One-Eyed Fiona
This adorable kitten rescued my friend, Dawn, from a restaurant parking lot just a couple of weeks ago. Seems she was the last of an abandoned litter, but the restaurant employees couldn’t find a home for her (maybe because of the bad eye). She ran across the parking lot and literally jumped into Dawn’s arms. Dawn couldn’t leave her there, so she took her home. (The idea was to get her to a vet and then to find her a good home.) The vet couldn’t save her eye, and Dawn couldn’t give her up, so now she’s found her new home. She’s happy, playful, and the lack of an eye doesn’t slow her down one bit. Her name is Fiona, which comes from a Lyle Lovett song entitled, “My One-Eyed Fiona”. She hit the lottery the day she saw Dawn walk out of that restaurant.
Clearly a match made in heaven. Bless little Fiona and Dawn, may they have a happy life together.
Rescued by a kitten, eh? How sweet!
Wonderful!! I am so glad for her and Dawn.– great name too btw!
what a beautiful baby.Fiona is very lucky.
Oh my…that has to be the sweetest story.
Little Fiona knew Dawn was the one she was looking for. Thank Dawn and the vet for saving this sweet little sugar muffin. One-Eyed Fiona is a very beautiful kitten. Love her dark grey and white markings and her captivating amber eye. Oooh kiss kiss. She certainly has command of the situation! Many blessing to you and your friends.
Happy Friday all!!
Yes… captivating. That one eye says more just by looking at you than if she were able to speak a volume of words. She’s gorgeous and Dawn is an angel for allowing herself to be rescued by Fiona.
What a cute kitten!! It just breaks my heart to hear of all of the abandoned animals. Myself, I have found 3 kittens over the years. And, just so you know I have 4 cats of my own already.The first was in upstate NY( I found a great home for her). The second was in Phoenix while on a business trip in a tree sreeching it’s head off(I raised such a commotion after getting it down that my instructor took the kitten home to his neighbor who loves cats that evening). The third I kept as one of my cat’s had passed away 2 years earlier from Cancer. His name is Woody as I found him in a “Woodpile” outside my front gate at 12:30 in the morning 3 days after all the Hurricanes here in Fl. in 2004. Ironically, the next day the town came to clear the debris and he would have been crushed. He is 2 years old now and my 21 year old Balinese grooms him. Please, we have got to find a way to get people to spay/neuter their pets and stop the heartbreaking stories that go unsaid!!
Very cute, so much expression with just the one eye! Thank you to everyone who takes in lost kitties, I got mine from an animal shelter the day before they were going to put him down (sadly I couldn’t take all the kitties home!)
I’m with Meredith on her comments… 100%
But on a happier note - I LURVE this kitten…. I hope she darkens up like my grey/white rescue kitten did… it was so awesome to watch him go from grey/white to a fully-dressed black/white tuxedo cat. All his records are ‘wrong’ because they say he’s grey/white and he always looks like the gentleman he is.
YAY FIONA, YAY DAWN, YAY FRIEND WHO SUBMITTED THE POST! As long as there are good people in the world, we’ll keep chugging away at helping the helpless - it’s a long fight, but it’s worth it!
One eye doesn’t make her any less beautiful. Wonderful kitty, glad she found a home.
Lucky Fiona and and Dawn. Fiona you are a pretty one.
Such a bittersweet story. I got a little teary-eyed. :,-) Kisses and hugs to both Fiona and Dawn. May every owner of pets have such a special bond.
ARRRRRR Pirate FUZZ!
I love it!
Fiona is a very pretty pirate. I’d let her catch me any day.
Fiona is so cute even without the other eye!!
My grandmother once had a cat with one eye named Robin, so this picture brings back a lot of memories
She’s BEAUTIFUL! Dawn is lucky to have such a kitty .
I’m so glad she rescued her.
Good one Arcalian!
*bows*
………..ahem…………..hyak……..scnoort……….stop trying to steal my crown!!!……………………………..
W.C. Fields Fuzz
I could never steal your Crown, Rosie. The thought never even occured.
That story is making me all verklempt. How lovely!
(Long time lurker, first time poster–great site! Best viewed at work on Monday mornings, when you get three kittens for the price of one!!)
Very cute kitten. Thanks so much for rescuing her!
what a precious rescue story. Dawn and Fiona are so lucky to have each other. Fiona is gorgeous and i love the name! look at her cute pink nose and her curled up tail…so sweet
What an adorable, precious kitten! Bless Dawn for adopting Fiona and caring for her. It sounds like a match made in heaven! I’m glad that there are animal lovers out there who will do whatever it takes to help animals like Fiona.
that is one lucky & loved cat. and dawn is one amazing woman!
