Rescue:

For quite a few years one of Pet Patrol’s foster homes had been regularly visiting a friend’s
family farm. She had not been there for quite some time as her friend had moved to another
city. Reunited again they decided to go back for a quick visit and our volunteer was quite
surprised at what she found. There were so many more cats there now, as opposed to the
nicely controlled colony of five or six, a few years back. There were about twenty cats, and
most were not spayed or neutered. The new owners were not doing much to control the overpopulation.
Little Nyx came into our care with three other kittens who are not in great health.
Their diet was poor at the farm, low quality and they had to squeeze in between the adults to
get to the food dish. Some times they were pushed away. They would have had parasites as
well and generally did not look good. Their chance of survival was very low. When the kittens
arrived in our care they were dewormed right away and when presented with proper kitten
food, they ate and ate and ate. There was a remarkable difference in them the next day with
full bellies and a good night sleep. They felt so much better, were lively and very happy.

Personality:

Nyx was the smallest kitten of her litter who had to be a little toughie to get her food. There was
only so much to go around and the bigger cats would push her aside. When first brought into
care, she didn’t understand the intentions of people and didn’t really trust her caregiver at first.
She was full of hisses. But with a full tummy of food, fresh water and time to rest and recover,
she is now a loving and affectionate kitty. She loves her toys and playing with her sibling,
ripping around the apartment with full vigor. Little Nyx loves to cuddle, receive kisses although
she still is guarded with her canned cat food. She is a sweet heart. Nyx is ready to be
adopted into her forever home. One that will welcome her into the family and keep her safely
indoors.