Alex Gladwin Blog

I remember so clearly the moment that I found you, covered in dust, severely underweight. You had been living in the rear yard of the supermarket where my 19 year old self worked at the time. You were lost and although you were quite clearly alone - from the second that I laid eyes on you, you were alone no more. I knew instantly that you belonged in our family.

It was obvious that you were a stray. You were in a terrible condition, but we took you to the vet to have you checked for a microchip anyway. He checked you over and told us that you had no chip, he was sure you were a stray. You came to live with us and I felt such a deep connection with you. I always thought that we somehow were meant to find each other, you made me feel like a better person in so many ways. I love having cats, I always have, but having had the opportunity to rescue you when you needed someone the most gave me such a great feeling. We took you in and got you back to full health, we looked after you kittens after finding out you'd fallen pregnant as a stray and we found them all loving homes. You gave us the opportunity to do something good with our time - to save your life as well as the lives of your babies, it's hard to put into words but that made you very precious to us.