Since the "adopt, don't shop" movement was promoted, more and more people are choosing to adopt stray animals as their pets. I bet many of the cat owners watching this have either found their feline overlords on the street or adopted them from charities!
Not long ago, a young woman in Anshan, Liaoning Province, picked up a dirty and thin stray cat from the street. However, as she raised it, the cat's appearance began to change.
01 Stray cats that no one pays attention to
A dirty, disheveled kitten, looking exhausted, was curled up under a car. Many passersby walked by, but none of them paid any attention to it, as if this little life did not exist.
At that time, winter was approaching in Northeast China, and even healthy stray cats struggled to survive the cold, let alone a cat plagued by illness. Ultimately, unable to bear it any longer, the young woman decided to help the cat.
I thought it would be difficult to catch this cat, but it was surprisingly cooperative. When the young lady carried it into the cardboard box, the little guy didn't struggle at all. Perhaps it wasn't that it didn't want to resist, but that it simply didn't have the strength to resist.
The young woman immediately took her cat to the vet for a full checkup. The results showed that the cat was riddled with illnesses: stomatitis, herpes virus, and mycoplasma infection. The cat's series of health problems broke her heart.
Judging from the little guy's thin body, this cat must have been a stray for quite some time.
Despite the pain in its mouth, the pet still showed a strong desire for food, enduring the pain and eating carefully.
What followed was a long treatment. The young woman accompanied the kitten to receive intravenous fluids every day and applied medication as instructed by the vet. The little guy's condition improved day by day. His originally dirty little face and dull fur gradually regained their luster as his condition improved.
At that time, the young lady felt that this little white cat looked a little different from other cats. Its ears were particularly big and its face was a bit long. She thought the cat was just a special long-haired cat and didn't think about anything else.
02 It turns out to be a Maine Coon cat.
After the cat was discharged from the hospital, the young woman took it home to care for it. Because the little guy was weak and his condition kept recurring, and the young woman also had other cats at home, she could only temporarily isolate it in a cage and put it in a separate room.
Fortunately, the pet has always had a good appetite. After the stomatitis problem was brought under control, its appetite became more robust than ever before. The young lady also feeds it all kinds of delicious food every day, hoping that the little guy can gain more weight.
Gradually, the young lady noticed that the cat's behavior was starting to change. It was eating a lot at every meal, growing bigger and bigger, and becoming more and more imposing. It was clearly the boss of the cat group, and the original resident of the house looked like a little brother compared to it.
Later, after being informed by netizens, the young woman learned that she had actually picked up a Maine Coon cat, which is said to be quite expensive, with good specimens costing tens of thousands of yuan.
Many netizens say that the young lady got a great deal, but I don't think so. Back then, when the pet was sick and curled up under the car, no one paid any attention to it.
Only the young woman offered a helping hand. She helped the cat not because it was a Maine Coon, but simply out of kindness.
In my opinion, breed is just icing on the cake for a cat, a small part of its appearance. What's more important is the joy and warmth it brings us.
03 Bald kitten on the street
To be honest, when the young man first saw this unidentified animal, he really didn't realize it was a cat! The furry creature had lost all the fur on its head and back and was wandering aimlessly on the road.
The weather was exceptionally cold that day, and the roads were bustling with traffic. This poor little cat was recklessly dashing about in the frigid wind. If the young man hadn't taken it with him, it might have been hit by cars or starved to death on the icy pavement.
Seeing the kitten chasing after him so foolishly, the young man couldn't bear it, so he scooped it into his arms and took it to the vet. The little guy was only two months old, and it had severe ear mites and skin disease. The hair loss was caused by the skin disease, which was probably why its owner had abandoned it.
After a week at the vet, the kitten was adopted by the guy's friend. The friend's house has a fantastic balcony where the kitten can bask in the warm sunshine every day, which is very beneficial for the recovery of its skin condition.
After staying with its new owner for a while, the kitten's originally bald skin has grown fine downy fur, and its weight has increased from 0.8 kilograms to 2 pounds.
Looking into the kitten's bright, sapphire-like eyes, the owner's heart is melting! They're sure it will be an exceptionally beautiful kitten when its fur grows out!
Not all pets are lucky enough to find a warm home after being abandoned. We hope that people will not abandon their pets because they are sick. Every pet should be treated kindly, and they also have the right to a good life.
