‘Please Let Him Come Home to Me'

Healthy cats always look impeccable, but Lucian was extremely ragged. He looked like he'd been through the wringer and was skin and bones. This wasn't fully revealed until they shaved all the matts away.

Lucian's eyes were bloody, crusty and mostly closed. At first, she thought he may have no eyes at all. He was missing patches of fur while big matted masses hung down from his body. Despite his apparent ill health, he was loving and friendly. As Josie cleaned him up, he purred loudly and was very hungry.

"This is the sweetest cat. My heart was lost from the first seconds," she said.

After taking Lucian to an animal rescue, they found he needed extensive treatment, tests, and infusions. So he stayed with the rescuers, and Josie had to leave him.

"Please, let him come home to me. He deserves to live the rest of his life so, so loved, fully belly, soft bed," she wrote.