JackieAmelia's flawed yet pretty eye

When she was a kitten, she and several of her littermates had eye problems. They came through it, but she appears to have something like a cataract in her left eye. It looks clearer at times then is very obvious at others. It doesn't keep her from being a good hunter! It's just miraculous that the litter survived. Sophie abandoned them in a thunderstorm after moving them to the side of the house, with no protection. Mom and I gathered the tiny "birdcats" in a plastic basket, brought them in and dried them till they were fluffballs. Eventually, all of them found homes, but we kept JackieAmelia. Her original name was "Jack E." for "Jack Elam", the character actor with a blind eye. She became Jackie; we added "Amelia" after one of her sisters died~the only casualty among the fragile furbabies. It's amazing that such a miniscule creature became such a grownup ladycat! They were so fragile and "bird-boned" that we would be hesitant about picking them up, as we feared hurting them. We think that's why Sophie deserted them: She likely thought they would not survive. Instead, the feisty little critters would climb furniture and clothes to get into our laps! Peachy Keeno, who was so much bigger, large for his age, loved playing with them and never hurt them.

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