One morning I heard what I thought was a kitten meowing. I walking around the yard and realized that it was coming from across the street where there is a vacant lot. Between my yard and the lot was a fairly busy street, so I grabbed a carrier and smelly can of food and set off to find the meowing. It must've been my lucky day as the second I got to the edge of the lot, the meowing started again loud and urgent. Being it was 515 am and the sun wasn't up yet, I used my cell phone flashlight and started looking under the junk/boards scattered around. I bent down to move a 2x4 and a little tiny ear appeared. I reached down and scooped the little baby up. She muzzled into my chest and looked up at me as if to say "what took you so long". I put her in the carrier and brought her home. I set up the bathroom with a blanket, food/water dishes, and litter box, and let her out. She was so very tiny I didn't know if she was even able to eat on her own. I put some wet food on the dish and she ate like a starving kitten. I took her to the vet later that morning for a check up and she was about 5 weeks old and weighed 12 oz. The vet said that other than being a little underweight, she appeared to be in good health. I told myself that I already had 3 cats and that I needed to find her a good home..... but the minute I picked her up I knew in my heart that she was mine. I fell in love the moment I saw her. I taught her to use the liter box and play with toys. The 3 other cats accepted her from the start, and she fell in love with the biggest cat I have, 17 lb Waffles. They sleep together all the time, and he cleans her like a mama cat. She'll be 1 year old on 15 September 2020, and I thank her every day for picking me.

Joy Kosloske
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV