Buddy Our Rescue Cat by Robin Gooding Lexington, MI

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My daughter wanted a cat for quite a while. We had -4- dogs, -2- of which were very old. I told her to be patient. I wanted my -2- elder dogs to live out their years peacefully. She completely understood. After a few years our elder dogs passed. My daughter was patient and allowed us to grieve for a period of time. Then in August of 2013, I felt the time was right to bring a cat into the family. My husband was opposed....we still had -2 standard poodles who loved to bark and chase cats (if they had the opportunity). He felt a cat would disrupt the harmony in our home. But, I had promised my daughter. So against my husbands protest, we went to a no-kill shelter to find a cat...keeping in mind, this cat must be able to blend with -2- huge dogs. There were several cats to pick from. My daughter had a kitten in mind, but I was thinking a little older....more settled. As she was swooning over the kittens, I notice this little gray and white cat in the corner. Very timid and shy. I asked the shelter employee "What's his story?" She told me he had been overlooked for several months. She added he's so timid, the other cats would attack him and he would not reciprocate, causing severe injury. His wounds had healed & he still managed to purr. My daughter and I immediately felt "He needs us". We each held him and said "He's the one". We named him Buddy. Not long after we had brought him home , a few weeks in fact, our daughter got in a serious car accident. I put 2 pictures of Buddy in her hospital room. Buddy was her inspiration to get better and come home. It worked....no matter how hard the recovery was, my daughters main focus was to get home to Buddy. So in short.....we rescued Buddy, but he rescued us too. Our lives are so much richer with our little guy. My husband and the poodles love him too.

Robin Gooding
Lexington, MI



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