Sick 19 year old dumped cat the shelter had given up on, adopted by shelter volunteer after falling in love with the feline’s sassy meows, new cat mom says: He’s made my life a lot happier, and I feel fulfilled by his presence.’

Sometimes fairy tales really do come true, or at least the dream life of this senior cat who had been given up on by families and the shelter who was given one final chance at happiness in the home of a shelter volunteer.

It is never easy trying to find a home for an older cat. It is a hard sell to tell potential pawrents that they will be going for regular check ups at the vet and that their life will revolve around the wellbeing of an aging and somewhat sickly cat. Especially when there are abundant amounts of cute kittens with no health issues ready and waiting for a loving home.

But these older cats that find themselves homeless are in need of a safe space far more than their kitten competitors, and after a life devoted to the family who had to let them go you would think that there would be more people in the world who are sympathetic to their plight. Thankfully, the shelter volunteer who took on this cat was incredibly sympathetic and took home one of the sweetest senior felines we have ever heard about. Giving him a life of love, light and laughter until his last day.

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There is nothing to be surprised about this is heckin sad. The situation for senior cattos is not one that is particularly kind or easy on the ears. Especially when you know how much love they have to give even in their older age. Sure, they might take a little more effort to care for and the like. But after a lifetime of giving love and comfort to their family, do they not deserve to be taken care of? Do they not deserve a life of comfort and wellbeing just as much as any aging hooman might? We certainly think so, and it seems that this shelter volunteer is of the same opinion, thankfully.
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Honestly, so so close to tears right now. What is this fairy tale of an adoption story? Someone needs to call Hallmark and tell them to make a movie out of this story post haste. We can just imagine the sweet, albeit increasingly sad story line as this hooman gets a downtrodden cat to light up and have one last truly enjoyable part of his life. All the while his health is slowly deteriorating, leaving his new pawrent to care for him more with each passing day. But even through that tough time their love, patience and understanding of one and other never wavers.
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