“Less Adoptable” Adoption Story | Buddy, Snoop, Moses

Adopt a Less Adoptable Pet Week is September 17-25.  This “less adoptable” adoption story comes to us from Susie G.

FIV???? Are you kidding me?

I had already picked out my adorable, healthy kitty that I wanted to adopt.  I’m not sure when it was that Barbara (my Furkids volunteer) and I started talking about FIV cats. I didn’t know much about it but being a nurse, it didn’t scare me. I learned that it is the Feline equivalent of HIV. These cats need a little extra attention if they get sick, but otherwise they are just like all other cats – ready to give and receive love. So, I picked out a cat with FIV off the website who had a good history with dogs (a must for my two-dog family) and off I went to meet her.

Little did I know that Furkids runs a whole houseful of beautiful kitties with FIV just waiting patiently for a home. There was Butter Bean who rolled on his back like a dog for attention. And there was Moses – a four year old solid white beauty with soulful green eyes who desperately wanted a home! But it was Snoop Doggy that caught my eye that day. There he was, sitting in the sink looking at the faucet – then us – then the faucet – then us – until we finally got the message that he wanted to play in the water. I fell in love – with his crooked little smile (ok, he is missing some teeth), his sad little ear (ok, clearly he has had a few significant ear infections) and his funny little walk (ok, he has a little arthritis) – but most of all I fell in love with Snoop’s love of life. He has character to spare. He is 10-years-old and has a lot of living to do yet. All he wants is love and lap time from me. That – I can do!

And then there was Moses. He wanted a home so badly. I just couldn’t leave him. So one by one my kitties came home to meet my two unsuspecting dogs. And now I am the mom of five loving animals. All rescues, all unique, and all loved for rest of their lives.

So I got what I wanted and more. I got my adorable healthy kitty, Buddy. He is great and I sure do love him. But I got so much more – I got Snoop Doggy and Moses…two kitties with FIV who also deserved a good warm lap and their own home. And I am grateful for them, each and every day.

And we are grateful for people like Susie who adopt special needs cats!  Check-in tomorrow for another “less adoptable” adoption story…