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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHomeless Grumpy Cat Adopted by Home inspector
When Paul Tateosian and Jason Burnside showed up to an empty house in Bradenton, Florida, for a home inspection, the last thing they expected to find was somebody still living there. But thats exactly what happened when Tateosian, a real estate agent assistant, stumbled upon a little orange furball with a particularly grumpy face.
I was walking around the around looking at the roof and when I got around to the back and this little guy was just sitting there, Tateosian told ABC News of the extremely thin, matted Persian kitten he immediately nicknamed Garfield. His face, he just looked so upset, like he was so bent out of shape. I just went up to him and I bent down and even though he looked really upset, he was really happy to see us.
The kitten was so skinny you could see its ribs.
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Although extremely grumpy-looking, the kitten couldnt have been friendlier with the two men.
I set the backseat down in the truck and set a towel down and she just went to sleep, Burnside explained. I got her home and my girlfriend and her friend, who works at a vet's office in town, helped clean her up because her tail was all matted. Her tail was so mangled she couldnt even pick it up. We got her in the house and wrapped her in a towel and shaved her tail and cut all the nastiness away from her, and she was just happy as can be. It took her about a day to start eating again.
Burnsides mother just recently lost her pet cat, so she is now thrilled to be adopting Garfield, who is now named Girdy because theyve discovered shes actually a female.
She has an appointment at the vets office the beginning of next week to get all checked out to make sure shes good to go, said Burnside. We got her all cleaned up and taken care of. Shes in good hands now.
http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/homeless-grumpy-cat-adopted-home-inspector/story?id=40071924
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Homeless Grumpy Cat Adopted by Home inspector (Original Post)
Liberal_in_LA
Jun 2016
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Rhiannon12866
(205,320 posts)1. Awwww! What an adorable kitty!
She really is quite beautiful - and what an expressive face! How could anyone abandon that face?? But then I found my own lovely cat in a grocery store parking lot. *sigh* So glad to know she has a loving home now...
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)2. Well...
My trademark lawyer will be serving papers...
meow2u3
(24,761 posts)8. DUzy!
You win the thread!
Skittles
(153,160 posts)3. she is a beaut
yes INDEED
narnian60
(3,510 posts)4. Thank you, kind humans.
brer cat
(24,562 posts)5. Lots of nice humans in the world.
Grumpy cat approves.
Triana
(22,666 posts)6. Good Hoomins.
Poor baby was either abandoned or TNR'd and friendly.
longship
(40,416 posts)7. Really nice whiskers. What's not to love?
R&K