Frank's Story

This is "Cat" on a cold October night, my neighbors picked him up awhile ago. In all the time they had him I never saw them pet him, they never let him in the house, they never said a kind word to him. Yet every day cat would sit on their porch and stare at the door waiting for some friendly interaction. He was loyal if nothing else.

I went to Walmart in the middle of the night and bought some things so Cat would have a place out of the elements.

Success. Hey little buddy.

Eating the food I left out for him.

There we go, nice fresh water. You can tell by the ear that Cat has gotten into some alterCATions.

Ohh that's not good. This was right about the time that Cat's owners literally kicked him off their porch like a football and moved away. All on his own with an injured foot in winter. Not good.

Meet Frank. I mean now that he's abandoned (more abandoned?) If I'm going to take care of him he needs a name. So Frank it is.

At the Vet.

Oh jeeze nap time, it's taking too long for the emergency vet to tend to Frank, he fell asleep waiting. Emergency vet suggested snuffing him because "why patch up a feral?" Okay lady...

Frank on his way to his primary vet for vaccinations, testing for FeLV, FIV, and other nasties. And to get that paw taken care of.

Why hello there! My father-in-law's hand makes a cameo appearance.

Frank's paw was still bleeding a bit. In the end he passed all his tests, got all his vaccinations. He had worms and he needed surgery on the paw buuuuuuut ...

He got to experience a cat bed, cat toys, cat nip, and other cat stuff for the first time in his life. The vet estimates that he's at least five. That's a long ass time to be a cat without love and fun cat stuff!

He does make getting anything done a bit of a chore, but we love him and he's happy.

Still hasn't really figured out all the cat stuff though. He's a pretty sweet cat. And he LOVES the dog. So that's awesome. I'm sad that he got treated so poorly, and that he got kicked and abandoned, but I'm glad I was able to make his life better and that's just about the best Christmas present I've ever gotten.

Edit: You guys and gals are incredible. Thank you for all the kind words!! Oh believe me I've left reviews about Dr Gritzmacher and the entire experience at that veterinarian's office for other people thinking about going there. Bleh! As I type this Frank is sitting in my lap and purring contentedly. I hope you all have a happy holiday season!