In Britain, a Kidbrooke resident named Kim Ward may have the country is the only cat that helps its owner, and not the other way around. Pickles, the gray mixed-breed feline, had assisted Ward since 2011, when she started losing sight.
“We trained him to sit, stay, wait, and lay down. We taught him like you would a dog,” she told News Shopper.
“When my phone rings, he will stand next to it so I can find it – I don’t have any peripheral vision, but I can see him against certain surfaces from certain angles… He’s a bit like a guide dog.”
Pickles has been a lifesaver for Ward, who had used a wheelchair since 1999 when she was involved in a bus crash. Since then, she has suffered from seizures, and in 2011, she began losing sight.
But with Pickles by her side, she has been able to keep living life to the fullest.
“He makes me feel safe and relaxed, and I don’t feel so anxious when I am out and about now,” she said. “I know if I drop something, he will go and get it for me or help me find my way around if I am lost.”
I am so grateful to have Pickles in my life. He has been a lifesaver for me, and I know he will continue to be by my side through everything.
Pickles is genuinely a one-of-a-kind cat!
