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I met TinTin at a parking lot in my neighborhood about three years ago. One day, she just appeared out of nowhere, so I offered her some food. She was a kitten, but after a few days, to my horror, I realized that she was pregnant. Is it because all calico tabby cats are extremely charming and sexy? I don't know.

CAT. PHOTO: PIXABAY / DIDSSPH

Anyway, after her babies were weaned, I got her, sent her to the vet's, had her spayed, and then released her to the parking lot. She came to me for a late dinner ever since. There were some other cats at the parking lot who came to me for dinner, too, but she was the only one who tracked me down and found out where I lived. Then she would wait for me downstairs from my apartment. She ran happily toward me as soon as she heard the sound I made by shaking my keys. Sometimes she didn't appear for dinner, and I would feel very lost and worried.

Last September she didn't appear for two days. I was very concerned. When she showed up a few days later, she had a limp hind leg. I gave her food and she devoured it. After she finished eating, she hurried away. Standing there watching her limp away, there was a lump in my throat and I was determined to get her to the vet's.

PHOTO: KATE HSIEH

The next day, I brought her food and a kennel. I gently held her up when she was busy eating, put her into the kennel, and then brought her home. The following day, I brought her to the vet's, who told me her wound was infected and there was abscess in it. They needed to perform an operation to clean the wound thoroughly.

She stayed at the vet's overnight for the operation. Afterward, I brought her to my little classroom and ever since she has become one of my indoor cats.

Story submitted by Kate Hsieh from Taipei, Taiwan.

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