Cat Gets Constantly Ignored At The Shelter Because Of Her Grumpy Face

Francisca Franken was reading the website of her local animal shelter late one night when she came upon an odd cat. Something about the cat’s flat face, rough demeanor, and sorrowful eyes made her stop scrolling.

“I saw her photo and instantly fell in love,” Franken told The Dodo. “I chuckled at first because the pictures were so amusing, and I’d never seen a cat like this before.”

She quickly wrote to the shelter to ask whether the cat was still available, and she couldn’t sleep that night because she was so scared about hearing back. When they called back, the shelter couldn’t believe she genuinely wanted Bean.

“I got a call from a lovely girl from the rescue who inquired whether Bean was the cat I wanted to apply for because, apparently, no one had been interested in her previously,” Franken said. “The woman who contacted me was afraid that I had accidentally clicked the incorrect button or something.”

Bean was a stray in a trailer park before arriving to the shelter. She had never felt the love of a home and was suffering from an eye infection and other illnesses. Franken, on the other hand, was determined to change that.

“One woman escorted me to her room, and what I saw was far more lovely than I could have imagined,” Franken explained. “Bean was (and continues to be) so little and petite. She has stubby legs, a small tail, and the most flat face I’d ever seen. I burst into tears as soon as I came into her room because I was so overwhelmed. She was nothing like I had envisioned — yet she was so much better.”

“There were a number of individuals who saw her at the shelter said she was ugly, but I think she’s the most perfect girl ever,” she added.

Franken brought Bean home right away, and the cat made sure her new mom knew how thankful she was.

“At first, she was considerably more affectionate and attached to me wherever I went.” “According to Franken. “I believe she realized she didn’t have to ‘fake’ like that and that I would never let her go again, even if she stopped being cuddly and sweet, so she began to show me her snarky side. But I liked it because she let her true colors show.”

Bean now sleeps in bed with Franken every night and must constantly be in the same room as her. Besides her mom, Bean’s most favorite thing in the world is olives.   She goes insane if she smells olives or olive brine.

“The first time she stole an olive, it was when I had a late-night snack and she rushed up to me and knocked the olive right out of my palm, picked it up, and raced away to eat it under the couch,” Franken said.

Green olives and pimentos contain isoprenoids, which are chemically related to catnip. Bean is so infatuated with the salty snacks that she screams at her mother whenever she sees her take the olives out of the fridge.

Fortunately, olives are safe for cats in moderation, so Franken treats her to a couple as a reward.

Franken believes that satisfying Bean’s olive fixation is the least she can do for the wonderful cat, given everything Bean has done for her.

“Bean isn’t a true emotional support animal, but she’s definitely helped me get through some difficult moments, and I can’t express how much I adore her,” Franken said. “She means everything to me, and she deserves all the affection she can get after having been through so much.”

Link to Paws Daily

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