>> Chuck: SO YOU MAY HAVE
NOTICED LOCAL 4 AND "LIVE IN THE
D," WE'RE ALL 4 PETS.
THERE'S ONE BASKING IN THE
OUR ATTENTION.
>> Tati: HIS NAME IS WATSON AND
HE'S ADORABLE!
RECENTLY FEATURED IN AN ARTICLE
OUT OF LONDON.
>> Jason: HE INSPIRES OTHERS
WITH THE WAY HE AND HIS CARING
HERE'S CHRIS DELCAMP.
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>> I'M MELANIE AND THIS IS
LAWSON, A SPECIAL NEEDS KITTY.
I WAS ON PET FINDER AND SAW
WATSON'S PICTURE AND I WAS JUST
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.
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>> Reporter: LIKE MOST OF US,
MELANIE HAS A SOFT SPOT FOR AN
UNDERDOG STORY OR AN UNDER-CAT
STORY, AS IT HAPPENS.
>> WATSON'S ARMS BEND INWARDS.
>> Reporter: SHE WASHED HER MOM
TAKE CARE OF A CAT WITH A
MISSING LEG.
>> IT GAVE ME SOME OF THE
CONCEPTS OF HOW TO TAKE CARE OF
A DISABLED ANIMA
>> Reporter: BUT DON'T BOTHER
TELLING WATSON HE HAS A
DISABILITY.
HE WOULDN'T BELIEVE YOU ANYWAY.
>> 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR, HE REALLY
STARTED TO, LIKE, BE ABLE TO RUN
AROUND AND JUMP ON THINGS.
USES THE LITTER BOX JUST FINE.
IT'S NOT AN ISSUE.
>> Reporter: AND EVEN A PAIR OF
PROSTHETICS TO FIT THE CURVATURE
OF HIS LEGS.
WHAT THEY'LL DO IS HELP WITH THE
ALIGNMENT OF THE SPINE.
IN THE FUTURE, THEY'LL PREVENT A
LOT OF JOINT PAIN.
BY NOW, HE IS PRETTY USED TO
THEM.
LIFE MAY HAVE STARTED OUT FOR
WATSON, BUT AS THE BEATLES PUT
IT, ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE.
>> HE IS SO ADORABLE!
>> Reporter: EVERYTHING AFTER
THAT COMES NATURALLY.
>> Tati: WATSON AND HIS OWNER
ELANIE ARE HERE.
THAT'S AN AMAZING STORY!
KITTEN.
>> Chuck: AND JOE IS THE CAT
WHISPERER.
>> I BROUGHT HIM AS THE KITTY
WRONGLER.
>> Tati: ARE YOU SURPRISED ABOUT
THE ABILITY TO ADAPT?
>> THAT'S THE MAIN THING I TELL
EVERYONE, IT'S EXTRAORDINARY TO
SEE HIM ADAPT DAY TO DAY, EVEN
FROM THE TIME HE WAS A KITTEN
UNTIL NOW.
THERE ARE THINGS I'VE SEEN HIM
DO, ESPECIALLY WATCHING HIM
AROUND THE OTHER CAT, I CAN SEE
THE DIFFERENCE.
>> Chuck: DOES THE OTHER CAT
HELP?
>> YES.
AT FIRST, THEY WEREN'T TOO SURE
ABOUT EACH OTHER, AND HE TOOK ON
OUR DOG AS A MAMA DOG.
FRIENDS.
>> SO WHAT IS THE SECRET TO
BEING A WATSON WRANGLER?
>> CALM, COOL PRESENCE.
WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER.
SO JUST HAVING THE CALM PRESENCE
HELPS CALM HIM DOWN AND KEEPS
HIM STRAIGHT.
>> Tati: THEY SAY THAT PETS TAKE
ON THE PERSONALITY AND CHARACTER
SENSE.
IS THERE HELP FOR OTHER PETS
THAT HAVE SIMILAR CHALLENGES?
>> YES.
THAT'S SOMETHING I WANT TO GET
THE MESSAGE OUT THERE.
I STARTED A BLOG CALLED
HANDICAP.COM, AND IT LISTS A
BUNCH OF RESOURCES FOR OWNERS TO
GET GET THINGS, WHETHER IT'S
PROSTHETICS, ON ANYTHING FOR THE
ANIMAL.
>> I HAD A CAT ONCE AND I HAD A
THREE-LEGGED BLACK LAB.
SO CARING FOR AN ANIMAL THAT HAS
CHALLENGES, WHAT WOULD YOU
RECOMMEND TO SOMEBODY OUT THERE
CONSIDERING AN ANIMAL, ADOPTING
AN ANIMAL, WHO HAS CHALLENGES
LIKE WATSON?
>> MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE TIME
BECAUSE THEY DO TAKE EXTRA TIME
AND PATIENCE.
BUT A NORMAL PERSON DEFINITELY
CAN DO IT, SO HAVE AN OPEN MIND
YOU CAN DO THIS.