Essays and Musings on Animals and Society

Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Interspecies Friendships: Part 17 

Libby the cat, on her own, became the eyes for her companion, a blind and deaf dog:

Cashew and her hero, LibbyCashew, my 14-year-old yellow Lab, is blind and deaf. Her best friend is Libby, 7, her seeing-eye cat. Libby steers Cashew away from obstacles and leads her to her food. Every night she sleeps next to her. The only time they're apart is when we take Cashew out for a walk. Without this cat, we know Cashew would be lost and very, very lonely indeed. It's amazing but true: This is one animal who knows what needs to be done and does it day in and day out for her friend.

One can hardly put into words the difference that Libby has surely made in Cashew's life. How many of us are that generous and giving?

While looking for the source of this story, I came across several sites in which it was reproduced. It generated many heartfelt comments, as you can imagine. One commenter told about her own seeing-eye cat, who helped her blind dog friend climb stairs.

I think the story originally appeared in Reader's Digest.

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