What a lucky little cat! Thank God Dawn was the one to find her and to take her him. God bless you Dawn.
Ahem…I think it is Fiona who found Dawn. Some kitties have a very special sense about humans and obviously Fiona knew a person full of love when she saw one!
God Bless you Dawn and God Bless the lovely Fiona. May you love each other for a very long time
I have heard God makes someone very each person this is a prime example. I am still looking for that someone I think Zsa Zsa Gabor and Liz Taylor took one of mine!!!
Oh Susan! That explains what happened to mine…
Fiona…I’m smitten with you, kitten. Such a compelling story…to be rescued by a kitten. Lucky Dawn!
Blessings on you both.
my heart just melted….Fiona is beautiful.
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SHE IS PRETTY EVEN WITH ONE EYE.
Such a lucky, pretty girl…and that story just makes me all squooshy inside.
how sad yet cute is that? my cat prism just walked down my driveway one day. may the god and goddess bless the miracles in our ves.
Two eyes, one eye or no eyes. She is still Fiona.
She’s cute.
She’s so beautiful. Makes my heart go all mushy when I look at her! Kittens and cats make the world go around!
GOD, Bless all for this kitten is cute…. Look past the missing eye…. She does…. Love her more…. No kitten is to bad off… Have had a few…. She will be a true cat given time…. and you will wonder how she gets by…. Have a nice day…
I had a one-eyed kitty once that I rescued. He had been tortured and tied up with a stick stuck in his eye. I found him hung in a tree like that. He lived a long life with me and every day he reminded me how important love really is. I adored him.
OMG! Fran, I just read your comment. I think there is a special place in heaven for people who help those who cannot help themselves.
How on earth can anybody who calls himself human torture a helpless little animal is beyond me. Hope there is a special hell awaiting them!
Love is All
there is a wonderful place for them, and i hope there is an equally horrid place for the &#% who did this to them.
Bless you Fran.
Yeah, double bless you.
I have a one eyed kitty named Max. He’s my honey boy. One eye does’nt slow him down at all. I would’nt take a million bucks for him.
I believe in the Law of Karmic Return. Similar to the what goes around comes around theory. Whoever hurts an animal or human will pay for it either in this life or the next. If a person blinds someone/something, he/she will have sight problems later in this life or all throughout the next. You are earning Karmic points for saving the poor cat.
She is so precious and must have known that Dawn is her perfect match! Bless your heart.
The best kitty I ever had was a stray baby that came to me with an eye problem, which resulted in its removal. She never was handicapped in any way, she could play and run and stalk with the best of them. I lost her after just 2 years due to the fact that she had feline leukemia, unbeknownst to me. I learned that her original eye problem was due to the leukemia. I was so ignorant back then. I hope your friend Dawn has gotten this sweetie baby tested, and I hope that Fiona is clear and has a long, happy life!
we had a kitty, orange and white who lost an eye. She was more daring than our other kitties. Her name, Kitty, used to walk along banisters like she had two eyes! She too, was a very loving kitty. Enjoy your Fioana kitty.
I am glad that little Fiona has found a home. a friend of mine had a one-eyed cat who lived a long and happy life, I hope Fiona will be able to, as well.
Darling little Fiona, she is a very lucky kitten to have been rescued by a kind, loving person!
Awww! She is a beautiful and very lucky kitty! We had a cat that lost an eye. We called him “Squint”.
Good on your friend for keeping little Fiona!
What a gorgeous, orange eye Fiona has! We don’t even miss the other one–and neither does she! She a beautiful and lucky little girl.
Oh my golly. That is the cutest and sadest thing I’ve ever seen. I’m glad she’s happy though. I love how you guys named her after a song. HOW CUTE!
God Bless you Dawn for taking Fiona and giving her a forever loving home. She is a real cutie. She is even cuter with the one eye and that sweet nose.
Thank you soo much 4 taking her. if you didn’t show the love & compassion that you did she probably would have died.any one who has the 2 do that is a great & wonderful person.
Kittens know who the cat lovers are in this world. Obviously a perfect match. I have three rescued cats that I love dearly and had others in my lifetime that are now in kitty heaven. Rescue and shelter animals in my opinion are the best! Enjoy your adorable kitty.
Fiona is such a beautiful kitty. Bless you for taking her in and giving her a home
she’s gorgeous…may you have many happy years together.
I’ve never had to buy a cat in my life…
Gotta love someone who took the kitten into her heart AND who knows Lyle Lovett songs. A match made in heaven.
