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Meet The Cat With An Extra Chromosome Put On Death Row Because She Looked A Little Different
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Meet The Cat With An Extra Chromosome Put On Death Row Because She Looked A Little Different

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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.

More info: Instagram

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

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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

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Maya usually looks sad or confused (we promise she’s not)

She does have some vision issues

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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

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A fierce predator

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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
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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Kristi Zoebelein
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Blessings to you and your lovely furball....I am glad you found one another....

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CBN2143
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She is ridiculously cute! Her wonky eyes I love, and I bet her little sneezes are so cute and squeaky! You're very lucky to have her!

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Shari H
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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.

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Kristi Zoebelein
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Blessings to you and your lovely furball....I am glad you found one another....

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CBN2143
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She is ridiculously cute! Her wonky eyes I love, and I bet her little sneezes are so cute and squeaky! You're very lucky to have her!

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