Ginger was found wandering outside a motorcycle shop during some of the coldest winter weather this year. A kind gentleman who worked at the store saw the little bedraggled cat struggling to stay alive, and bundled her up and took her home with him in his van. Their own senior cat had died some time ago and not having any cat food in the house; his wife treated Ginger to a fine meal of canned tuna. They then called the Forget Me Not Sanctuary for help because the little cat was so thin that her ribs could be counted and she looked very much in need of some medical help. A veterinarian check-up revealed that Ginger had some vitamin deficiencies due to nearly starving to death and had experienced some trauma to her tail. Her struggles to survive had aged her way beyond her years - she was not much older than one, but the look in her eyes was that of a frail old senior. The road to recovery for Ginger started with feeding her small quantities of food many times a day and allowing her to rest in a small recovery room at the sanctuary cat

cottage. After she was a little stronger, she was introduced to the cats living in the cottage common room, and instead of hisses, within minutes,  it was as if she had known the other cats all her life.  Ginger experienced a setback when her tail refused to heal, and half of it had to be amputated.  But now, her tiny stubby tail remains the only reminder of the battle scars she suffered as a starving, homeless and lonely little soul.