While walking to my car after a visit to the bank, I paused to check a text when a surprising event unfolded. Suddenly, a cat leaped into my driver’s seat, quickly hopped into the back, and disappeared under the passenger seat. Confused, I looked around, realizing there were no residential areas nearby—only businesses. Where could she have come from?
Once I made it home, I gently extracted her from the car and was horrified to discover her paws were bloodied and burned. With the temperatures soaring over 100 degrees for several consecutive days—hitting 104 that day—it became clear that she must have crossed the interstate and navigated through heavy traffic to reach me.
During my vet visit, I learned that the cat had no microchip and was approximately one year old. After a bill of $161 for her medical needs, she returned home with me, requiring treatment for dehydration and twice-daily applications of ointment on all four of her paws.
I reached out online and combed through missing pet notices, but no one claimed her. Four weeks later, Chloe officially has a name and a forever home. She thrives alongside her two new brothers: a rescued one-eyed shepherd and another rescued cat.