May Dawn and her “winking” kitty live long and happy lives.
love that name.
My cousin rescued a kitten near where she worked that had an infected eye. Like this one, the eye couldn’t be saved. My aunt ended up taking the kitten. She lived a long life and was a wonderful companion for my aunt.
Many blessings to little Fiona and to Dawn for rescuing her. Fiona is a beautiful angel.
Thanks for all your nice comments. I can’t wait for Dawn to read your posts when she gets back from vacation. No worries - Fiona, Yasir Aracat (another rescue), Hades (ditto), Jake (rescued dog), and Peaches are in good hands this week.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Cyndi J.
Lucky ducks. Oh, I mean lucky cats and dogs. Wish there were more people like you two around!
Thank goodness for this wonderful story. I actually know people who think cats like this don’t deserve a chance and it upsets me to no end. So this story restored my faith in humans a little.
What a cutie pie! And what a wonderful story about your friend, Dawn, rescuing her. God bless you, Dawn, and this sweetie, Fiona, always!
A beautiful cat for a beautiful human being.
It is Sunday and I keep coming back to look at Fiona. She stole my heart…There is just so much expression in that one lovely eye of hers. I would love to cover her lovely head with kisses. I am so happy that she has a forever mom who loves her.
Thank you Dawn for taking Fiona.
I’m so glad to see that many people in the States save cats from streets and shelters.
People here in Japan usually just go to pet shops to get animals(very expensive: about $1,000-2000 for a cat/dog), but my husband and I don’t quite get the idea.
We found a cat at the beach last year, and now she, Minty, our sweetest angel is staying with us.
Bless rescued cats and their sweet owners in the States!
is it just me, or is there such dignity in the expression of her good eye. dignity, and is it possible,, wisdom??? almost like shes seen so much already in her few months here.
When I was about 7, one of our cats climbed up to a 3rd floor window with her eye falling out. The vet couldn’t put it back, so she lost it. But that never slowed her down. She caught many mice and lived many happy years. And she kept the other cats in their places.
I used to have a one eyed cat. She always was winking at you.
Fiona is beautiful! As stated in some of the comments above, wisdom does seem to emanate from her!
God Bless you both!! I, too, have been rescued by special needs kitty’s: nerve damage, deafness, missing limb and “mentally challenged”. Would trade the experience for anything. Lots of purrs and furry thoughts sent your way.
She is beautiful. I have such an affinity for one eyed cats. When i was growing up, there was a one eyed,, three legged cat in the neighborhood and I would always stop to pet it. I loved that little cat.
God Bless little Fiona! Dawn should be comended for being such a great person and taking in the sweet little baby. I too have a little gray and white kittie who had a “funny eye” when she was a baby and no one wanted her. Fortunately, her eye was saved and Hallee is a tiny and spunky little lady at 3 1/2 years old. my best wishes go out to Dawn and Fiona!!! Happy Holidays!
One eye…but all of the love!
What a precious little baby! How compassionate of you, Dawn, to take her. I would have done the same thing. I have three cats who were all rescues. I think they’re the best kind!
ahhhhhhhhhhhhh….have to go find a tissue……….bless you both
ahhhhh have to go find a tissue. bless you both
My husband ALSO brought home a one-eyed kitten. The kitten darted out in front of his car. When he stopped to see what that was, this cute little cat came out to say hi. Only thing though, his left eye was crusty and enlarged! Gross! The vet took it out right away and since it ran him $400 to remove it, he decided to keep him and boy was it worth it!
His name is Sammy Davis Jr, Jr-but we call him Oody! He’s a black and white fluffy tuxedo, so you can’t even tell he’s missing an eye. We just say he’s winking!
what’s wrong with the poor little dear’s eye? ;`
I also have a kitten who is 3 months old who lost his left eye in a car accident and me and my fiance adopted him from the animal hospital my friend works at, some people were saying why wouldnt you get a normal cat? but he is normal! and the most cutest and loving too! Fiona is beautiful!
this is connor
I am so glad that you kept her. Alot of people only want perfect animals–I think she is perfect. My parents had a cat that was run over and had to have her front left leg taken off, but that didn’t slow her down. She could climb the curtains better than any four legged cat every could. I am glad that this little kitty found a home where she will always be loved.
Great history !!!
poor cat. you must be an awesome person
Poor Thing!
What a LOOK she’s giving with that one eye! Totally Mata-Hari! I have a soft spot for one-eyed cats ever since I read Tom Sawyer…
ew thats kinda weird
where is the cats other eye because im not interested in purchasing kitties with only one eye. that is very delicate that you are trying to give the kitten a home.