Little Lizzie

Little Lizzie was trapped as a wild kitten at the Gun Club in Richmond, one of a number of cats who've come from there over the years.

If you notice a resemblance between this tortie girl and Lizzie from Wednesday's post, you're not alone. Little Lizzie got her name because her markings reminded Leslie so much of the older tortie's.

Little Lizzie has remained wild and is still likely to take flight if you get too close or even look at her for too long.

In further contrast to the other Lizzie who likes people but doesn't care for cats, Little Lizzie seems to feel quite comfortable hanging out with a cat buddy or two.

Little Lizzie and Phoenix

Lizzie

Lizzie came to the sanctuary at the age of about seven, having been surrendered for peeing.

The adjustment was not an easy one for her, and it took about a year before she'd let people at RAPS touch her. She was hyper anxious and would scream if she so much as saw a hand coming toward her. Leslie says people used to shout out to anyone at the sanctuary who might have heard the noise that nobody was hurting anybody.

Lizzie's mellowed out a lot since then, turning into a very friendly cat. Friendly with humans, anyway. She's not a fan of the other cats and has no problem telling them so.