Meet The Handsome Two-legged Tuxedo Cat Who Survived Severe Trauma And Found An Incredible Forever Home
As of May 3rd of this year, the world has already celebrated National Specially-abled Pets Day, a holiday that is set with one goal in mind—to shine a spotlight on the needs of pets with disabilities. This day is set aside to educate the public about caring for disabled pets and one of the main objectives is to feature disabled animals looking for a home, giving them a higher chance of being adopted, writes boredpanda.
Not too long ago, a unique cat without his front legs hopped his way into the hearts of so many people after finally finding a forever home and his incredible story is inspiring to say the least.
Meet Rexie Roo, a rescue kitty with no front legs who gets around by jumping like a kangaroo. The little two-legged, incredibly cute cat was recently adopted by Cairistiona Flatley, who spotted Rexie Roo at the Best Friends Animal Society, an animal welfare organization in Utah, and the little guy has been living with Cairistiona ever since.
Rexie Roo was found with severely injured legs after an unfortunate accident back in January of 2020 and was rushed to a rural shelter in Utah
After Rexie Roo was brought to the shelter, given his condition, the shelter had no choice but to ask for immediate medical assistance on social media
Rexie Roo’s legs had to be amputated when they realized that his broken legs couldn’t be saved
Best Friends Animal Society reached out to help and assist the tuxedo cat in any way they could by bringing the cat to their life-saving center in Salt Lake City
After the surgery, Rexie Roo was rehabilitated for quite some time and even had two different foster homes
However, his quick way of adapting and recovery only left his foster parents overly impressed by the cat’s willingness to live and get back to his life
Best Friends Animal Society documented the whole recovery process of Rexie Roo on their Instagram account in hopes of helping him find a forever home
Cairistiona Flatley (the current owner of Rexie Roo) reached out to find out if she could adopt the adorable kitty
After adopting Rexie Roo, Flatley decided to create an Instagram account for her new cat in hopes of sharing his inspiring and touching story with other people on the platform
Cairistiona’s goal was to shed some light on the taboo subject of adopting pets with disabilities, and she wanted to showcase the fact that Rexie Roo was no different from other cats, despite lacking his front legs.
“When people tell me I’m so kind for adopting a special needs cat and that he is lucky to have me, I can only think about how lucky I am to have him in my life,” Flatley told People.com.
Rexie Roo’s journey has captured the hearts of so many who watched him blossom into a beautiful, happy, and healthy cat and right now he lives comfortable and carefree life
This story originally appeared on boredpanda.com
