<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.fark.com/goto/10947292/people.com/pets/paralyzed-shot-cat-frankie-adopted-after-175-days-at-shelter-california/%3Futm_sourc" target="_blank" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">Through it all, Frankie has remained patient and is one of the most loving and affectionate cats we've ever met. Welcome to Caturday</span></a><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>Courtesy of <i>People Magazine</i> at:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://people.com/pets/paralyzed-shot-cat-frankie-adopted-after-175-days-at-shelter-california/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark">https://people.com/pets/paralyzed-shot-cat-frankie-adopted-after-175-days-at-shelter-california/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark</a></div><div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">———————————————</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><div class="intro article-info" style="box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); font-family: Lora, serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><div class="headline-wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; align-items: center;"><h1 class="headline heading-content" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 48px; margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-family: Basel, serif; line-height: 52px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0px; border-left-width: 0px;">Cat Who Was Shot and Paralyzed Finds a Home After 175 Days at Shelter: 'Our Hearts Are So Full'</h1><div id="karma-lazy-sponsorLogo" class="sponsor-logo" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center;"></div></div></div><p class="dek margin-16-tb padded-mobile" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Limerick, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 0.5px; line-height: 28px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); padding: 0px; caret-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.95); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">"Through it all, Frankie has remained patient and is one of the most loving and affectionate cats we've ever met," said the California shelter</p></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">A disabled cat had finally found a foster after a record-breaking stint at one California animal shelter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">On Friday, the green-eyed, gray-and-white cat Frankie left the City of Stockton Animal Shelter to live with a foster volunteer from San Jose's <a href="https://www.thedancingcat.org/" target="_blank" title="(opens new window)"><i><span style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89); text-decoration: none;">The Dancing Cat</span></i></a> after being with the Stockton rescue center for a total of 175 days — the longest stay for any animal at the location.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The departure was bittersweet for the shelter, which <a href="https://www.facebook.com/StocktonAnimalShelter/posts/3079524188811454" target="_blank" title="(opens new window)"><span style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89); text-decoration: none;">noted on Facebook</span></a> that Frankie is "setting sail for bigger and better things."<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"Our hearts are so full! Thank you to everyone that shared her on social media, it has been a long journey but totally worth it </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: "Apple Color Emoji";">❤</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">," the shelter wrote the day before officially saying goodbye to the 4-year-old cat.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">According to her caregivers, Frankie came into their shelter back in March, arriving with "a spinal injury that kept her from being able to use her back legs." They said she has shown improvement over time, however, she "still has a long road of healing ahead."</span></p></div><div><p style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"Through it all, Frankie has remained patient and is one of the MOST loving and affectionate cats we've ever met," gushed the shelter. "getting along with both dogs and cats, she's truly a special girl!" </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">To send off "princess Frankie," the shelter threw a "<a href="https://www.facebook.com/StocktonAnimalShelter/posts/3082142168549656" target="_blank" title="(opens new window)"><span style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89); text-decoration: none;">perfect ... farewell pawty</span></a>." They wrote, "Good luck on your journey sweet girl, you will be missed and happy tails! #FarewellFrankie #GoodluckFrankie"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The Dancing Cat, whose volunteer is currently fostering Frankie, commented on Frankie's goodbye post to let her fans know that the feline is thriving.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"Frankie has settled in wonderfully with her new foster mom. She'll be getting physical therapy and lots of love on her journey to her recovery," the rescue commented.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; line-height: 21pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">According to <a href="https://www.kcra.com/article/cat-finds-new-home-after-175-days-at-stockton-shelter/33930719" target="_blank" title="(opens new window)"><span style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89); text-decoration: none;">KCRA</span></a>, Frankie became injured after being shot in the back. Vets shared X-rays that showed bullet fragments lodged in the animal's spine with the outlet. Frankie underwent surgery and treatment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Lynda Duarte, a vet technician who helped Frankie, told the news outlet that the feline stood out from other animals she's encountered.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">"Coming to the shelter, you see a lot of cases, and Frankie was definitely one of the special ones. I remember her first week here, and just falling in love with her," said Duarte.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">While they were sad to part ways with Frankie, the shelter's staff told KCRA that they are "excited" for her future, adding that her successful fostering is "uplifting and something we need right now." </span></p></div><div><br></div><div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">———————————————</span></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br><div><b>“Caturday”</b><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> by Linus Petit</span></div><div><a href="http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_by_Linus_Petit.mp3">http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/Caturday/Caturday_by_Linus_Petit.mp3</a></div><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.TomandRodna.com/MoscowCares</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">“A stranger is just a friend you haven't met.” - Roy E. 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