On the CC4C website we have a link that allows people to send us emails. They can ask general questions, report strays or ferals, or in the case below, share a happy ending with us.

This is what we received:

So naturally, we had to respond …

“THANK YOU so much for this email! This is exactly the kind of stuff we love to hear, especially when it’s about the “Lucky” cats like yours. We’re also glad to hear that you took him with you. We get lots of emails these days from people willing to surrender their cats just because they have to move or relocate. Your story is truly heart-warming and again, we are glad to receive it.”

And it became correspondence …

“Thanks! Glad to be able to share it with you. I’ve thought so many times to get in touch and let someone know because I can’t help but think if it were me I’d always wonder. He’s asleep in front of the heater on the rug half laying on my feet right now (his favorite thing is being in front of the heater!). He’s a happy guy and although we knew he’d lose his sight completely at some point, it didn’t stop us from adopting him. He has the best personality! He follows us all around like a dog–me in particular because I’m at home with him all day.

Anyway, we are thankful for him and I would encourage others to consider a pet that’s “less than perfect.”

Happy holidays to you all and thanks for this little guy

So now we share this with you, in hopes that even just one or two readers will think about someone else they know, and share it with someone they know, and maybe just maybe another one or two of our less than perfect cats might find the home they so deserve.

Thanks for thinking about it. See you at adoptions!

Pretty Boy was abandoned in an industrial area many years ago with his food dish! Thankfully, several ladies were already caring for the other abandoned cats and fed him and got him fixed. Earlier this year, he began to eat less and they worried about his teeth. I started working with CC4C 2 years ago because I was saddened by seeing new cats dumped here. I took him home with me and had dental work done for him. Unfortunately, he also tested FIVFeline Immunodeficiency Virus, FIV, is commonly known as Feline AIDS and is a lentivirus that affects domesticated housecats worldwide. FeLV and FIV are in the same biological family, and are sometimes mistaken for one another. However, the viruses differ in many ways. Although many of the diseases caused by FeLV and FIV are similar, the specific ways in which they are caused also differs.+, which means I really needed to find him an indoor home where he’d be safe.

Since he’s been outside for over 5 years, a home was daunting for him. He would hide under the bed during the day, but would sleep on top of it at night when I could go in and pet him. He’d purr, and roll around, happy as ever to be loved again. He just needed time and patience.

A wonderfully patient gentleman adopted him on the Maddie’s Fund weekend. He wanted an older companion cat– which is exactly what Pretty Boy will be once he adjusts. His new adopter has been bribing him with turkey and pastrami. I am so happy that a compasionate person came along to give Pretty Boy a second chance at a better, safer, and happier life.

Piev hopped into a member’s backyard one cold, wet, rainy night in winter looking for food. Noticing that something was very wrong with his hind legs, a CC4C member set out to trap him. After three nights, she succeeded and the next day, a visit to the vet revealed he had an old injury that left his hind leg badly broken in several places and it had healed improperly. Piev was full of fleas, dirty, had BordetellaA bacterial disease affecting the upper respiratory system in cats. It is more commonly found in dogs (e.g., kennel cough) than cats, and it can spread quickly in catteries. (more common in dogs), and was covered in pink “mast” cells due to living outside in the sun and being a mostly all-white cat. All pre-cancerous mast cells were removed, he received antibioticsMay be prescribed by a veterinarian to treat eye infections, ear infections or urinary tract infections. for the BordetellaA bacterial disease affecting the upper respiratory system in cats. It is more commonly found in dogs (e.g., kennel cough) than cats, and it can spread quickly in catteries., was bathed, de-flead, de-wormed, vaccinated and neutered—and was practically a new cat! Piev has captured everyone’s heart that ever meets him. With all his problems overcome, he is a very trusting, sweet, loving cat with a huge personality, lots of fun, full of energy, and craves being scratched, and everyone who meets him–loves him. Piev is up for adoption and waiting for his forever home! Will you consider adopting a crippled, loving cat?