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Jul 18, 2025
Man Visits His Elderly Relative And Sees This Under The Bed, Then He Realizes What It Is. Paul Russell did not know it, but there was a surprise waiting for him while he tried to carry out a good deed. Based in Pennsylvania, he felt worried about one of his distant relatives. This older man had recently been going through a hard time, but how did he plan to lend a hand? Let us find out! 🔔 Hit the bell next to Subscribe so you never miss a video! ❤️ Like, Comment and Subscribe if you are new to the channel! Join Our Family For More Exclusive Content and Perks : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOaD4JxNYk29LHbHTOx3SQA/join 🔗 More Amazing Stories from Our Channel: ✅ Man Walks 20 Miles To Work Until One Day Cop Follows Him And Sees Why https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHlFcQ0OF8g ✅In 1997, She Got Septuplets — See What They Look Like 21 Years Later! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dQpSkmEv_Y #story #storytime #did_you_know
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Paul Russell did not know it, but there
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was a surprise waiting for him while he
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tried to carry out a good deed. Based in
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Pennsylvania, he felt worried about one
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of his distant relatives. This older man
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had recently been going through a hard
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time. But how did he plan to lend a
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hand? Let us find out. But before we
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that notification bell so that you won't
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miss any new stories. Already 82 years
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old, this distant relative of his had
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just moved out of his Pennsylvania
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house. This man had been living on his
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own until he was no longer able to take
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care of himself. He was already in his
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twilight years, but he had been
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suffering from a mysterious illness. His
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family decided to take him to a nursing
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home that was close to where they lived.
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They did this because they wanted to
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look out for him. Even though it was the
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best option for him, the family did not
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know him very well. When they took him
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out, it led to a strange turn of events.
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Sadly, pets were not allowed to be at
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the nursing home. Sadly, this meant that
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the man had to leave someone behind.
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Siam was his 17-year-old Siamese cat.
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After hearing about this, Paul knew what
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he could do to help. Paul and his wife
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had pets of their own and were animal
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lovers. However, Paul eventually
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discovered thatSiam was not the only
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animal there. Paul went over, walked
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through the front door, and flicked the
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light switch on and off. Nothing
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happened when he did that. He needed to
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go to the cellar to access the breaker.
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Before that, however, he had to grab
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something first. Paul went back to his
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car to retrieve his emergency spotlight.
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He nearly dropped it and then placed the
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flashlight in the hallway. The smell got
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to him before he could even see
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anything. However, he stumbled and saw
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what was lying there. The entire house
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was full of garbage from the floor to
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the ceiling. The windows had been
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darkened and there were strange marks on
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the walls. Paul had a hard time shaking
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off the feeling that there was someone
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watching him as he made his way through
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the house. He tried to ignore the idea
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that there might be snakes and mice in
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there. Chills ran down his spine as he
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brought up the flashlight to see what
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the walls looked like. Who could have
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done such a thing? On top of that, where
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could Sam be? Paul looked at the wall
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markings and found a spot on the
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wallpaper. It looked like it had been
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gouged out. His heart was pounding hard
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against his chest as he walked the
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length of the hallway. Paul was calling
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out, "Kitty! Kitty!" All of a sudden, a
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strange feeling overtook him. His gut
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told him that he had to run away.
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However, there was no way he was going
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to do such a thing without first
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finding. Paul entered the kitchen to
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look for the cat's food bowl. He poured
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in some of the cat food that he had with
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him. Cyiam did not come up to him even
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then. Scared but determined, he
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continued to call out. "Was the cat
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hiding? There was no chance that he was
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going to find Siam in the dark. The
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house was full of hiding places. He knew
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that the only thing he could do now was
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to head to the basement to flip the
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switch on. Before he even entered the
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dark stairway, he heard a shocking
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noise. What could it be? Paul heard a
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loud cry that filled the room. He froze
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in his spot. After that, he heard a
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thump. This time, however, the noise
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seemed to come from a different room in
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the house. It sounded like it came from
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the bathroom at the end of the hall. He
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went up to the door cautiously. What was
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he going to see there? He kicked the
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door open and withdrew the shower
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curtain. He breathed a sigh of relief
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upon finding Siam there at last. The cat
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had been there in the bathroom. The poor
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cat had been hungry and scared. He must
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not have had a proper meal in a long
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period of time. Paul started to think
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about the situation. Out of the blue, he
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heard another sound from the dark of the
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house. It gave him goosebumps to hear
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such a thing. It was then that he heard
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a faint grumble that was heard across
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the length of the hall. Since was there,
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what on earth was making such a sound?
