Noodle the kitten in need of loving home
KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Her name is Noodle and this little kitten twitches and tumbles when she walks.
"Noodle was born with a condition called cerebellar hypoplasia," said Marilyn Hendrickson with Meow Cat Rescue,
The part of her brain that controls her movement is not fully developed. It can make it tough for her to get around and even tougher to find a home.
"Sometimes people are a little shocked when they see them and they think they are diseased," Hendrickson said. "I one time overheard a woman say that she thought it looked like mad cow disease so she didn't want to go near the kitten."
But this condition just makes her clumsy, not contagious. Another problem for Noodle: she has huge competition. Animal shelters and rescues like MEOW in Kirkland are overrun.
"Well, right now at the shelter I think we have about 90 cats and kittens. In foster care we have another 400," Hendrickson said.
During the summer families can be too busy with other things to think about adopting a new pet. And summer is just when the cat population explodes.
Shelters also blame the economy. Volunteers say they are getting cats from people who just can't afford a pet anymore.
That means special needs kitties like Noodle have an even harder time finding a home.
"It's not contagious. She's not in pain. She doesn't know there is any other way to be," Hendrickson said.
The shelter is hoping Noodle's furry face stumbles into someone's heart.
To adopt Noodle, contact MEOW Cat Rescue in Kirkland.
"Noodle was born with a condition called cerebellar hypoplasia," said Marilyn Hendrickson with Meow Cat Rescue,
The part of her brain that controls her movement is not fully developed. It can make it tough for her to get around and even tougher to find a home.
"Sometimes people are a little shocked when they see them and they think they are diseased," Hendrickson said. "I one time overheard a woman say that she thought it looked like mad cow disease so she didn't want to go near the kitten."
But this condition just makes her clumsy, not contagious. Another problem for Noodle: she has huge competition. Animal shelters and rescues like MEOW in Kirkland are overrun.
"Well, right now at the shelter I think we have about 90 cats and kittens. In foster care we have another 400," Hendrickson said.
During the summer families can be too busy with other things to think about adopting a new pet. And summer is just when the cat population explodes.
Shelters also blame the economy. Volunteers say they are getting cats from people who just can't afford a pet anymore.
That means special needs kitties like Noodle have an even harder time finding a home.
"It's not contagious. She's not in pain. She doesn't know there is any other way to be," Hendrickson said.
The shelter is hoping Noodle's furry face stumbles into someone's heart.
To adopt Noodle, contact MEOW Cat Rescue in Kirkland.