What a great rescue story. Poor Tommy. Thank God you were there for him. My daughter-in-law had a similar experience rescuing a kitty she named Braveheart, because he suffered so much being in such bad shape like your Tommy. You are so sweet to have rescued little Tommy.

I judy know he is a "Sweet Heart." He looks like a great snuggler.

Oh Thank God for people like you. Tommy sure looks happy and healthy now. You have a wonderful kind heart and it endears you to me strongly. I love that you call him Mommy's Tommy. But here is a question. He looks calico. Someone told me once that all calico cats are female. Is this false info..........Or is he not calico. In some pics he looks more grayish...

What a wonderful story :) He is one beautiful cat :) It is amazing how much love they give back :)

Awww!! Poor little thing! I have such a soft spot for animals. I'm so glad you rescued him and gave him such a loving home. The pictures of him are too cute!! In the stroller and the swing, with all the stuffed animals . . . What a ham!

He is one lucky cat cuz he certainly "found" the right garbage can and the right garbage man to find him and, of course, you taking him to the vet and then giving him a loving home! He is a beautiful cat! Love all the photos of him!

What a great story. He has found a wonderful place to live and a fabulous family to take care of him.

Tommy could not have found a more loving home than yours. He's a handsome boy.

Your story brought tears to my eyes....first in empathy for a little kitten that was soooooo mistreated and then tears of joy at a family that went the extra yard ( or two or three) to make a wonderful comfortable (comforting) home for a wonderful new friend. Thanks for sharing.

You keep making me cry! I have so many wonderful good & precious memories with animals at the center of them!
I love to hear other peoples stories too!

I am going to see if I have the extra copies of my parents photos together like the one in my blog. Isn't it somehow validating to know at one time, our parents loved one another? As a child, I only heard bad things about my mother. But later in life, Dads heart became tender, and he could no longer hold on to the old hard feelings, and love came shining through!
Now he lights up like a lamp when he talks about her, or sees her photos!
Just for the very first time, he recently told me she could play the piano beautifully!

Bless you & keep telling your stories!
I love them, and can see others do too!
Celia

you are such a special person, thank goodness for people like you...wish there were more of them...he will love you for ever, animals never forget the person who saved them...bless you for being such a caring person !!!

What a great story, and something that was meant to be! I love to hear rescue stories, even though it's so sad that a rescue was needed!

Thank God for bringing you & Tommy together!

I just happened to be browsing and camr upon your Tommy's pix.ThenI read your blog about him. My husband and I are cat lovers and have two that we rescued, strays that were sick. We have Sheah, who is pictured in my avatar. for 6yrs and Socks, we have had 5yr. They now think we are their humans, instead of them being our pets. Love your story and your pixs.