Category: Pet Stories

MISSING CAT FOUND THREE YEARS LATER

Leslie Gilman of Winthrop, Maine was devastated when her cat, Sugar, went missing. But, Gilman got a happy surprise when she received an incredible phone call nearly three years after her cat disappeared. According to WCSH-TV, Gilman came home from a camping trip in 2012 to find her sweet orange Tabby cat was gone. Gilman
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PERSISTENT PUP WALKS 20 BLOCKS TO VISIT OWNER IN HOSPITAL

Security cameras at Mercy Medical Center is in Cedar Rapids, Iowa recently caught an unusual visitor coming through the center’s front entrance – a Miniature Schnauzer named Cissy, who appeared to be on a mission to find her owner, who was a patient there. According to KWWL-TV, Nancy Franck was at the hospital, recovering from
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CAT COMFORTS AILING VETERANS

At the Salem VA Medical Center in Salem, Virginia, an orange tabby cat named Tom brings comfort to the terminally ill veterans there. According to the VA Medical Center, the cat, who spends most of his time in the hospice unit, seems to have a special sense when a patient or a family needs him.
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GENTLE GOLDEN RETRIEVER HELPS FIRST GRADERS IMPROVE READING SKILLS

First graders at Cambridge Elementary School in Jefferson, Vt. have a special incentive to practice their reading skills – it’s furry and snuggly and often falls asleep during the story. MacGriff, an 8-year-old Golden Retriever, helps encourage the kids to read, offering calming, non-judgmental company. According to local news station WCAX-TV, MacGriff and his owner
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