We adopted Trout and Viv through HSHV’s feral barn cat program, and when we first met them they were just that – feral. Both cats were terrified of humans and didn’t know what love looked like. The first few months we barely saw them – glimpses here and there before they would run away from us – but always evidence they were around and were eating their bellies full. With lots of patience and persistence, Trout and Viv are now two of the most friendly, cuddly and social barn cats I have ever met. They come running when they hear
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I had just lost my sweet Sid who I ‘d had for 16 years. I was regularly looking at the HSHV website, just to think about cats. I had no intention of adopting. I saw Snapdragon and she captured my heart. When I went to meet her she crawled right into my lap and solicited pets from me. I decided to get her. The adoption expert clearly thought I was going to change my mind when I heard about Snapdragon’s health issues but it just bolstered my opinion that she needed me. At her first vet appointment, the doctor said
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