Eyeball

One of the things I have loved so far about this minivan is that there is not much kitty room.  My previous car was built just perfect for kitties to crawl up inside and take a nap.  This van has no un-necessary metal.  Even the engine is smaller and not flat.

So I’ll admit, I haven’t been checking for barn kitties before I get in and drive away.  Usually I let the van warm-up anyway.  That gives time for any potential stow-aways to exit the vehicle!

Today though . . today I had been home, then had to leave again after about a half hour. On a whim, I did honk the horn, just in case.  Then I pulled out and started down the road.  I went probably 1/4 mile and glanced in my rear-view mirror.  And then I saw the fluffy kitten jump from my moving van.  She ran to a road sign and sat down.

I turned around and went to get her.  She was ok, except for her eye.  This particular kitten is already blind in one eye.  I think she hit her bad eye on her desperate jump from the van.  I raced back home and wrapped her in a towel.

She stopped bleeding after a while.  She took a several hour nap.  And she just came in my office purring.  She gets to stay inside for a little while now.  I feel horrible!

Tonight I am thankful that Eyeball – yes, that is her name – is ok!  She is such a sweet, little kitten!  And, I guess I’m thankful that if she had to injure an eye, at least it wasn’t her good eye!