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A lot of us in this community have pets - cats, dogs, parrots, and all the animal in between. We love animals. And we have animals because we love them and want to give them the best lives they can possibly have. But how far would we really go to take care of an animal? It's not easy, even if they're young and healthy. But adopting a senior pet, a blind pet, a deaf pet, or a sick pet is whole other kind of challenge. 

And what if one pet is all of those things together? Meet Nannoo. 

Nannoo's owner has recently passed away, and her family surrendered her to Nashville Humane. The shelter attempted to give her the best life they could, but nothing can really replace a forever home. Honestly, we are not sure that we would have been able to take on the task of adopting this dog, so we are truly thankful to MrPuckett for doing it and sharing the story with the world. 

We hope this wonderful senior doggo lives a long life, as healthy as can be, getting all the pets and snacks it could want. 

All animals deserve love, even the ones who are not as pawfect. It's not easy to take in an animal with a disability. A lot of times that have very traumatic histories to deal with. Like this doggo who was mistreated for barking and had to learn to bork all over again. 

These animals - who are living their best lives despite all these difficulties - deserve so much more love than they get. Over the weekend, Twitter users took it upon themselves to give some love to one of these animals - gorgeous one-eyed puppers., and we thought it was only right to showcase these beautiful pooches here as well. 

If you feel like giving some love to more underappreciated animals, take a look at this collection of wholesome and adorable blind kitty cats. 

All cats are purrefct, even the ones of them that are... less than perfect. Whether they are adorable kitties with less than four legs, gorgeous cats with only one eye, or cat who, for one reason or another, have certain behavioral issues. We, as cat lovers, can't forget to give love to these purrfectly less-than-perfect underappreciated cats as well. That brings us to today, where we're going to be giving some love to the blind furballs among us. 

They may be blind, but that does not mean that they can't see the people who love them. They can feel affection from their humans in every interaction they have, and it's precious. So, give them some love and get ready for some butterflies, because this collection of blind beauties is going to bring you all the 'aww's.

From hardship on the street to a loving forever home, the story of a cat named Floyd Mayweather is one that you'll need tissues for. He's a fighter, a blind senior feral cat who was 10-12 years old when he was found on the street crying, but now, he doesn't need to fight anymore. Today, he's best friends with another cat in an amazing, loving forever home with an owner that he loves. And though his story brings tears to our eyes, we are so happy to hear that he's better now.

Read more about his story below, and don't forget the tissues. 

Story via: TODAY

Meet Pebbles, a blind kitty who you're about to fall in love with. 

"As a tiny kitten I was left at a dump to die," says the description of Pebbles's Twitter account, "I had a terrible infection in both eyes. Someone brought me in to my mom's vet clinic, and she fell in love!"

With a happy-ending story like this one, where Pebbles got the love and support that they deserved, Pebbles decided to spread love and support back. Pebbles's Twitter account has nothing but love, kindness, and support. So, it's only fair that we give some love and support back to this blind beauty and say thank you to its mom for taking it in and giving it the love that it deserves. 

Well, according to Imgur user, daianaaaa, this beautiful senior kitty adopted her, not the other way around. And sometimes, it is the pets who decide who their human will be, and when you've been chosen, it's the best feeling in the world. To be chosen is an honor. 

Daianaaaa was chosen by Molly. A 20-year-old stray who also happens to be blind. Our hearts feel so warm knowing there are people out there who see older animals in need of some love and providing it for them. 

If you're considering getting a pet, please consider adopting instead of shopping. The animals know you've rescued them, they just do and you can feel their gratefulness for it. 

Thank you, daianaaaa, for giving Molly a loving forever home! 

Once a week, we will be featuring an extraordinary animal account on Instagram! Their story, the adorable pictures, and pawesome videos! This week's spotlight goes to Zeus, the blind owl! 

You've probably seen Zeus before, he went viral for his incredible peepers! Eyes that look as if they contain the whole universe and all the answers to the unknown. When we hear or think of a 'Wise Owl,' it's Zeus who we think of. Zeus may be blind but he sure has the most enchanting eyes.

