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Willow the Adventure Floof, Stehekin, WA (2026)

06/23/2026

On the road again…

After the dog attack, the world suddenly felt a lot smaller. We found ourselves questioning things that never used to scare us, imagining worst-case scenarios, and wondering if staying home forever would somehow keep everyone safe. We stayed at home longer than we ever have. We seriously pondered cancelling this trip we’ve been planning for a year.

But over the last few weeks, Willow has been reminding us of something important… 👀
She still gets excited about new things, she still wants to explore 🐈
She still wakes up every morning assuming there ARE good things waiting for her 🥹

Meanwhile, we’ve finally wrapped up doctor and vet appointments for a couple of weeks! I will be starting physical therapy next month as I continue recovering from my hand injury. Willow still has some follow-up care ahead of her too, so our recovery stories aren’t over yet.

But for the first time in a while… we’re allowing ourselves to look forward to something again, to forget about the nightmare for a little bit.

And maybe that’s what healing looks like sometimes! Not forgetting what happened, but refusing to let fear decide everything that comes next 🤍🪿

06/17/2026

One thing we never expected after sharing Willow’s dog attack story was hearing from so many people around the world who have lived through something similar.

We’ve received messages from people in different countries from different walks of life with so many similar stories. Cats attacked on leashed walks, small dogs attacked in their own neighborhoods. Children attacked in public spaces that should have been safe. People who fought to save the animals they loved, people who lost them. People who were injured. People whose pets survived against all odds, like Willow.

We’ve heard from people whose cats lost teeth just like Willow. People who spent thousands on emergency surgeries. People who dealt with infection, like me. People who still carry the fear, anger and heartbreak years later.

We’ve also heard from people who donated in memory of pets they’ve lost, and that touched our hearts more than we can say 💔

As awful as this experience has been, it has shown us something beautiful too… how fiercely people love their pets, how hard they will fight for them, and how deeply those bonds matter.

A lot of people have asked why we’re pursuing accountability when we could just go back to our lives and try to forget about it…

The answer is simple: this isn’t just about Willow and us.

Cats should be allowed to exist supervised/leashed outside. Small dogs should be allowed to exist peacefully leashed on trails. Children should be allowed to exist peacefully on outdoor adventures.

When people choose to ignore leash laws, fail to train or control their dogs, and then refuse to take responsibility when something goes wrong, everyone else bears the consequences.

We’re not sharing Willow’s story because we want sympathy.

We’re sharing it because we don’t want another family standing where we stood, fighting for a beloved pet’s life because someone else decided the rules didn’t apply to them.

Willow survived.
Many others didn’t.

That’s why we’re fighting🤍

06/15/2026

Okay sooo Willow losing her mind over a ping pong ball may have been the highlight of our week 😹

The energy bursts are still shorter than they used to be prior to the dog attack, and she definitely needs more naps these days, but seeing her bouncey pounce around the yard like this has been making us smile.

Every day she gives us another little reminder that the Crazy Goose is still in there 🤍

Catmom had her MRI today and did not like that machine or IV experience one bit! 🥲😮‍💨 Off to the specialist tomorrow which is quite the mini road trip, so we may not be able update for a couple days.
Wishing all our friends a great new week ahead 🤍

06/13/2026

A little update from Team Willow 🤍

First, thank you. We never expected the response to Willow’s story to reach so many people around the world, and we’ve been incredibly touched by the messages, support, and stories you’ve shared with us.

Willow continues to make steady progress. Her chest sutures are now out, she’s been spending her days supervising the enclosed garden, figuring out how to grab her toys to bring to us as gifts without teeth, sunbathing, and generally finding ways to remind us that she’s still very much our happy and alive Goosey girl 🥹🥹

While Catdad is mostly healed up now, things have been a bit slower for Catmom. Since there has been little improvement in the function of my thumb following the dog attack, the doctors have now ordered an urgent MRI with contrast and referred me to a hand specialist. I’ll be having the MRI on Sunday and a long commute to the specialist on Monday. Hopefully we get some answers!

On the accountability side, we’ve also officially retained legal counsel and are continuing to work through what will likely be a long process.

Over the past few weeks, many of you have asked for some shirts and stickers to help support the cause. Because of that, we’ve created a small collection of Justice for Willow and Goosey Strong shirts, stickers, and other items.

