Kitten who could barely see was saved ‘just in time.’ Now ‘sweet’ cat needs home
A stray kitten could barely see — then she was saved “just in time.”
“Bindy’s story began in pure survival mode — just a tiny kitten fending off dogs, with failing vision and no one to look out for her,” a North Carolina animal shelter wrote July 28 on Facebook. “Until one kind soul stepped in and changed everything. They got her to safety.”
Now, Bindy is blind and waits for a second chance.
“We think Bindy would thrive in a calm and patient home,” Carolina Animal Rescue & Adoption (CARA) wrote. “She’s not the type to fall head over heels right away — she needs time to feel truly safe. But once she does, the quiet bond you’ll share with her will be something really special.”
Bindy needs a new owner after a woman rescued her as a baby in Sanford. At the time, the little one was trying to protect herself from dogs and struggled to find food, the shelter wrote in an online adoption profile and in an email to McClatchy News.
Bindy is now believed to be almost 2 years old. The shelter didn’t reveal when she ended up in its care but said she had surgery to remove both of her eyes, which were infected.
“The decision was heartbreaking, but the relief of knowing she was finally out of pain brought some peace,” the shelter wrote. “If we’re being honest, we probably cried more than she did. Bindy didn’t wallow — she adjusted, and she moved forward with quiet strength.”
At one point, the shelter thought Bindy “had found her forever.” But the home didn’t work out, and the cat now lives with a foster family as she works on building trust.
“She has a very sweet and quiet temperament, but also likes to rough house with her kitty foster brother,” CARA wrote. “She can be very (snuggly) and also independent. She is the best of both worlds!”
As of Aug. 1, the shelter’s website still listed Bindy among the cats available for adoption. Details about the animal organization’s adoption process can be found at cara-nc.org.
“She deserves her own person — someone who sees her not just as a cat with a difficult past, but as a soul who’s still learning to bloom,” according to the shelter based in Sanford, a roughly 40-mile drive southwest from Raleigh.
