Elderly shelter cat had weeks to live. So this woman adopted him.

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  • @nedthumberland
    @nedthumberland Рік тому +2077

    I'm thankful, every day, that loving people like this lady are still among us.

    • @alisonmason7593
      @alisonmason7593 Рік тому +55

      What a wonderful way to put it 👍🏻👌🏻🌟⭐️✨and I agree with your comment 💯

    • @schoomzer
      @schoomzer Рік тому +41

      Yes, beautiful inside and out

    • @deborahrivera6064
      @deborahrivera6064 Рік тому +42

      Yes, there's a special circle in Heaven for people like this.

    • @slukas1375
      @slukas1375 Рік тому +23

      @@deborahrivera6064 Canada agrees! 100%

    • @GreekGypsy
      @GreekGypsy Рік тому +18

      ❤❤❤

  • @LCLW63
    @LCLW63 Рік тому +47

    Thank you for giving Mr. Whiskers the best 5 months of his life!

  • @schrodingerthecat
    @schrodingerthecat Рік тому +1732

    He was able to be loved until his sunset. How wonderful for him and for Jess to give him that gift.

  • @kevinbautsch
    @kevinbautsch Рік тому +37

    The world is made better by people like this. And cats of course.

  • @rogers6168
    @rogers6168 Рік тому +1929

    Don't know if the woman that saved Mr. Whiskers will read this or not, but thank you for saving the guy & giving him a dignified & loving ending. At the end of the day, that is what he will remember when he goes to where cats go after their time on this earth is over. Bless you.

    • @annb2045
      @annb2045 Рік тому +73

      Well said.

    • @catmarsh5331
      @catmarsh5331 Рік тому +55

      Agreed ❤️❤️

    • @jtiger1062
      @jtiger1062 Рік тому +57

      💯💯💯 she is absolute angel…

    • @annjohnson8437
      @annjohnson8437 Рік тому +32

      Well said! ❤

    • @bkm2797
      @bkm2797 Рік тому +60

      Rainbow Bridge, Mr. Whiskers will be waiting there.

  • @camez2345
    @camez2345 Рік тому +57

    What a lovely person. Mr. Whiskers lived a lifetime in those five months. You even got him playmates. You are a gift!

  • @LEE-kq9tq
    @LEE-kq9tq Рік тому +497

    Well I didn't want to cry today... yet here I am.
    RIP Mr Whiskers. I'm glad an angel came along to give you a wonderful loving few more months back in a home.

    • @jeannielong4713
      @jeannielong4713 Рік тому +8

      Me too😢

    • @teagoldleaf4137
      @teagoldleaf4137 Рік тому +8

    • @BarbinOhio
      @BarbinOhio Рік тому +10

      Tears running down my face. Happy for all involved.😢😊

    • @msbutterfly714
      @msbutterfly714 Рік тому +4

      Me too, crying, and I already am having sinus issues with the season yeesh

    • @TheOmbrejaune
      @TheOmbrejaune Рік тому +3

      You are so rite... There also protective angels for dogs and cats and all the creature of GOD.

  • @lilsebastian2625
    @lilsebastian2625 Рік тому +23

    Rest in peace dear Mr Whiskers. What a lovely woman.

  • @notme2day
    @notme2day Рік тому +604

    I adopted a senior cat named Garth who was brought in at Christmas, to the SPCA in really rough shape. He'd had emergency surgery to remove his eye. I adopted him because he was senior at 10+ years maybe a little broken to look at and most people would pass him by and not adopt him so I did. He was such a chill cat and I thought he'd be a great emotional support cat for my high strung hot mess doggo who'd been abused in his last home. He was a perfect fit, they got a long great. I'd catch them snuggling and cleaning each other. When I took Garth to MY vet I was shocked to learn he had kidney failure. Not sure how this was missed with SPCA vet but it was what it was. His kidney failure was so advanced they gave him a year. 9 months is what we got. Both the doggo and I miss him... he had such great cat MOJO. When I brought him home from SPCA he spent an hour acclimating before he knocked down the baby gate separating him and the puppers and just swaggered in like He'd had always been there.
    I don't regret adopting him. I don't regret the money I spent on him medically. My only regret is I couldn't give him more time living his best life.
    Senior animals with health issues or missing parts are often overlooked. Don't dismiss them, adopt them. They might just be the best thing you've ever done not just for their life... but for yours.
    ❤🐈❤🐕❤👩‍🦳

    • @CAM-fq8lv
      @CAM-fq8lv Рік тому +42

      Thanks for that lovely post.

    • @patsylvest
      @patsylvest Рік тому +29

      You're an angel. Thank you.