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Paul tried to stay calm by telling
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himself that it was likely nothing more
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than a scared raccoon. It probably got
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into the abandoned house through a
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window. On top of that, this explains
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why had been hiding out in the bath. As
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he went out the door, he saw something
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that he will never forget. Even though
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most people would have picked up and ran
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out, Paul is different. What happened
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after this? He narrated. I started
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searching around and suddenly this huge
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creature darts out from under the bed
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and runs down to the cellar and I
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thought, "What was that?"
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Understandably, he felt terrified after
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seeing that. He ran out of that place as
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soon as he could. Before he returned to
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the cellar, he needed to gather all the
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bravery that he could muster. Jill, his
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partner, decided to join him this time.
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Paul felt more prepared to take on
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whatever that creature was. They went
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down the stairwell. Of course, they did
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not forget to bring their trusty
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flashlights with them, he shared. The
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next day, I went into the creepy old
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cellar. I'm down there with a flashlight
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looking it was almost like a horror
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movie. Then I found it hunkering in the
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corner. This creature was hiding in a
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corner. Jill was shocked to see the
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creature. When Paul first told her that
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he saw a dusty creature with a couple of
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legs, she did not really believe him.
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She was proven wrong by the sight in
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front of them. Can you guess what this
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creature was? In their quest to get some
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answers, the couple brought this alien-l
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looking animal to the vet. Paul and Jill
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were both terrified as they did so. They
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had no clue what this thing was. He
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assumed that it was some kind of wild
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animal that he had never heard of
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before. If not that, maybe it was a
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common animal that had a blanket draped
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over it. It was the first time that the
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vets ever saw anything like that. This
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strange animal had something that looked
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like tentacles all over its body. The
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odd creature then turned around.
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Everyone was at a loss for words when
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they saw it poke its head out of the
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tangles. They decided to cut off the
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mass of hair after they gave the animal
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some general anesthesia. The shelter
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took to Facebook to share the incredible
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story. The post read, "Our medical team
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shaved off the pounds of intertwined fur
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from her body, and needless to say,
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she's feeling so much better now. What
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was it?" The truth dawned on them after
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that. What kind of animal was it? And
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why did it end up looking like that? The
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vets argued about what to do next. In
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the end, they decided that the only way
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for them to find out was to administer
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some anesthesia and get rid of all the
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fur. Are you ready to find out the
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truth? They decided to call this animal
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Heidi in honor of its penchant for
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hiding. The creature had been covered by
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pounds of matted fur. You see, Heidi had
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been completely forgotten by the
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82-year-old who lived in the house.
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Heidi was overweight, so that makes it
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harder for cats to groom themselves. And
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that's when you see Madding happen,
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explained Caitlyn Laskkey. She is the
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senior marketing communications manager
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of Western PA Humane Society. Yes, Heidi
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was actually a cat. But how did they go
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about getting rid of the dreadlocks? The
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members of the veterinary team could not
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believe their eyes when they saw Heidi.
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Caitlyn Laski explained, "They hadn't
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seen anything like that. Even looking
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online, I had a hard time finding
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anything similar, so it's a unique case,
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she explained. The next thing that they
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had to do was to shave off all the hair.
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It was the only way to save Heidi.
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However, the team had to be careful not
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to make mistakes as they did so. The fur
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weighed as much as 2 lb. Lots of furs.
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It had to be years of matting for it to
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get that long. Not only was Heidi one of
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the hairiest cats on the planet, but she
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must have been one of the fattest ones
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as well. There was another problem they
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had to deal with. She had no place to
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call home. Don't worry, Paul and Jill
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decided to bring home both Siam and
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Heidi after the latter got released from
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the vets clinic. These two cats now have
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a forever home in the form of the
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Russell residence. On top of that, they
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also got new siblings because there were
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two dogs and two more cats in the house.
