Summer

We rescued Summer from starvation. She was only about 5 weeks old and maybe one cold night
away from dying. She was alone on a sidewalk one October afternoon
(like an Indian Summer). A tiny speck that I barely noticed.
We turned our car around and we herded her toward the school yard across
the parking lot and away from the street. She could barely go and stumbled alot. She seemed
to tire quickly. Jim picked her up and she bit him. He out of reflex dropped her on to the
parking lot which stunned her. I got the blanket ready and he picked her up again still
"out" and put her in the blanket.

We took her home in the bottom of the blanket.
At one point we looked in to see two tiny eyes looking back at us.
She was on her back, feet up, warm and cuddled and not willing to move even
a muscle. Jim even bravely reached in and petted her. Still as a possum, she
still did not move. At home I placed her in a rabbit cage I had and began
feeding her "baby food". Her mouth was so tiny she couldn't even
eat kitten food. Besides she needed the "baby food" to bring her back from the brink.

She found her cage to be a great source of comfort, her "safe-haven" and everytime
we would take her out to hold her and pet her she would be ready to get back in
as soon as we opened the door she would jump in with kangaroo like hind legs.

She is still very frightened and defensive but very loving and sweet also. I have to just
not make any sudden moves toward her or she leaves slowly and sometimes runs.
She loves to come out of hiding and sit on top of my computer monitor to get my attention
and play with the mouse on the screen.

If there is any disruption or change in the house it usually takes her 30 to 90
days to get back to feeling confident again.

I call her my little "Geisha Kitty" as her face is so delicate - like a Geisha Girl.