    • @T-hs2qm
      @T-hs2qm Рік тому +33

      "... maybe a little broken to look at." That really moved me.❤

    • @jtiger1062
      @jtiger1062 Рік тому +28

      You are an angel. I loved your story and the fact you did.whatever it takes to help Garth …if you haven’t loved a cat or dog you haven’t lived…

    • @adeleennis2255
      @adeleennis2255 Рік тому +27

      One day I hope to have a home of my own to welcome senior, health issues, and/or disabled cats. I currently live with my parents and 16 cats and one cat-loving dog. One cat is FeLV positive, one has digestive issues, two have chronic sinus infections, one has human anxiety issues (even though he was born and raised in our house), and two have asthma. Mom’s a retired nurse, so as much she complains about their experiments with gravity and the tensile toughness of furniture fabrics, I think she enjoys “nursing” them. All, but three of them, came in the house as feral kittens. Eleven of those kittens were sickly, while the asthmatic two lost their mom just as she was weaning them. She died protecting them from a feral pack of dogs. The only cat to come in as an adult was a feral kitten that survived two different packs of dogs attacking our feral cat colony. As she warmed up to mom (the food lady), mom noticed she had a respiratory infection. Mom took her to the vet only to find out she was pregnant. She had three kittens, but one only lived a couple days. Those two kittens have never known life outside the house. Their momma is the only adult cat we’ve rescued.

  • @Ariell49
    @Ariell49 Рік тому +191

    You gave him 5 months of love and care, He knew he was loved, i could tell by his expression,thank you for loving him 🙏😺

  • @bevalexander5897
    @bevalexander5897 Рік тому +706

    No animal should be in a shelter at 17. Jessica, thank you for making his last months being loved and cared for.

    • @desratlinda8639
      @desratlinda8639 Рік тому +20

      I adopted a cat ( siamese) at 10 yrs old, and a cat I have now at 12 yrs of age

    • @irenemarano8241
      @irenemarano8241 Рік тому +11

      I am glad she adopted him but I wish he would have lived longer. I would have been heartbroken 😭💔.

    • @becholden8352
      @becholden8352 Рік тому +11

      Totally agree with you.
      No furry family member should be in a shelter or on the street in their golden years.

    • @indianikit741
      @indianikit741 Рік тому

      ​@@billt3561yeah yeah all lives matter

  • @tennesseenana4838
    @tennesseenana4838 Рік тому +259

    My adult son rescued a cat from a shelter who only had a few more months to live. Tom said the cat's last months didn't belong in a shelter and adopted him. He took the cat to the vet and got medical treatments. That was several years ago, and this cat is now healthy and ruling Tom's home, heart and the world. Hehe - it also chases dogs.

    • @rstrader2516
      @rstrader2516 Рік тому +19

      @Tenneseeana...
      That is one of the most inspiring stories I've read in a long time.
      Thank your son, and thank you for posting it❤
      Rose S

    • @dina113east
      @dina113east Рік тому +13

      Sometimes Vets are wrong about how much time a cat or dog has. I was told by a Specialist my dog had at the most six months to live. She lived for another 2 yrs, 5 months. She had medication and she had an excellent quality of life. My Vet explained that he thought that she did not want to leave me - I had rescued her from an abusive home.

    • @rstrader2516
      @rstrader2516 Рік тому +6

      ​@@dina113eastAww that's so sweet. I'm so glad you rescued him. This is one case that I know you will see with and be with him in heaven❤.

    • @dina113east
      @dina113east Рік тому +6

      @@rstrader2516 Yes those of us who love our dogs and cats will always be there for them and do everything we can for them.

    • @rstrader2516
      @rstrader2516 Рік тому +6

      @@dina113east Wow,
      That is profound.
      My Grandparents had a wonderful Christian marriage. They had raised 9 children, lived to see 21 grandchildren grow up. And had many great grandchildren.
      They had raised me to age 9 in a wonderful loving spiritual home.
      When I was 27, my grandma became very sick and was physically and I think the doctor felt she was ready to die. I flew to Indiana to say goodbye. So glad I did.
      But she lived 8 more years. I think she didn't want to leave my Grandpa. It gave him more time with her.
      Beautiful. She died at 90. He lived to 98 in a lovely retirement home.
      Rose S.

  • @jenniferhanses
    @jenniferhanses Рік тому +26

    He had a good end of life. And was clearly very grateful.

  • @eberkovich
    @eberkovich Рік тому +190

    This beautiful animal got to spend the last few months of his life in a dignified and loving manner. He passed surrounded by affection and care. It is a wonderful story. Thanks for making this old boy's last few months worth living.

