When Brenda Wilkinson, the founder of Hands of Mercy Cat Sanctuary, rescued “Old Man Heff,” he was already an elderly cat, but his best years were still ahead of him.
Heff would soon discover what it was like to get a head scratch from a loved one in addition to having the necessary medical treatment to ease his suffering.
Volunteers discovered Heff outside another rescue before he got to Hands of Mercy, presumably abandoned by his family.
Heff had a severe skin problem that caused him to go bald, and the first rescue’s volunteers were too afraid to pet him because of how greasy his skin was.
Heff was sweet and asked to be touched despite everything: “He simply wanted everyone to love on him,” Wilkinson said to The Dodo. I got him home and immediately began to spoil him.
On Heff’s first night at Hands of Mercy, Wilkinson started rubbing his head for the first time while using a baby wipe and a drop of her preferred mild antimicrobial cleanser.
Wilkinson claimed, “I was scrunching on his head and on his ears. He was simply taking it all in.
Heff may now receive as many head scratches as he likes without experiencing any pain. She can tell that Wilkinson’s senior cat is content every time she scratches his head.
When I pet him, he leans into me, Wilkinson observed. He is simply the most loving person.
