At the very end of June, the kids & I came home to a big surprise. Darren was holding a box and inside was a small, dirty kitten missing half her tail. The neighbors found the little thing starving and scared on their front porch and came straight to our house for some help. I wasn't home, so Darren put her in a box and kept her until I got home. I surveyed the damage to her tail, wrapped it and fed her. We named her Harriet, in honor of the life & strength of Harriet Tubman.
The next day, we took her to the vet where she stayed overnight for a tail amputation. She was 5 weeks old and just under 1 pound. The amputation went well, and we brought her back home where the other cats met her with a chilly reception.
It has been more than a month since we adopted Harriet, and she has grown into a feisty girl. She wants attention, but is still just a little bit wild so her first instinct is to run away. Most of the cats have accepted her now, and she is just part of the family. We look forward to watching our pretty girl grow!
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