My husband (boyfriend at
the time) and I found a half-starved kitten next to Auburn University's
Terrell Cafeteria, and we took her home. We decided to keep her and named her
Terrell after the place we found her. We noticed that something was wrong
with her eyes and back feet and took her immediately to Auburn's College of
Veterinary Medicine's small animal clinic. She saw about 12 vets that visit
including many of the professors who were fascinated by her. They confirmed
that she'd been born blind and had two deformed back feet (probably from
inbreeding). She was incredibly shy at first, having been born feral on
Auburn's campus, but we persisted. We took her home, loved her and she
blossomed into the sweetest, most affectionate and SMART cat. She loved
smelling everything through our screen door and could catch flying insects
that got into our house. She had phenomenal hearing too and loved to play
with the plastic pull tops from milk cartons. She could hear them land on
carpet! Everytime we moved, she could find her way all around our new home
within twelve hours. She acted just like any other cat, except that she
didn't ever jump onto countertops! She loved to play in boxes, bags and chase
wadded up paper balls. One of her only faults was that due to her phenomenal
hearing, she was scared of loud noises. We used to joke that she needed a
helmet when she'd get spooked by the doorbell. She used to run through the
house looking for a place to hide and would sometimes run straight into walls
or furniture. BUMP! She was a wonderful, nearly typical cat and we loved her
immensely. We would recommend a blind cat to anyone looking for a special cat
to adopt.
Lyndsay Coats, Harvest, AL
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Terrell relaxing in true cat style! |
Terrell enjoying a box on Christmas morning. |
Here is the story of our
beloved Terrell. She was the only cat we've had as a family--we can't get
another cat due to my husband's allergies. Lyndsay Coats, mom to 2 boys, 3
beagles, 4 turtles and a snake, former mom to Terrell the Cat (who we used to
call the Master of the House)!