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It took some time for Heidi to get used
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to her new appearance. After they got
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rid of all the overgrown fur, this cat
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has become more lifelike. Perhaps she
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does not know it yet, but things are
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going to be much better now. However,
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will she be able to trust people again?
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She had been neglected for years, so it
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is only natural that she needed some
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time before finally settling down. She's
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been hiding under the bed for the last
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few days, Paul explained. I've been
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dragging her out and holding her, and
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she's starting to purr a lot. For the
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last couple of days, she's climbed from
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under the bed on her own, and I've got a
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cat's bed, so she's starting to work her
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way to see more people, he said. Dan
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Rossi, the CEO of the Western PA Humane
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Society and CEO of the Animal Rescue
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League shelter, also explained, "The
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companionship of a pet will offer many
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positive benefits to the elderly, but it
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is a great responsibility to own a pet."
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Rossi has also issued a word of advice
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to people who find themselves in a
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similar situation. He pleaded, "If a
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family member, friend, or neighbor owns
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a pet, please help them ensure that
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there is a support system in place if
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when mental faculties begin to decline.
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We need to look out for the animals as
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well," he added. Also, open door
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shelters such as the Animal Rescue
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League shelter and the Western PA Humane
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Society do not turn any animal away
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unless there are other choices for the
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pet. It will take a little more time
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before the Russells would get to know
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Heidi better. However, she is slowly
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adjusting to her new life without the
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heavy fur. We are happy to say that she
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is now coming out of her shell. Other
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than being standoff in which you are
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keeping her, and she's going to purr,
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explained Russell. However, Jill thinks
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that there is going to be more in store
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for this poor cat in the future. She
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said she's going to run the house in 6
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months, and now she's going to be a
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little trimmer. We are relieved to hear
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that someone finally found Heidi, who is
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probably suffering beneath the heavy mat
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of fur. It is a good thing that Jill and
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Paul are there to give her the TLC she
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needs. We hope that the story will stop
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instances of animal neglect in the
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future. What do you know? Heidi is not
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the only cat who went through this sort
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of thing. As a matter of fact, there was
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one more cat called Sinbad who went
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through the same thing. He was rescued
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in Chicago when his elderly owner was no
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longer able to look after him. It would
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seem like Sinbad had been neglected for
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some time already. He also had very
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matted fur. Fortunately, the rescuers
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arrived before things got worse. The
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owner also agreed that it would be
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better if the cat lived somewhere else.
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The society members then had to plan the
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future of this cat. The workers wondered
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how they were going to keep this poor
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cat calm as they shaved off the matted
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fur. They must have been relieved to see
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how cooperative he was. He did not act
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scared or hesitant. It felt like Sinbad
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eventually realized what was going on.
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After that, he did not refuse the help
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of the rescuers and allowed them to
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clean him up. When they were done, they
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found an adorable little cat. The
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rescuers had to take two sittings before
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they could finish shaving off all the
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excess fur. Each time took them about 2
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hours. In case you were wondering, they
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also sedated Sinbad. When they were
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finally done, the rescuers shaved off a
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jaw-dropping 5 lb of matted fur. Isn't
10:49
that insane? By the time they were done
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shaving him, Sinbad looked like a
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totally different animal. He ended up
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losing 5 lbs of extra weight. It must
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have been a huge change for him, so his
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small body felt sensitive to the cold.
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The rescuers gave him a t-shirt to help
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him stay warm. While it was a relief to
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have the excess weight off of him,
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Sinbad needed to learn how to walk on
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his hind legs once again. You see, those
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limbs became atrophied because it had
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not been in use for a while. After that,
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they had to deal with his weight
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problem. Sinbad had been very
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malnourished when the rescuers found
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him. When he was healthy once more, he
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was put up for adoption. Something odd
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happened when Sinbad was being fostered.
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However, this cat formed a special bond
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with his foster parent. That first
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weekend when I took him home, when he
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just wanted to lay on my chest and purr
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and chirp and be with me, the new owner
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explained, "That convinced me that he
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wanted to stay." We would never have
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known if somebody hadn't cared enough to
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see an animal in need. Take a photo, get
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it to us so that our investigators could
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go out and rescue this cat. The foster
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parents narrated
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