The Night Goddess: Meow
Submitted by Kelli:
“I have always loved all animals, but I take a special love for cats. I have several painful medical conditions, making dogs sometimes a little too active of a pet for me. Cats and I are well-matched. This in mind, in December 2009 I told my husband I wanted a cat. One day I dropped my husband off at work and out looking for the local Animal Control. I found it tucked into a little back corner of the city. I had seen 2 kittens on the website that I thought were incredibly adorable and had set my heart on one of them. When I arrived, both were already gone. So I shifted my view and started rubbing and playing with the other cats. Then I came upon a cage with 3 scraggly little long-haired kittens, 2 tuxedos and one that was bright white. They were so cute! I investigated and saw that while the white one and one of the tuxedos came up to me and were eating and being affectionate and generally in good spirits, the last kitten was quite a bit smaller than them and was laying in the litterbox, not interested in food or human affection at all. I was permitted to hold this particular kitten and she was such a little sweetie, very calm and permeated with the air with a soft “mew”. I retrieved my husband from work shortly thereafter and took him to meet this fantastic little girl. He did like her, but was concerned about her inactive disposition. He told me if I named her on the spot, I could keep her. Thus she was dubbed Nyx, after the goddess of the night. And we took her home. The next day she was taken in to see the vet. She hadn’t eaten or had a bowel movement and was very emaciated and lethargic. At the vet we found out she was only 6 weeks old, had tapeworms and coccidia. She was treated for these conditions and given her first kitty booster and has been getting better since then.”
