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If a good disposition insured a good life, Willy would never have suffered so much as one bad day. The big, happy grey cat greeted everyone he met at the Humane Society Silicon Valley with headbutts, rolling over to solicit belly rubs.

Photo: Victoria Levy

A born charmer, it made the state he was in even more tragic: born with a congenital eye problem, his right eye was infected. Three of his canine teeth were badly cracked and he was FIV+.

Brought in to another shelter that didn’t have the resources to help the gregarious feline, HSSV’s Animal Community Center was able to provide him with the medical care he so badly needed.

After several surgeries and recuperation time, he was placed in the adoption area where he quickly won the hearts of volunteers, staff and visitors alike. It was no surprise that less than three weeks after he came to HSSV, Willie found a new family that could accommodate his medical issues.

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Story submitted by Victoria Levy from Milbrae, CA.

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