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A portrait of Visas Murr for kya-kyabetsu of DA
She's a lovely little blind kitty with a sweet story:
STORY TIME:
I got called into work on my day off, as an emergency to cover for my boss at the comic book store. On my way in from the parking lot on the side of the building, I passed a girl in a trend outfit and her thug-life boyfriend. She was clutching a tiny kitten to her low-cut shirt, and I immediately peg her for the kinda gal that thinks animals are accessories. I off-handed compliment her, "Nice kitten," and keep walking.
She turns and calls after me, "DO YOU WANT IT?!"
I was totally confused--and thinking of how my boss needed me at the store 3 minutes ago--but I don't want her dropping this kitten in some lost and found. "I've got two cats, thank you." She looked heartbroken, so I got closer and checked the little thing out. It's adorable, of course, like all kittens are. "Just take it to the shelter. It'll have a home in no time."
"I CAN'T! THEY'LL KILL IT. IT'S GOT NO EYES!!"
I ended up taking her and her boy into the store, relieving my boss, and getting the rest of the story.
Turns out this gal's sister found the kitten in a box on the sidewalk somewhere. She couldn't keep the cat, so she passed to the young lady in front of me. Young lady tried to keep it, but her boyfriend--the roof over her head--was allergic. Kitten had to go, but kitten had problems.
Her ears were leaky. Her eyelids were crusted shut. She had fleas. The girl had shaved her hair in a bunch of spots in a moronic attempt to get rid of the fleas. She was so very tiny, and not extremely active.
I spent the rest of my shift calling people to try to find a home for her. I didn't find one, so I took her home. I got her some kitten formula, b/c she was so very tiny. The next day at the vet, I found out just how fortunate it was that I had.
Visas was so malnourished and dehydrated that the vet wanted her on a liquid diet. She got some kitten-safe flea treatment. She got goo for her ears. She had her eyes cleaned and examined by a medical professional. The vet told me that when very young (pre-eye-opening) kittens have viral infections or high fevers it can burst the globes of their eyes. Visas probably could not see and probably never saw.
Over time it became obvious that the remains of Visas' eyeballs were so folded in on themselves that her body could not keep them flushed out and clean. She was constantly battling infections--I took her to a surgeon. Her meat-raisins were removed, her sockets cleaned. They gave her sterile glass marbles to keep the skin from sinking inward, and sewed her lids shut.
She looked like something from Hot Topic for about two weeks until the stitches were removed and her shaven face-fur grew back.
NOW, she's a mighty huntress who rules the house with an iron paw. She catches mice. She beats up my other, dumber cats. She plays fetch. ...except for the part where she brings things back... but she'll chase whatever you throw for hours.
One of the winners of the pet-portrait contest I am running in my journal, check it out =)
She's a lovely little blind kitty with a sweet story:
STORY TIME:
I got called into work on my day off, as an emergency to cover for my boss at the comic book store. On my way in from the parking lot on the side of the building, I passed a girl in a trend outfit and her thug-life boyfriend. She was clutching a tiny kitten to her low-cut shirt, and I immediately peg her for the kinda gal that thinks animals are accessories. I off-handed compliment her, "Nice kitten," and keep walking.
She turns and calls after me, "DO YOU WANT IT?!"
I was totally confused--and thinking of how my boss needed me at the store 3 minutes ago--but I don't want her dropping this kitten in some lost and found. "I've got two cats, thank you." She looked heartbroken, so I got closer and checked the little thing out. It's adorable, of course, like all kittens are. "Just take it to the shelter. It'll have a home in no time."
"I CAN'T! THEY'LL KILL IT. IT'S GOT NO EYES!!"
I ended up taking her and her boy into the store, relieving my boss, and getting the rest of the story.
Turns out this gal's sister found the kitten in a box on the sidewalk somewhere. She couldn't keep the cat, so she passed to the young lady in front of me. Young lady tried to keep it, but her boyfriend--the roof over her head--was allergic. Kitten had to go, but kitten had problems.
Her ears were leaky. Her eyelids were crusted shut. She had fleas. The girl had shaved her hair in a bunch of spots in a moronic attempt to get rid of the fleas. She was so very tiny, and not extremely active.
I spent the rest of my shift calling people to try to find a home for her. I didn't find one, so I took her home. I got her some kitten formula, b/c she was so very tiny. The next day at the vet, I found out just how fortunate it was that I had.
Visas was so malnourished and dehydrated that the vet wanted her on a liquid diet. She got some kitten-safe flea treatment. She got goo for her ears. She had her eyes cleaned and examined by a medical professional. The vet told me that when very young (pre-eye-opening) kittens have viral infections or high fevers it can burst the globes of their eyes. Visas probably could not see and probably never saw.
Over time it became obvious that the remains of Visas' eyeballs were so folded in on themselves that her body could not keep them flushed out and clean. She was constantly battling infections--I took her to a surgeon. Her meat-raisins were removed, her sockets cleaned. They gave her sterile glass marbles to keep the skin from sinking inward, and sewed her lids shut.
She looked like something from Hot Topic for about two weeks until the stitches were removed and her shaven face-fur grew back.
NOW, she's a mighty huntress who rules the house with an iron paw. She catches mice. She beats up my other, dumber cats. She plays fetch. ...except for the part where she brings things back... but she'll chase whatever you throw for hours.
One of the winners of the pet-portrait contest I am running in my journal, check it out =)
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Housecat
Size 562 x 381px
File Size 73.8 kB
*nods* animals definitely benefit from having an "in-the-now" mindset. I don't think they're capable of emotionally dwelling on things though, since they don't really visualize the future and don't have any dreams to dash. They probably have no memory of what they were capable of and no capacity to be jealous of what others can do. I'm not sure those are skills most humans can learn, for better or worse.
What she is capable of regardless of her disability is amazing though, and definitely demonstrates the word "handicapable" I found her story very inspiring.
What she is capable of regardless of her disability is amazing though, and definitely demonstrates the word "handicapable" I found her story very inspiring.
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