Imagine Home’s Month of Gratitude, Day 22

I am grateful for the advocates.

There are many voices and many people that help the kitties that so desperately need help. From the busiest and most foul shelters to the stray that the neighbor finds on their back porch, homeless kitties will always need advocates.

I am grateful for the rescuers.

If not for the people that have the strength and courage to face the shelter system, I dare not think of the lives lost. There are many rescuers that I have come to admire and respect. I have had the good fortune to be able to call on them and never have I been let down. I am honored to be able to call them my heroes and friends.

But I think little Max can probably better tell you this story.

~ I was just a wee little thing. I found myself in a cold and stinky and scary place. I was really sick and my eye hurt so bad. I started to think this was all I would ever know. But then someone came and got me. They put me in a box. And before I knew what was happening I heard a voice that was so full of love. She took me to the vet, (ugh!) but I needed to go. And then she took me home and loved me. I had to have my eye removed. I felt so much better after that. I stayed with the lady that loved me for a little while til I got better. And then I found myself in the arms of the person I was meant to be with. I’m still a little kitty but my happies couldn’t be bigger. ~

Max in the shelter. A sadder sight is rarely ever seen.

If not for the initiation of a rescuer in Georgia, a rescuer in New York City would not have seen Max. Max was out of time. He had less than an hour to live when the call was made to hold him. But the call was made. He needed a lot of medical care and some very focused attention to his needs. Attention he received in abundance. And his surgery was not inexpensive. But the funds came easily from those who care so very much for the lives of helpless and sick kittens. (Within 16 hours of asking!)

Many came together to save Max’s life. Two rescuers, an advocate to put everyone together, a foster, and all of you that gave to help cover his medical expenses.

It means the world to Max, now known as Zeke. It means everything in the eyes of his little girl. ~Kelly

Author: Noelle Sparks

Like many of my fellow admins, I knew nothing about pet travel until I heard the story of Jack the Cat. I was appalled to hear that there was no regulation requiring household pets to travel outside of cargo. I wanted to act, I wanted to do something tangible to give people options. With that one decision, I've found a group of ladies who have become sisters to me. Together, and with a whole lot of help, we're making a difference. View all posts by Noelle Sparks