Shelter staff chipped in to save a 13-year-old cat

A 13-year-old cat had been surrendered to a Denver shelter after her owner died, left behind by a family who couldn't afford her care. She had hyperthyroidism, which had left her underweight, and the shelter didn't normally perform surgeries. The staff pitched in anyway to pay for the removal of one of her thyroid glands, because they couldn't bear to watch her suffer. Several of them wanted to adopt her but couldn't. Then Kassidi walked into a room of caged cats, looking for one for her boyfriend. She heard one meowing and rubbing against the door. "That's when I knew she was the one," she said. The cat settled in as though she had always lived there, tolerating the resident kitten, Lab and other cat without once agreeing to cuddle any of them. She has since gained a healthy seven pounds. The boyfriend's allergies, against all odds, hardly bother him.