    • @sandraandrews9907
      @sandraandrews9907 Рік тому +4

      Thank you for giving this beloved 4-legged love and dignity.❤️✝️ RIP Mr. Whiskers 🙏🐱💔🌈

  • @FBooker
    @FBooker Рік тому +176

    I've adopted 2 senior cats and they're the best. The lack of time you have with them is more than made up for by the sheer love and affection you get from them. Knowing you made their final years their best is so rewarding.

  • @mook9708
    @mook9708 Рік тому +296

    As a pet owner myself I was overwhelmed with joy to know there are still some beautiful people in this world.....Mr. Whiskers may be gone but his soul will be a part of you forever....Thank-you.....

  • @Southrobinart
    @Southrobinart Рік тому +348

    People like this lady is why the society is still surviving despite all the terrible things happening. Thank you so much for saving Mr Whiskers and thank you for existing.

    • @romolodifonzo4406
      @romolodifonzo4406 Рік тому +10

      This is probably the best statement I have ever read. Imagine what society would be if everybody was like this woman.

    • @garnetjohnson763
      @garnetjohnson763 Рік тому +3

      Yes. Best comment ever.

    • @brewcrew5854
      @brewcrew5854 Рік тому +2

      i often think that if a colony was formed by all the people who watched this and had similar passions and perhaps shed at least a tiny tear-what an awesome group that would be !

    • @serenegenerally
      @serenegenerally 8 місяців тому

      There’s always good people out there like this woman. Never forget that.

  • @NdgOlily
    @NdgOlily Рік тому +393

    There’s something beautiful about adopting an older pet. They appreciate things so much. Thank u for loving this boy ❤

    • @ChrisJohnston-z7u
      @ChrisJohnston-z7u Рік тому +12

      I agree. I have been adopting older cats for many years now and it has brought me so much joy.

    • @sisid6295
      @sisid6295 Рік тому +6

      Lovely comment of urs ! Amen ! May He rest there in peace and runs back to his human angels ones again up there ..🙏 Lord send this amazing woman for Him

    • @NdgOlily
      @NdgOlily Рік тому +2

      @@ChrisJohnston-z7u thank you for sharing your love with them!

    • @NdgOlily
      @NdgOlily Рік тому +1

      @@sisid6295 thank you and amen ♥️

    • @NdgOlily
      @NdgOlily Рік тому +1

      @@Tru3_Detective awwwww ♥️♥️♥️♥️

  • @veganforlife1203
    @veganforlife1203 Рік тому +24

    Thank you so much 🙏💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛😺🐈🐈🌍🌏🌎👍

  • @AgeBetterDotCom
    @AgeBetterDotCom Рік тому +138

    This woman is a saint! What she does for these cats is beyond compassion!

    • @adw6894
      @adw6894 2 місяці тому

      A female can't be a saint

  • @nancyhammons3594
    @nancyhammons3594 Рік тому +23

    That made me cry a little. His last few months were the best he'd ever had.

  • @antonliverpool1
    @antonliverpool1 Рік тому +20

    Wow, you’re an Angel. Your let your heart break in order to show cats they’re loved in their final days. That’s so beautiful and pure

  • @abigailbp9294
    @abigailbp9294 Рік тому +518

    This woman gets it. We need to clone her a million times! On behalf of all pet lovers ; thank you

  • @Blondie77128
    @Blondie77128 Рік тому +20

    I’m not crying, you’re crying. This story is so beautiful and heartwarming. It makes my day to know a senior cat with health problems was living his best life, safe, loved and properly cared for at the end of journey.

  • @davehenry7262
    @davehenry7262 Рік тому +177

    The world needs more people like this lady. I don't know if she will ever see this, but thank you so much for giving Mr. Whiskers a beautiful final chapter to his life's book. I adopted the oldest cat my local shelter had. She was a sickly 15 year old cat that had been owner surrendered. I named her Hope and she gave me four of the best years of my life. I'd like to think that Hope and Mr. Whiskers are sharing a sunbeam on the other side of the bridge. Peace to all who take the time to read my comment.

    • @loveandlight2433
      @loveandlight2433 Рік тому +16

      What a lovely and heartworming comment....❤

    • @loveandlight2433
      @loveandlight2433 Рік тому +13

      Heartwarming...😊

    • @andreapinney4133
      @andreapinney4133 Рік тому +11

      This is such a sweet sentiment.❤

    • @Dave-cq9fn
      @Dave-cq9fn Рік тому +8

      Hope to meet Hope, Whiskers, and my recently passed 18 year old Miette in Heaven! God bless you and all who adopt older cats. You won't be sorry! They give so much love and seem so grateful for being rescued.

