Independence Kitten: Free Tabby Kittens Rescued and Adpoted: Meet Benjamin

by Jessica
(California)

Taking a gray tabby kitten into her heart, Jessica shares how she rescued tabby kitten Benjamin and became this fluffy kittens owner. She even shared a cute kitten picture!

On July 4th my family and I were enjoying the local parade in our town. My brother saw something out of the corner of his eye; it was a skinny little tabby kitten.

Being cat lovers all of us we immediately picked it up. And it immediately started to purr and rub on everyone's faces. After searching around for a mother and letting it go to see if the kitten went home, and nothing coming of it, we decided to take this tiny male home to live with us.

One of my brothers asked what we were going to call this scruffy thing and another immediately said Benjamin after one of the founding fathers. And being homeless he smelled a little questionable to everyone and so he became affectionately known as Benjamin Stanklin.

We carried Benjamin everywhere that day and endured his searching for Mommy all over our faces and hair (he still likes to climb into hair but he mostly feels around and sleeps in it now). We fed him little pieces of chicken and let him gnaw on a rib bone someone ate. But mostly we held him close as he slept the sleep of the young.

Everyone loves our little Benji and can't resist his sleepy little eyes and his silent meows or his incredible ninja skills of walking sideways across the couch cushions.

Even though several people asked us why we would take home a stray cat off the street, when anything could be wrong and his eye's and nose were both a little snotty. How could we resist something so tiny and quiet and cute.

Thank you Jessica for sharing how you ended up with a free tabby kitten. I am always happy to hear about stories where a stray kitten is rescued and adopted by a loving family, even more so when he was a little sick kitten.

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