Sweet elder cat rescue story

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Before her rescue, the approximately 18-year-old cat hadn't had it easy. At some point, Elka's former owner had declawed her and then abandoned her with a colony of feral cats when they no longer wanted her.But, for Brenda Wilkinson, founder of Hands of Mercy Cat Sanctuary, Elka’s life started the night of her rescue. Elka was first spotted by local residents, who captured the scared cat and brought her into their home to give her food and water. Then, they called Wilkinson at Hands of Mercy for help.When Wilkinson first laid eyes on Elka, she could see the old cat was struggling — so much so that the experienced rescuer did not expect her to live for much longer.

“I was putting [collars] on some of the other cats,” Wilkinson said. “She was watching me put them on the others, so I went ahead and put one on her, not really thinking anything of it.”But as soon as Wilkinson secured the bright orange collar around Elka’s neck, something changed. “I could feel everything inside of her leap with joy,” Wilkinson said. “Like, ‘Oh my God, someone loves me. I have a home again.’”