Families share their experiences caring for cats with disabilities, including cats who are blind, deaf, or need help getting around.
During Angela Giannini's month-long sabbatical from work during the summer of 2007, she was volunteering at her local animal shelter -- bathing 11 cats with ringworm -- when she noticed one of the kittens seemed different…
When Hazel, the founder of Hopewell Rescue, went to a feline colony in Irvington, New Jersey, to trap-neuter-return (TNR) several of the resident animals, she met Kevin, a young black and white cat who was in desperate need…
When Tara Kawczynski, president of The Odd Cat Sanctuary in Salem, Massachusetts, learned that a stunning Siamese cat had ended up at her local animal shelter after being rescued from a fire in late 2017, she knew she had to…
When Michaela Brenham made the decision to become a foster mom for Toronto Cat Rescue, she was particularly interested in helping cats with special needs, so when she learned about Hope, who was born with impaired vision in…
Anna was at FACE Low -Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic near her home in Indianapolis, Indiana, waiting to get her sister's dog his annual vaccines, when she decided to pass the time by checking out the pets the organization had…
Angela Card was working in her office in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in May 2006 when one of her coworkers told her about a mother cat and three newborn kittens he'd found in a steel warehouse. While Angela was familiar with the…
When Megan Hale saw a picture online of a one-eyed Maine Coon kitten who was available for adoption through F.E.R.A.L., a rescue near her home in Salem, Virginia, she knew the young special needs cat was destined to be a…
When Janine Le Clair met Lil' Bill for the first time, she had no intention of adopting a pet, but she couldn't help but feel a connection with the tiny orange and white kitten her friend had discovered outside his Nashville…
When Nicole Wulfekuhle saw Tippers, an adorable tuxedo cat with cerebellar hypoplasia (CH), for the first time, she was trying to determine why one of her former foster kittens, Onyx, was having difficulty finding a home.…
When Shanta Siegler was contacted by the director of Furever Home Kitty Rescue about Anushka, a tabby kitten with hind leg paralysis who had been rescued from the streets of Mexico in June 2017 when she was just a few weeks…
When Rheanne saw an adorable brown and white kitten with one eye and a crooked jaw at Noah's Ark Animal Foundation near her home in Fairfield, Iowa, she desperately wanted to adopt the unique-looking little cat. "I was…
Samantha Bell DiGenova was working as the Cat Behavior and Enrichment Lead at Best Friends Animal Society in Los Angeles in May 2014 when the organization rescued a mother cat, Pashmina, and her six newborn kittens --…
