<div><p>Luddie the cat was in the care of a woman who specialized in rehabilitating traumatized cats. But he was not doing well even after being saved from the shelter that had scheduled him to be put down. </p><p>His new owner explains that when they got in contact with the foster home, they told them about Luddie's rough life. He had been hit by a car, thrown away and even had his tail burnt. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/zN2Rkmf.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/zN2Rkmf_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/zN2Rkmf_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/zN2Rkmf_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/zN2Rkmf_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/zN2Rkmf_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/zN2Rkmf_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/zN2Rkmf_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/zN2Rkmf_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/zN2Rkmf_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/zN2Rkmf_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/zN2Rkmf_GH_content_1550px.jpg 1550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/zN2Rkmf_GH_content_1630px.jpg 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>After all that, he was brought to a shelter who couldn't handle him. They said "he's impossible, he's too aggressive to be a pet. He's injured another cat here at the shelter and attacked several other volunteers. He's going to be put down in a week, we can't help him anymore." </p><p>After hearing this, Imgur user <a href="http://imgur.com/gallery/4V0Go">LeopardCay</a> knew they were going to adopt him. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/keC84OG.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/keC84OG_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/keC84OG_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/keC84OG_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/keC84OG_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/keC84OG_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/keC84OG_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/keC84OG_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/keC84OG_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/keC84OG_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/keC84OG_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/keC84OG_GH_content_1550px.jpg 1550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/keC84OG_GH_content_1630px.jpg 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>He was shaved down when he arrived, and was so scared on the way over that he soiled himself in the carrier. He had to get a shower when he first arrived to get cleaned up but as soon as he was done he acted like "he owned the place and placed himself on a shelf." </p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Patience was important with Luddie. "It took three days before he got along with our two other cats. It took a week for him to trust us enough to smell us. After three months, he was family. He started seeking contact and enjoyed cuddling," His new owner said, "After a year, he learned from watching the other cats to not bite when he was annoyed but to meow or walk away."</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/cO7DGqq.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/cO7DGqq_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/cO7DGqq_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/cO7DGqq_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/cO7DGqq_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/cO7DGqq_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/cO7DGqq_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/cO7DGqq_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/cO7DGqq_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/cO7DGqq_GH_content_1350px.jpg 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/cO7DGqq_GH_content_1450px.jpg 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/cO7DGqq_GH_content_1550px.jpg 1550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/cO7DGqq_GH_content_1630px.jpg 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>It's pretty amazing how a little bit of patience can be life changing! </p></div>