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This abandoned cat and senior dog were both unwanted but once they discovered each other, they just knew they’d never be alone again.
This isTahlia the kitty and Jemelda the dog.
Cat Tahlia and dog Jemelda were both abandoned until they were luckily saved by Gunyah Animal Healing Sanctuary, which is a sanctuary that provides a loving safe haven for animals needing long-term care due to abuse, neglect, illness and also special needs.
“I often feel as though Jemelda and Tahlia were meant to ‘find each other’,” Kathy, who is the founder of Gunyah Animal Healing Sanctuary, stated. “In all my years of working with sick, neglected and discarded animals, I have never seen a bond quite like it.”
This is the moment they met each other!
Jemelda had a very rough start to life.
“She was petrified of everyone and everything, and she lacked confidence. Although she improved over time and lived happily enough with all of the other residents, she never really bonded with them.”
Then Tahlia arrived, and since then, the two shared an incredible bond right from the start. “They spend hours every day snuggling up.”
“Tahlia is one of the most amazing little nurturers I have ever met,” Kathy went on to say. “From the minute she first met senior dog Jemelda, they have been inseparable. When she’s not cuddling up to her best pal she is grooming her.”
“They have since passed this incredible bond and affection onto all of the new residents that have come here, either temporarily or permanently. It’s as if this is their purpose,” Kathy stated.
Since Tahlia came to Gunyah to live, ‘snuggle piles’ have become quite the standard thing.
“She has welcomed, groomed and nurtured so many of the other residents - kittens, lambs and goat kids alike! The hardest part is working out who and what species of animal are part of the snuggle pile!”
“Jemelda and Tahlia are the perfect role models, and seeing some of the kittens who have been just weeks old, cuddling up to them both and grooming dogs and cats alike, is incredible. They’ve even managed to get some of the older residents in on the “snuggle pile”.
“The sanctuary has always been about not just helping animals in need, but the level of interaction and the bond that is achieved time and time again between species.”
Apparently, this is the best seat in the house!
“They are never far from each other’s side. They’ve spent countless hours snuggled up together,” Kathy stated. “So close they almost look like one.”
“There’s no shortage of dog and cat beds to choose from in front of the wood heater, but Tahlia has decided that the place to be is on top of her best buddy, Jemelda.”
Today Jemelda is 16 and Tahlia’s love and affection keeps going each and every day.
Photo credits: Gunyah Animal Healing Sanctuary │ Via: www.lovemeow.com
