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As it is his second anniversary, I thought I would repost his story, not sure if this is the right place or not though

GINGER'S STORY

Poor Ginger had a very sad history. He and his brother were acquired as kittens, but were unfortunately separated after a relationship breakdown. His brother was the lucky one, getting his forever home: unhappily, Ginger ended up with yet another couple who split.

In theory Ginger still had an owner but the little lad was left outside all the time, depending entirely on kind neighbours to feed him. Although there were people who gave him occasional attention or let him in for a short time, no-one was willing to give him a forever home and no-one thought to contact a rescue.

People in the area estimate he was living rough for three years. I had seen Ginger myself, but because he was on the plump side and, after all, cats are often out and about, I never guessed he was a stray. When this was pointed out to me, I decided to go and pick him up off the streets.

I took him to the vet and it turned out his teeth were in a terrible state and needed a lot of work. The person who had fed him most had noticed his odd eating habits, but had done nothing about it. The vet estimated Ginger to be 11 years old. I rescued him in August: I donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t believe he would have survived another winter living rough.

Gingerâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s luck changed from that day forward. Despite his age and his bad teeth (left untreated, bad teeth can cause problems with internal organs), he was surprisingly healthy. He was somewhat overweight and had a slight heart murmur, but he went on to have four years and one month in his forever home. He would never have had that time – and certainly not that love, comfort and freedom from pain – if he had been left on the streets.
 

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Originally Posted by booktigger

As it is his second anniversary, I thought I would repost his story, not sure if this is the right place or not though

GINGER'S STORY

Poor Ginger had a very sad history. He and his brother were acquired as kittens, but were unfortunately separated after a relationship breakdown. His brother was the lucky one, getting his forever home: unhappily, Ginger ended up with yet another couple who split.

In theory Ginger still had an owner but the little lad was left outside all the time, depending entirely on kind neighbours to feed him. Although there were people who gave him occasional attention or let him in for a short time, no-one was willing to give him a forever home and no-one thought to contact a rescue.

People in the area estimate he was living rough for three years. I had seen Ginger myself, but because he was on the plump side and, after all, cats are often out and about, I never guessed he was a stray. When this was pointed out to me, I decided to go and pick him up off the streets.

I took him to the vet and it turned out his teeth were in a terrible state and needed a lot of work. The person who had fed him most had noticed his odd eating habits, but had done nothing about it. The vet estimated Ginger to be 11 years old. I rescued him in August: I donâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t believe he would have survived another winter living rough.

Gingerâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s luck changed from that day forward. Despite his age and his bad teeth (left untreated, bad teeth can cause problems with internal organs), he was surprisingly healthy. He was somewhat overweight and had a slight heart murmur, but he went on to have four years and one month in his forever home. He would never have had that time – and certainly not that love, comfort and freedom from pain – if he had been left on the streets.
Ginger.
It did make me sad for the poor boy to live so long outside.
 

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you two were always destined to be together.
when you think of what could have happened to him, but instead he spent the best years of his life with you.
 
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What makes his story sadder is that so many people knew about him, yet everyone was just content to feed him and occasionally let him into the house, no one contacted a rescue or did anything else for him. I didn't even realise he was a stray till I lost my first cat and had got a second, then my mum told me I was stupid cos he didnt have a home, so I catnapped him. Best thing I ever did for him, even though he never fully liked being cooped up in a house, so he was lucky that my neighbour allowed him into his house during the day, and he could either stay there till I came home, be outside if it was a nice day, or be let back into my house - I never did figure out how my neighbour knew if he wanted to come home or just go outside though!! He reminded me so much of my childhood cat, so he was very special to me, and at 4 years, is my longest resident.
 
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