Description:

Hello! My name is Minerva, but my friends call me “Courage”. I was found at 4 weeks old, weighing less than 1 pound, in very poor condition and unable to use my back legs due to a spinal injury. The abuse that was done to me at such a young age by a human is unthinkable, but it has not held me back to loving life as a special needs cat.

Since being brought into the wonderful care of Cat’s Cradle Rescue, my strength and flexibility has increased from receiving physical therapy, laser treatments (see me wearing my super cool laser goggles?), playing with the four cats in my foster home and the love I have received from all the caregivers since I was found.

I am very determined to do everything the four cats I live with do, including climbing the six foot scratching post (which is a huge deal since I have a problem with my back legs). I love playing with wands, but my favorite is the laser pointer and chasing the occasional fly that gets in the house. It is surprising to my foster mom, Jan, how quickly I can move when I really want to get somewhere.

I am so hopeful I will find the right forever home. My new family will need to keep my leg muscles flexible with stretching and massaging. The spinal injury does not allow my brain to process the need to use the litter box in enough time for me to pull myself to the litter box. Therefore, I need to be taken and placed in the litter box and/or bladder manually emptied several times daily. I promise that I will be so grateful if you can do this for me! Doing this will keep me from accidental floor piddling.

Everyone that has met me, including all the Veterinarians that have worked with me over the past ten months, have fallen in love with me and my courageous spirit. I do well with other cats, small dogs do not seem to bother me, and likely a home with older children would be totally okay. I have no special diet or medication needs. I’m an extraordinary kitty who is looking for a special forever home to call my own.