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One day, a cute grey kitty found her way to my lap out in my yard. Every day after that, this cute grey kitty showed up at my house for a visit, and it didn’t take long to realize she was skin and bones and carrying kittens.
I would give her food and water, and she would gobble it up quickly. I have a big male cat named Mister. The two would stare at each other though the door every day. I used to tell Mister that his girlfriend was here to visit, which led to her name “Girlfriend”.
As time went on, the starvation problem became worse as the kittens were growing and she was still hungry, so I made her mine. I took her to my vet to see what I needed to do for her.
She barely weighed seven pounds. My vet spoke to me about how Utah shelters are overflowing with cats and then got into very specific details on how this cute severely underweight cat would deliver kittens and not be able to keep up with what they needed if they were born.
Feeling terrible about this, and with tears in my eyes, I decided to have her spayed. My vet was amazing, only charged me half for the spay, and I had her microchipped. When I picked up the new addition to our household, she weighed just over two pounds.
I’m happy to say I’ve had her for about two years, and she now weighs about seven-and-a-half pounds. She and Mister are chasing each other around the house, and she and I have an unbelievable bond! I love my little Girlfriend; she has brought so much joy to my life!
Story submitted by Holly Mason from Roy, Utah.
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