Through the Grannie Project, Cox has certainly done something. 'As I drove away from the shelter that day with as many animals as my car - and my marriage - could take, I vowed to do something about senior pets in shelters.' 'It broke my heart that these sweet old girls, who had been a part of someone’s life for so long, were going to meet an untimely end for lack of space and lack of people interested in an older pet,' Cox says.

Due to their age, they were almost guaranteed a death sentence. The two cats ended up at the shelter after their former owner passed away. 'In the end, little Babette got to keep her eye, her leg, and her life,' Cox says, 'after being thrown out and left for dead in the trash.'Ĭox founded the Grannie Project in March of 2011 after she adopted Kate and Juliet, two 20-year-old sisters, from a high-kill shelter in New York City. Looking at her bright eyes and sleek, black coat, you’d never guess that this beautiful senior was once so sick, or abandoned so carelessly. Amazingly, the cat recovered and is now in foster care. 'You never quite forget the first time you have to ask how much cat blood costs,' Cox says.īut thanks to the incredible support of the Grannie Project’s Facebook followers ( join them here), Cox was able to raise the funds for Babette’s care. According to founder Amanda Cox, the emergency vet wasn’t sure Babette would pull through the night -ÔÇô she had severe anemia from the fleas, and she required a blood transfusion. The Grannie Project gave Babette a second chance.

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