Update on Kitten

Meet Mulatka!

In 12 hours, this little kitten went from life on the streets to wearing a collar and sleeping in a warm bed. This was a real Christmas miracle, if you go for that sort of thing, which in this case even an atheist like me can do. My fears were completely unfounded, she is with a wonderful family. The wife is Russian, and they named her Mulatka, which is Russian for “mulatto” – a mix of “White European and Native Indian” as they put it to me. They call her Munya, which is a traditional Russian diminutive form; diminutives don’t always take the exact form of the original name, think of Sasha, which is a nickname for Aleksandr.

She has used her litter box properly, chowed down on some nice dry food, and even had some of the special milk they make for cats. When her new mom and dad are going to sleep at night, she likes to get right in between them and sleep in the crook of his arm. She apparently insists on sleeping in their bed and rejects the bed they got her! She hid in the closet at first when they brought her home but now she is talkative and affectionate!

I got in really deep trouble for bringing her home, to be honest. But it was so worth it. I’ll never try such a hare-brained scheme again – and I don’t think I could ever foster a cat for real, it’s too hard to let go – but damn, it was worth it. And it WORKED. And Munya is on her way to a nice new life. I just hope the vets give her a clean bill of health!

I am being sent pictures and they are all going up here. Look at her little pink collar!