Callie Kinsington Cat

Well, it has been quite the hot and dry summer here but it has been made more interesting by the addition to our family, Callie. While we didn't plan to have a cat this one came to us one day, sweet as can be. She walked right into the house and jumped up on the counter as if she belonged... Obviously she had been a people cat. I keep saying cat when actually she was a kitten that was so thin she was just skin stretched over bone. Poor little thing was almost starved to death. You could see that her fur around her neck had been roughed up as if she had had a collar on for a long time and it took several weeks for the fur to lie properly. We can only suppose that she had a collar on and got trapped someplace until she got so thin she was able to extract herself. Only Callie knows what really happened and she isn't talking... well except to complain when her food dish is empty! It's been a little over a month since Callie made her appearance and she is looking so much better! However... Elvira (our dog) isn't so sure she belongs here and makes sure she doesn't come into the house. So, Callie is an outdoor kitty for now. Oh, she also brought fleas with her, which isn't something we usually have around here. I had tried to clean and medicate an abscess that she had on her jaw, but it wasn't clearing up. So, we had to visit the veterinary and have the abscess lanced, flea control applied and a shot of antibiotics. We have tried to locate her family, however there have been no reports of a lost kitty at the animal shelter or in the paper. Guess she has found a home here, at least for now.

July 26. Callie has been with us for about a week now.

August 10th... looking so much better!