The web is melting over a person adopting the “saddest” cat from an Arizona shelter after his pet’s passing. The feline’s transformation from “unhappy eyes” to a “completely happy dude” is warming hearts on social media. It appears the endearing adoption ended up healing each the person and the cat.
Man shares heartfelt story of grieving and therapeutic with new shelter cat
Andrew McCarthy, an astrophotographer, took to his X (previously Twitter) and Reddit to share the information about adopting the “saddest” cat. The posts have gone viral on each platforms, amassing 1000’s of likes. Earlier this month, McCarthy shared on X that he “went and adopted the cat with the saddest eyes on the shelter.” The photographer defined he “felt a void” since his cat handed away final yr. He added, “Hopefully he likes Bailey and astronomy and I can provide him completely happy eyes.”
Later, within the X thread, McCarthy explained his canine is known as Bailey and added, “I’m not planning on giving the kitty Baileys liquor.” Following that, the astrophotographer continued sharing updates concerning the feline, together with how he began adjusting at dwelling.
A couple of days later, McCarthy shared in one of many updates that he named the cat Gregory. He additionally famous, “Haven’t seen his unhappy eyes for the reason that shelter.” The photographer wrote that the feline and the canine, Bailey, “have beef every so often however in any other case they appear to be advantageous.” He added the 2 pets sleep close to one another with none points.
In a current update, McCarthy shared Gregory is now thriving — “He’s a contented dude that runs round my home like a lunatic.” The photographer stated that Gregory likes to climb on his face as he sleeps and “meows on the birds and lizards via the window.” McCarthy continued to gush over the furbaby, additional writing, “He’s such a superb buddy even when he does steal my laptop chair after I’m making an attempt to work.”
