Maci Raney had been out doing errands when she became aware of an odd sound coming from the parking lot of a nearby Tractor Supply shop.
She was startled by a soft meow and turned around just in time to see a tabby kitten hiding behind some bushes. She approached the kitten since she could not see the mother cat anywhere in the vicinity.
In a video shared on TikTok, Raney can be heard saying, “I called her, and she immediately ran to me.” “I don’t know if that was just the universe telling her that I was there to rescue her.”
Raney snatched the cat up in her arms and carried her to the protection of her vehicle. The moment she took it in her hands, the cat instantly started purring and making biscuits. “She was covered in fleas, eyes matted, dirt all in her hair, and we suspected tapeworms, which was later confirmed,” Raney told The Dodo. “We suspected tapeworms because she was covered in fleas, eyes matted, and dirt all in her hair.”
Raney was able to begin treating the cat’s ear and eye infections before she was due to see the veterinarian because she hurriedly brought the kitten, who she subsequently decided to name Biscuit, home and immediately gave her a flea wash.
@m_raney I still cant believe the cat distribution system chose me. 😭🐾
@m_raney Replying to @rachmarie568 ♬ original sound – Maci R.
@m_raney Hi im Biscuit. Not even 12 hours ago I was living behind Tractor Supply in a trash filled bush covered in fleas, today i live with my new parents on a 12 acre farm with my 2 dog brothers, chicken & duck sisters & other cat siblings. #thriving ♬ Lucky Girl – Carlina
Raney went back to Tractor Supply the next day to check once more and make sure that she hadn’t overlooked any of Biscuit’s other siblings. In a another video, Raney can be heard saying, “That’s where she was, over there.” “I looked all the way up and down the tree line, I called for mama, I called for kittens, I looked… there were no kittens at all,” she said.
On the second day of Biscuit’s stay with Raney, she seemed to be an entirely different kitty. This was due to the fact that she had received a second flea cleaning as well as many eye ointment treatments.
In a subsequent video, Raney can be heard saying, “She is so sweet, she is so playful.”
@m_raney Biscuit update 🐾💕🐾💕
On the other hand, Raney received some disheartening information on the day of Biscuit’s checkup with the veterinarian: the kitten tested positive for feline leukemia (FeLV).
The feline leukemia virus (FeLV) is an illness that affects the immune system of cats. It is possible for it to lead to cancer or anemia, and it may be passed on to other cats via their saliva. One of the primary vaccinations that brand-new kittens get at their first visit to the veterinarian is the FeLV vaccine.
Raney had no choice but to isolate Biscuit from the rest of her cats, despite the fact that the other cats had been immunized against the sickness, and find out how to provide Biscuit the most effective therapy possible.
Raney continued by saying, “I had planned on keeping her, but us living in a camper and me having three other cats, that’s just not going to be possible, and I want to give her the best life she possibly can have,” and she asked her followers for recommendations on rescue organizations that take FeLV-positive kittens in need of a new home.
@m_raney We got some sad news at the vet about our little biscuit 🙁🐾 If anyone has any resources on FeLV rescues in or near North East Texas please please let me know.
However, Raney found out that it’s occasionally possible to obtain a false-positive FeLV test result after doing some research and collecting advise from others who have been in her shoes. This is particularly true when it’s a very young kitten that is being tested, as this increases the likelihood of a false-positive result.
The fact that Biscuit was only approximately 3 or 4 weeks old at the time of the test suggests that the positive result may have been caused by antibodies from her mother that were still present in Biscuit’s system.
And… yes, precisely that is what it was. The results of Biscuit’s PCR blood test came back negative for FeLV, which means that she is now free to spend the rest of her life with Raney’s family, which is where she will be happiest.
Raney said that Biscuit has quickly adjusted to her new life and is delighted to be a farm cat. She also enjoys her new role very well.
“She loves to go outside and ‘help’ me with all of the chicken chores,” Raney said. “She enjoys playing in the chicken coop with the rabbits as much as she does the chickens.”
Raney said, “and she also loves to go on car rides with us when we ride around on the country roads.” “Her best friend is her big sister Lola (she’s a 3-year-old shorthair cat),” she said, “and she also loves to go on car rides with us.”
According to Raney, “But without a doubt, her favorite thing is spending time in the great outdoors with all of her animal cousins and aunts.”
Raney is looking forward to seeing Biscuit develop into a healthy, happy cat who will put her whole heart and soul into creating those biscuits now that she has finally been given the all-clear to eat Biscuit.
