Families share their experiences caring for cats with disabilities, including cats who are blind, deaf, or need help getting around.
When Zara saw a post online about Jack, an adorable Arabian Mau with prominent fangs, she was instantly smitten with the unusual feline. "How could you not love his little face?" asks Zara.
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When Alaina, a foster mom for neonatal kittens, received an email from Austin Pets Alive! about Picklin, a tiny tabby cat the organization had recently rescued, she felt compelled to help the four-week-old feline. "He was a…
In September 2013, Mei Martin saw a video the Humane Society posted online about a trio of special needs kittens who were at risk of being euthanized if they didn't find forever homes. Mei learned the kittens were born with…
Jen Koscheka was working at a wild animal sanctuary in Denver, Colorado, in May 2018, when she and her colleagues discovered three tiny kittens living in a bear den. "Due to all of the 'free meat' in the area, we would get a…
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Louise, a veterinarian in Dubai, was at work when she met an injured kitten who had recently arrived at her clinic. "She was a little dirt curled up ball in the corner of the kennel cuddling a unicorn soft toy for comfort,"…
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When Elizabeth Sidler saw a post about Oats, an adorable grey cat with incontinence and hind leg paralysis, in late 2018, she was instantly smitten with the cute special needs kitten. "Honestly, I fell in love with him the…
When Irene was working as a receptionist at a Houston animal shelter, she met Lisa, a beautiful black and white cat who was born with arthrogryposis -- a congenital condition characterized by decreased flexibility of the…
Approximately one month after the passing of their oldest son Wyatt to complications related to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), Stephanie Lyons-Keeley and her husband, Wayne, learned about a kitten with spina bifida who…
