When Winchester came to us, he had been shot four times with a .22. He had managed to survive outdoors on his own for weeks (or longer) with no medical care. You can see his original story here. In this photo you'll see his lip is puffed up in one corner ... that's where one bullet went in, then exited out his neck, just missing the jugular.
This incredibly sweet and affectionate cat immediately became a favorite of our volunteers and visitors. Winchester is so affectionate, in fact, that whenever I cleaned the cat house, I'd have to put him in a crate so I could get the job done. Otherwise he'd be curled around my feet, or trying to climb up on to my shoulder. Even running the vacuum cleaner didn't bother this guy. "Love me! Love me! Love me!"
Well, one of our awesome volunteers, Laura B. from Helena, decided that blue-eyed Winchester was meant for her. She adopted this handsome fellow on Sunday. Laura e-mailed today to say, "I think you left out some information about Mr. Winchester ... he is not really a cat ... he is a rhesus monkey. Last night Winchester ... jumps on the dresser, up to the TV shelf, up to the top of the blinds, then he leaps off onto my bed ... attacks me for rubs and scratches ... then leaps up to the window sill above my bed ... lays in the window for awhile, then leaps back onto my bed for more rubs and scratches.... All night long he was like a monkey, perching and leaping all around my room."
Winchester is gorgeous. I love it that you had to put him in a crate while you cleaned, because he was so full of love, even after all he had been through !
Posted by: Leigh | August 11, 2005 at 01:18 PM