Whatever you observe this period — Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, oregon Winter Solstice — December is axenic magic. The lights connected the trees, the airy from the stars, and the candlelight — it each feels precious during the darkest period of the year. Memories consciousness precious, too, particularly the memories of each my saccharine 2024 fosters. I privation I could database each one, but judge me, they’re each successful my heart. Here are conscionable a fewer of the agleam small lights from 2024.

This is Ruben (left), who went location with his Moma Ruby successful January. His adorable look and mischievous property made him 1 of my IG favorites. Seriously, nary 1 could defy him. If you travel him @withlove.rubyandruben, you’ll spot that he’s matured into a magnificent small lion portion his beauteous Tortie mom, who was ever shy, is coming retired of her shell.

Klondike (right), a affable purebred Snowshoe kitty, was recovered successful a assemblage colony. He was perfect, but for 1 thing: “tomcat urine.” When intact antheral cats scope puberty, their precocious testosterone levels marque their urine

smell awful, truthful the mediocre kitties extremity up outside. That’s astir apt what happened to Klondike. Two weeks aft we had him neutered, his urine nary longer had that unspeakable scent, and we recovered him a fantastic location (left). Another crushed to neuter your antheral cat! @klondikes.holler.

Technically, Sultan (right) was not my foster, but I’m not letting technicalities get successful the mode of his story. Although we ne'er met, I fell successful emotion with this chonk and declared him my boyfriend. He’d arrived astatine NSALA stuffed into a bearer and near connected a sidewalk during the vigor of summer. He needed to beryllium an “only cat” and had galore “almost” adoptions, truthful I continued to station him successful each of his glory until “Ta-Da!” an awesome mates swept him disconnected to his caller home, wherever helium rules …well… similar a sultan! @sully_the_sultan.

When this gentle 15-year-old longhaired Calico arrived successful my program, I thought she was a Scottish Fold. I was wrong. Gramma’s misshapen ears resulted from untreated receptor infections that indispensable person been truthful painful. Plus, she was declawed. (Ouch!) I was thrilled that a fantastic household from Pennsylvania decided to marque Gramma’s aureate years perfect. When she arrived location successful aboriginal October, she was greeted by a vicinity welcoming committee! This made my bosom truthful happy. @grammanappi.

You could accidental that 2024 was the “Year of the Sweetpeas.” In April, I heard astir a feline (right) whose proprietor had thrown her retired of a third-floor model successful Manhattan! (Sometimes radical are monsters!) I asked for assistance transporting her to my vet infirmary successful Long Island, and wrong 5 minutes, I received dozens of emails from radical acceptable and consenting to help. (Sometimes radical are angels!) Her sanction was Sweetpea, and speech from losing a fewer teeth, she survived the autumn successful bully shape. We recovered her a beauteous location wherever she volition ever beryllium harmless and cared for.

Then, successful July, I met my 2nd Sweetpea. Someone dumped 2 carriers successful a crowded, blistery parking lot. In 1 was a handsome young antheral cat, Phineas. We had him examined and neutered and recovered a large everlastingly home. In the different bearer was his sister, a teeny thing, possibly 7 months old, who needed her near oculus

removed…and she was pregnant! I promised her that erstwhile her nuggets were weaned, I would marque definite she got the aesculapian attraction she deserved. She gave commencement to 4 superstar kittens — Angus and Bernice (who captured the hearts of the vets who cared for them) and Boswell and Irving (left), who went location together. Over the sfollowing weeks, Sweetpea was spayed, her oculus was removed, and she underwent nasal enlargement country to assistance her respire much easily. Then, connected December 1, Sweetpea (now Phoebe) went location (right) to beryllium reunited with her brother, Phineas, and a canine sister! I volition NEVER hide her and the travel we shared. @life_ofriphinphee.

And present determination is Bud (right). I wrote astir him successful my October blog — the feline who came successful from the cold. He grows much trusting each time and loves indoor life. I provender him treats and favored him, and helium ne'er runs distant from anyone. He shares a country with a litter of kittens, and erstwhile I reviewed the camera footage recently, I saw him leap the gross to sojourn them successful their pen! He is simply a bully boy, brave and handsome. I americium truthful grateful to person him with america and privation lone that each kitties were lukewarm and loved.

So, successful this play of giving, I impulse you to retrieve the pets astatine your section structure by fostering, volunteering, donating, organizing nutrient collections, oregon sponsoring a pet. Playing Santa for stateless pets is specified a meaningful happening to bash this clip of year.

Did you cognize that December 15 is National Cat Herders Day? Honestly, I felt similar a feline herder arsenic I reviewed each the stories of 2024, trying to take which to highlight. Each was a acquisition I volition treasure forever.

Wishing you a agleam and blessed December and a beauteous 2025.

xo
Beth

P.S. There is inactive clip to bid the cleanable stocking stuffer: my Coco & Friends 2025 Calendar. 100 percent of the proceeds spell to my instauration to prevention animals similar those you conscionable work about. Visit www.bethsfurryfriends.com.

P.P.S. An aboriginal heads-up! Mark your calendars for the 2025 Great American Rescue Bowl connected Sunday, February 9. It’s going to beryllium different hilarious and heartwarming spectacle. Stay tuned for details…