Defying the odds

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I was at the vets last week and noticed that the tech had cat bites on her finger. Well, having had to go to the hospital because I was bitten by one of my cats, http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1432852.aspx http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1437309.aspx I certainly could feel for her, so I asked who bit her. She told me Cha Cha. She told me that Cha Cha was attacked by a dog visiting the clinic and bit her and the vet while they were trying to rescue her from that dog and another dog. The vet also got bit by one of the dogs too. Happily, in spite of having to be extracted from the dog's mouth, Cha Cha wasn't badly injured. Not even as badly injured as the people who rescued her (and who she bit in "gratitude....) Now, Cha Cha is a very special cat at the vets. Granted they have a number of "clinic cats." One is one of the vet's mom's cat (her mom can't take care of him anymore) and one is a pair of semi-ferals they couldn't find homes for when they were cute kittens, so now they have run of the clinic. But Cha Cha is different. Named Cha Cha, after Shirley Muldowney http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Muldowney because of an accident that: "A crash in 1984 crushed her hands, pelvis, and legs, necessitating half a dozen operations and 18 months of therapy." Here is Cha Cha's story. A young man returning for volunteering in Del Rio after the flooding there when the remains of a hurricane stalled over that town caused extensive flooding. He was coming back with an injured dog he had rescued amid the flooding and while driving along the highway, he spotted the body of a small animal ahead. Just as he got near the body, it moved. Well, he slammed on the brakes and pulled over. Kind person he was, he picked up the poor, broken body of the cat and put her in the car too, figuring that at the very least, he could get her to the vets and they could put her out of her misery. Well, he got to the clinic and brought the dog and cat inside. Apparently, the dog wasn't badly injured and so they put him in a cage while they started working on the cat. She had a broken tail, her pelvis was broken along with a back leg, her shoulder blade was broken, some ribs were cracked and, as Ann always said, her bell was well and truly rung. Her tail had to be amputated and because of the damage to the lower spine when it was broken, she's a little incontinent. Despite all that, Cha Cha, after she came to her senses, is one of the most forgiving, loving cats I've ever met. She is one of the office greeters. Sometimes she's just rolling around when you pet her. If you pet her, you can feel the old injuries, if you look at her shoulders, you can see they are uneven, but that really doesn't slow her down. She's a wonderful cat. I just wanted to share with my mylot friends about this lovely being. You know any amazing animals like Cha Cha?