Earlier this year, an abandoned kitten was a woman's lucky discovery after she heard
faint crying coming from the pile of waste.
This heartwarming story has a happy ending.
She thought the kitten missed her mother, but it turned out to be a wonderful pet.
It's especially hard to see what happened to this baby kitten.
Just seven days old, it was blind and dependent on someone else - and in need of care.
Sadly, one leg was also broken - and one paw hurt too.
It must be in a lot of pain!
The kitten could only meow, to draw attention to its flight.
Thankfully its luck changed when a woman who happened to be nearby, heard its cries of
distress.
After finding a dumped, starving kitten, she must have been saddened by the sight and at
how young it was.
Its tragic situation served to spur the lady into action though and she brought the injured
creature back to her home.
The kind hearted woman subsequently became a constant caregiver and set about tending
to her charge at all hours.
Well, the kitten certainly must have used up one of its nine lives.
It had then been given a second chance at life.
And all her love and care appeared to pay off, as despite losing a paw, the kitten began
to recover from its wounds.
In a short period of time.
It gained some weight, the break in his leg healed, and it seemed to be well on the road
to full fitness.
In fact, the lady was no stranger to rescuing animals in need and helping them out.
She had such a big heart that she rehomed multiple creatures over the years.
So, there might be many households that all have this woman to thank for the addition
of their perfect pets.
This time however, she was completely smitten by the cat that she'd fished out of the trash.
So, she decided to house the furry creature permanently.
To that end, she gave the plucky kitten a name calling her new housemate ‘Martyr.’
Now the adorable animal was truly part of the family.
The woman's niece, who goes by the name of “Vodkaholy” posted on Imgur about the
episode and received hundreds of comments.
Some focused on the brutal nature of whoever deserted the kitten in the first place, going
as far as to state that they should rot in hell!
The cute snaps show the kitten holding a bottle of milk, which it needed as it couldn't feed
from its biological mother.
The cat is mainly white down the front with beautiful tortoise shell markings on the top
of its head and the back of its body.
Martyrs continued growth spurt was so quick that its new owners reported on Imgur, that
it was growing up super-fast.
And in another post, they declared that martyr was a normal happy kitty healthiest as a horse.
So, it seemed that martyr had made the very, most of his new environment.
Three months later, the people providing for the kitty set that their patient was doing
great to getting fatter by the day.
No doubt reassuring online followers of the sweet story, but there was to be another twist
to this tale, it's usual to delay identifying a kitten's gender for a month or so after
their birth as otherwise, there's a chance that there will be a mistake.
And when the day finally came for the lucky kittens, new owners to find out the sex of
their pet, they discovered that martyr was in fact, a boy.
This is extraordinary because Calico cats are almost always females and males are very
unusual indeed.
This is the opposite of the pattern and ginger Toms, which are as the name suggests almost
always male.
So
not only was the chance encounter between martyr and his new mom.
It really quite fortuitous, but he also beat the odds genetically too.
Martyr landed on his feet, meeting his protector.
And as if their original encounter wasn't dramatic enough, she eventually unearthed
his secret.
And an expert in the field apparently agreed.
Writing on Imgur Vodkaholy repeated the professional opinion.
“The vet said it's really rare for Calicos to be male.
What a special boy, indeed!”
Statistically speaking, a single cat in 3000 Calicos will be male, which are about the
same odds as a human being hit by a meteorite.
And Imgur user express their amazement at the news writing – “That's actually incredible.
You would usually seek those out from breeders.
Another comment seemed thrilled to come up with a pun for the occasion.
Calling Martyr, a Cali-bro cat martyrs rarity came at a cost, however, because of its quirky
Calico chromosome he's infertile.
So, as he's unable to reproduce, there won't be any mini martyrs running around in the
future.
But we can at least rest assured that he himself will enjoy a good standard of living, although
they aren't plentiful another male calico has also received coverage on social media
in recent years.
Dr. Andrea Berger at the humane society, Silicon Valley, even compared him to a mythical unicorn.
He was a candidate for relocation through the organization’s neighbourhood adoption
center.
And hopefully he found a new home as delightful as Martyr.