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I was only one month old; my mom
was carrying me across the street when we were
hit by a car. She was so still, and I hurt all
over – I didn’t know what to do so I just curled
up next to her on the side of the road. A nice
man driving by saw us and took me to a nearby
store, where they called Shadow Cats. The next
thing I knew I was in the hospital and people
were taking care of me.
It was scary but they seemed to know just what
to do. My eye was too badly hurt to save, but
all my other injuries healed up just fine. And
I don’t even have a scar now, just a very
distinctive look!
Pretty soon I felt a lot better. Plenty of
people came by to see me, and some of them
petted me and played with me. Usually they
smiled, said nice things, and then left. But
one day someone picked me up and didn’t seem to
want to put me down. I could tell by the way he
looked at me and talked to me that somehow he
was different. He came back later and brought
his wife with him. When she wrapped her arms
around me I felt really cozy and safe, and she
looked at me just like the man had.
The next thing I knew I was going back into
surgery. This time was a lot easier though,
only a little snip in one place and I felt just
fine afterward. And then those special people
came back….but this time they took me home with
them! I don’t know what would have happened to
me without Shadow Cats, but I do know that I’m
right where I’m supposed to be now. And I can’t
wait to tell you all about my new life!
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