    • @empressofawesome7099
      @empressofawesome7099 Рік тому +3

      Who's peeling onions in these comments? Beautifully put.

  • @locasiare
    @locasiare Рік тому +5

    Thank you so very much for giving Sweet Mr. Whisker so much love 🙏🏼❤️ So sorry for your loss 😔

  • @karyannfontaine8757
    @karyannfontaine8757 Рік тому +368

    I was given an ill elderly orange cat by a shelter, took him to the vet, gave him medicine cleaned him and removed all his fleas, He had a color which said he was a female named "Trouble". When he became well, my vet said he was over 15 years old and a male Maine Coon Cat. He lived 10 years with me and was the most loving, smart cat. I still miss him. He passed away from kidney failure.

    • @jamesbaxter8324
      @jamesbaxter8324 Рік тому +24

      Thank for caring for "Trouble". Looks like she repaid you with love.

    • @jtiger1062
      @jtiger1062 Рік тому +21

      We lost our rescue cat cooper recently he was a very special part of our family ❤

    • @TatianaABobko
      @TatianaABobko Рік тому +10

      Rip sweet baby, thank u for loving Trouble

    • @joannemurdock7899
      @joannemurdock7899 Рік тому +4

      Amazing what love and kindness can do 💕💙💜🙏🙏🙏🙏for all🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

    • @joannemurdock7899
      @joannemurdock7899 Рік тому +3

      ​@@jtiger1062🐱💜💙💕🙏🙏🙏

  • @maverick1973131313
    @maverick1973131313 Рік тому +41

    Thank you for giving him a happy last 5 months rather than passing away in a shelter. May your acts of kindness be returned to you a thousandfold. ❤

  • @susanjones2701
    @susanjones2701 Рік тому +49

    Love never ends.He was blessed to have you as his human mom.

  • @Spike-ck5tj
    @Spike-ck5tj Рік тому +5

    What a delightful chap Mr Whiskers was. Thank you for giving him the love and care he deserved during his final months.

  • @purrsephone2904
    @purrsephone2904 Рік тому +71

    Thank you for rescuing this dear cat. My cat was with me for 17 years before she died :)

  • @emilycrocetto819
    @emilycrocetto819 Рік тому +2

    God Bless you for giving Mr. Whiskers the final months of his life the great care, love and assurances of knowing that he's loved and his life matters. The world needs more loving and caring people as yourself to open your home and hearts to these beautiful animals.

  • @UnicornTears12
    @UnicornTears12 Рік тому +21

    Good job making the old dude's last few months the best. I'm sure he was grateful.

  • @Zwei-Rosen
    @Zwei-Rosen Рік тому +3

    My deep, heart felt compassion. You are right to cherish the time you've had together with Mr Whiskers, although that doesn't diminish the loss you may feel. Lots of love! 💞

  • @kellmac
    @kellmac Рік тому +13

    Thank you for giving him a family and home for the remainder of his life. 💕

  • @debbieonore3086
    @debbieonore3086 Рік тому +11

    He has all the sunshine he could ever hope for,precious boy

  • @madeemad8968
    @madeemad8968 Рік тому +92

    The gentle pat, pats on her let when he’s hungry is so adorable. Bless you Mr. Whisker’s 😊.

  • @susha4511
    @susha4511 Рік тому +9

    You're my hero for being there, seeing him, and wanting and being able to go the distance for him to give him what he wanted and so deserved. Bless you always for your wonderful heart.
    I love you 💕🐾

  • @kiko7247
    @kiko7247 Рік тому +37

    The gentle way he petted your leg to ask for his breakfast.. What a lovely soul Mr Whiskers was. Beautiful and smart. Thank you for giving him the best life possible. Rest in peace sweet Mr Whiskers

  • @debrak3594
    @debrak3594 Рік тому +2

    If there are angels on earth, you certainly are one. Thank you for caring for this very special Mr. Whiskers. xo

  • @sharohnjohnson8709
    @sharohnjohnson8709 Рік тому +27

    Thank you for your kindness!❤
    #MrWhiskers!🙏

  • @williehines8956
    @williehines8956 Рік тому +2

    God sent Mr Whiskers an Angel and gave him the best 5 months of his life 🙏

  • @jennydugan-chapman3954
    @jennydugan-chapman3954 Рік тому +51

    What a brave person the adopter of Mr Whiskers was, she willing to take on a lot of pain to give much needed love. All honour

  • @Mercury-Wells
    @Mercury-Wells Рік тому +3

    Lucky guy got to spend his final days among people who loved him. Would that we were all so lucky. ❤

  • @darlene9154
    @darlene9154 Рік тому +16

    He’s so sweet. Thank you for taking him home.❤

  • @dianelipson5420
    @dianelipson5420 Рік тому +8

    Thank you for caring for him. I hope you read these lovely messages so you’ll know what your kindness also means to all of us.

