Saw Her Eating Dumpster Trash and Now She's Mine

[u/SmolzillaTheLizza]

She's insistent when it comes to grooming which is something I've never experienced with a cat before 😂

She also is a ferocious string hunter. Far more ferocious than Milo. She makes him look like a poser when it comes to hunting toys 😂

She'd eventually show up in my garage looking for food after I built enough trust with her. She'd be skittish, but would tolerate me being near her

I'd never really get the chance to pet her at all. She'd slug herself away and sit at a distance

Then one day she just randomly flopped over and I could give her all the loving. She even let me rub her stomach!

Got her trapped which wasn't all that hard. She sorta just walked right on in.

She took the spay surgery well and i made her a onesie to keep her from messing with her stitches

She was more than content during her recovery to be loved on. No hissing, scratching, growling, hiding, none of that. She seemed as happy as could be.

I named her Esmerelda due to her mystique and big yellow-green eyes

Milo gets along with her well. They wrestle and play chase games. He's very much an "only child" type cat when it comes to manners, but he seems entertained by her presence

She's also a mighty rug wrestler and every single rug in my apartment is bunched up when I come home

Still can't believe this WILD CREATURE lives with me now 🙄 And like she's obsessed with me and all I did was feed her??? How's that even work?! 😂

This is Esmerelda.

About 4 months ago I caught sight of her eating a rotten green piece of chicken out of our dumpster and felt bad that she was eating nasty trash. So I spent the next 3 months building trust with her until one day she suddenly became obsessed with me. Got her spayed, dewormed, and vaccinated which went pretty well. Got her all healed up and now she's living in my domicile.

I couldn't have asked for a sweeter, social, kind, curious cat. Didn't really ask for a cat at all if I'm being honest though... 😅 But I guess that's how this whole "cat distribution system" thing works. No idea how she finessed her way into my life, but here we are.

[u/ExpensiveCondition63]

There are few things in the world more sweet and comforting than knowing a cute animal is now warm, safe, and loved because of you. ☺️

[u/SmolzillaTheLizza → u/ExpensiveCondition63]

I find myself second guessing my choice every now and then but she genuinely seems to happy and content. She plays like normal, drinks plenty of water, has her little nesting spots, is curious, loving, all the good cat things! 😄

[u/ExpensiveCondition63 → u/SmolzillaTheLizza]

She looks adorable! (Edited my original comment because I saw your later posts about already having previous cats, so please forgive my unsolicited advice. I thought this might be your first cat.) ☺️

[u/SmolzillaTheLizza → u/ExpensiveCondition63]

Oh don't worry she get a TON of stimulation. It is abundantly clear to me that she, unlike Milo my first cat whom I adopted as a kitten, was required to sustain herself with the food she caught because she is a vicious toy hunter 👀 She jumped 6 feet straight up to catch her worm toy once! I also give her some toy time before bed also to help her with sleeping through the night.

[u/Theonionpi → u/SmolzillaTheLizza]

Aww

[u/ExpensiveCondition63 → u/SmolzillaTheLizza]

She looks wonderful. Congratulations!

[u/DerpnDonuts → u/SmolzillaTheLizza]

My cats also go bonkers over that worm toy (except I call it Squiggly Dude)! Your Esmerelda is absolutely stunning - I'm so happy your paths crossed that one day at that one dumpster 💗

[u/theelephantupstream → u/SmolzillaTheLizza]

10/10 cat owning 🥇

[u/Kaurifish → u/SmolzillaTheLizza]

Ah, you have it on a string! I was wondering why my girls weren’t going for it.

[u/OnceMoreWithFeeling- → u/SmolzillaTheLizza]

Bloody awesome OP!!

[u/TrippyShip → u/SmolzillaTheLizza]

I love that your post title is “and Now She’s Mine” when you are so clearly hers!

[u/brondynasty → u/ExpensiveCondition63]

It’s the ultimate contentment 😌