Before And After

All it takes to transform the life of an animal sometimes is a little love and care. 

Nur Hamizah Had, born in Kuching, shared the heartwarming story of her stray cat on Facebook group called Kelab Pencinta Kucing Malaysia. As reported by SAYS, the story of her journey with this cat began last year when she found the cat wondering outside her home, wounded, alone and begging for food. 

"She was so pitiful to look at. Her skin was infected and wounded and she smelled very bad," says Nur Hamizah, adding that the cat was all skin and bones, looking absolutely terrible. Today, after a year under Nur Hamizah's care, the cat has transformed into an absolute beauty - healthy and happy. 

Read more of their story below!

Sometimes, all it takes to turn the life of a pet around is a few good days in an amazing and loving forever home. They can go from the saddest little furballs to the happiest pets in the world so quickly, it's almost shocking. All pets need is a little love, and they will give us that love back tenfold. 

And for us? Nothing makes us happier than seeing before and after pictures of adopted pets - the joy in their eyes is enough to make us smile the whole day. So, on this fine Saturday, we only thought it was right to bring some smiles onto your faces as well with these most wholesome and positive 'how is started' vs. 'how it's going' pics - adoption edition. 

We absolutely love animal glow-ups! We know many people prefer to look at images of puppies and kittens but they can't stay that way forever, and they often just go from being insanely adorable to insanely gorgeous! 

Floof or not, animal glow-ups are all beautiful and we will paws to admire each and every one of them! Why? Because they deserve it. A good home, filled with endless tender love and care, and any pet and flourish into their most beautiful selves. It's so moving to see any and all animal transformation. Either it is before adoption to life now or even the transformation of caterpillars to stunning butterflies. Each and every single animal transformation should be admired. 

Thank goodness for good people! One kind Imgur user has shared with the popular online community the new rescue that came into their care -- a gecko! A gecko named Haru. 

The Imgur user, Stereotypicallesbianbarista, saw a photo of this poor reptile who had scars and burns, and very evident tail rot and knew immediately they needed to take the poor thing into their care. Thank you so much, Stereotypicallesbianbarista, for caring about this little reptile and taking action to help heal him and give Haru a proper life. The world could use more people like you. 

The commentary below is provided by the original Imgur user:

Hope you all are ready for some wholesome smiles today! 

We all have been through the madness that was 2020 and know how difficult and challenging that particular year has been. We also know that even though it was an awful year where we couldn't physically be with one another, there were some pros to the pandemic. Mainly, the fact shelters around the world were emptying out due to everyone's need for companionship. So many beautiful animals found their forever home in 2020 and we are forever grateful for it. 

Not only did animals find their forever homes, but certain wonderful people took it upon themselves to help animals in need. This is exactly what Imgur user thesorrycynic did. In a story shared on Imgur, thesorrycynic reveals photos of all the animals she helped foster during 2020 and shared photos of their progress. And yes, it is utterly wholesome. 

Just further proof that love can transform all! 

The commentary below is provided by thesorrycynic. 

Only last year, this stunning chonker weighed a whopping 41 pounds! Today, after getting adopted and living happily in his forever home, Barsik has dropped 22 pounds and is officially getting the zoomies. Barsik was once an internet sensation for being possibly the largest chonkiest cat in the world, but he's now just as sensational for having lost the weight, and hearing that the little guy is softer, cuddlier and much, much zoomier is wonder news!

All you need is love, love, love is all you need. Ain't that the truth. When it comes to animals, love is truly all they want and need. A good home, filled with endless tender love and care, and any pet and flourish into their most beautiful selves. It's so moving to see the transformation, especially if they come from such a broken place, it's difficult to see animals look so ragged and in pain, but after they're taken into a good home, their transformation is the most beautiful of all. 

A huge heartfelt thank you to those who go out of their way to help animals in need, and who adopt those who need more attention and care. The world would do well with more people like you. 

Get ready to see some gorgeous glow ups:

Love is so incredibly powerful. It can transform anyone and anything, with the proper TLC (tender, love, and care). 

Whenever we come across a before and after images of a neglected animal and the transformation to healthy and happy -- we can't help but get emotional. Do be warned though, some of the 'before' images are quite graphic. We're just so happy someone got them in time to help be their true and best selves. 

We love all adopted faces, and we wish all those lovely animals a loving and happy forever home.

We love transformations -- especially if its cat-related! 

Imgur user, emilymartian, had decided to create the catio of her dreams and documented the process! 

The catio, named 'Pussy Palace,' has come a long way since 2012! And like any palace, there are rules that must be obeyed! 

Thankfully, they're all listed outside so you can read them before stepping into the kitty kingdom! 

Commentary below is provided by emilymartian:

Reddit user, u/RootersRevenge, recently bought his first home a year ago and decided he wanted to make a room for his adorable pets, a Siberian Husky, a Golden Mix, and a Norwegian Forest cat. So thus began this project he documented and about "50 trips" to Home Depot! Check out the process and cool result below! Thanks for sharing, u/RootersRevenge!

This brother with a heart of gold is going viral. When his little brother passed, he took it upon himself to adopt his brothers two Bengal cats, Benji and Nala. Not only did he take in the cats, but he also took it a step further and created a cat jungle, within this basement, in honor of his brother and in order to provide the best he can for his brother's beloved cats. See and read the complete story and transformation here.

He managed to create this paradise jungle all on his own with no knowledge or experience, stating, "I know this probably will look quite amateur, and that's honestly because it completely is. Going into this project, I had literally zero experience doing anything I did, I just knew I wanted to do something awesome for my little brother and his cats."

A GoFundMe page has been created to help create an everlasting paradise for these beautiful cats.

When it comes to celebrating your dogs birthday, we always go back and reminisce about the first time we help them in our arms. And that's exactly what Twitter user @Munoz0702 did. Well, that and a small birthday tribute to his best friend! Funny enough, this inspired other twitter users to share their own pups' journeys to adulthood in picture form, and we love it!