Special-Need Animals Stories

With a difficult first two months behind her, Valentina shakes off adversity for a bright future and a home of her own.

Benedict’s hind legs are paralyzed due to spina bifida, but that doesn’t stop him from loving life in his new home.

Edna is wobbly, blind and had severe trauma reactions that seemed like seizures, but thanks to vet care and her foster family, she’s like a new dog.

Nothing (and certainly not cerebellar hypoplasia) stops Harlie Q. and fellow kitten Nicholas from living their best lives in their new home.

When Leanne visited the Sanctuary, she said she had a good home for a cat with special needs and Stannis took her up on the offer.

After a difficult goodbye to her blind cat of 17 years, Stormy’s life and RV are again filled with cat purrs, snuggles and songs.

Dione has cerebellar hypoplasia, and though he can’t walk upright, he’s made fast friends with other kitties in his foster home.

Larry’s special medical needs meant it took a while for him to get adopted, but he became the perfect first cat for Tara.

Born with three legs, Smooches came to Best Friends for special care when she was just days old.

Gia was lost in a world she couldn’t see, but with help now she’s safe and sound.

Two hearts align when an adopter and a scruffy, deaf dog meet at just the right time.

When Jill visited the Sanctuary, she wasn’t planning to bring home a new cat whose back legs don’t work — but then there was Clark.

Daisy went from a shelter to a home with an adopter who can’t get enough of her endless smiles.

Leon lost his eyes when he was a tiny kitten, but today he’s having the time of his life with his best kitten buddy in his new home.

When a retired couple on vacation met a blind dog named Float, they knew their past experience would help provide him with a home where he would thrive.