Happy Tails: Ravioli
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Ravioli was part of a litter of strays…
…who were humanely trapped last summer by SAFER (Seacoast Area Feline Education & Rescue), one of the many organizations MRFRS collaborates with. The way Ravioli started her life isn’t unique, unfortunately, as often the kittens we take in are born outside.
Ravioli tested positive for feline leukemia (FeLV). FeLV is a virus that affects a cat’s immune system, and can shorten its lifespan significantly. Nonetheless, cats with FeLV are generally healthy up until the very end of their lives. Luckily for Ravioli, a world of paws-abilities was opened up for her when she was rescued from her life outdoors. Instead of spending her short life in survival mode, Ravioli is “living the high life,” says her adopter:
“Ravioli just celebrated her second birthday in February, surpassing the estimated odds with her positive FELV status. She spends her days napping on the 17 designated cat beds around our apartment, as well as on any surface she deems appropriate (ex. the damp bath mat, my newly-clean laundry, a very full bookshelf).
In the past year, she’s attended at least 300 Zoom meetings and has earned herself a number of fans. She’s even appeared on some library social media posts! She likes to announce her presence on Zoom by either placing her rear directly in front of the webcam, knocking something loudly to the floor, or hopping up in my lap and whacking me in the face with her tail. She earns bonus points if she completes that final maneuver while I’m speaking.
Ravioli also enjoys watching squirrel videos and videos of big cats, with whom she identifies strongly. She is open to watching these videos on the Kindle Fire tablet I purchased outfitted with a child-proof case just for her, but would really prefer that we turn on the big TV and make the squirrels larger than life.
When two-dimensional prey animals just won’t cut it, Ravioli roams the streets of Boston in her cat fully enclosed stroller, which we regard as our most 2020-esque purchase thus far. As an indoor cat, she’s still not certain what she’s supposed to do when she sees a squirrel through the mesh walls of the stroller, nor is she certain that she likes the sounds vehicles make. She is certain, though, that the appropriate response to my trying to leave the apartment (even briefly) without her in the cat stroller is to scream. Loudly.
Here are some of Ravioli’s best glamour shots to better illustrate the life of luxury she is leading. She’s shown a real aptitude for assisting with yarn crafts, sleeping entirely upside down, and looking really cute in places where she’s not supposed to be.
Her latest check-up shows that the ol’ FELV is still kicking around in there, but she’s otherwise got a clean bill of health minus her teeth. (Much to her dismay, our biweekly nail trim bonding sessions now involve a quick tooth brushing. She’d much rather play with the toothbrush as a toy.)
Here’s to many more years of frequently-changing-favorite-food-flavors, wand toys, treats on demand, and constant attention for Ravioli.”
Do you have a “happy tail” you want to tell us? We’d love to hear it! Email adoptioncounselor@mrfrs.org OR share your love story with the Petco Foundation for a chance to earn up to $100,000 for MRFRS!
