite a lot in two days,” she commented. (I appreciated the sentiment.) She petted me while looking me over, putting some stuff in my ears that I hated, but it later stopped the itchiness I had been dealing with for weeks. (What a relief!) We played a while and she fed me, and I remember taking a nice long nap.                          

When I awoke, I learned from Trina, (the cat that shared my room) that this place called Kitty Cat Lane was a cat rescue, and they helped find good homes for kitties like me. How nice, I thought! Will they really find me a home of my own? No more moving around feeling unwanted? Sounded great, but being in my third home already, it seemed impossible. (Trina said I was too young to be a cynic, so just wait and see.) She explained I would be there a short while to make sure I was healthy, got everything I needed, and soon would be put up “for adoption.” I guess I would have to wait to see.

Surprisingly, it wasn’t long before a Lady came to see me. She picked me right up and said she was in love! In love, I thought? Wow! (I thought that was SO cool, and started purring!) By now I was with the rest of the cats about the house, and four of them were nodding at me with big smiles on their faces! “I’ll bet she’s gonna adopt you,” Trina exclaimed! “For sure,” Dougie grinned, and Tiger nodded, too. She kept cuddling and playing with me, and seemed nice and fun, too! She placed me back on the couch though, and I sadly felt she changed her mind. She left to read some papers, when Trina meowed: “Look Nicole! She’s completing adoption forms!” “Yes, she’s adopting you,” Dougie chimed in! “Yeah, she must be,” Tiger agreed! “She’s smiling and she’s signing the papers!”

Happily, they were right, and I was adopted that day. I was lucky to find a good home. I wasn’t sure I would, for a moment there. I sometimes still remember feeling unwanted, wondering why no one had room for me. I remember that Lady so determined explaining to her daughter about pet adoption being a family decision, and the importance of neutering your pets. I learned not every cat is as fortunate as I was to get adopted, and not every cat (or dog) finds a home. Some pets have to live in cages while they’re waiting and hoping, while others are even worse off.

So please remember my little story, and please spay or neuter your pets. Not every story has a happy ending like mine, but if everyone does their own part, maybe one day, every pet can find a home.

Thank You for caring for our feline friends!

“Meow” from Nicholas, Neila, Noah and Nonnie!

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