It’s taken a while to say that — she’s been with me several months, after all — but after the ordeal she endured it was a challenge to assess her and to find a diet regimen she was happy with…and to get an idea of her personality. As a reminder, she spent three years in the woods after the so-called humans she used to live with moved away and left her behind to fend for herself outdoors. There was a second cat in that household who was also abandoned, but at some point it fell victim to the elements or a wild animal. CC is a true survivor.

Forest was found in early May by a family camping in Pollock Pines approximately 5 miles into the woods. Late one evening they heard a cat crying and found her in the bushes, barely alive. They kept her in their tent overnight until they could bring her to safety. When she arrived at Fat Kitty City she was barely alive. Only skin and fur covered her bones and she was cold. ​