Hi everyone, this is Méi, short for 梅花 (plum blossom in Chinese), because my plum tree happened to bloom on the day I adopted her. 🌸


I adopted her 3 months ago. She's 3 years old.


She was found outside with a group of stray cats and her three 10-month-old kittens (young momma indeed!). She wasn't originally meant to be put up for adoption. She had been trapped to be spayed, but the rescue noticed that despite being very fearful, she also showed curiosity towards people.


I completely fell in love when I saw her pictures and decided I wanted to give this anxious little furball a chance.


And she was indeed very feral-looking at first. The first week was wild: she was basically a ghost. She hid all day, watched us from a distance, and I couldn't approach her without getting a warning look

But then something shifted. Fast forward to today and she:

* follows me from room to room
* Talks to me all the time and answers me with the cutest little chirps when I talk to her
* escorts me to the bathroom 
* demands that I join her on the couch
* sleeps on the couch / my bed with me whenever I'm there
* gives headbutts and noseboops all the time


She still thinks being picked up is a crime, she's suspicious of strangers and she occasionally forgets that she was supposed to be a tough street cat.


Watching her learn to trust has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I was genuinely afraid she'd never bond with us but she quickly proved me completely wrong.


Anyway, just wanted to introduce my tiny calico shadow  🧡🖤🤍

My lovely girl, adopted 3 months ago