Perfect baby! Photo from Anakin's Facebook page. |
Anakin was rescued from a feral colony in an office parking lot (yay, parking lot kitties!) after the caretaker noticed he had no back legs. His daughter took three days to catch him, and decided immediately to adopt him as her own.
She brought Ani home and set him up in her bathroom so he could get adjusted. A vet visit revealed that aside from his lack of legs, he was remarkably healthy and negative for all kitty cooties. Excellent!
This video is Ani after just a few hours in the bathroom. You can see he's not 100 percent sure yet, but he's not scared -- and gets around just fine! He walks with is front legs, raising his tush and using his tail for balance. (Scroll down for a more recent video, too!)
A few weeks later, after much more love and playtime and adjustment, Anakin is doing incredible. He scoots around faster than some normal kitties I know! Full of life, joy, love and happiness. Simple a precious baby.
Here is a more recent video, taken on Friday, June 22nd of Anakin playing with his ball and feather toys:
Anakin doesn't have free roam of the house yet, but his mom says she's been carrying him around a lot so he can "get to know" the other cats and dog she has. During the day, she also leaves the bathroom door open and has the hallway blocked off so he can have plenty of room to run and play!
What an amazing woman to take in such a beautiful baby from the streets and give him such a great home! Her name is Carrie Hawks and she has site where she sells her art, Tigerpixie.com. She's a cat artist!
And Anakin also has his own pages you can follow! You can follow Anakin the Two Legged Miracle Cat on Facebook and @Anakin2Legs on Twitter.
I love stories like these! Animals don't let stuff like this bother them. They just adjust and live their life to the fullest no matter what.
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What a joyful bundle. There's nothing wrong, with that little cat. We should all be so lucky!
ReplyDeleteawww what a cutie! Kitties still know how to be kitties even though some parts might not be there. God Bless him and his new family!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great, fun-looking fuzzy he is!!! He gives me hope...
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful post! Anakin doesn't even seem to know he is missing his back legs!!
ReplyDeleteAni is SO adorable; what a wonderful rescue story and videos. I met another cat without back legs out at Best Friends - his name was Scooter and he lived for many years. Every time the door to the facility opened, he scooted over to greet whoever was coming in. He lived a full and very happy life there and was loved by all.
ReplyDeleteNothing wrong at all! Super happy. :)
ReplyDeleteVery true! They just keep on keepin' on and don't let it stop them. Such a great lesson.
ReplyDeleteMe too. And he makes me smile. Which is also much-needed!
ReplyDeleteAs far as he's concerned, he's not missing a thing! Love to see him scoot around and play with toys. What a happy kitty!
ReplyDeleteHow adorable. Scooter sounds like he was perfect, too! I love Best Friends. It's on my bucket list of places I MUST visit. <3
ReplyDeleteAnaking is a little BOY.
ReplyDeleteWOOPS! Anakin.
ReplyDeletedarn it, woman! i linked you to this earlier this month! :P how cute is this little guy?! i want to steal him. <3 <3 <3 so fluffy <3
ReplyDeleteYes, he definitely is! :) I call him a him up there all the way through, unless I missed one. I'll go read through and check again to make sure. (I did say her on the Facebook post, but I corrected myself on the first comment under it -- to early and no coffee yet when I posted it). Thanks for chiming in!
ReplyDeletetalk about upper body strength... U go little one, God Bless u and your human family...
ReplyDeleteWhat a great video ! Such a cute fuzzy kitty !! So great of his humans to adopt him & give him a great life !!
ReplyDeleteHow precious and beautiful he is. Just imagine that it took 3 days to catch him alone is amazing. He's beautiful, happy and just a wonderful addition to their family - giving them all inspirations. Just wanna cuddle him. I bet he can even jump up on a bed or sofa, which I would love. I can just feel him curled up to me - tiny baby to grow into a beautiful boy!
ReplyDeleteHe must have biceps of steel! ;)
ReplyDeleteOooh... I wonder if he can jump. That would definitely be adorable! If not, I'd give him a boost every time with a huge smile if I was his mommy. :)
ReplyDeleteOh, thank goodness they found him and gave him a home! I can't imagine that he would have survived out in the "wild." What a lucky guy!
ReplyDeleteVery lucky! And his new mommy is pretty lucky, too!
ReplyDeleteWhat a darling little guy, such a sweet face! And how he moves--wow! Just precious.
ReplyDeleteI love how he uses his tail like a "rutter!" :)
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful. It was amazing how he could walk on those two legs. So glad that someone saw him and took the time to catch him and give him a home. He is so precious.
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