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 “sad eyes” to a “happy dude” is warming hearts on social media. It appears the endearing adoption ended up therapeutic 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 at 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 give him happy eyes.”
Later, within the X thread, McCarthy defined 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 residence.
Just a few days later, McCarthy shared in one of many updates that he named the cat Gregory. He additionally famous, “Haven’t seen his sad eyes since the shelter.” The photographer wrote that the feline and the canine, Bailey, “have beef from time to time but otherwise they seem to be fine.” He added the 2 pets sleep close to one another with none points.
In a current replace, McCarthy shared Gregory is now thriving — “He’s a happy dude that runs around my house like a lunatic.” The photographer mentioned that Gregory likes to climb on his face as he sleeps and “meows at the birds and lizards through the window.” McCarthy continued to gush over the furbaby, additional writing, “He’s such a good buddy even if he does steal my computer chair when I’m trying to work.”
