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A sick stray cat at a shelter was ignored for weeks until she was adopted, and now she's living her best life.

Kelly was exploring the website of her local animal shelter late at night when she came across a particular cat that caught her eye. She fell in love with the cat she later acquired and named Kimmie right away. The cat had been at the shelter for several weeks and no one had expressed an interest in adopting her. Fortunately, her story had a happy conclusion, as she met Kelly and found the right home.

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Kelly had known from the start that Kimmie would be the cat she would adopt.

In the middle of the night, I emailed the shelter an application. We conducted a phone interview during which they questioned me about my living status. We scheduled a meeting, and when the time came, I dressed up in a blouse and coat, thinking it would make me appear more sophisticated. Kimmie was a little kitty when I first saw her, weighing only 5 and a half pounds and easy to pick up with one hand.

She approached me and stroked her head on my palm, allowing me to hold her before jumping into my lap. When the worker entered her room, she told me she had never hopped on anyone's lap before. let me go get the paperwork done for you she didn't have to ask if I wanted to adopt her; she just said, I'll take care of the paperwork for you. She's a complete diva, but when she wants to, she gives the sweetest cuddles.

Kimmie's story, she hopes, will encourage people to begin adopting animals.

Kimmie spent the majority of her existence on the streets, and you never know what animals go through on the streets. Every animal deserves a loving home, but those who have already been through a lot need us the most. They are the most grateful and caring beings on the planet. Why buy from a breeder when there are so many animals in shelters?

It was never a question for me. I've always wanted to make a cat's life better. It still brings tears to my eyes to watch how she has changed in the 9 months since I acquired her. She is finally living the life she deserves, and she will never have to worry about running out of food or being cold at night.

Kimmie is a kitten with special needs. She requires special food to prevent urinary infections, and she suffers from allergies and other health issues common to these flat-faced breeds. She suffered a horrible eye infection and has gone through a lot in her life.

Kimmie isn't a big fan of human food, and she doesn't care for milk, chicken, tuna, or cream. But, as I found out the hard way, she'll fight for pudding cup lids and olives. She came up to me one day as I was eating cream cheese-stuffed olives, knocked it out of my hand, grabbed it, and went away. She was adamant about keeping the olive in her hand.

I did some research and discovered that giving your cat (unsalted) olives on occasion is fine. Before I caught her from strange noises in the kitchen, she chewed her way through the plastic and drank down I don't know how many olives. Since then, the olives have been kept under strict control, and she occasionally has one as a treat. She doesn't like every brand; she only likes the unique ones!

Have you ever gotten a pet from a shelter or a rescue group? If that's the case, do you think more people should do it? We'd be interested in hearing about your adoption experiences.

Source: Newspaper