A year ago today I adopted a 10 year old tortie named Arabella. Adopting a cat was not on my agenda that day. I scarcely knew if I even wanted another pet. It had been a year since I had to send my previous companion over the Rainbow Bridge. I had adopted Pepper, a long-haired, part Maine Coon kitty, at the tender age of 8 weeks, 2 months after the passing of my father. He was with me for 20 years. I was devastated at his passing. The day I came to HSHV I was supposed to have a hair
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My roommate and I absolutely love animals. We had recently moved into a condo, but something was missing. We wondered down to HSHV to look at the little kittens in hope to find an addition to our little family. There was this tiny 2 lb. kitten, all grey, looking at us with piercing green eyes. We instantly knew she was the one. We played with her for the good part of an hour and the feisty little girl kept escaping our arms. We took her home that day, and, man, is she spoiled. We like to call her “our little
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We picked Tucker (formerly Sam) up yesterday. We were given a two-page handout on suggestions to help us integrate our new “cautious” family member to our home. Tucker escaped his “safe” starting zone in about 10 minutes. Within an hour, he had smelled around the entire house, and had his first meal and plenty of water. He has been at home since. We cannot thank HSHV enough for bringing little Tucker into our lives. Sam now Tucker
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Reptar now Jack I recently lost my best friend of 13.5 years, and I was devastated. I knew I had a lot of love to give and wanted to find the “right” dog to love on. Not a replacement but a new best friend. My dad and I decided to browse the kennels at HSHV on a very busy Saturday. We walked through once, and I found out the one dog I was interested in already had two holds on him. My dad suggested going for one more lap. Partway through, I noticed a door leading outside and we decided
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Skylar (formerly Iguanadon) was a Love Train puppy. She is enjoying her cat brother, and he seems to enjoy her, too! She is having so much fun getting socialized with her dog aunts and cousins! It’s easy to tell she’s a very happy puppy! Iguanadon now Skylar
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My fiancé and I adopted Posie on New Year’s Eve two years ago. I noticed her in the ‘Adoptable Animals’ and saw that she was not adopted month after month. We went in to visit her, and were told that people were afraid to handle her. Her nickname was the Tiny Terror! She weighs a pound and a half but drew blood regularly. She let me stroke her tiny nose and that’s when I knew I was in love. We brought her home the same day. Now her demeanor has totally changed. She is the sweetest little cuddlebug! She loves
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The entire Lemmink family wants to thank HSHV for helping save Primrose’s (Fleek) life. She came in on the 1/26/18 Love Train. She became ill and with the help of HSHV she fully recovered and is loving being a “little sister”. Prim is doing great and Jack (Napoleon HSHV rescue) loves her! Primrose now Fleek
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Since finding her furever home with our family over a year ago, Aurora has snuggled her way onto our laps and into our hearts! She is incredibly smart. She knows her toys: QueeK QueeK (the mouse), Potty Mouse (the catnip mouse that she often sits on), crinkly ball, pink ball, etc. She has also been known to bring them upon request. Aurora has a discerning palate, and truly seems to enjoy ginger broccoli — and to my chagrin — lemon-lime cookies that I left on the counter in a plastic Ziploc baggie! (Won’t do that again!) Aurora loves her sporadic
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My name is Salena and I’m a college student at Eastern. I have a two and a half year old cat named Mimi who has always lived with other animals. She’s a very loving, social kitty. When my old roommate moved out she of course took her cat with her leaving Mimi without a playmate. I started coming to HSHV and hanging out with some of the adoptable cats, and after a few visits met Fanny Price (Now renamed Cici), an adorable little fluff ball with extra thumbs. I fell in love with her and decided to add her to
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When I first brought Farley home, he was very timid and afraid. He hid for about 2 weeks. So, I decided to adopt another cat to help him get over his fear. We adopted Dracula on Halloween night. He was so fun-loving and outgoing I thought he would be the perfect cat to help bring Farley out of his shell and learn to trust those around him, and Dracula has done just that. Dracula and Farley
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