  • @dianewallace6064
    @dianewallace6064 Рік тому +6

    Thank you, Jessica, for adopting Mr. Whiskers. He was so pretty. You made his last days so wonderful.

  • @TIREDOFEVIL
    @TIREDOFEVIL Рік тому +2

    I have had many rescued animals, gave them the life that they deserved and yes, I still miss them all. This is to all the people who adopt older shelter animals, it takes a special person to do that, and my heart goes out that many more will be adopted.

  • @nothingnessofeverything
    @nothingnessofeverything Рік тому +14

    Wow what an angel-she basicly gave him palliative care. God bless this woman.

  • @MomCat03
    @MomCat03 Рік тому +1

    You are a beautiful person with a beautiful soul and THANK YOU for rescuing Mr Whiskers and opening your house and heart to him. We rescue animals and know how rewarding it is. When taking on one who has a diagnosis it is especially hard, we took in one that had same disease….being able to give them love and letting them know how special they are in the time they have left is the greatest gift you can give them. The universe has a way of giving back to those who have such a caring compassionate soul, like yours…may you be given all you’ve given to these animals and more. #grateful4you

  • @trishlangford5773
    @trishlangford5773 Рік тому +68

    What a beautiful story. A really happy ending. Poor little man.
    So glad you gave him a loving home and his last months were happy and comfy.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @akseakayaker
    @akseakayaker Рік тому +2

    Wow, what a supper nice women, she opens her home and her heart to these very special cats giving them a place they so desperately need. I hope good things await her for the compassion she shares.

  • @janetdear6429
    @janetdear6429 Рік тому +11

    😢 so sorry you lost mr whiskers, may he rest in peace 🙏 bless you for giving him, 5 happy months, before he went across the rainbow bridge. cracking good video thanks for sharing 🖤

  • @ciaramcdermott7676
    @ciaramcdermott7676 Рік тому +2

    What a beautiful boy you are Mr Whiskers 😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Purplenpinkk
    @Purplenpinkk Рік тому +12

    What a beautiful story. I wish I had the means to take on senior kitties like this. So glad this lady does this. Mr. Whiskers will be there for you on the other side. RIP.

  • @ednaalvarez5975
    @ednaalvarez5975 Рік тому +3

    Thank you for all the love you gave this cat, I would do the same, I cried so hard because I love cats, sorry he had to stay in shelter with all issues he suffered, glad that you took him in, thank you again❤

  • @ktkat1949
    @ktkat1949 Рік тому +211

    This made me cry. I can't imagine giving up a cat who was 17 years old just because he had a disease. What must the cat think? What did I do wrong? Why am I here? Where are my humans? Given that there are vaccines to prevent these diseases it is so sad that people don't bother to get their animals vaccinated and spay/neutered. RIP Mr. Whiskers. And thank you to this young lady who saved you from loneliness in your last days.

    • @Daan_Knobbout
      @Daan_Knobbout Рік тому +23

      You don't know the history of this cat and it's former owner(s). It's easy to think they must have been douchebags.

    • @susan8471
      @susan8471 Рік тому

      ​@@Daan_KnobboutWell, he was in a shelter, so that tells you they either couldn't afford the med's or they ARE douchebags.

    • @mikeyb.0121
      @mikeyb.0121 Рік тому +3

      The cat doesn’t think anything because animals brains don’t work like ours I wish you clowns would understand that

    • @britegrl03
      @britegrl03 Рік тому

      ​@mikeyb6021 sweetie...it appears your brain functions below the average person. You also lack empathy. It must be hard for you.

    • @martina5296
      @martina5296 Рік тому +14

      Maybe it was someone who couldn't afford the expensive vet bills, or recently lost their job or home. Not all people who bring their pet to a shelter are cruel unloving people.
      The only people for sure are unloving people are those that abandon their pets, hoard, pet mills and/or are rescue by the pet police.

  • @Freedom-dq8rn
    @Freedom-dq8rn Рік тому +3

    You are a saint. Thank you for helping the hopeless critters. What a sweetie, you and kitty.

  • @carolyncoley754
    @carolyncoley754 Рік тому +15

    Thank you for having the great compassion to take this wonderful guy. You gave him 5 months of love, happiness and great care. You're the best.

