This morning, with tears in my heart, I surrendered sweet Pumpkin and Autumn to the Heartland Humane Society. They finally were cleared of the dang ringworm! I said my goodbyes to the girls last night, so I could just hustle out of there and go home. But, before I left, I inquired about Nutmeg and was told that she was so “antisocial” they moved her to the back part of the feline sanctuary. 🙁 I went back to visit her and I opened her cage and laid my hand inside. She came and sniffed me and licked me, head-bumped me, oh she remembered me. Nothing anti-social in her behavior at all. I was petting and loving on her and telling her I was sorry she was still there. They had her on the top tier of four cages (no body ever looks up there) So I gathered her in my arms and we snuggled a bit.

Eventually, I put her back in the cage, but didn’t want to just leave her there. I stood on my tiptoes and noticed she had thrown her blanket over her food, so I uncovered her food and she started to eat.

When she was here with me, I only fed her wet food, or dry food with water because she didn’t chew her food, she would gulp it and occasionally she would choke. I was watching  her and I saw her back away from her bowl, her head was up she was gulping for air. She was choking! I heard the door open, figured it was an assistant, but it was an elderly woman. I grabbed Nutzy and swung her around almost bumping this lady and apologized, laid Nutty on her back on the table, opened her mouth and stuck my little finger down her throat to trigger her gag reflex. It worked, and she swallowed the nugget.

I was holding her and the woman asked me if I worked there and I said No Ma’am, but I brought this kitten here to be adopted out and we just know each other. We started talking about Nutmeg and before I left, the woman was still in the room. I bent down on my knees and prayed “God please let someone adopt this shy girl.” Then I left because even though I asked to take her back home and socialize her and bring her back, they weren’t keen to do that.

When I got home, I went to their page to see Autumn and Pumpkin and Nutmeg was gone and in the adopted column!!!!!  YAY! Guess it was kismet that I was there this morning even though my heart hurt to turn those two orange girls over to the shelter.

Here she was on her worst day-

And here she is at the shelter. Fingers crossed she and Autumn find homes by next week

Just an update: Both Pumpkin and Autumn have been adopted into the same home! Nutmeg went home with an elderly woman. My job is done, my bedroom devoid of kittens for now!