Pet Rescue & Heartwarming Stories
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Adopted a cat from the shelter…
She didn’t even interact with me at the shelter she was so depressed. I just knew I had to give her a chance. I think they told me she’s not a lap cat. Well, now I have two lap cats 😂 I was so surprised that she trusted me so fast. So glad I trusted my gut and brought her home ❤️
Pulled starving kitten from storm drain.
Pulled this guy from a storm drain northeast of Patterson Park in Baltimore City. Folks walking by had been calling 311/911 for days and telling he had been yelling for 3 days. He struggled with eating because of a bacterial infection from the stagnant water down there he was drinking, but is on the mend now. Quickly went from being force fed to demanding my hamburger. Pushy guy.
Cheerio walked up, opened this cabinet and started rolling around in it…
He has a chronic disease called being upside down and confused 😔
Let me see your cuddly goldens!
Chewy is both a good pillow and a small spoon.
Friendly cat living in my garage — possibly abandoned. What should I do?
A super friendly cat suddenly showed up in my garage. Unlike the usual strays around here, she didn’t run, i gave her raw chicken which she ate right away, meowed back at me, and comes up for pets. She stays in my garage all day and hides from other strays, so I don’t think she’s used to being outside. My 90-year-old neighbor’s house just went up for sale, and I suspect the cat might have been hers. I’ve been feeding her twice a day but haven’t let her in the house since my wife and I work a lot and aren’t fully ready to adopt. She also hisses time to time but not so aggressively. What’s the best next step? How do I check if she’s abandoned or find her owner? Any advice appreciated.
Miss Liah was feeling pretty…this week.
Our little Liah was rescued from the side of a highway when she was about 5 weeks old. She’s now 3 1/2 months old and such a sweet girl.
Can a non-autistic person explain to me why everyone is so horrified that I want a pet leech?
For an autistic person, I am pretty good at understanding the thought processes of non-autistic people. However, this time I am genuinely at a loss. Within the last couple of weeks, I have become fixated on the idea of getting a pet leech. I really want a pet leech. It's all I think about. I have already done a lot of background research so that I can give the leech the best care. Nobody is happy for me. **I understand that most people are grossed out by leeches. I expected that. However, it seems like people's reactions go beyond just not liking leeches.** They don't like the idea of *me* getting a pet leech, even though it has nothing to do with them. They are actively *unhappy* at the idea of me getting a pet leech. I understand being concerned if I were getting a potentially dangerous pet, such as a chimpanzee or a venomous snake. But I genuinely do not understand how getting a completely harmless pet could provoke *this much* negativity. They are actively trying to talk me out of it. To convince me that I do not actually want a pet leech, when it should be obvious to them that there is nothing I want more. I hope this is an OK place to ask this question. The reactions of my friends and family have surpassed my capacity for understanding. I even told them that the leech would live in my bedroom, and that they could visit me but still avoid seeing it forever with no inconvenience to themselves. This had no effect. **Update:** Thank you to everyone for giving me thoughtful answers and explanations. It's always embarrassing for me to admit that I don't understand something that seems to be obvious to everyone else, and I really appreciate it when people are willing to explain. For curious people: * I still want to get a leech. However, I will spare my beloved friends and family from having to hear me talk about it. * A lot of people have asked why I want a pet leech. I genuinely think leeches are cute. If I were going to psychoanalyze the reason why leeches are cute, I think when an animal is kind of an "underdog", like a snake or a spider, and doesn't get a lot of love, that makes me feel sympathy towards it, and that makes the animal automatically cute to me. I recently heard about people keeping pet leeches, did some research, and discovered that leeches are cool and very low maintenance pets. This made me excited about how easy it would be to take care of a pet leech. I did more research about leeches and next thing you know leeches are all I can think about. * I'm not planning on getting a leech right away! I always give myself a few months to think before making big decisions. Of course I wanted to chat about my new idea with my friends and family members right away, because it was