Rescue Stories: Marcy - After Being Abandoned She Found Her New Best Friend

When I was at the BlogPaws conference last month in Phoenix, I was chatting with the owners of Savage Cat Food. This company was so familiar to me, and I didn’t know why (especially since Lola and Lexy do not eat raw food.)  After thinking more about it that night I was pretty sure I was able to explain the mystery.  The next day when I went to the booth I held up my phone showing the Instagram account of Meow Marcie and said “is this your cat?” When I got a laugh I knew my puzzle was solved.  Joseph and I had started to connect on Instagram because I was interested in hearing Marcie’s rescue story, but then lost touch. I was pleased to reconnect with him at BlogPaws, and delighted when he agreed to share Marcie’s story for my Rescue Story series on my blog. (You all know how much I enjoy a good rescue story!) Read on to see how a beautiful little calico kitten changed his life, and how Marcie went from eating trash to being a food tester for high quality cat food. 
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Marcie's pretty profile

As I reflect on life’s blessings these last few years, none of them compare to the surprise kitten I adopted who became my best friend.


Almost exactly one year ago, my business partners were alerted to an abandoned calico kitten in their neighborhood. She was crying so frantically and loudly that neighbors heard her and brought her to the people they knew made cat food. My partners brought the kitten home to feed her, and the minute I saw her I said, “Hey, my cat!”

It is unclear if Marcie was abandoned by her mom or by humans, but it seemed as though she had been eating trash for a while. The first day she was with us, she smelled like trash; her actual body scent was of refuse. Now she is our food tester, and so far we haven’t found anything that she doesn’t like. Marcie would eat 20% of her weight in food on a daily basis if we let her.

Before meeting Marcie, I had no intentions of owning pets anytime soon, although I loved animals. At 32, I valued the independence and flexibility that comes from being single and pet free. When my partners brought home this cat my perspective immediately changed. I gave her a bath and named her Marcie after one of my favorite cartoon characters.

Marcie enjoys the outdoors

Since that first surprise visit, she has been a priceless blessing, giving me more than I could ever give her. Her existence is inherently therapeutic and I am always happy to come home to hang out with the world’s coolest cat.

As part owner of a cat related company, Marcie has brought meaning to my daily endeavor to provide cats everywhere with high quality options. She is more than happy in being part of my family. If you are considering getting a cat, I highly recommend adoption. You aren’t just adopting a cat, you are adopting a friend.

Marcie and her dad.

Joseph Abraham is one of 3 founders of Savage Pet, Inc., which is the producer of Savage Cat Food ®. He also has small creative company named 'Create Joseph'. 

Photos courtesy of Joseph Abraham.