Mommy just started a job and has been getting to know her co-workers. It turns out one of them fosters kittens. Mommy thought they would have a lot in common since mommy rescues kitties too. Well, Mommy started talking about me and how I have CH, and the co-worker said that some of the kittens she was fostering were diagnosed with CH so she had the whole litter euthanized. Mommy was so shocked and couldn't believe it! Mommy explained that even though I have CH, I get around just fine and require very little "extra care" and how I am such a loving kitty. The co-worker just brushed off Mommy's feelings about me and said "yeah, well I don't think its right when there are alot of healthy kittens out there that need homes." It made mommy so mad! Why shouldn't we CH kitties get to live and get a chance? Why do "healthy" kitties deserve a home more then us? Just because we wobble and stumble doesn't make us any less deserving! Mommy is wondering if any of your pawrents have run into a situation like this.
Mommy has come across people like that and it makes her REALLY upset also. But she says its a case of positive energy going to waste on a negative person. Tell your Mom not to talk to this person about special needs babies anymore b/c it will only make her upset. If this person makes comments like that again to your Mom, she can tell them that she would prefer to not discuss it and thereby avoid having to not like her! MOL!
That's terrible! I don't blame your mom one bit for being furious. We wobblers just need to keep getting the word out about how special we are. When my bridge-sister Weeble died, Mom said four surviving cats were enough and she wasn't going to get another one. But she missed having a CH cat so much, she went out to find me. She says she'll never be wobble-less again!
Don't bother with that lady; our energies are better spent on educating than arguing!
I'm sorry, that must have been super hard for your mom to hear. You have to be patient with people like the coworker, because she obviously doesn't realize what a blessing CH kitties can be. Often my mom is asked why she adopted a special needs kitty, and she tells them this is how she decided: If I'm going to adopt and love a cat, why not pick one that needs love the most? The coworker is trying to make the world a better place in her own way (by fostering kitties) and we can only hope she'll learn to accept and love CH kitties by working with your mom. Good luck!
When my mommy found me I was in a feed bucket at a farm where the farmer was going to kill us. Mommy had never had a kitten before, but when she saw me she decided that she had to take me home! (She even snuck me past her daddy in her sweater!)
Even though I have my problems and my mom has had to take me to the vet a lot more often than a "normal" kitten, I always hear her telling her friends and family that getting a kitten like me was the best thing that could've happened.
She says that I'm more cuddley and unique and that she can't imagine living without me.
I think that until someone actually lives with a kitten like us, they'll never be able to realise how special and amazing we are. You should feel bad for this co worker who hasn't given themselves the chance to live with such an inspirational kitten like us CH cats.