Gavin has been working real hard on his modeling lately. He’s hoping his good looks will get him adopted after being in foster care for a year and a half. Gavin was found in a warehouse as a helpless kitten begging for help. The poor kitty was in dire need of medical attention. He had … Read more
If you quickly glanced at Duck, you’d think you were looking at a raccoon with his big bushy tail or a velociraptor with its hunched-over frame. But Duck is a two-legged cat. The double amputee rescue cat gets around on her two back legs. Duck has lots of adorable nicknames, including “fluffy velociraptor,” “little T-Rex,” … Read more
George is a very fast cat that loves to sprint around his house. And the ginger cat does it with just his front two legs since he is paraplegic. The orphaned cat is currently being fostered by UC Davis students Natalie Laurie and Claire Chung. The women came across George through the Orphan Kitty Project. … Read more
Meet Lucy, the special needs Sphynx cat with hydrocephalus. The hairless feline got the nickname Lucy “the bat cat,” because she resembles the nocturnal animal with an oversized skull and big bulbous eyes. Coincidently, these unusual traits are the same aspects that captivated Lucy’s mother’s attention when she adopted her. This special feline found a … Read more
In a heartwarming video on YouTube, Darryl Roberts, founder and executive director of SNAP Cats, shares his journey and mission to help save the lives of special needs cats. He eloquently describes the impact these animals have had on his life and the volunteer members of the team. Special indeed Roberts founded the SNAP Cats rescue … Read more
Dapper Dan the Diapurrman was rescued from the streets with his siblings when he was six weeks old. The kittens were brought to a shelter where it was discovered that Dan was dragging his back legs. Once volunteers at the shelter realized that Dan’s back legs were paralyzed, they called The Orphan Kitten Club to … Read more
As cat parents, you want the best quality of life for your furry family members. So when John discovered his tabby Liam received a diagnois as an asthmatic cat, he decided to take action. In a viral video post on YouTube, the father of two cats, John, shares his backstory. He shares his home with … Read more
Joey was found by his owner Grace at a shelter when he was around 4-7 years old. He was born with a congenital defect which meant that his two front legs didn’t fully form. When he was found he tested positive for Feline Scabies, or mange, which is a highly contagious skin disease so he … Read more
When Mira was just four weeks old she was brought, along with her sister and birth mom, to be fostered at what would turn out to be her forever home. The kittens were not expected to live, the were severely sick with upper respiratory infections and had trouble breathing and feeding. “I was asked to … Read more
Moet and Chandon weren’t born without eyes. They each survived their own rough starts to life. Moet was taken to be sold at a pet shop when she was only a few weeks old, not old enough to be weened from her mother. She was kept in a cramped wire cage along with other kittens … Read more