A kitten was resting on the front porch while Nikki Martinez, a Las Vegas animal rights activist, and her husband were catching unneutered street cats and indoor cats.
The following day, the kitten and many other kittens were sent to a nearby veterinary facility for castration, sterilization, and immunizations. The cat was awkward and had a bent ear.
The most fearful kitty was the clumsy one. He just softly objected when the rescuers tried to pet him, unlike his colleagues who growled and spat at them.
He became really kind as soon as he calmed down, although he remained very humble, according to Nikki.
When the kitten was pulled out of the cage to hug, he immediately buried himself in human hands, as if that was all he wanted.
The kitten was named Diddy. He was diagnosed with a mild form of cerebellar hypoplasia. To develop and prosper, he simply needed to live in the house, and not on the street.
Nikki Martinez , a Las Vegas animal rights activist, was trapping unneutered street cats and unneutered cats with her husband when she came across a kitten sitting on the front porch.
The kitten – a little clumsy and with a bent ear – was taken the same day, along with several other kittens, to a local veterinary clinic for sterilization, castration and vaccinations.
The clumsy kitten was the most timid. While his peers hissed at people, spitting, he only quietly protested and did not resist when the rescuers tried to pet him.
“As soon as he calmed down, he became very sweet, but he was still very modest,” says Nikki.
Diddy’s bent ear is the result of street life. “That’s the problem with stray cats with cerebellar hypoplasia – they are too slow and can’t run away from predators or passing cars.”
After several days of adaptation to the confined space, the cute creature loosened up and began to play. The kitten was happy that he had a roof over his head, good food and lots of funny toys.
Diddy doesn’t sit in one place. He is determined to do everything the other kittens do and always wants to play.
Having caught the inner and outer balance, a young cat can begin to rush around the room like mad. In less than half a month, he turned into a confident, playful and tame boy.
Nikki comments, “He appears to like being picked up because he begins purring.
After being saved, Diddy quickly located the house of his dreams.
One married couple discovered their missing piece in their lives when they fell in love with a clumsy cat.
After a good look around the new abode, Diddy stretched out on the floor and identified this place as his home.
He befriended the rest of the feline family members and wanted to know everything about them.
Diddy’s collection is full of toys. And everything that happens around him makes him curious. When he’s not playing, he cuddles with his human or feline friends, purring like a tractor.
The previously timid cat has advanced considerably.
Diddy enjoys a full existence in the company of humans and other cats.
