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My boyfriend had been wanting a cat for a while after I’d gotten a kitten. I took it upon myself to look for the best cat for our small family.
I went to the local shelter and visited all sorts of cats, but none of them were as inviting as I had hoped. Then I walked into a room where there were cats in cages. All I could hear was this one meowing away and rubbing herself against the door to the cage. When I put my hand on the cage, I saw that she was 13 years old. She just kept rubbing herself against the cage, and that’s when I knew she was the one.
The staff came over and told me her story. She had been abandoned after her owner died. The owner’s family didn’t have the means to take care of her because she had hyperthyroidism. (That explained why she was so thin). The lady continued to tell me that many staff members wanted to adopt her but couldn’t because of certain situations.
At that shelter, they don’t normally do cat surgeries, but after the staff all pitched in to get one of her thyroid glands taken out, they couldn’t say no. The staff didn’t want to see her suffer anymore and wanted a family to take her home without worry of any medical conditions. When I heard about the love they had for her, I knew she had to come home with me that day.
When I brought her home, it was like it had been her home her whole life. My mom’s cat, my kitten and my big Lab paid her no mind and knew she was part of our pack.
She may not cuddle with our cats or my dog, or really want them anywhere near her, but she is still by far the best thing to ever happen to us. She’s gained a healthy seven pounds since we’ve had her. And as for my boyfriend’s allergy, it hardly ever affects him. They are quite the duo. A match made in heaven.
Story submitted by Kassidi from Denver, Colorado.
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