Cats are often what we turn to when we want to feel happy. We love seeing pictures of cute, well-loved, happy kitties.
But sadly, many cats and kittens don’t have it easy. They end up on the streets, either because they were born there or because they were abandoned.
Luckily, there are lots of kind people who try to help these neglected animals have a better life.
One of these caring groups is Best Friends Felines. They rescue cats and kittens all around Brisbane and the coast. Recently, they got a call about a tiny kitten named Lulu.
Keep reading to learn about her incredible story.
It started when a vet nurse called them about a tiny kitten left at the clinic to be put down.
Sadly, all her siblings had died. But the nurse thought if there was a small chance she could live, she deserved a shot.
The poor kitten was very skinny, had hookworms, and was covered in fleas.
She was almost bald because the hungry kittens started eating each other’s fur, hoping for food.
Lulu didn’t have good chances of surviving. She had been left alone, so her organs were starving, and fleas and worms were taking over her body.
She weighed less than 300 grams, which was only half of what she should have weighed at her age. So, she was in really bad shape.
Lulu may have been tiny, but the staff could see that she still had fight in her and a strong will to live.
“Lulu was one of those kittens that captured your heart instantly, not just because of her condition, but because she has the biggest personality, boldly confident and super outgoing.”
As soon as the fleas and worms were under control she started to improve. She was gaining weight and her fur began to grow back.
She adored all the humans that were around her and was always meowing for attention and cuddles.
Soon she was strong enough to go to a foster home and there she met a little kitten name Peach who was about the same age.
Peach had also had a rough start in life so it was no surprise that the two of them were instantly friends.
“It was almost a tear-worthy moment to see these two babies so failed by humans, the same age and so depleted from their start to life as they ran and greeted each other like long-lost friends and immediately started bopping each other and wrestling.”
It took quite a few months for Lulu to completely recover but eventually she given a clean bill of health and was ready to be put up for adoption.
And it didn’t take long for someone to fall in love with her. She instantly captured the heart of Reece and he decided that he wanted to be her forever human.
In no time at all, with all the love and care that she received, Lulu, now named Ciri, got bigger and her true personality began to shine through.
She became a complete purr machine and soaked up all the love and attention that everybody was giving her.
She had survived and had gone through an amazing transformation into a beautiful calico cat.
Ciri has a wonderful life with Reece and you can tell that all the affection she has came about because of those people that first cared for her when she most needed it.