Mrs. Kessler's Cats
Precious, 14 years old
See the
story of my cats below!
Simon, 14 years old
Both of my cats were abandoned. Precious was dropped off at an apartment
complex I used to live at in East Bakersfield.
She had been hanging around my apartment for 7 years (from 1996-2003), prowling
around with "cat packs". However,
the last 2 years, she started sleeping in my patio every night. Eventually, I
took pity on her and started to feed her.
When I got married and moved into our house off Panama Lane, I just couldn't
leave her behind, and so I didn't.
She stays with us permanently now as our "oldest child" and is very happy to
have complete run of a two story house.
Simon was left in a duffel bag in a motel room in 2004. I'm assuming a
person, couple or family lived there with no place to call home.
My guess is that they ran out of money and had to leave everything behind. A
teacher who works for our school district is a
"foster mom" for lost and abandoned cats. She managed to convince the motel owners to
give her Simon. Later, she let our vet know
that he was up for adoption. Our vet is Dr. Cherry Johnson at Serenity Cat
Hospital, by the way. When I took Precious in for her regular
check-up, Dr. Johnson told me that this gentle black cat was in need of a loving
home. Since we were looking for a companion
for Precious, we snatched him up. He is now our "second child" living
permanently with us.
So that's the story! :-)
Copr. 2004-2009 by L. Kessler
Noble Elementary School Teacher
Last Updated: January, 2009