Baby Molly (Our New Kitty)

Our lovely young kitty Molly has been with us 8 months. She will be 9 months old this Monday.

Molly at three months with her adoptive mom, Stacy.

Molly was abandoned in a baseball field when she was somewhere between 2 and 3 weeks of age. She was found after a terrible thunderstorm. The poor darling was covered with mud, and found shivering in the grass by a family who immediately transported her to a veterinarian's office. 

The vet found Molly to be very healthy. She was plump and free of parasites. Molly was also very affectionate and fearless, which indicated that whomever had owned her had taken care of her, and handled her with love. We can only speculate on how a well cared for infant kitty ended up abandoned in a field.

Molly was adopted by us after we were approached by an employee of the vet's who asked that we foster her. When she was brought to our home, she was immediately adopted by our nine year old female cat, Stacy. Stacy took to her as if she was her own kitten, which was a key factor in Molly's survival and perhaps the primary reason why Molly has thrived. Although Stacy did not produce milk, she allowed the kitten to nurse her, kept her spotlessly clean, and slept with her in a large box we'd converted into a nest for them. Those who are experts on cats, know that it is actually rare for kittens abandoned this young to both survive and thrive. Kittens need a high degree of physical affection and contact in order to be healthy, much like human infants.

Molly at three months in her favorite blanket.

By the time she was about three months old, Molly had become an extremely active young lady. Now at nearly nine months of age, Molly pretty much bounces off the walls.

She sleeps through the night and is up and about when she hears the first human climb out of bed. Molly doesn't tolerate it well when humans try to sleep in. She will walk all over her victim until she has stomped them awake.

When any member of the family returns home from a day of school or work, Molly greets them at the door. She purrs and scampers around their feet. She doesn't act aloof like some cats; she acts like a dog when one of her beloved humans comes through the door.

Molly has been spayed so that she doesn't contribute to the population of unwanted pets. I don't want to be preachy, but animals who are not being used for breeding, should be spayed or neutered.

In addition to her mom, Stacy, Molly shares her home with Katya. Katya is a rescue kitty like Molly. She is a ragdoll who was rescued from a "professional" breeder. Katya was rescued before she was used for breeding, but she did suffer psychological trauma. Now with Molly here, Katya has a playmate.

Katya

Molly has gone from being a tiny kitty with a huge head she could barely support, to a long, lean playing machine. The little baby who could have died, unnoticed in a field, has a happy life with humans and kitties who love her.