"DESTINY"

For information about adopting Destiny, please contact Marilyn
at marilyn@pawsofmyheart.org.

Destinys life wasn't always so warm and snuggly…

I was driving home from the haven one cold night. There, in the lane opposite of me, an animal was hit and thrown before my eyes! I stopped to see if I could help, assuming it was a possum, from the gray color. When I got out of my car, I saw it was a cat. A woman kindly parked behind me, got out and assisted me as I tried to get the cat to safety. Time was not on our side, it was dark, and traffic was speeding by, the kitty was in the center of the road making rescue dangerous for us. We moved quickly, but gently. I placed her in a carrier that I had in my car, it had a soft bed inside, and I cranked the heat up in the car to keep her warm so she would not go into shock.
Upon looking at her at home, she was able to walk, actually run! Her teeth were chipped, one was gone and impacted in her upper lip causing all of the blood. She was so hungry, she ate two cans of wet food before purring and retiring on a soft fleece cat pillow under the bed.

After a vet exam, xrays and full check up, she escaped her ordeal with minor scrapes and scratches. Her left eye needs drops in it daily, but is healing. Her fur coat is so matted, burrs are embedded in the mats of fur. Her thin frame shows a cat who has been on her own for quite some time. After much Tender Lovin'Care, she will be taken to a groomer to be shaved down. That night, the vision of her, sitting there stunned, motionless, on the centerline of the road, cars whizzing by, she would have been hit over and over…
I have named her "Destiny"….