Woman Visited Shelter And Asked For The Cat That Had Been There The Longest
Bridgid Staub came home to San Antonio after spending a month in the hospital, and she knew she needed something to help fill the empty space. So she headed to her city's animal services shelter and asked to meet the cat that had been there the longest.
That cat was Cali, a stray who turned out to be deaf, older, and still waiting for someone to notice her. What happened next was a quiet little turning point for both of them.
"She was a beautiful calico cat with huge green eyes. When she was let out of her cage, she immediately let out a very loud and distinct-sounding 'meow.' This made me smile for the first time in a while," Bridgid remembers.
The cat went directly to the sink and meowed until Bridgid turned on the water. "After she got her sip of water, she focused her attention on me. She headbutted my hand until I petted her, and then she lay down and curled up, enjoying my scritches."
That was the moment Bridgid realized she had found the right cat.
A few days later, Cali left the shelter and went to her new home. "She didn't sleep at all the first night. She was so hyper-vigilant and anxious about her new surroundings," says Bridgid. "The next morning, it was as if a light had been switched on. She curled up on my lap while I was on the couch and fell asleep."
The cat realized that she had finally found a home. "Ever since then, she has slept through the night (right next to me and sometimes sharing my pillow) and has been the biggest cuddlebug."
This old, deaf cat has so much love to give, and she has been just waiting for a chance.
"She brings so much joy into my life, and I am so thankful that I decided to adopt," Bridgid reveals.
"This is so cliché, but it is very true for me... I may have saved her life by adopting her, but she has very much saved my life as well!"
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