It Starts with a Square

It All Comes Down To You

BY Regan Hewitt

 

“Oh and it lights up the night 

And you see your gypsy…

And it all comes down to you

Well you know that it does”

I started life as a free-roaming kitty with the spirit of a gypsy. Food and water were luxuries and in short supply. I stayed alive by hunting for small animals I could catch and by picking through garbage. Experience quickly taught me that the freedom that comes with a gypsy lifestyle carries a high cost for cats. The longer I lived on the streets, the harder it was to stay alive. Thank goodness a kind human finally scooped me up and brought me to the Collierville Animal Shelter. 

At first, it felt strange at the shelter. Living in a cage was a new experience for a street cat like me, but there were so many kind humans there. They fed me, cleaned my litter box and taught me about this thing called “play.” Just as I was settling in, something the humans called COVID-19 appeared. It rocked everyone’s world. The shelter had to close to outsiders and quickly find other places for all of us kitties to live. 

Luckily, a wonderful human offered to let me stay with her. She picked me up at the shelter, and we traveled together to a place she called “home.” From our first day together, my foster mom began to teach me what it was to live like a human’s cat, and the gratefulness I feel toward her is boundless. In return, I began to reveal my gentle, cautious and inquisitive personality. However, I was still enough of an independent cat that I did not really cuddle. Instead, I showed my devotion by following her around and talking to her. She called me “vocal” and I loved the sound of that.

My foster mom also told me to share with you that we achieved something very special for a cat – I have learned to walk on a leash! She said I am smart, sweet and this thing called “fully adoptable” now, so I am back at the shelter waiting for my forever humans to discover me. 

I am a young, petite, female, tuxedo-colored beauty who is litter box trained and good with children. To be honest, I am still afraid of dogs and other cats from my time on the street, so I would be happiest being the only queen in your castle. I want to invite you to make an appointment to visit me at the shelter. Since I’m a vocal cat, maybe we could even share a chat!

Could it be possible you are my forever human? I truly hope so.

xoxo,

Gypsy

Julie Weaver. Collierville Animal Services is located at 559 E. South Street, Collierville. Call 901-457-2670 to find your perfect companion!

September/October 2021 Tour Collierville Magazine