Dirty Kitty From Episode 64 Grows Up & Becomes "Chrissy"
Back in April, I had a dirty, starving kitten in a Frito Lays box shoved into my arms. I didn’t really have a clue how I was going to find it a home. I didn’t have the time or resources. I just knew kitten rehab was required.
As usual the person who dropped the baby off assured me they would find it a home. Then they changed their cell number, hair color, and moved out of state.
Now I love cats. I love all animals, but I am at cat mass capacity – as I do not live on a farm. Yet.
So, I was stuck with rehabbed kitten, and my adult cats were getting tired of baby-sitting. I feared one day I would walk into the apartment to see Frito kitten strung upside town over a tiny bonfire while my big cats roasted marshmallows over the embers of a newly delivered eviction notice.
To top off the tail – casting was about to start on my plays, and I was, in every way, about to become an absentee human. I had no time to raise a baby.
Thank God for Heaven On Earth Society for Animals. My name and story was passed from animal loving friend to acquaintance until I was finally put in touch with Eri Kriteman, Heaven Founder, and Pamela Geisel, Sanctuary Manager. I have, honestly, rarely or ever come in contact with such accommodating and kind animal non-profit workers. They jumped into action setting up an appointment with their vet for Frito kitten and then partnering with Much Love Animal Rescue to set up her eventual adoption.
If you’re in Southern California and want to volunteer with animals I HIGHLY RECOMMEND working with Heaven on Earth, and Much Love (or one of my all time favorites – The Lange Foundation).
Heaven keeps 70-80 cats at any given time at their no-kill shelter. Most are special needs cats (older, physically challenged, etc.) The cats are fed, given quality medical care, and constantly loved on. Much Love works with younger animals prime for adoption – and thus Frito kitty would be adopted through them.
The long and short of the situation is I now cannot wait to visit the shelter and volunteer with the cats. These groups jumped in to help me in the middle of kitten season (for the record, my old friends, the Lange Foundation also responded with an offer to help Heaven just got to me first). Their resources were stretched to the limit, but they took in kitten now dubbed “Chrissy” (happy picture attached) so that she could go to adoption events and find a home.
No doubt Chrissy found a great home. I’ve never seen a kitten so young learn to beg by rubbing against legs. She’s a swell kiss a*!. My cats taught her well.