Families share their experiences caring for cats with disabilities, including cats who are blind, deaf, or need help getting around.
When Ashley, a fosterer for Liberation Cat House, learned about Louie, a blind kitten who had been living on the streets of Orlando, Florida, until he was rescued and taken to Orange County Animal Services, she knew she had…
Larissa Yamaguchi wanted to adopt a cat, but because she was still a minor, she had to convince the rest of her family. Thankfully, they agreed, so she reached out to a friend of a friend who was involved with animal rescue…
After losing their beloved 15-year-old Burmese cat Horatio, Silke and her husband were looking online for a new feline friend when she came across a Facebook post about an Arabian Mau kitten who had lost all of his teeth and…
When Rosie saw an Instagram post about a long-haired blind cat in Wilmington, North Carolina, who needed a new home, she immediately fell in love with the fluffy feline. "I just couldn’t resist her sweet face," remembers Rosie.
When Nicole discovered three feral kittens had sought refuge on her property in Riverside, California, after being frightened by a dog, she rescued the trio of young felines on May 21, 2020.
Jackie Deak Akey was working at a vet's office in New Orleans in October 2014, when one of the clinic's clients, Animal Helper in New Orleans, contacted the organization about a two-legged bobtail kitten who had recently…
When Dannielle Southon, the founder of Southon Rescue, learned about a seven-week-old kitten with Manx syndrome who was at risk of being euthanized at a county shelter, she knew she had to help the young special needs cat.
Nathalie was browsing the website for Société Protectrice des Animaux (SPA), a French animal rescue, in September 2018, when a picture of Mike, an adorable ginger tomcat with floppy ears, caught her attention.
When Stray Cat Alliance, an animal rescue in Los Angeles, asked Heather Hlava, founder and president of Under One Sky Animal Rescue (UOSAR), if she would foster Sebastian, an incontinent 9-week-old old kitten, she…
When Cassandra learned Carmina and Jose Maria, her fellow rescuers and fosterers with The Paw Protector, had rescued a blind two-month-old kitten they found roaming the streets near their home in Granada, Spain, in November…
When Kris Kaiser saw a post in a Facebook group for cats and kittens with cerebellar hypoplasia (CH) about Natalie, a blind tabby and white feline with the non-progressive neurological condition, she thought she might be the…
When Frida learned Greyjoy, an adorable kitten with incontinence and hind leg paralysis, was looking for a foster home, she wanted to help the young special needs cat.