Zeus is a Western Screech Owl with a great wingspan. On his Instagram, it is mentioned that he has about 10% of his vision, and is able to see shapes and memorize his immediate surroundings. He currently is being cared for at the Wildlife Learning Center in Los Angeles, California. The wildlife center's mission is to "provide public education that inspires people to care for our wildlife, to care for our environment, to develop a deep interest in the life sciences, and to give loving care and sanctuary to animals in need." 

Find out how you can help them accomplish their mission and how you can help Zeus. 

Read up on last week's star on Instagram, Rex, The T-Rex Cat!

Tao, a 10-year-old blind golden retriever just got a new friend. Another puppy! And not just any puppy, but a puppy named Oko who helps him get through the difficulties he's facing due to his blindness. Tao has been on Instagram for a while and has more than 14 thousand followers, but suddenly, a few months back, a new dog, Oko, started appearing in almost all of his pictures - out on walks with him, sleeping with him, eating with him, and generally looking like he's helping him navigate life more easily, and we think it's one of the most adorable things in the world. 

Just because they can't see, doesn't mean they don't deserve the same love and attention as other pets. 

Blind pets may not see, but they can sure feel. And what they feel is overwhelming love. So much love that we can't help but feel it over on our end, too. 

We gave a shout out in the past to one-eyed cats, senior cats, and now we wish to do the same to those who have lost their eyesight. We're so happy to see these beauties thrive in an environment where they are loved. This is a specific shout out to all those beautiful blind (or semi-blind) pets. You are beautiful. 

It is claimed that elephants never forget. And we hope that's true especially for these elephants at the Thailand sanctuary, Elephant World, home to older elephants. 

Paul Barton, a classical pianist, has been sharing his talents with a rather large audience these days. And when we say "large," we mean it literally. Barton has been spending most of his time playing his beautiful music for the gentle giants of the elephant sanctuary. 

He first heard about the elephants when his wife discovered the sanctuary online. Barton explains in a video, "We liked the sound of the place being a retirement center for old, injured and handicapped former logging and trekking elephants. So we paid them a visit. I wondered if these old rescue elephants might like to listen to some slow classical music."

Barton reached out to the staff at Elephant World to see if he can bring his piano and serenade the elephants. The staff said yes. 

The first time Barton began to play for the elephants, one blind elephant, was in the midst of eating breakfast and stopped the second he heard the music. Barton had played Beethoven.

Barton continues to explain in a video,  "[He] was often in pain, and I like to think maybe the soothing the music gave him some comfort in the darkness," Barton tells CBS News that this elephant was the first to take to his music.  The musician said this was the first elephant to really take to his music. The gentle giant later died of an infection, sadly. Barton was heartbroken to hear the news. 

Barton continues to play for these old gentle giant, hoping the music soothes their soul. Even if the an elephant is blind, they don't need to see to hear and feel the music Barton is playing just for them. 

Moet is a beautiful six-years-old Persian white cat who had a very tough life until she met Emily Shotter from Nottingham UK.  

The poor cat was born to an unregulated breeder in Oman where she was severely neglected, often left without food and water, living in a dirty cage with no bed to lie on or toys, until she lost her eyes completely.  

Moet was then transferred to an animal charity, where she was treated and her eyes were removed.

Luckily for her, not too long after that, she was picked up by the kind-hearted Emily who finally gave her the good life she deserves. 

Emily started posting photos of the beautiful Moet and turned her into an internet sensation.

Story via: The Daily Mail

Once a week, we will be featuring an extraordinary animal account on Instagram! Their story, the adorable pictures, and pawesome videos! This week's spotlight goes to the beautiful blind angels, Cassandra and Omero! 

Even though Cassy and Omer are both white and orange cats, they are actually not related. Cassy was born in 2017 and Omer in 2018.

You might be asking how do they manage around the house both being blind? In a Q&A on their Instagram page, Cassy and Omer's owner explained that they use their sense of smell to navigate and have no problems to adapting to the layout of the house (even if she moves furniture around!).

Pretty impressive! What's even more impressive is their overwhelming love they have for their human. Check out these sweet pics and vids! And follow the adorable duo on Instagram!