Edith (must be adopted with ESTHER)

About Edith (must be adopted with ESTHER)

Breed

Mixed breed

Sex

Female

Age

Adult

Location

Walled Lake, MI

Adoption fee

200

Set and collected by For The Love Of Cats Rescue And Adoption, not Everybarn.

From For The Love Of Cats Rescue And Adoption

Meet Edith! Edith is a gorgeous long-haired calico, about five years old, whose gentle soul has weathered a difficult past. She was rescued from a cat colony in Detroit, living rough on the streets with her adult daughter, Esther. When a kind volunteer noticed that both were friendly — and both expecting kittens — she brought them to safety in foster care. When Edith arrived, she was weary and unsure of this whole “indoor life.” She was sick with an upper respiratory infection, her fur was matted, and she was covered in grime from surviving outdoors. Yet through it all, she was patient and tolerant — just distant and guarded. She allowed her foster mom to clean her up, give her medicine, and trim away the tangles, even if her heart wasn’t ready to trust yet. Over time, Edith began to soften. She learned that gentle hands meant kindness, and that love could be safe. After twelve weeks, she finally approached on her own — purring, rubbing for affection, and accepting love freely. Her foster mom cried happy tears that day. Edith has shown extraordinary compassion, not only raising her own kittens with care but nurturing her grown daughter, Esther, as well. The two share a remarkably…

In the rescue's own words, as they published it.

How adopting Edith (must be adopted with ESTHER) works

For The Love Of Cats Rescue And Adoption decides every adoption: its application, its fee, its home check and its timing. Everybarn only shows this animal on the rescue's behalf, takes no payment and passes no messages.