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During college I worked at a local animal hospital. One weekend, I stopped by and was told of a kitten that was schedule...
10/10/2025

During college I worked at a local animal hospital. One weekend, I stopped by and was told of a kitten that was scheduled to be euthanized. I went to find the kitten but only found what seemed to be an empty cage. Back in the corner of the cage was an orange ball of fur. The kitten was barley moving and seemingly lifeless.

She had been struck in the head by a dog at her previous owners and could no longer walk. The owners choose euthanasia instead of treatment.

I asked the veterinarian to delay the procedure till Monday and I would foster her through the weekend. I wanted her last days to be filled with love and affection.

I spent the weekend taking care of her. She would eat if food was held to her mouth and go to the bathroom if she was held up in her litter box.

Despite all of this, she still could not move. She would simply lay motionless whenever she was laid down.

Sunday night arrived and she still hadn’t walked, I had lost hope. I knew that a life of being helpless and immobile was not fair to her. I laid down with her and said a prayer while she purred next to my cheek.

Monday morning arrived and my family and I began saying our goodbyes but then...

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"She's the last cat in the cage. I think she's too ugly," my friend said.That was all it took. I dashed to the pet shop ...
10/10/2025

"She's the last cat in the cage. I think she's too ugly," my friend said.

That was all it took. I dashed to the pet shop and bought her. And so Strudel, the ugly cat with a beautiful heart, came home with me.

This beautiful soul lived with me for 20 years. And every night for twenty years...

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Some nights, you still whisper their name into the quiet. As if they might appear one more time, tail wagging, eyes shin...
10/10/2025

Some nights, you still whisper their name into the quiet. As if they might appear one more time, tail wagging, eyes shining. But love doesn’t work that way—it stays, even when they can’t. It holds you in the space between memory and reality.

They weren’t just part of your life—they shaped it. Their joy filled your home, their loyalty filled your heart. When th...
10/10/2025

They weren’t just part of your life—they shaped it. Their joy filled your home, their loyalty filled your heart. When they’re gone, it’s not just their absence you feel—it’s the absence of everything they made brighter. That’s why it hurts so deeply.

Meet Luna. The young feline was involved in an accident that would have resulted in her death.Luna arrived at the shelte...
10/10/2025

Meet Luna. The young feline was involved in an accident that would have resulted in her death.

Luna arrived at the shelter paralyzed from the waist down with an open spinal wound. They told us, "Her hind legs and tail were immobile and cold, but she could still feel them—our hearts were breaking. Luna's eyes were full of pain and exhaustion.

Luna couldn't defecate on her own and was on the verge of euthanasia...

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Grief for a pet doesn’t arrive all at once. It trickles in through memories, routines, and sudden stillness. One moment ...
10/10/2025

Grief for a pet doesn’t arrive all at once. It trickles in through memories, routines, and sudden stillness. One moment you’re okay, and the next, a wave crashes out of nowhere. That’s how love lingers—soft, strong, and relentless.

I had to send my long haul trucking buddy Thomas over the Rainbow Bridge in August of 2014 due to bladder stone complica...
10/10/2025

I had to send my long haul trucking buddy Thomas over the Rainbow Bridge in August of 2014 due to bladder stone complications, after he fought for two weeks for his life. I had been an emotional wreck since, but I was not sure I was ready for another feline in my life, either.

A job transfer moved me to Phoenix two months after losing him, and I would occasionally go the shelters to “get catted” but none were a real match for me.

On January 31, 2015, I went to the shelter with my best friend and visited with three cats. Then she said, “I think you should take a look at this one.”

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There’s a moment after they’re gone when the world feels unfamiliar. The couch looks different, the floor sounds quieter...
10/10/2025

There’s a moment after they’re gone when the world feels unfamiliar. The couch looks different, the floor sounds quieter, the air feels heavier. You keep expecting to hear their paws or see their face. But instead, you meet the silence that love left behind.

10/09/2025

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10/09/2025

Every rescue is a reminder: we are their only voice. They cannot save themselves, but we can. Rescue is responsibility. Will you carry it with us?

While on the internet one day, I found an ad for a girl giving away kittens for free. I went to investigate.This little ...
10/09/2025

While on the internet one day, I found an ad for a girl giving away kittens for free. I went to investigate.

This little kitten had two siblings, both fluffy and adorable and spoken for. She, on the other hand, walked and wobbled funny and was matted and pathetic-looking. And, of course, when I sat down and held my hand out, she came right to me, mewled, curled up in my hand, and tried to purr. I was told if I wanted her I could just take her. The mother cat had stopped feeding them and she couldn't afford food. So I tucked her into the pocket of my hoodie and brought the poor thing home.

It didn't take me long to get her cleaned up and to discover that she had ear mites, fleas and worms...

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I catch and release and feed the strays and feral cats in my neighborhood.One evening as I was getting ready to feed the...
10/09/2025

I catch and release and feed the strays and feral cats in my neighborhood.

One evening as I was getting ready to feed them, I noticed Scar. He was a big fluffy kitty whose eyes were dilated and looked to be larger than normal. As I watched him he seemed okay but I could feel in my belly that something was wrong.

I had to do something about it...

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