The writer of this adoption story put finding the purr-fect match eloquently: “It seems you don’t know what you’re missing until you find her.”
“I spotted Ruby, then Jamie, on the TCHS Facebook page last July. What a beautiful 3.25-lb. baby she was. My family agreed that she should be a part of our family, so we set an alarm (quite literally) to call the shelter the minute it opened the next day.
As a kitten, Ruby’s eyes were in rough shape. One had not developed, and the other was cloudy. Immediately I was drawn to her as I worried that since she had problems with her eyes she would be overlooked in favor of other cats — that a kitty like her may be underestimated by some people. I’ve always had a soft heart for the underdog, er undercat, so I choose them every time.
Her one eye never developed, but the other grew out of its cloudiness. You’d never know she is functioning on one eye. She doesn’t miss a beat keeping up with her feline brother and canine brother. Ruby has a lot of personality. (No, I do not condone her drinking my water or hanging from window screens.) She loves to play fetch, which she often instigates, and she is mesmerized by bubbles. Ruby ‘helps’ me work by sitting on the back of my chair. She loves her pop-up tent and some of her toys, but she goes bonkers for paper balls. From nearly the day she arrived at home, she has played with both siblings, even though they outweigh her by a lot. (Her adult weight is only 6.5 lbs., where they are 11 lbs. and 65 lbs.) Even so, they also snuggle together.
Who knew we were missing her in our lives? It’s true that often animals find us, not necessarily the other way around. They bring love into our lives, and make life even more special. I’m grateful to TCHS for their care before she came to our family.”
Happy Adopt-a-versy, Ruby!
