Like all homeless cats, Vinny Van Gogh had a real anxiety. Vinny was a small kitten when he was discovered, just 2-3 weeks old, but he had already suffered serious injuries in his short existence.
An animal is said to have assaulted Vinny and destroyed his ear. The wound became infected, but he had a battling spirit, and when he came across a loving person, he marched up to him, “purring away,” as Vinny’s father, Collin, put it.
The good Citizen who found Vinny turned out to be the son of the local shelter’s president. Who better to assist since he knew just where to get Vinny the assistance he so urgently needed! Vinny was taken from the shelter to a veterinarian’s clinic, where he would begin his recovery.
Collin explained, “He ended up having two operations; the first to remove his ear and ear canal all the way down to the skull due to infection, and the second to clear out some more infection.”
After the difficult operation Vinny grew up with a foster kitten family. Since his needs were much greater than other kittens, due to surgery, Liz and Collin decide to adapt the little black cat. They approached Vinny as they watched him heal and flourish, and after six weeks together, there was no way they could let him go.
“Vinny was such an energetic and loving little kitten, even after the attack and operations, we concluded there was no other place for him but with us,” Collin said.
On New Year’s Eve, Vinny Van Gogh, a foster failure, was adopted into his forever home.
Vinny’s Instagram page is brimming with images of him looking gorgeous and feisty. And, despite the fact that he appears to be a Photoshop trick, those images are real. He’s truly that good-looking!
Vinny makes up for his lack of ears with his toes. He’s a polydactyl cat, which means he’s got two thumbs! #kittenmittens are awesome!
Vinny has a dog brother and it’s a give and take relationship. The dog eats his food, but Vinny steals his toys. He assures, “we’re still chill.”
Many fans are wondering if Vinny’s hearing has been harmed as a result of his missing ear. “Cats with one ear are absolutely not damaged, and they are maybe even cuter,” Collin explains.
Vinny’s father may be onto something!
