Tripod Kitty

So, in theme with keeping things interesting, tomorrow I'll be taking legal ownership of a year-old cat. This cat is pretty cool and definitely unique, and so is the story of how we found her.

I live in the middle of nowhere, I'm pretty sure it could be classified as cow country and no one would argue with you. We have an outside 'mommy cat' that has brought her kittens to live on our property and even lets us get close to them (I guess it's the pay off for feeding her, haha). Anyways, after I went back to school last August she presented the kittens and they began to explore the front porch and flower beds around the house.

Then, they found the engine of my dad's car. I'll never really understand the fascination with cats and cars, but they love them. I guess it's the equivalent of a playground for elementary school students. Anyways, the one could always be found without fail in the engine, so we named her Rev and the name just stuck. As winter approached we tried to coax her into the house and failed, and around Christmas she disappeared for good...or so we thought.

Last Thursday night we turned the front porch light on and found a cat that we hadn't seen before, but as soon as we turned the light on the cat took off. I could see that it had a pretty nasty leg injury before it darted off, and kind of hoped that it was okay. Well Friday afternoon she reappeared, and my dad went out to talk with her (we're cat people, really). Her leg was really bad but she seemed to be the most sweet and sociable cat that's ever come to us from outside. Then we realized that it was Rev, who had disappeared months ago. We checked back and compared pictures and there is no denying that it's her.

This morning we took her to the vet to see what they can do for her. At first he thought there might be a way to save the leg, but in the afternoon told us that there wasn't any viable tissue there and it would have to be amputated. The cost of the surgery is hefty, there's no way around it, but she is just so sweet and healthy otherwise that we couldn't stand the thought of sending her off to a shelter.

So tomorrow I'll go and claim ownership of little Miss Rev and we'll get that leg all taken care of, making her a 'Tripod Kitty.' Hopefully we can bring her home this week and start her on the road to recovery and get her comfortable. I can't wait to add her to the family!