Families share their experiences caring for cats with disabilities, including cats who are blind, deaf, or need help getting around.
Shortly after Imogen and Stephan moved from London to Abu Dhabi in September 2017, they contacted a local non-profit to find out if there were any kittens with special needs or medical issues who were available for adoption.…
After a day off, Sarah returned to her job as an animal care officer at ManxSPCA, a rescue center near her home on the Isle of Man, and was greeted by a stunning white cat who had recently been surrendered to the…
When Nadine Leichtenstern decided she needed to find a companion for Giuliano, her ginger cat who had recently recovered from paralysis and a broken jaw and fractured hind leg, she and her grandmother chose to adopt a…
When Rachel received a photo of Bubbles, an adorable black kitten with cerebellar hypoplasia (CH), from her boss, the owner and manager of Steel City Alley Cats Coalition (SCACC), she was instantly smitten with the fluffy…
Michelle Bellican was scrolling through Instagram when a picture of Raven, an adorable black kitten with hind leg paralysis, grabbed her attention.
When Emily Blythe was volunteering at the Lake County Animal Shelter in Tavares, Florida, a female tabby cat with healed facial injuries arrived at the facility, in need of someone to take care of her until she found her…
When Jessica Ruf, an experienced foster mom for Maneki Neko Cat Rescue, got a call from a friend about a newborn kitten who had been abandoned by his mother in someone's yard, she was eager to help the tiny feline. "They had…
When Alyssa visited the animal shelter near her home -- the Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission (MADACC) -- she wasn't intending to adopt a cat that day in January 2016. "I’d stopped by the shelter after work…
Tracy and Derek weren't looking to get a fourth cat, but when their local animal shelter shared a video on Facebook of a tiny kitten with unusual eyes, they both agreed that she had to become a part of their family. "The…
When a good Samaritan brought a cat into Nick Silverman's Brooklyn animal clinic in June 2017, not only did the veterinarian want to provide the bedraggled feline with medical care, he and his wife, Bess Ferguson -- who is…
Following a trip to the post office in May 2018, Heather and her mother were walking back to their home in Glenns Ferry, Idaho, when a tabby kitten suddenly appeared before them. "A tiny kitty stumbled out onto the road in…
While Katja and her boyfriend Tobi were browsing the internet, they saw a cat had recently given birth near their home in Berlin and her family was trying to find people to adopt her kittens. At the time, the couple wasn't…
