Happy New Year everyone, and what a great new year it is! If you follow along with us on social media you saw Oliver – The Tuna Tank himself – met his new dad and went HOME yesterday to begin enjoying his brand new life.

Here’s a quick recap of his journey from when LYFF Rescue stepped in to help him out, and brought him to us:

Oliver was surrendered to an area shelter severely overweight. This photo of him was taken at the shelter and he was just shy of 30 lbs! That’s too large to fit into a cage, so LYFF Rescue pulled him and brought him to Cat & Craft.

Once he arrived we settled him in and got him started on a strict vet recommended diet and exercise program. When cats are overweight it can be dangerous to their health if they lose weight too quickly, so it was a slow and steady approach throughout his time with us.

And yesterday was finally Oliver’s big day. A kind gentleman felt drawn to him and contacted LYFF Rescue. They sent him to us so that he could meet Oliver in person and it was obvious to all of us that Oliver had met his forever person. While he’s always been a friendly cat with us, this was the first time we saw him knead his bed in happiness while being petted, and he even started licking his new dad’s hand.

When you are around cats a lot you tend to learn the signs that they are truly content, and it was written all over Oliver’s face. So we sent him home with his favorite bed, his favorite pickle kicker toy, and his special food.

We are so excited for him and will be sure to share updates on his new life when we get them. Happy tails Oliver!!