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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBlues Girl-The Little 3 Legged Russian Blue kitty rescue by Tricia Carie Vincennes, IN
Last edited Sat Jul 18, 2015, 05:58 PM - Edit history (1)
I have relatives in Vincennes, IN.
http://theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/clickToGive/ars/story/blues-girl-the-little-3-legged-russian-blue182
I have rescued cats in need for a few years now, but however I was not prepared or ready for awaited for me with one of my littlest rescues last year. One warm summer night while my brother was working at an apartment complex he heard some mournful cries coming from an area of shrubs out in front of one of the complexes. In the middle of the shrub was a little 3 month old Russian blue grey looking up. When it didn't really move around a lot my brother got a closer look and to his surprise the poor little girl had a large wound to her right front paw and she was dragging the paw on the ground. He scooped her up after confirming that it did not belong to anyone and brought her home to me. I rushed her to the vet and after further investigation it was confirmed that she had been shot with some sort of rifle. We tried to save her little arm but after the specialist looked at her ex rays the best thing would be an amputee of the paw. I was forewarned that she may not survive through the surgery and her life would be rough because of where the amputation had to be done. It has now been 6 months since I was Blessed with her presence and she is doing great. Sometimes I watch her run through the house with the other rescues and she plays and runs like she has 20 arms not 3. I named her Blues Girl-The 3 legged kitty! Every so often as the photo shows I catch her smiling because I feel as though she is so happy to be loved and alive and that makes me SMILE!!
Tricia Carie
Vincennes, IN
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Blues Girl-The Little 3 Legged Russian Blue kitty rescue by Tricia Carie Vincennes, IN (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Jul 2015
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shenmue
(38,506 posts)1. Yaaaaaaay
Super squee!
MH1
(17,635 posts)2. Thank you for posting these, Steve.
I always appreciate a post like this, takes the edge of the political nonsense.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)3. So Cuuuuuuuute!!!
Russian Blues are such pretty cats!
Years ago a guy I worked with had a three-legged cat that was missing a back leg after getting hit by a car, which happened long before my friend inherited her. She ran around like she was turbocharged. She could jump as high as a bed, but no higher. Otherwise a perfectly normal and happy kitteh.