Two Blind Kittens Find a Forever Home Together

For several years now I’ve offered my photography services Pro bono to Saving Grace Rescue in San Francisco. As the owner of several blind cats over the years, the unique cats they take in have always been very special to me, and I love helping them find homes! The only real “downside” if I can call it that, even though it’s not, is that I often meet a cat once, take his or her photo, and then never see them again since they are usually adopted quickly. On the same note, it’s extremely rare that I ever get to see an adopted cat in its forever home, so you can imagine my surprise and delight when a couple who adopted not one but TWO blind cats from Saving Grace emailed me about a photo session. I had been following these cats on their Instagram for awhile, so I was thrilled to be able to see them both together in their forever home!

The cats are named Max and Grace, and I have to say that little Max looked pretty bad when I first met him. His eyeballs had ruptured, but with plenty of love and eventual surgery to clean everything up, he was able to recover fully and blossom into a healthy, loving cat!

Here’s Max when I first met him – he is the type of kitten who would have been euthanized at most shelters, but Saving Grace Rescue was happy to take him under their loving wing.

And here he is after some medical work.

And here he is after surgery to clean up his eyes.

And here’s Max in his forever home!

The other kitty’s name is Grace, and she was blind when I first met her and really shy. Here she is during our first encounter at Saving Grace HQ.

The couple who had adopted Max saw Grace, and knew she’d be right at home as Max’s best buddy, so they adopted her too! It took the two kitties a little while to grow accustomed to one another, but over time they have become best friends.

Here’s Grace now in her home with Max.

Here are some photos of Max and Grace that their mom sent me. They have become fast fur friends, and will always be there for each other. Hopefully in a year or two I can photograph them again as cute, adult cats, and best friends!

And here is the lovely couple – Janell and Justin, who adopted Max and Grace. They are not only exceedingly kind and awesome, but true heroes for saving these two special kittens. Thank you for giving these cats a home, and for giving me the opportunity to take these photos! – Josh