Dorda and Mitty
The first time I saw them they were in a 3′x3′x3′ green cage. On one side was a litterbox and a food and water dish. Food and water right next to the litterbox. I disliked these people immediately. Christ! How would they like to eat next to an unflushed toilet.
They lay in the two far corners. They looked miserable, defeated and terrified, as if they knew what was coming. After hearing their history I could understand why they seemed so scared.
The woman said their names were Georgia and Missy. She said they’d belonged to her Grandmother and she needed to find them homes. I asked how old they were. She said three or four. She said they’re sisters and added that they might even be five or six.
She told me I could just take one if I wanted. I knew why she said this. Georgia is a small almost completely black cat. She has white tips on her paws and a white bib. Missy is larger and her fur is a mixture of tan, copper, and black. She also has white paw tips and a white bib.
The woman said nobody had ever taken Georgia. She said Missy had been taken a number of times but had always been brought back. I told her cats that have lived their whole lives together shouldn’t be separated.
She said Missy had just come back the night before. I asked why she’d been brought back. She said that when people get Missy home she hides and they have to search the house for her. These people had found her and put her back in the carrier. She’d been in there two days before they brought her back. The woman said the carrier had urine and feces in it. She said that’s why she had them in the cage.
As soon as I saw them in that cage I’d decided they were going home with me. I have no use for people who mistreat animals, especially cats. Putting a cat in a cage because you don’t want it lying on your couch is despicable. Keeping it in a carrier for two days is unforgivable.
She pulled Georgia out of the cage and gave her to me. Georgia didn’t like being held and got a little wild eyed. I gave her back and back in the cage she went. Next I was given Missy. She didn’t like being held either. She buried her face in my shoulder and tried to disappear. She went back in the cage too.
Both cats have had their front claws removed. I hate it when people do this. I’ve asked more than one how they’d like to have their fingernails ripped out by the roots. The usual answer is that it’s just a cat so who cares. I care more about the cat than I do about people like this.
I’d heard enough and I needed to get them out of that cage. I told the woman I’d take them and went out to get my carrier. I needed to get them home and free to move as they chose.
Why is this post titled Dorda and Mitty? Read on and find out…….Part 2
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By Omar Reyes, October 28, 2009 @ 7:37 AM
Hi Rick,
Great story. Can’t wait to read the rest of it
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Omar
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By Karen McGreevey, October 28, 2009 @ 9:53 AM
Aww, Rick.
Good for you for rescuing Dorda and Mitty. Although the initial part of their history is sad, I just know these little fur babies will have the “life of Riley” now.
I’m so glad they have you.
And I can’t wait to read the rest of your/their story…when are you going to post it?
We have four who are in their “Terrible Twos” even though they really are all 12.
Love them to pieces.
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By Angie (Losing It and Loving It), October 28, 2009 @ 10:15 PM
Love the story and can’t wait to hear the rest. I can totally see the love you have for cats and that is awesome. I can’t stand when people abuse pets. Makes me sick!
I have to admit though that when I got Pebbles, my cat back in 1992 I had her declawed in the front. Really didn’t know better but she has been an indoor cat for her entire life and has been treated really well, OK spoiled like crazy. She’s still alive 17 years later but we can definitely tell that she’s having some issues. I will be very sad when she passes as she’s been through everything with me.
Your blog has made me think that I should start writing her story so I can share it.
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By Rick, November 2, 2009 @ 4:23 PM
Hi Guys. I do love cats a lot. I’m glad we have each other.
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By DingoDogg, November 8, 2009 @ 6:52 PM
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