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No One Would Touch This Cat, And It Is So Thankful He Was Finally Hugged by Someone

Everything about Valentino suggested that he was missing out on the one thing he craved the most: human interaction.

The dirt was embedded in the cat’s stiffened hair. He had sarcoptic mange, a highly infectious disease that affects both animals and people. His eyes were glued shut because they were caked and swollen.

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Elaine Seamans, on the other hand, was unconcerned.

She heard his feeble scream for rescue while passing by his cage at the Baldwin Park animal shelter last week.

Seamans tells The Dodo, “He stretched out with his tiny paw and uttered the smallest meow.” “It seemed as if he was shouting, but he didn’t say anything: ‘Please help me.'”

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“There are moments when continuing to walk is not an option,” she says. “All you have to do now is stop. It was one of those occasions.”

She also chose not to wear gloves, instead pressing Valentino on her heart.

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“He laid his small head on my shoulder when I lifted him up,” Seamans adds. “That was the end of it. I needed to get him out of there.”

Then Seamans, the founder of the At-Choo Foundation and a frequent visitor to the shelter, told Valentino that he could contact for aid on his own.

She called Toby Wisneski, the creator of Leave No Paws Behind, while still holding the cat.

“I thought, ‘That’s it,'” she tells The Dodo, “while I was talking to Elaine on the phone and she let me hear his tiny meow.” “I was able to hear him. That was the final straw.”

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Valentino was picked up by Wisneski over the weekend and taken straight to a veterinary facility, where he could sense his world changing for the better despite the fact that he couldn’t see the personnel. “He couldn’t move or see anything.” Wisneski said, “But God love him, he’s a warrior.” “Everyone adores him and is really protective of him.”

“His prognosis is great, and he’ll have a long life ahead of him once he gets through this.”

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“He has a nice heart,” she says.

But, on the other hand, a veterinarian didn’t have to certify that.

Seamans realized this the moment she risked everything to hug a mange-infested cat near to her heart – and let him know he wasn’t alone.

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Wisneski describes him as “very loving.” “You can see he appreciates it a lot. He’ll purr for them and rub up against. He is certain that he is secure.”

Valentino will wake up to a brand-new existence when he eventually opens his eyes. One that is part of a family.

Maybe you’re the one.

Here’s how to get in touch with Leave No Paws. Also, if you’d want to contribute to Valentino’s rehabilitation, please consider making a contribution.

Valentino’s growth may also be followed on the group’s Facebook page.