MirielleB次元官网网址檚 Christmas wish is to find her forever home with a loving family and lots of carpet.
She was recently rescued from the streets of Oliver, B.C., where she was living with her two kittens. The mature feline has severely deformed back legs, believed to be as a result of a congenital birth defect.
B次元官网网址淗er little back legs are only about half what they should so when sheB次元官网网址檚 on a slippery surface like a floor she just kind of scoots her bum along, but if sheB次元官网网址檚 on a carpet then she walks using her back legs,B次元官网网址� said Theresa Nolet, vice president of who placed the cat and kittens in a Penticton foster home.
B次元官网网址淲e call her Mirielle, which is a French name for miracle, because itB次元官网网址檚 a miracle she survived not being able to jump or climb and with all the dogs and coyotes around. How she made it? I donB次元官网网址檛 know.B次元官网网址�
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Somebody in the neighbourhood where she was found had seen her condition and was worried her deformity was caused by a human and contacted AlleyCATS.
ItB次元官网网址檚 not known how long she had been living on the streets. At the time an AlleyCATS member went door-to-door to see if anyone knew about her.
B次元官网网址淭he information the volunteer gathered was this cat was approximately eight-years-old and had been living in that area outside having kittens and just surviving,B次元官网网址� said Nolet. B次元官网网址淧eople were occasionally feeding her and no one stepped forward saying that they owned her.B次元官网网址�
The upsetting thing to Nolet is the cat may have been left alone by its former owner to fend for herself.
B次元官网网址�(Mirielle) wasnB次元官网网址檛 friendly at first but it became very apparent after a little while that she was a socialized cat,B次元官网网址� she said.
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Garry Mitchell and his wife who are currently looking after Mirielle agreed: B次元官网网址淚 actually believe at one point she must have been someoneB次元官网网址檚 pet because sheB次元官网网址檚 really quite friendly. She is cautious around people in terms sheB次元官网网址檚 always walking the other way when IB次元官网网址檓 petting her, but sheB次元官网网址檚 really an affectionate cat.
B次元官网网址淚 think she will make a really nice pet for someone.B次元官网网址�
Mirielle is also a polydactyl cat with more than the allotted number of five toes on her front feet and a short tail which indicates she may have some Manx breed in her.
X-rays taken by Dr. Ellen Nicklassen, of the Kelowna Veterinary Clinic, who first examined her showed the deformity to be a birth defect and not human caused.
She has since been spayed and her two kittens were also put up for adoption.
Anyone is interested in adopting Mirielle the miracle cat can call AlleyCATS at 250-462-8195 or visit.
B次元官网网址淲e just want to find someone to give Mirielle her forever home, she does need some special attention so her little legs donB次元官网网址檛 get infected or the callouses worn off,B次元官网网址� said Nolet. B次元官网网址淎nd lots of carpet.B次元官网网址�
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