09/05/2026
(Long, but worth the read)❤️Some of you may remember Onyx and Luna. A few months ago, their owner was going through a really difficult time. She had pretty much lost everything and ultimately had to return to Puerto Rico. She was absolutely distraught because she had Onyx and Luna for years, they were a bonded pair, and she loved them dearly.
She desperately wanted to take them with her, and I even offered to help with the airline fees so that she could bring them. Unfortunately, where she was going to be staying would not allow the cats, and the alternative would have meant putting them outside. She didn’t want that for them. She told me she didn’t want to be selfish and that as much as it hurt her, she wanted her cats to have better. And I completely understood.
I have to say, this was probably one of the hardest situations I’ve dealt with because this one really touched me. Anybody who does rescue knows we hear all the time, “I’m moving and I can’t take my cats,” or “I can’t keep my cats anymore.” And sometimes those situations can be frustrating. But this was different. This wasn’t someone who simply didn’t want her cats anymore. Life happened. She had lost so much, she was having to leave the country, and now on top of everything else, she was facing losing the two cats she had loved for years. She was devastated.
What also really stuck with me was that all of this happened right in the middle of my own move. As many of you know, I had to move myself, so I was trying to find somewhere to live while also trying to find placement for Onyx and Luna. I remember telling her to just bear with me and give me a little time because I had a lot going on myself.
And this is something I will never forget about her. Here she was going through all of her own hardships, and instead of only worrying about herself, she asked me what I was looking for in a place and actually started looking for places for ME. She would send me different places she found that were available and try to help me find somewhere to live. I never asked her to do that, she just did it❤️. And considering everything she had going on in her own life at the time, that really said a lot to me about the kind of person she was.
I told her I would do everything I could to keep Onyx and Luna together. They had been together for years, they were bonded, and I really did not want them to lose each other on top of everything else changing in their lives. Thankfully, Beth fostered them, and eventually Onyx and Luna found a wonderful home together.
And this is the part that makes this whole story even better. They are doing amazing, their new mom absolutely adores them, AND their new mom and their former mom are actually in touch. She gets pictures, videos and updates regularly. She gets to see her cats happy and loved and know that they’re safe and still together. I really don’t think this could have worked out any better.
Sometimes you really can’t judge someone’s situation because you never know what somebody is going through. Life happens, and sometimes people end up in circumstances they never expected. This woman didn’t stop loving her cats. If anything, she loved them enough to make a decision that was incredibly painful for her because she wanted what was best for them.
And now, months later, Onyx and Luna are together, doing amazing in their new home, their new owner loves them, and their former owner still gets to see them and be a part of their lives from Puerto Rico.
This situation really stayed with me, and I’m just so happy with how it all turned out. ❤️ Onyx and Luna are safe, loved and, most importantly, still together. 🐾
