Moy-Chan Portraits

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We found Moy-Chan at Tree House Animal Society, a no-kill shelter in Chicago. She and her brother had been brought in as kittens with identical eye infections. After they removed their right eyes, they became (naturally!) distrustful and wouldn't let anybody touch them. They would play with each other but stayed mostly away from the other cats.

Then some idiot adopted her brother, but left her behind! She was disconsolate and listless. When we visited Tree House, we managed to get her to play with a feather toy, but she kept her distance. Holly, however, managed to catch her while she was sleeping and give her scratches on the belly. This magically charmed her and soon she was purring and letting Holly pick her up and smooch her and everything. Holly decided then and there to take Moy home.

Moy-Chan likes to chase feather toys around. She can do it for hours. She also likes sleeping in high places and getting scratches on the belly. She can do that for hours, too. She always goes to eat food when we turn off the lights. I think it's an old alleycat reflex.