A couple of decades ago, my buddy Winfield adopted 2 sister kittens, Lucy and Isabella. They were both cute as buttons and darling to boot. And then tragedy struck. One of the kittens fell off a barstool and got her leg caught in the frame of the seat. To make matters worse, Winfield was out of town. When she returned a couple of days later, that poor kitty was just hanging there, body in shock, barely alive.
But that rambunctious kitty not only survived, she thrived. And now, all these years later, you’d never notice she has only 3 legs. She certainly doesn’t seem to notice.
Anyhoo, last week I was out and about with my buddy Aniela. She and I stopped by a supreme cat rescue in L.A. and Aniela immediately became smitten with a kitten. Turns out this little kitty is also a tri-pod. Her tragedy, in short, is this: She got her rear, right foot caught in fast-drying cement and – brace yourself – had to chew her own leg off in order to escape and survive. She’s doing great and to see her getting around, you’d never notice she has only 3 legs. Much like the other 3-legged kitty I know, this one doesn’t seem to notice the missing leg, either.
Aniela has named this doll-face Trinity. I think it’s entirely apt, any way you look at it. She sure is gorgeous.