Long time no see, and now Iâm asking for money ^^;
Gentlepeoples, I introduce to you: Bean.
âBut Chris!â You cry, âYou only have two cats! Who is this?â
Okay so, story time: My partner and I, @puppehgalâ, were walking home along a very busy road and we came across a very small Bean being very friendly with a guy. At first, we thought said guy was her owner, but apparently not as he gently pushed her away and crossed the road. When it became obvious Bean was about to follow him right into roaring traffic we got her attention and she switched onto us. Now, Bean was being incredibly friendly, much more so than normal wandering cat and we hadnât ever seen her in the neighbourhood - we literally lived a few doors away from this. She was also very soft but very underweight, and had what looked like sores under her arms and on her belly. Still, possibly just a stray, right?
Except she had absolutely no fear of traffic and people. Twice she nearly wandered into the road as she followed us, and was far, far too friendly to be a stray. Strays will usually be cautious of new humans, even cats who are allowed out will be the same. She had none of that caution.
So my partner and I looked at each other, and both came to the same conclusion: we couldnât just leave her. Weâd come out to a dead cat. So up I scooped Bean, and took her to our tiny flat to shut her in our bathroom with food (which disappeared depressingly quickly) and water, a litter box and bedding. She purred the entire time and was âcuddlingâ me, which is another sign she was owned.
In all, she seemed like a house cat that had got out.
I phoned round and managed to find a vet that was open on a Saturday and not too far from us, and off I toddled with her to said vet. We found out that she was only 2.9kg, very underweight, and had flea-allergic dermatitis (just like my Apostrophe) which she had made worse by fussing with the itches until they had become sore. Apart from that, she was healthy and hearty, 7-8 years oldâŠand unchipped. No microchip.
The vets were nice and have cut down on the price of the checkup for being kind enough to pick her up and look for her owners, but the reality is we are right before a payday (oh the joys of living paycheck to paycheck) and have had to break into our rent money to care for little Bean. Rent is due in 6 days, and while I would happily pay any amount for her the reality is we need that money. Weâre looking to raise about ÂŁ50 ($64) for the checkup, price for the flyers to find her folks and for food/general care as thatâs about what itâs taken and weâre fostering her for the foreseeable future.
If you can help, the linkâs here - even just a quid/dollar will help. If not, please pass this round.Â
As a note, any excess over the ÂŁ50 will be going to Team Cat Rescue - a local Birmingham-based charity that is helping us with posting about the cat and has lent us a cat-crate to keep Bean in.