  • @gaynorhead2325
    @gaynorhead2325 Рік тому +8

    Who could surrender a 17 year old cat? Poor kitty must have been so scared to leave everything and everyone he knew! Thank goodness to the lady who took him home.

  • @CharlotteIssyvoo
    @CharlotteIssyvoo Рік тому +46

    I've had three very elderly cats now who lived to 19, 20, and 21. They become so sweet and loving in their old age. The great reward of taking good care of your cat is that you get to hang out with an elderly cat. They're special.

    • @mischapiru9514
      @mischapiru9514 Рік тому +1

      What was their diet? I have now two kittens and one ginger senior cat I want them to live the longest.

    • @CharlotteIssyvoo
      @CharlotteIssyvoo Рік тому

      @@mischapiru9514 The most important thing to remember is that it's about much more than diet. Keeping your cats indoors is number one. That can include a catio and leashed walks, but never let them roam free. (Getting them spayed and neutered is absolutely vital, and reduces their desire to roam.) Their life expectancy if they're outdoor cats is only 2 - 5 years! The outside world is full of too many dangers: cars, predators, fights with other cats, illness, infection, etc. Next, always give them regular vet checkups and shots. Cats seldom tell you they're sick until it's too late. Once they're seniors, do pay for regular blood work during their checkups. If you can afford to do it while they're younger too, go for it. This will alert you to any health problems, many of which can be successfully treated or managed, but only if they're caught in time. So, yes, give them a good, healthy diet (I'm hearing that wet is best, no filler, etc), but follow these other tips and you're more likely to have happy old cats.

    • @gerbs747
      @gerbs747 Рік тому +2

      I had 3 cats since they were kittens, all about 2 years apart. They lived till 21, 17 and 16. My vet said I had the fountain of youth at my house, lol. Ferris was the last, passing at 17, 2 yrs ago. I know have a senior Ginger, Penny, who is 10 and a rescue, Bella, who is now 5. She had to fend for herself, outdoors, after owners moved from condo and just left her outside! Manager left food for her outside. She was finally rescued with her 2nd litter of kittens after 2 yrs. I got her 2 yrs ago and now at 5 yrs she developed asthma. 😢. I give her inhaler twice a day. I love them both. 💕💕

    • @CharlotteIssyvoo
      @CharlotteIssyvoo Рік тому +1

      @@gerbs747 Living like that is really hard on a cat (or on any being). I'm glad you've given her a home. When we adopted our two kittens, the rescue group said, "We wish we could find homes like yours for all of our cats." One of my cats (both five) has asthma. It acts up when we get forest fire smoke in the city, which happens pretty much every summer now.

  • @melissamartin8266
    @melissamartin8266 4 місяці тому +1

    I love how he tapped your leg when he wanted his food. Oh, RIP sweet Mr. Whiskers 🌈 You gave him exactly what he needed.

  • @jackiea8394
    @jackiea8394 Рік тому +17

    Such a selfless act to give gorgeous Mr Whiskers those happy last few months. Thank you ❤

  • @nancylee1625
    @nancylee1625 Рік тому +5

    He enjoyed his last months with you and his playmate. Thank you for giving him love, companionship and a place to just be.

  • @sabi8381
    @sabi8381 Рік тому +9

    You have the biggest heart in the world for giving these ill kitties a second chance. You are my hero. ❤

  • @catvonderahe1836
    @catvonderahe1836 Рік тому +3

    I am happy and crying at the same time. Thank you for taking him when you did.

  • @yourgodismean4526
    @yourgodismean4526 Рік тому +12

    My goodness what a beautiful face he had. I love those long nosed angular faced cats. Ty for opening ur heart to these tougher cases-can’t be easy to get attached over and over knowing these guys may not make it so long

  • @carolwitzke3563
    @carolwitzke3563 Рік тому +1

    Bless u for adopting Mr. Whiskers!! You gave him the best 5 months! It is sad that he only had 5 months with you, and it had to be very difficult when he passed. You can tell he loved you very deeply, and was grateful that you adopted him. What a sweet kitty. I'm very happy he knew live and comfort till the end. Bless you again.

  • @replicantech6921
    @replicantech6921 Рік тому +10

    She's an angel, giving great last weeks/months to these 'invisible' ones!!

