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Bindi
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Age: |
Ten years old
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Female
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Kind: |
Domestic Shorthair
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| Home: |
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Bindi
is my epileptic cat. She arrived at the Burbank, CA animal shelter as a
six week-old feral stray, having seizures, flea-infested, blind, deaf, and
missing a claw. Instead of putting her to sleep, the volunteers took her to
the vet and put her up for adoption. She had an MRI and a spinal tap. Her
veterinary neurologist gave her 50/50 odds of living to her first birthday.
Getting in-focus shots are difficult because, due to her epilepsy and brain
damage, she rarely holds still! But I think she is beautiful!
On April 22, 2014, Bindi turns ten. She has residual brain damage but has
regained her vision and hearing. She is wobbly and has frequent "gravity
breaks", but her seizures are well-regulated with medication. She doesn't
meow or purr, but instead growls. In honor of her milestone birthday, Bindi
has inspired a knitting pattern called "Bindi's Path",
available on ravelry. The fun thing is, 100%
of the profits from its sale will go to the Volunteers of the
Burbank Animal Shelter,
the organization that saved her life. I will
be eternally grateful to them for the gift of this little character!
Bindi enjoys her sunny spot, and staring at people from across the room. She
wakes me up by batting my nose, and occasionally sleeps under the covers with
me. She says "Everybody say Grrrrr!"
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