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And then there's Tabs

 Yes, and then there's Tabs, or Tabitha, to be pedantic. She was born on a farm, and the legend goes that within the first couple of weeks of her life she managed to get caught in a hay bale (although nobody knows for sure, which is very common with farm cats). And so tiny Tabs had tried her mightiest to get out all by herself. Turns out, not a great idea. She ended up with a twisted spine, and two hind legs that couldn't quite receive all the messages from the brain. On top of it all, Tabs was diagnosed with double incontinence. So, she was going to be a little different from any kitten we'd met thus far. We called her Tabs the Pisspot, with utmost affection. And she didn't mind, she had a great self-deprecating sense of humour (which has been shown to be good for one's mental well-being;). Owing to her 'troubles' she was on some serious drugs, but she was also seriously keen on just saying 'no' to them;) This means that at first it was a bit of a s