Guini is a special kitty. She is also a special needs cat. She was intentionally run over by her previous owner, and denied vet care. Her bones did eventually heal, but Nature wasn’t as kind as a surgeon’s skilled hands.

She is pure white with golden eyes. She has lived on the floor of our bedroom for over a year now. We got her out of the shelter on June 22, 2006 and then it was estimated she was 17 years old.

Her walk is peculiar, it is a bit of a waddle, crab crawl and hop combination. Her ability to climb is nonexistent, and in the entire time we have been with her, I have never seen her groom herself.

Her preference is to live in solitude, so she lives alone in the bedroom on soft cushions. Her litter pan is a hot water drain pan with the holes plugged up. She is an absolutely delightful cat who loves to be brushed, scratched and petted.

This morning, I decided to give her a bath. She really needed one and I believe this was her first bath she ever had. She did quite well, but what saved me was letting her hang on to the lip of the bucket she was in, instead of digging her claws into my arms. She was nervous, but she didn’t fight and I was able to really give her a good bath.

I took her into the bedroom and with warming towels, I was drying her off. I got her as dry as possible, but when I turned around, she scooted under the bed. Now, this is where all the dustbunnies came up to her and said “Hi Guinie glad to meet cha~” By the time I got her out from under the bed, she really needed a bath, so she got two baths instead of one! I also did a thorough cleaning of the dirt and dust under the bed. (Our ceiling caved in a few weeks ago due to the rain) only the underside of the ceiling thankfully, not all of it. So the dust was pretty bad.

Now Guinevere is sleeping peacefully. She has been dried off and had her grooming session. The water was so dirty in the bucket it was almost sludge! At least, there were no fleas. Thank God for Advantage.