Rescued Cat Became Part of Our Family

It was almost 8 pm when I went back home after work. I could hear a kitten 'meowing' at the back of my house. I ignored it for a while thinking that its mother will rescue the kitten. But the noise never stopped. The weather was not that good. It was almost raining. Thinking that something bad will happen to the kitten, I started to find where the noise is coming from. I noticed, it was coming from the drain. It was dark, and I could not see clearly inside the drain.I tried to take the kitten out but it almost bit my hand. It was also moving along the drain.

I left it until the next morning, when it was brighter and I could see the kitten clearly. Luckily, the kitten was still alive. I took it out, gave it a bath. Dried the kitten with a hair dryer. It was crying a lot. I gave it some milk, but it refused to drink. I had no choice but to feed it with a spoon. I gave it a cosy and warm place to rest. It still cried a lot.

I guessed it was my neighbor's kitten. I left the kitten in my neighbors house compound, thinking that its mother will find for it. I could still hear the kitten making noise after almost a day. Then I checked with my neighbor, and they said it is not their kitten.

I took it back again. I have no idea, how old is the kitten. I was not sure, whether it could eat by its own or only knows how to drink breast milk. Every time, I carried the kitten or pampered it, it will search for milk on me. It still refused to drink milk on its own from a bowl. I fed it with a spoon again.

The second day, my son suggested to me to try to feed some fish. I fried some fish, mixed it with some rice and left it in a bowl. To my surprise, the kitten started to eat. I and my children were so happy to see it eat. It slowly got stronger day by day. It started to walk and run and play. It likes to climb everywhere from the sofa to the windows. It likes to bite our hands and legs and anything moving. Our whole family, got fond of the kitten and we named it "Sophie"

Sophie The Kitten