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Street Life No Bargain For Flea Market Cat

Amber alert! Amber the orange cat is looking for real home after living in a flea market parking lot for a year.

Cats are extremely sensitive and adaptable creatures but living on the streets is difficult for them. Outdoor and stray cats generally have one third of the lifespan of indoor or owned cats. Living on the streets ages them and they can develop a number of problems.

Amber is one lucky cat.

She was abandoned by her owners and left to fend for herself, which she did pretty handily living in the parking lot of a flea market for well over a year. It was starting to take its toll on her in terms of her health when she was rescued by LifeLine Animal Project.

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This petite orange tabby was very skinny and tired but still affectionate when saved by rescuers. She's adapted well to living in LifeLine's administrative offices with five other rescued cats. She tolerates the dogs who come in and out of the rescue very well.

She's left both the fleas and the market behind her.

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"She's a hoot," says Mickie Blair, LifeLine's cat rehabilitation director. "She's a fun, curious cat and she likes to look out the front window and chatter at the squirrels she sees outside."

Amber looked older than her three years when she first got to LifeLine but with regular meals she's filled out and completely gotten her youthful energy back.

She loves to play and if one cat in the office can't be goaded into playing with her she goes to another cat and then another until she finds one willing to engage in some kitty antics. Sometimes she plays with them even if they are unwilling.

She has no behavior or health issues, save a mark in her left eye where, as a kitten, the retina didn't completely separate from the iris. It isn't a problem and doesn't affect her vision.

Amber is healthy, has had all her vaccinations and is ready to move into a home with a new owner. She will do well in a house with other cats and with feline-friendly dogs.

"She's an all-American, sweet, playful cat," says Blair.

If you would like to add Amber the orange cat to your family, contact mblair@lifelineanimal.org .

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