Catdad spent many late nights creating the art! These designs represent more than what happened on that trail. They represent resilience, recovery, the incredible bond people share with their animals, and the belief that cats, small dogs, children, and everyone else deserve to enjoy public spaces safely.

Thank you for standing with our family and cheering on our brave little adventure cats. We couldn’t do this without you 😭🤍🪿

More designs on our site! Let us know what you think: https://adventurefloof.com

06/11/2026

Okay floof fam… real talk. How is her lip looking? Just took these first two pics (day 18) and there’s a couple of comparison ones.

Still can’t believe that dog’s tooth went straight through her lip into her gums removing her freakin’ teeth and it doesn’t look worse than this from the outside, and she’s in such great spirits.

She’s a living miracle and I’m so glad we did what we could in a few seconds without any thought to save her 🤍 it didn’t feel like a choice, it just happened. Automatic. Adrenaline is amazing.

Worth it even if it meant sacrificing my thumb!! Worth it 100000000%!!!

Don’t get me wrong when I complain.
It isn’t fair that this happened without consequences. It isn’t fair that we had to rush to a vet for emergency surgery on her chest and mouth and pay for it ourselves while he had a great day with said dog.

And then find time to bring ourselves to a hospital for our wounds, while she was in surgery, and spend the entire time at the hospital on the phone with police… while our other cat waited in the car terrified.

The dog owner who literally broke the law should be held responsible. That would probably make the ongoing thumb injury totally fine for me to deal with and get through even if I need surgery. Just knowing the world is right would help.

Every night I have a nightmare about what happened, but every morning feels like the best day of my life waking up with her cuddles next to me and putting my face into her floofy belly and hearing those beautiful purrs.

I love her so much
Thank you for loving her too 🤍🪿

06/10/2026

Rough day but a little late with Willow’s wound and suture removal progress pics 🤍

It’s hard to believe we’re at the point where her sutures are out after the dog attack. Seeing the wound healing and her floof slowly growing back has been a huge relief after everything that’s happened.

As for Catmom, I was finally referred to a hand specialist today after 6 appointments. They really expected it to look better by now. Unfortunately there hasn’t been much improvement in my thumb since last week’s appointment, and it’s been both physically painful and mentally exhausting trying to do normal everyday things with it. The next step will likely be an MRI, but the specialist is 1.5 hours away and I haven’t been able to set up an appointment yet. It will be quite the commute to and from, just add it to the list of things that the irresponsible dog owner should be paying for, which have consumed our lives for 17 days and counting…

The good news is that Goosey seems generally unbothered by any of this and is far more concerned about introducing harder foods back into her diet.

We’ll take that as a good sign…
I do hope to have something fun to share tomorrow 👕

06/09/2026

“I thought we were done with the gabapentin 😾”

Willow’s suture removal went well. No more itchy scratchy bits there. Gonna be a restful day for this little butterball. 🤍

ZZzzzZzz 😴

06/09/2026

A little Willow Recovery Update 🤍

She is feistin’!! 😸

This morning our goose was chasing the goblin around and then came over to give me a little mrrrrrp, as if she needed approval for her shenanigans.

Unfortunately for her this won’t last very long, as today is a big day at the vet. She’ll finally be having the sutures removed from her chest from the dog attack surgery.

She may be a very brave kitty, but if there’s one thing Willow has never been even slightly happy about, it’s the vet. 😅

Please send good thoughts for our spicy little fighter today. 🤍💪

And please don’t mind the mess, been sleeping in the spare room to play tricks on my brain and definitely have not been doing a lot of cleanup with only one hand!

06/09/2026

Since the dog attack, we have noticed that a lot of people here assume we’ll never take Willow on adventures again. We even had some adventure cat friends reach out and say it would probably take her years to get over this emotionally…

But Willow doesn’t think like that. At all.

She doesn’t know about police reports, lawyers, Facebook comments, medical bills, or any of the things keeping us awake at night.

She just knows she has always loved being outside with us.

She loves going for car rides, watching birds, inspecting all the smells, rolling around in the grass, and leading us around on all the little adventures.

She has still been asking to go for walks. So of course we’ve given her a few.

Watching her do her thing again so normally felt pretty good.

She still lights up when she sees her harness. She got her joy back.

We’re the ones still carrying the fear (and pain).
Part of our healing is learning how to carry that fear without letting it take away the life she loves 🤍

Day 15. The longer this goes the lonelier it feels still having injuries and without answers. Thank you so much all for following along on her progress. 😽

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