  • @auntyshakira747
    @auntyshakira747 Рік тому +49

    Thank you so much for giving Mr whiskers a loving home. He looked a lot happier with you, than in the shelter alone. Helping other living beings like this definitely adds meaning to one's Life.❤

    • @helpstopanimalabuse8153
      @helpstopanimalabuse8153 Рік тому

      i work in a large animal shelter & any type of domestic set up or home is better than shelter life. Shelter life is absolutely abysmal. Very stressful, limited affection, long periods without human contact. We do our best but we are always understaffed & have approx 2,500 dogs & 3,000 cats & kittens. It;s simply a terrible existence. It takes a certain type of person to keep turning up day after day & picking up poop everyday. Please keep this in mind if you come to any shelter & please consider the older animals. I promise you you will have a stronger bond with them & somehow they know they are being saved. Keep our furry friends safe & happy. Remember Dog spelt backwards is GOD.

  • @universeconsciouscitizensc592
    @universeconsciouscitizensc592 Рік тому +26

    Please remember these lessons of love and caring when you see elderly people homeless in the street and/or alone. No animal or human should grow old like that.

  • @christineyoung4349
    @christineyoung4349 Рік тому +1

    That women is an angel 😇 May god be by her side always. Bless her health and prosperity to support the fur babies❤❤❤

  • @shalacarter6658
    @shalacarter6658 Рік тому +20

    Bless this lady for being a hospice worker!!!!!!!!

  • @karenshannon3967
    @karenshannon3967 Рік тому +4

    I've said it before about other videos. Every one of your furbabies that you keep are yours forever. They go where we go, into a beautiful place with green grass, flowers of all colors, crystal clear water, shade from the trees, just beautiful. Saw one of my horses and one kitty there. I was told that every animal I keep and don't sell or give away are mine forever. If they are strayed, stolen, taken, they are still ours. I was told ALL my furbabies are there and young again. They are waiting for me when I go beyond the veil. They play, run, have fun and are taken good care of. When we pass, they are told and they come running to us and there are 💋 and ❤️ as they remember us. Never will we part, but be together forever and no more goodbyes. Just like FAMILIES CAN BE TOGETHER FOREVER, SO ARE THE FURBABIES WITH US FOREVER.I just saw 2 but they were full grown but young again. I have seen my mother, my sister, and my uncle.Your MR. WHISKERS will remember you. He belongs to you FOREVER. There are millions upon millions of animals that no one wanted and you can have many more.

  • @123canadagirl
    @123canadagirl Рік тому +11

    This makes me cry but I’m so glad she was a kind person and rescued Mr Whiskers. He had love at the end of his life.

  • @vegansyd
    @vegansyd Рік тому +1

    So absolutely wonderful that u sacrificed yourself to give this magnificent cat a happy loving end of life! So heartwarming! U r an angel!

  • @venus22118
    @venus22118 Рік тому +12

    What a fabulous woman and gorgeous cat! She is doing great work 💖 🐈

  • @amapola53
    @amapola53 Рік тому +1

    You are such a wonderful lady and i crued watching this. Thank you foe loving Mr. Whiskers and giving those last loving memories before he died. ❤❤❤ God bless you!

  • @jacodelange4886
    @jacodelange4886 Рік тому +8

    Thank you for giving him so much love and care at the end of his life. You made him feel important.❤

  • @sherryroberts7716
    @sherryroberts7716 Рік тому +3

    I am so happy that you gave him probably the best 5 months of his life! You did such a good thing! God bless you!

  • @catsarethebestpeople5790
    @catsarethebestpeople5790 Рік тому +13

    So grateful that Mr Whiskers had a loving home for his last months. Every animal deserves love and care for their whole life. It's heartbreaking as their human carers to have to say goodbye, but we cherish the happy moments we share with our fur-friends.

  • @Karla_Marie
    @Karla_Marie Рік тому +2

    You made his last days really worth living. Full of love and companionship and warmth and beauty.

  • @avacat8852
    @avacat8852 Рік тому +6

    5 wonderful months, til the end of his life !! 🥲🙏🐈🌈

  • @ricagreenwood
    @ricagreenwood Рік тому +3

    Thank you for giving him unconditional love. You're the best!

  • @newtuber4freedom43
    @newtuber4freedom43 Рік тому +19

    I used to enjoy giving palliative EOL care for cats. It was hard but SO worth it. Hopefully one day I can do that again.

  • @lindazuba
    @lindazuba Рік тому +1

    God bless you for what you did and do. That takes such a strong and loving person.❤❤❤❤❤May be continually blessed. Mr. Whiskers was lucky to have you.

