Poor Stray Cat Climbs Into A Family’s Trash Bin And Begs To Be Saved

"He was skin and bones and he didn't look well at all."

Damjan

• Published in Animal Stories
• April 30, 2022

A little act of compassion might mean a lot more than you realize. It altered everything for a cat named Granpruno.

A Montreal couple started leaving food out for abandoned cats in their area last summer. It didn't take them long to discover a grumpy-looking tabby who seemed particularly hungry.

He resembled Pruno, one of their kittens, therefore he was given the nickname "Granpruno." Granpruno paid daily visits to the couple's yard, but he was so loving and gregarious that they imagined he had a house and a family somewhere.

“This big cat was looking for caresses and he was happy to have attention. He came as soon as they called him,” Chatons Orphelins Montréal, a Montreal-based animal rescue, wrote on its Facebook page. “He was nice and sociable; his hair was beautiful, and he looked normal.”

When Granpruno failed to appear one day, the couple became concerned. They thought he was safe and happy with his family, but they continued to leave food out and keep an eye on their yard in case he returned.

They were taking out the trash a few weeks later when they discovered Granpruno in their bin. They couldn't believe their eyes when they saw how much the adorable cat had changed.

This is Granpruno

“He was skin and bones and he didn't look well at all,” Chatons Orphelins Montréal wrote. “He came up to them and they hugged him straight away. He let himself go with them without saying anything.”

Granpruno paid daily visits to a Montreal couple's yard

The pair, who volunteer with Chatons Orphelins Montréal, saw that he need immediate medical attention and brought him to the rescue for assistance. Granpruno had hyperthyroidism, which made it difficult for him to keep meals down, according to test results.

However, as the 9-year-old cat began taking medication, he returned to being his usual happy, healthy self.

But one day he stopped

“He's the cream of the crop and he gets along well with the other cats in the house,” Chatons Orphelins Montréal wrote on the official Facebook.

“He likes to talk or to have cuddles and still likes to have fun. If you have feathers or games with catnip, he becomes a cat that rolls on his back and rubs himself with pleasure. He runs after feathers and he has fun like a baby.”

He returned after a while and he looked sick

He was diagnosed with a sickness that prevented him from keeping his food down. Now he has therapy and a loving forever home.

The staff from the Montréal shelter was worried that finding a home for a senior cat with health issues would be difficult, but Granpruno's foster parents fell in love with the sociable guy right away and decided to welcome him into their home — permanently.

Granpruno is now safe, living a comfortable life with a family who loves him. He isn't letting his people out of his sight, either.

“He always wants to be close to his humans," Chatons Orphelins Montréal said. "He follows them everywhere to see what they are doing.”

Damjan