Because we all need happy endings … and Happy Tails
By Gina Spadafori
March 28, 2008
A couple months ago, my friend Sonia lost her cat Mick. Mick was an old cat in multiple-system shutdown, and after months of trying to save him there came a time when nothing more could be done, and he was suffering. So on the last day of 2007, Sonia took him to the veterinarian one last time and held him as he went over the bridge.
Now, Mick was a lucky cat, from start to finish. He had ended up with Happy Tails here in Sacramento after his previous owner died, and despite his advanced age (10 at the time) they wouldn’t give up on him. Sonia took a chance on him because she thought he was special. Mick and Sonia were together just under four years, but she had no regrets at all for adopting an older cat.
About a month ago, Sonia told me she’d been thinking of adopting another cat. She wasn’t sure she was ready, but she took a couple of trips to Happy Tails to visit with the kitties, just to see.
On her last trip, there were two new cats, a pair of young brothers. The two had ended up homeless because of a domestic violence situation, and WEAVE (Women Escaping a Violent Environment) had worked with Happy Tails to get these two cats safe harbor so the woman who loved them could find safe harbor herself.
Now named Seth and Elijah, these two brothers are having no problem at all adapting to their new home with Sonia. They’re outgoing, curious and friendly. And they don’t know how good they have it with my friend Sonia. I hope there’s some way the woman who loved them enough to make sure they were OK before she looked out for herself can find out that they’re as safe as I hope she is now.
Don’t you just love a happy ending?
Horray for new friends!
Comment by CynthiaW — March 28, 2008 @ 1:00 pm
Can we have pictures?
Comment by Ana — March 28, 2008 @ 1:08 pm
Picture added. Seth is the red kitty, and Elijah the gray.
Comment by Gina Spadafori — March 28, 2008 @ 1:31 pm
What a wonderful story! Hope everyone - kitties, Sonia, and the former owner - lives happily ever after.
Comment by Carol — March 28, 2008 @ 1:58 pm
What a story! We need more people like Sonia and the woman who looked out for her cats before she took action for herself—with the help of WEAVE.
Kind of makes my eyes tear a wee bit.
Comment by Colorado Transplant — March 28, 2008 @ 3:37 pm
Wow! I declare this story “the feel-good hit of the Summer”! (or Spring, as it were)
Comment by slt — March 28, 2008 @ 6:00 pm
My friend Julie lives in Sacramento and adopted her last two cats from Happy Tails - one 8 years old that had been previously abused and another 6 year old with emotional problems as well. They are an *amazing* organization and Sacramento (and all the pets there) are lucky to have them :)
Comment by Susan — March 28, 2008 @ 10:11 pm