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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.
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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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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.
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!
yes there were perfectly good pets to adopt, and you did. :)
Blessings to you and your lovely furball....I am glad you found one another....
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!
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.
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!
yes there were perfectly good pets to adopt, and you did. :)
Blessings to you and your lovely furball....I am glad you found one another....
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!