Reba's Story

My name is Reba. Before I was the famous blogger you see here, I had a wild ride. I was in a house with 45 to 50 cats in South Orange, some of whom were dead. Jennifer from Glen Rock Vet found out about this over-crowded and unhealthy situation and was my guardian angel who got me out of there and into my family with Dr. S and Leo. 

Dr. S aimed to get me healthy enough to be adopted, if possible.

I had chronic sneezing because of the dirty environment I came from. It took a month to clean me up.

I couldn’t be bathed because I was so weak. Every day my future family at Glen Rock Vet would brush me. I couldn’t walk. Where I'd come from, there were so many boxes and things to climb over that I only knew how to try to go over things and didn't know how to walk on a regular floor. I could only stumble.

It turned out that it wasn't simple to find me a family because I needed intense medical care and I've got some chronic issues from the place I came from. 

Dr. S brought me back to health and now I've got a whole new life with Leo, not to mention a blogging career. You just never know where life's going to take you. Join us for the ride.

About Leo

My name's Leo. Leo Patrick Winthorpe III.

How I found my way to Glen Rock Vet.

A friend’s of Dr. S had a sister who knew there was a cat left behind when people had moved. That cat was me. I had no food or water. They thought I was a female.

When Dr. S found out, he told his friend's sister that he couldn't personally take any more cats but bring her in, we’ll get her spayed and put up for adoption. Like Reba, I was filthy also. I'd been hiding in the back of this place and had no litter. I was very skinny too because I didn’t have any food. 

At first I didn't know where I'd been taken so I was aggressive, hissing and growling. Dr. S and his crew showed me so much kindness. He petted me. One day I was ready to reciprocate and show that I knew these people were there to help me. I gave them the lick of approval from then on.

How Reba and Leo Became a Team

Both rescues from separate scary, filthy environments, Leo and Reba were originally kept separate while being nursed back to health at Glen Rock Vet. 

One Sunday, Dr. S came into the office to do paperwork. A friend had asked if he could use a computer and was working upstairs while Dr. S worked downstairs. The friend didn't know Reba and Leo were being kept separate because of their fragile conditions. He unwittingly let them out with each other.

All of a sudden, Dr. S looked up at the security cameras and saw Reba and Leo running and playing together in the hallway. He ran upstairs to make sure everything was okay. Initially, they'd been kept separate because they were both weak and sick and importantly, needed to be spayed and neutered, which at this point Leo had been (Reba was still too weak).

Ever since that day, they've been inseparable friends.

And now co-bloggers.

Don't you love teams who work and play well together?