  • @laurat1129
    @laurat1129 Рік тому +162

    As sad as his situation was, it's nice to hear her empathy and lack of judgement, just focused on this lovely old ginger cat and saving other FIV/FeLV cats as companions. So sorry to hear that Mr. Whiskers passed away. Since he was only given weeks to live at the shelter, though, it's pleasing to know that he went on to enjoy his last five months of life in a happy, loving home.💕🐈🌈

  • @marieslabbert6009
    @marieslabbert6009 Рік тому +1

    That was a very selfless and wonderful thing to do. You gave him love and warmth when he needed it most. 👏👏👏👏💞💞💞

  • @angelapellino885
    @angelapellino885 Рік тому +9

    Thank you for adopting him and other cats. Of course I cried. Rest in peace sweet Mr. Whiskers ❤

  • @azulgaia7782
    @azulgaia7782 Рік тому +2

    People like us, who adopt the elderly, are brave and strong. To love in the face of loss is an ability anyone can work to achieve. And this woman can teach us.

  • @indigowolf556
    @indigowolf556 Рік тому +49

    This is such a beautiful story. You gave Mr. Whiskers five months of amazing kitty love ❤. He had new friends, went for walks which he never would have been able to have.
    Thank you for giving him that.❤❤❤❤

  • @menmykrazycat8129
    @menmykrazycat8129 Рік тому +1

    You are an amazing and wonderful woman with an enormous heart ❤❤ Thank you a million times over for helping him. When it’s my 19 yo boy’s time, I’m going to adopt a couple of cats who are overlooked - it’s so important that they have a chance for love and a real home. Thanks again!

  • @kellyfoster8903
    @kellyfoster8903 Рік тому +6

    Thank you for sharing what little time he had with you. It takes special people ( What I call Angels) to take care of ill babies.❤❤❤

  • @Peep1988
    @Peep1988 Рік тому +1

    So wonderful to see these cats left to live & not killed by some shelters for their ailments so good people can find them like this and hive them a good life.

  • @juliesykes6121
    @juliesykes6121 Рік тому +15

    I adopted an old Ginger Tom cat who had stomach cancer, wasn’t expected to live for very long. I just wanted to give him the best life I could. I had him for over 18 months! Broke my heart when the tumour became so big he could no longer eat and I had to say goodbye.

  • @nyneeveanya8861
    @nyneeveanya8861 Рік тому +5

    I am glad Mr whiskers found a loving home for his last months and also a companion kitty. Bless this woman who does everything she can to help these pets who would probably never find a loving home otherwise.

  • @elizabethcross12
    @elizabethcross12 Рік тому +73

    You’re a wonderful person and you gave this precious cat the love he DESERVED, and so needed.God bless you.

  • @Alice_Walker
    @Alice_Walker Рік тому +1

    Awwwww! Mr Whiskers!! 💜
    When I adopted my last cat he was a big ginger boy of about 8 or 10 and he'd been in the shelter for more than six months. He was the best and lived for ten years. I miss him still. Adopting older cats is truly a joy and a privilege 😻

  • @linjoy9627
    @linjoy9627 Рік тому +314

    I have no idea why someone would abandon their cat. It's like leaving a child somewhere . This woman is wonderful.

    • @scottfw7169
      @scottfw7169 Рік тому +38

      I know one reason why a person might give up their cats to a rescue group, having their health (me the human, cats were fine) crash long term because of autoimmune disease, endocrine disease, and mitochondrial disease, and neurological autoimmune disease, and as a result of all that becoming homeless like happened to me in the 1990s.

    • @scc6454
      @scc6454 Рік тому +28

      @@scottfw7169 That's a damn good reason. Hope you're ok now.

    • @scottfw7169
      @scottfw7169 Рік тому +31

      @@scc6454 Thanks mate. Am not exactly okay, working days are well done and over with and I've been on disability for something like 16 years now. But on the up side, the two orange tabby rescue fellows sharing my home turn 15 and 14 this year and the elder one has been mine since juvenile age and the younger one since kitten age. Elder one is disabled himself after getting hit on a rural highway, which led to his rescue. Unknown whether misshapen back foot is damage or birth defect. But he still chases me and younger one and jumps on furniture and bed. sometimes the two boys snuggle, sometimes they squabble, all the time they add much to life and home. 😺😸

    • @gitadasgupta7488
      @gitadasgupta7488 Рік тому +15

      People leave their children all the time, it isn't unusual at all. There are good people however who make up for the mess left by others

    • @gitarani9269
      @gitarani9269 Рік тому +19

      Sometimes escalating costs are a factor. People can no longer afford to feed more than one or two.

  • @safaiaryu12
    @safaiaryu12 Рік тому +1

    Oh my god. This is so sweet. I am so glad he was rescued and got to live his last few months with good healthcare, food, comfort, and lots of love. He was obviously very grateful. People like this who are willing to put in so much time, effort, and money to comfort an old, dying animal are just the best people in the world.