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If you were being adopted by new parents, wouldn't you want some assurance that they were capable of caring for you? It's the same for pet adoptions. It's for the benefit of both the cat and its potential new parents.Its true that some people will sell a pet to anyone. They're just in it for the money. However, i have worked many cat shows, and most breeders will not sell a cat or kitten to someone unless they believe that the cat will ne well cared for.

First, the beginning…A stray cat was suffering from the hardships of street life. He had contracted mange, a skin disease that spread throughout his body. He was so badly infected by microscopic mites that had burrowed into his skin, his eyes were shut tight by a thick layer of crust. He had lost large patches of hair over his ears. He was bony and starving, unable to find scraps of food because he had been unable to open his eyes. He was weak and lethargic from hunger and dehydration. The poor cat was dying.Photo Credit: Carmen MoralesOne afternoon, a man spotted the diseased cat on his driveway, eating ravenously from the food bowl he had set out for his own pet cat. Rather than chase the starving intruder away, the kindhearted man captured the cat by enticing him with tiny morsels of food inside a cage. The man knew he wasn’t qualified to care for a cat in such a dire condition though, and posted for help online.Photo Credit: Carmen MoralesCarmen, a cat foster and rehabilitator, responded to the post and picked up the vagrant cat the following morning. The first stop was to the vet’s office. The cat was microchipped and his owner was contacted, but the owner declined to take him back. Carmen took the unwanted cat home.Because of his white coat, she named him Cotton. Over the next several weeks, Carmen worked long, arduous hours to save him. Daily, she rubbed ointment over Cotton’s sores, fed him a special diet, applied antibiotics to his wounds and coconut oil to his skin. Daily, Cotton purred in return.Photo Credit: Carmen MoralesDay by day, the mite infestation decreased. But still, Cotton couldn’t open his eyes. The vet had warned Carmen that even if his eyes did reopen, they would most likely be damaged. Cotton may remain blind for the remainder of his life.That didn’t stop Carmen from giving Cotton the love and care he needed. Over several weeks, Cotton slowly began to improve. He began to gain weight and his fur began to return.Then, one magical, fairy tale day, Cotton opened his eyes. The blind cat, once so close to death, was finally able to see again. Carmen was rewarded with the sight of his most beautiful eyes.Photo Credit: Carmen MoralesBut this story doesn’t end quite yet.Carmen’s mission was only partially complete. Now that he could finally see and was healthy, she knew it was time to give Cotton up for adoption. It is, after all, the ultimate, albeit distressing, goal of animal rescuers.She posted his photo on her website and the adoption applications began streaming in.Now, there are some who believe cats are aloof. They don’t show affection, much less, love. But I know cat lovers will heartily disagree.Cats do feel love and give love in return…Cotton meowed for Carmen whenever he couldn’t see her, even if she was but a room away. He curled up beside her daily, and nightly, bedded beside her; he followed her through the house and through the hours of day and night.After all the suffering Cotton had been through, Carmen couldn’t put him through the heartbreak and confusion of being abandoned once again, even if there were strangers now willing to take him. Carmen had a change of mind and heart. She decided not to give him away.Photo Credit: Carmen MoralesShe realized the need to find Cotton a new home had been supplanted by a more empathic ideal. Cotton, the once lost, blind and unwanted cat, was healthy and happy. He had chosen his forever family; his forever home. Carmen wasn’t going to take that away from him.Photo Credit: Carmen MoralesThe end.Please note that I am merely the story teller. I wrote this answer to share the incredible, beautiful journey Carmen and Cotton have chosen to take together.Below is more information about Carmen:Carmen Morales Weinberg is the founder and owner of Animal Friends Project, a non-profit organization in Florida.[1][2]Footnotes[1] ANIMAL FRIENDS PROJECT… Trap, Neuter, Heal … Love[2] 'Blind' Cat Has The Most Beautiful Eyes When He Finally Opens Them

UPDATED RESPONSE BELOWAs a young girl I worked as a vet assistant who would declaw cats. When I saw the procedure I was horrified.The cat gets sedated. The doctor presses on the cat’s paw, extending the nail and then takes what looks like cat nail cutters, puts them between the last joint and the claw then cuts it off in one loud crunch. It’s horrendous! It’s truly shocking.These cats would have their entire paw completely bandaged up for Weeks (a few days spent in hospital). The cats would have to use news paper for cat litter for a long time.It is like having your fingers cut off at the last joint! The cats even have to learn to walk due to the missing part of its digits.If you need to declaw your cat, you shouldn’t have a cat to begin with !1–20–18Adding more details from the experience since I have read through all of the comments I felt it was necessary to do so. Warning graphic.Yes, you are all right, the procedure is extremely cruel. I will never forget the friendly orange tabby, (the client’s cat), I brought in for the declaw. Once ready and asleep, (being the first time I was to witness this procedure), I stood there speechless and horrified.I will NEVER forget the sound it made. Breaking bones! The procedure is disgusting and to top it off it was my job to clean the remains of the severed appendages into the trash. The doctor wrapped his paws in padding with tape and into a cage he went to wake up.That cat couldn’t stand for days, and when he did, as he had to use the litter box with news papers, the cat switched paws frequently to use as little pressure as possible. I felt so so sorry for that animal. That was 1999.I volunteer and also a foster for my local animal shelter. We get surrendered declawed cats in sometimes. In our application for adoption if you mention wanting to declaw, you are instantly denied.I know what they went through. I saw. I have witnessed clients bring in their declawed cats that had gotten outside and attacked by a dog or another cat as they can not defend themselves. So these poor cats come in for stitches and drainage tubes with antibiotics just so their owners can have leather couches and god knows what.If you ever get to feel a declawed cat’s paw, you will instantly feel their digits are too short; like something is missing. what’s missing is the tips of their god damn front paws!DECLAW HORROR STORIES-PART TWOConscious Companion