Category: Pets Stories

We’d had a rough week. Maddy’s lungs weren’t cooperating, her blood pressure kept dipping, and the doctors were talking about options no parent ever wants to hear. But every Wednesday, no matter…

I didn’t even know someone had taken it until my sister called me in tears. Said I was “everywhere.” Said people were calling me a hero. Said the photo of me kneeling…

Growing up, my mom was 100% that “no pets in the house” person. Didn’t matter if it was a fish, hamster, or stray cat begging at the back door—she’d shut it down…

We were just supposed to pop in for her booster shot. Quick in and out. I had my cat Lulu on her little pink leash, and she was doing that dramatic slow-walk…

Six weeks ago, I had a job, a small apartment, and a life that made sense. Now, I’m sitting on a sidewalk with my two kids—and a puppy we hadn’t even meant…

I swear, I was only in the other room folding laundry. My daughter, Amelie, had finally—finally—gone down for a nap in her rocker. Bottle still warm, one sock off (because of course),…

We get our share of surprise visitors—injured pets, lost housecats, the occasional overconfident raccoon. But a deer? And one that calmly walked up to our clinic like it had an appointment? That…

It started with the accident. One minute I’m driving home from work, humming along to some terrible pop song, and the next minute I’m waking up in a hospital bed with more…

When doctors told Sarah and Michael Parker that their six-month-old son, Noah, had Type 1 Spinal Muscular Atrophy—and likely wouldn’t move or survive beyond toddlerhood—their world collapsed. Hope felt unreachable as their…

Okay, I know this sounds bizarre, but it started a few months ago. Every night, just before I turned off the lights, my cat, Mira, would hop onto the couch and stretch…