Hungry senior cat abandoned by family and chased off by neighbors gets adopted one year later by pawrents who see how much love he has left to give

Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager

Jun 8, 2026 6:15 AM EDT

Who doesn't love a sweet thing like Cornbread?

Orange cats hold a special place in our hearts. They may be the most chaotic of our feline brethren, but they are also some of the sweetest cats we've ever met. Our second cat was an orange boy, named Cheeto, and we loved him from the second we saw him until his very last breath. Every day, we came home to some sort of disaster, from toilet paper being shredded, to even finding him with his head stuck in the wall (he made the hole, and then got stuck in it). Our lives with Cheeto were never boring, and looking back on it, we're purrfectly grateful for all of his shenanigans. Why? Because now that he's gone, they're all happy meowmories that help him live on in our hearts.

Cornbread, our orange cat below, did not get dealt the same hand of cards that Cheeto did. But thanks to Friends of Bear Cat Rescue, Cornbread now has a chance to live out his golden years with a family that truly appreciates him. He was abandoned by his previous owners when they moved and left outside to fend for himself. He got in quite a bit of trouble, even getting a nasty mouth infection that left him hungry, in pain, and confused. Worse than that, the neighbors shooed him off, meaning this sweet cat had nowhere to turn to until Friends of Bear Cat Rescue saved him.

One year later, Cornbread finally got what he's been craving this whole time: a family that loves him. His new pawrents saw his heart and decided to adopt him, and now he's happily following the sun around their house, and showing his hoomans all the appreciation he can for taking him in. It brings tears to our eyes to see Cornbread so full of joy and purrfect contentment.

Give senior cats a chance if you're looking for a new cat. They just want somewhere safe to sleep and to give out their love until they can't anymore. Be like Cornbread's pawrents and adopt a Cornbread of your own one day!

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Seeing cats like Cornbread tossed out onto the street breaks our feline-shaped hearts. Imagine all of a sudden being homeless, wouldn't you be terrified as well? Most cat reactions are misunderstood - we see them from our purrspective instead of from theirs. A hissing cat may not be aggressive, but scared after being betrayed too many times. A cat with scars from fights may have gotten those from having to fight for food and not because they're dangerous. Cats, like most animals, just want to feel safe. Think about that the next time you're seeing a cat have an “aggressive” reaction.
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