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A “Less Than Perfect Pet”

December 12, 2011 / Dana / Second Chances
One Eyed Jack

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!

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