Kindness In Nebraska ©
by Lady Raven Ariana
I received a phone call from a friend who breeds Pixie-bob cats in Colorado. It was an amazing story about a friend of her husband’s who was driving on a Nebraska interstate. He watched dumbfounded while a short-tailed cat streaked across the busy highway only to bounce off the wheel of an eighteen-wheeled semi truck. The cat was thrown clear back over the road and the man had time to stop and check the body.
The cat appeared to be dead. He loaded it up to take home for a respectful burial. When he got home the cat had, to his surprise, revived. After 3 days of seizures and periods of being comatose, the cat, now identified as female, seemed okay. She had a short tail and very friendly, so the man thought she might be a Pixie-bob or Legend Cat (foundation Pixie-bob). He called my friend for identification and sent her pictures. My friend called me.
When you view the pictures you will have to agree with my Pixie-bob breeding friend and I that this man had a young Bobcat on his hands. She was loving, able to be handled, and seemed to like the man who rescued her. I asked my Pixie-bob friend if perhaps she could have started life as a pet. My friend was adamant that she was wild-born and probably addled by her brain injury. My advice was for the man to contact his local fish and game warden.
Fish and wildlife were notified and this Bobcat girl, rescued by her Nebraska angel, was sent to a local wildlife rehabber. This all unfolded at the end of September in 2008. I’ve asked for updates on this wonderful story of hope and kindness. Will the Bobcat girl go back to the “wild” or will she become a star ambassador for the feline species to the delight and education of all?
Who says that there are no such things as miracles and happy endings? Guess what? It’s not even Christmas yet!
Lady Raven Ariana has served her community as a priestess for many years. She holds a university degree in psychology, is a former hospice chaplain, and has been active as a teacher, leader, counselor, media liaison, and healer. Her special interests include nature recording, art, music, and spending time with those she cares about, especially her husband, children, grandchildren, and friends.
She is currently retired as a public HP in her local community, but continues to serve the Spirits by volunteering in the efforts to save and conserve wild felines and their habitats. She is an active member of the Feline Conservation Federation and a professional member of the Cat Writers’ Association.
She lives in the USA. Her music website is located at: http://www.shapeshifting.com
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