taking up a lot of my brain space, but I made it clear to them that I wasn't getting a leech anytime soon. * I am planning to feed the leech on my own blood. Do not worry! I will be getting a leech from a medical supplier, so there will be no risk to myself. Medical leeches are still in use, so there is a chance that someday, you too will have a medical leech feed on you. When I first brought up the "leech subject" with people, I thought that explaining this would bring them around to being supportive of the leech. Thanks to peoples' thoughtful explanations, I now realize this was overly optimistic on my part. **Update 2:** My best friend has assured me that, while he wouldn't describe himself as "team leech", I am welcome to continue talking to him about my interest in getting a pet leech. I'm the luckiest person in the world to have him for a friend. **Update 3:** I have received a comment from a leech researcher saying that the literature available on leech-keeping is insufficient for providing proper leech care. In other words, no matter how much research I do, I would not have the knowledge necessary to give leeches a full and happy life. I have hope that one day this will change, but until then, I will admire leeches only from a distance. </3
I love my little senior
Been the best little girl since 2015 and she shows no signs of stopping anytime soon. Happily soon to be 12 and doesn't act a day above 2. Lowkey dreading the day that changes, but for now, she shall stay my little turbo baby ♡♡♡
Please sir may I have s’more?
Our foster kitten Howie’s new favorite toy is this graham cracker box, open on both sides. It’s adorable. He’s adorable (and he knows it).
Did I just save this constipated snail's life?
I know it is a mollusc but- this snail was in one of my plants on a paper card with the biggest pile of poop attached to their butt. I removed the main piece then realised there was a huge piece still stuck inside, so I helped them squeeze it out. I know this is disgusting but I felt bad. They were coiled up and barely moving. Photos show before and after poop removal.
Help, I miss my dog
It was as if the illnesses that come with her age struck her suddenly, she was fine like a week before It happened I don't know what to do; my house is filled with her memories, sometimes I even think about warming her foos up. This Tuesday will mark a month since she passed away, but I feel as sad as when it happened I used to take her for walks every day, but I feel guilty because sometimes I was too lazy and I didn't enjoyed properly the time with her, and now I'd give anything to take her for a walk. I don't even speak english, but I couldn't find a spanish-speaking community to talk about this. I think a part of me died with her; she was my best friend since I was six, I have a good relationship with my family but rn I feel so alone. I feel like I just lost the only being who loved me unconditionally What do I have to do to stop feeling this way? I really want to move on because all of my memories with her are sad now. I wish I could have done more for her.
We found these babies in the middle of nowhere up in the mountains 🩷 We took them home
Yesterday we were going to Lidl and on the way we were passing through the mountains where there is literally nothing around....and so many curves.. it's not the safest. We seen two pups in the bushes but we had many cars behind us and nowhere to stop so we said we will come back and get them on our way home. That's exactly what we did, look at these little cuties 🩷 They are both girls 💖 The place we found them is a place where a few big dogs stay but there is literally no one around, I'm assuming they eat what people throw out the window or what they find themselves. I didn't see the momma around..the other dogs were on the other side on the road and honestly if the puppies wanted to cross especially at night.. it's not the best chances there. Just over a month ago, well nearly 2 now we found a sick cat that we took home. The poor baby has cancer :( for some reason he seems to like the pups a lot and sleep with them haha (I attached some photos) In June we found a dog that was run over by a car, we took him too but he ended up being adopted. Why am I mentioning this? Well we just bought some land and we always wanted to build an animal sanctuary here and since we got the land it's like the animals are coming to us 😂 🩷 You can check it out in our Reddit links We have 6 rescues now- (4 cats) & (2 dogs) & 3 stray dogs that come in our garden daily for food, water, shelter 🩷
Does your cat like to sleep under the Christmas tree? Cosmo is obsessed.😅
This is now her favorite spot to sleep and to act crazy on at night when we are all asleep,lol.
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