Paws and Claws received the following wonderful news from Tabby’s Place about their Paws and Claws-sponsored cat, Levi (read more about Levi here):
Dear Jean,
Greetings from Tabby’s Place. I hope this email finds you having a beautiful summer.
I wanted to write to share some excellent news — and to thank you and the team at Paws and Claws Society, Inc. for making it possible. To our astonishment and delight, Levi, our newest “Paws and Claws kitty,” has been adopted.
A kind-hearted woman from all the way in Pittsburgh came upon Levi’s story online, and couldn’t forget him once she’d “met” him across the miles. So, this past weekend, she drove a ten-hour ’round trip to add our snuggly, 16-year-old, blind and deaf kitty to her family (which includes three other blind cats). He has already settled in beautifully, as you can see in the attached photos and at this update, which we sent to Levi’s sponsors:
http://www.tabbysplace.org/updates/update.php?i=2991&f=2
We are all in awe that, in less than a year, Levi has gone from wandering the streets of north Jersey, alone and unwanted, to finding the home of his dreams and being completely adored. We miss him terribly, but our tears are happy ones. I can never thank Paws and Claws enough for so generously making this all possible. Your amazing compassion allowed us to save Levi — and every happy day of his love-filled life (like that of his predecessor, D’Artagnan) is a testament to Paws and Claws’ devotion.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart, and I hope you have a delightful rest of the week.
Warmly,
Angela
We are so happy to pass along this wonderful news!
This is from the Update For Levi page on the Tabby’s Place web site:
Adoptions. It’s what we are all about. It’s ultimately what we want for all of our cats, and they are always happy occasions. However, once in a while an adoption will be bittersweet. Bitter for selfish reasons, sweet because every one of our kitties deserves a loving home.
And so it is in the case of Levi. That’s right, you have helped make a genuine miracle possible: our senior boy has found a forever home with a loving adopter. After falling in love with him online, this amazing woman drove all the way from Pittsburgh – a ten-hour round trip – just to make him part of her family. With three other beloved blind cats, Levi’s new mom is no stranger to loving Special Needs kitties. As you can see in the photo below, he’s already making himself very much at home. Forever home.
As you know, our wonderful, sweet Levi came to us from a vet tech in Newark, NJ. She knew that this dear blind, deaf, 16 year old boy was headed to a dark place. Her contact with Tabby’s Place, combined with the generosity of Paws and Claws Society, Inc., saved his life and changed ours.
From the moment he arrived, Levi has been stealing the hearts of staff and volunteers. Spend just one minute with him on your lap, listening to his loud purrs and feeling his head bumps against your cheek, and your blood pressure drops to normal, your heart swells, and his unconditional love puts you in an emotional place you never thought possible.
Selfishly, we wish that Levi could stay with us in the confines of the Tabby’s Place lobby for the rest of his life. But it is our mission to nurture and care for our cats until they find their forever homes. We know that Levi’s adoption leaves us with a void. The sweet reality is that he will live a life of comfort and love with his new adopter for the rest of his days. A greater gift could not be given to our Levi.
And so it is with a heavy, but happy, heart that we say goodbye to Levi and congratulations to the new human in his life. May he bring you much joy and love.
Godspeed, sweet boy. You will be missed.
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