My name is Boots and I’m an eighteen month old boy kitty. My Mom tells me I’m pretty famous in Naples, Florida, because in June 1999 a bad man threw me into a glass door at the Crossroads Publix. I was only 4 weeks old. A nice girl who worked at the Emergency Pet Hospital rushed me there, but I was in a coma. For almost ten days I slipped in and out of consciousness and almost died. All the veterinarians who looked after me thought I wouldn’t live, but my Mom wanted me to live. So she bottle fed me, sang to me, held me a lot, and even let me sleep on her chest. And after a couple of weeks, I felt better and could eat and drink on my own. My Mom was so proud when I could actually use my litter pan, because the doctors thought I might have brain damage. I’m glad I don’t remember any of this, because now I’m a very happy, playful and snuggly kitty. I have lots of fun living here with my Mom and Dad, my friend cat named Puddles who acts like I’m her boy, and four little older doggies that my Mom rescued from the Animal Shelter. Everyone here loves me so much and my Mom keeps telling me how much fun I am. I like to be bad sometimes, and my Mom and Dad laugh and hug me and tell me I’m cute when I’m bad. I also have lots of tiny kitten friends ‘cause my Mom rescues little kitties from around Collier County, and they live with us ‘til she finds good homes for them where someone will love them forever. I love playing with the new kittens, and I pretend I’m their mommy cause I lick them clean, and put my arms around them, and sleep with them to keep them warm. Lots of them don’t have mommies of their own, so I’m extra ‘specially nice to those ones. And I like to share my toys.  I guess I’m spoiled ‘cause I have lots of kitty toys, but my most favorite toys are my Mom’s glasses, the TV remote control, the corners of my Mom’s books, and the paper clips in the little bowl on her desk. I like to spill them! And I love to watch the cat videos on my TV and also the screen savers on my Mom’s computer. I try to catch the things that fly around on her monitor. She never scolds me, but always says what a cool kitty I am. You can e-mail me at jrudolph@aol.com.

P.S. The bad man who threw me into the window and almost killed me confessed to the judge that he did it. But the judge didn’t fine the man, or make him serve any time in jail at all, or make him do any community service.

Courtesy of Janice Rudolph, founder of Friends of Gummi

Friends of Gummi is a charity organization that provides care for homeless pets so that they can be adopted.  The Rudolphs help these animals find homes and match all donations made to Friends of Gummi.  Phone: 941-434-7559