Kirbi goes home

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. On Saturday, Sept. 8, local foster cat, Kirbi, was adopted by a loving family. The kitten, who was approximately five months old, has been in foster care in Monticello since May, and was adopted at her very first adoption booth with It's Meow Or Never (IMON), a feline rescue group based out of Leon County. Life started out rough for little Kirbi, who was discovered as a sick orphan at just a few weeks old. Covered in fleas and severely underweight, she also struggled with an upper respiratory infection. Unbeknownst to her new foster family, young Kirbi also harbored an alarming secret – just above her eye lived what is called a cuterebra, or bot fl