Families share their experiences caring for cats with disabilities, including cats who are blind, deaf, or need help getting around.
When Kendall, a pre-veterinary student from Newark, New Jersey, decided to adopt a cat to provide her with companionship and comfort while she attended school, she knew she wanted to provide a home to a kitty with special…
When Zoe Winn of Buckinghamshire, England, saw a Facebook post in March 2013 about someone in her community who was looking for a new home for their one-year-old cat, Tommy, she didn't immediately consider adopting the…
The first time Joanne Thongpheng of Manitoba, Canada, heard about cerebellar hypoplasia (CH), she had no idea how common the neurological condition was, nor that cats born with CH can live happy and active lives. Joanne…
When one of Katie Beth Miedaner's Instagram followers told her about Cappy, formerly Bubba, an adorable ginger Persian cat with incontinence who was in need of a home, she wanted to learn more about the handsome special…
Shortly after Jenn started volunteering at her local animal rescue in Sacramento, California, she met a pair of cats, 9-year-old sisters named Sophie and Nef (short for Nefertiti), who had been at the organization for…
Krista was scrolling through her Facebook feed at the end of January 2017, when a stunning long-haired black kitten -- who looked strikingly similar to her two rescue kitties, Phantom and Batman -- caught her eye.
When Darion Hester and her family were visiting a farm on Father's Day 2013, they learned that a stray cat who lived on the property had recently given birth to a litter of kittens. The kittens -- who were approximately two…
Lily and her boyfriend had been thinking about adopting a cat for a while when they decided to visit their local animal rescue, The Lost Dogs' Home in Melbourne, Australia, at the start of February 2017. The couple toured…
In January 2017, Maya Glick was working at her local animal shelter in Austin, Texas, when a family brought in Helix, a handsome tabby and white cat who was approximately four years old. According to the family, Helix -- who…
When Alley Kay saw a video of Bubbi, a handsome four-year-old cat with a cleft lip, on TLC Animal Aid's Facebook page, she fell in love with the sweet tabby and white kitty with the adorably different face. Bubbi had been…
When Hector and his girlfriend, Karlene, decided to foster two kittens, Pancakes and Danger, in August 2016, they were uncertain if they would ever be able to provide a permanent home to a cat: Karlene was allergic to cats,…
When Tara Kawczynski, a vet tech and the president of The Odd Cat Sanctuary, an animal rescue in Salem, Massachusetts, was contacted in April 2015 about a kitten who was desperately in need of medical attention, she was…
