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Meet The Cat With An Extra Chromosome Put On Death Row Because She Looked A Little Different
Meet Maya, a year-old tabby cat with a chromosomal abnormality. She was found behind a Chinese food restaurant and brought to a kill shelter, where she was put on death row because she looked and acted a little differently.
Nobody thought anyone would want her.
Then, the Odd Cat Sanctuary found out and brought her to a foster home. They posted her photo on their Facebook page, and that’s how her furrever family found her.
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This is our adopted cat Maya
Maya is a year-old tabby cat with an extra chromosome
She was found behind a Chinese food restaurant and brought to a kill shelter
She was put on death row because of her looks and slightly different behaviour
Nobody thought anyone would ever want her
The Odd Cat Sanctuary then found out and brought her to a foster home where we found her
Maya usually looks sad or confused (we promise she’s not)
She does have some vision issues
And a flattened nose that makes her sneeze a lot
With her wonky eyes she’s super adorable though
But she’s just like any other cat
She’s super curious
Super silly
A fierce predator
And loves chin scratches
She even has a favorite toy
She’s super happy in her new home
Maya’s becoming an ambassador for special pets everywhere
Please help us spread awareness of shelter animals, especially the ones with special needs, to help more of them get adopted!
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Shari H 8 years ago
My vet once asked me if I was aware that "normal" (he even did air quotes), healthy pets existed. I told him someone had to love the odd and sick pets. He responded that he loved us for it, but his heart broke every time he saw me cry over a sick pet, and he thought just once I deserved a healthy pet. Thank you to all who experience the overwhelming love that is caring for an unusual, sick, or behaviorally challenged furbaby.
Kristi Zoebelein 8 years ago
As part of my vet tech training we had to go to our local shelter every Friday and practice taking temps, heart rate, etc. on the dogs that were being put down that day (heart breaking to say the least). I fell in love with a Redbone Coonhound with a back leg that had been dislocated and never set, he basically only had 3 legs, and a mix that had a fractured pelvis that had started to heal. When I asked to adopt them I was asked why I wanted them when there were "perfectly good" dogs I could be adopting instead. I didn't let that stop me!
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Monty Is Fiennes 8 years ago
Blessings to you and your lovely furball....I am glad you found one another....
Miry 8 years ago
I was really shocked when I learned that shelters in the US still kill so many healthy animals. Here in the Netherlands shelters don't do that any more. I work as a volunteer at an animal shelter. For some animals it takes time to find a new home, but we keep looking and don't kill them. And after some time, we do find an owner for almost every pet! Most times this takes a few weeks or months, but in some cases, it can take a year or so. In very rare cases we can't find an owner and the pet goes to a special shelter where it can stay for the rest of its life. We also have sterilisation programmes for stray cats, to minimize the number of homeless cats. It breaks my heart that in the US still so many pets get euthanized. That should not happen in a civilized, prosperous country. If finding the pets a new owner is possible in the Netherlands, it must be possible in the US as well! I really hope US shelters will stop this barbaric practice soon:(
Kristi Zoebelein 8 years ago
It is awful, but the amount of unwanted pets in the US is staggering. Absolutely unreal. There is literally not enough money, food, and resources to care for them. There are approximately 6.5 million animals that are dropped off at shelters every year, I don't think that counts those picked up as strays. Only 3.2 million are adopted. There's nowhere for the other 3.3 million to go and no money to house and feed them. I am absolutely NOT a proponent of euthanasia but sadly this is our reality. There has to be a better way, and thankfully the number of animals being euthanized is dropping every year.
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Jasmeen Nalin 8 years ago
I am so happy reading this. Thank you for adopting Maya . She is a special cat indeed . I adopted my cat Mushka last year from a shelter and i am very happy with her.
Carol Pendrey 8 years ago
Ahhh she is adorable! We had a no ears, 3 legged cat for 10 years and she was just the sweetest little thing! All animals deserve a chance of a loving home xxxx Abbie-59c4...72ce5b.jpg 
Shari H 8 years ago
My vet once asked me if I was aware that "normal" (he even did air quotes), healthy pets existed. I told him someone had to love the odd and sick pets. He responded that he loved us for it, but his heart broke every time he saw me cry over a sick pet, and he thought just once I deserved a healthy pet. Thank you to all who experience the overwhelming love that is caring for an unusual, sick, or behaviorally challenged furbaby.
Kristi Zoebelein 8 years ago
As part of my vet tech training we had to go to our local shelter every Friday and practice taking temps, heart rate, etc. on the dogs that were being put down that day (heart breaking to say the least). I fell in love with a Redbone Coonhound with a back leg that had been dislocated and never set, he basically only had 3 legs, and a mix that had a fractured pelvis that had started to heal. When I asked to adopt them I was asked why I wanted them when there were "perfectly good" dogs I could be adopting instead. I didn't let that stop me!
Load More Replies... Monty Is Fiennes 8 years ago
Blessings to you and your lovely furball....I am glad you found one another....
Miry 8 years ago
I was really shocked when I learned that shelters in the US still kill so many healthy animals. Here in the Netherlands shelters don't do that any more. I work as a volunteer at an animal shelter. For some animals it takes time to find a new home, but we keep looking and don't kill them. And after some time, we do find an owner for almost every pet! Most times this takes a few weeks or months, but in some cases, it can take a year or so. In very rare cases we can't find an owner and the pet goes to a special shelter where it can stay for the rest of its life. We also have sterilisation programmes for stray cats, to minimize the number of homeless cats. It breaks my heart that in the US still so many pets get euthanized. That should not happen in a civilized, prosperous country. If finding the pets a new owner is possible in the Netherlands, it must be possible in the US as well! I really hope US shelters will stop this barbaric practice soon:(
Kristi Zoebelein 8 years ago
It is awful, but the amount of unwanted pets in the US is staggering. Absolutely unreal. There is literally not enough money, food, and resources to care for them. There are approximately 6.5 million animals that are dropped off at shelters every year, I don't think that counts those picked up as strays. Only 3.2 million are adopted. There's nowhere for the other 3.3 million to go and no money to house and feed them. I am absolutely NOT a proponent of euthanasia but sadly this is our reality. There has to be a better way, and thankfully the number of animals being euthanized is dropping every year.
Load More Replies... Jasmeen Nalin 8 years ago
I am so happy reading this. Thank you for adopting Maya . She is a special cat indeed . I adopted my cat Mushka last year from a shelter and i am very happy with her.
Carol Pendrey 8 years ago
Ahhh she is adorable! We had a no ears, 3 legged cat for 10 years and she was just the sweetest little thing! All animals deserve a chance of a loving home xxxx Abbie-59c4...72ce5b.jpg
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