7 stray and abused animals turn into beloved pets: Before and after pics

[kimmylavin]

46. Awful to amazing.

How, how, how do these sweet creatures come to such ends?

Only pets I've ever had were strays.
When I got married, we joined my four cats (two found outside in NJ, two found as teeny kittens on the Sony Studios lot) with his pound puppy dog.

Then I found a kitten at a rest stop in Barstow.
He was an absolute mess - the vet told us he probably wouldn't live six months.
That was almost six years ago!
Yes, the little guy has a deformed pelvis and walks like a bunny, and yes, we give him three medicines twice a day, but the little lovebug makes it all worth it.

So we know we take in the sucker cases.

When our dog was laid to rest after 14 wonderful years, we waited a bit and then went to the pound.
We had seen a picture of a puppy who had been there for 10 days, and couldn't figure out why.
When we asked about him, they said, "Well, about this puppy... he's in isolation."
After being adopted and BROUGHT BACK, this poor eight-week-old thing was skinny and exposed to Parvo.
We said we'd take him!
That was last June.
Our "baby" now weighs 70 pounds, and just bowls us over with happiness every day!

And I don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but we owe a huge part of the health & happiness of all our pets to our amazing vet. He knows we'd beg, borrow or steal to take care of these animals, so items somehow mysteriously fall off the bills. I'm sure the animals in these photos got a lot of love and care from their forever homes, but also some help from some great doctors!