Cat who lost eye to cancer finds forever home with partially sighted owner in Leeds

11-year-old George was rescued when he was a young stray.

Sadly, his owner died and he was taken to Cats Protection on Gildersome Lane in Morley.

While there he had a routine vet appointment where they found cancer in his eye.

Unfortunately, his eye had to be removed.

Luckily, George has now found his forever home.

He has been adopted by Kate, from Gildersome, who is partially sighted due to her Usher syndrome diagnosis.

Usher syndrome is a degenerative condition that causes hearing and vision loss.

Kate said: “I saw George on the Cats Protection website and, having begun to lose part of my sight in the past few years, I immediately fell in love with this gorgeous chap.

“Having only one eye certainly hasn’t held him back.

“He loves joining us for story time with my five-year-old daughter, and, while he prefers to stay close to home, he’s been out walking along fences and climbing trees.”

Due to coronavirus restrictions, Kate could not visit George before he was adopted, instead getting to know him through videos.

She said: “George was delivered directly to our door and he settled in straight away, following us around and giving us cuddles."

Cats Protection rehoming and welfare assistant Diane Armer said: “George was particularly popular with everyone at the centre, he has such a fantastic personality.

“It is so lovely to hear that George has settled in so well.”

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