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I have a cat. I am allergic to cats, so it's a bit of a sacrifice to have one.
I know...makes no sense. I was working with one of my Alzheimer's patients and she was being removed from her home by her stepdaughter, and put into a nursing home. Her cat was a rescue, and he was almost 10 years old, so no shelter would take him unless it was a kill shelter. My patient was so distraught, thinking her cat would be killed.
I told the stepdaughter I would take the cat. He cost me almost $3000 in medical bills, and I didn't even want him at first. A cat was the last thing I wanted...but he lived with me for three years before he died, and I fell in love with him.
When I finally had to have him put to sleep, I was heartbroken...and all I could think of was an end to the pain...so I adopted another cat, who had been rescued by a Veterinarian Feline Rescue place in Lancaster, Massachusetts. He was a stray who had been captured by a kill shelter in New York, and the Vet Group regularly does runs to remove those cats and save them and find forever homes for them.
I am so happy I adopted him. He is a NOW beautiful and demanding and annoying kitty...and has arrived at that place after being terrified and hiding night and day.
I know...makes no sense. I was working with one of my Alzheimer's patients and she was being removed from her home by her stepdaughter, and put into a nursing home. Her cat was a rescue, and he was almost 10 years old, so no shelter would take him unless it was a kill shelter. My patient was so distraught, thinking her cat would be killed.
I told the stepdaughter I would take the cat. He cost me almost $3000 in medical bills, and I didn't even want him at first. A cat was the last thing I wanted...but he lived with me for three years before he died, and I fell in love with him.
When I finally had to have him put to sleep, I was heartbroken...and all I could think of was an end to the pain...so I adopted another cat, who had been rescued by a Veterinarian Feline Rescue place in Lancaster, Massachusetts. He was a stray who had been captured by a kill shelter in New York, and the Vet Group regularly does runs to remove those cats and save them and find forever homes for them.
I am so happy I adopted him. He is a NOW beautiful and demanding and annoying kitty...and has arrived at that place after being terrified and hiding night and day.
