Lawrence residents who own pets with disabilities say their animals are worth the extra TLC. Most of the time, they add, their special-needs dogs and cats don’t seem to notice they’re any different from other pets. See some of these pets in action.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Betty McKinley, Lawrence, gives her cat Midnight her morning insulin shot. Midnight, who is diabetic, gets a shot twice every day.

photo by: Sara Shepherd

Mary Bellamy's cat, Hibiscus, had surgery to remove her eyes, which never developed well enough for her to see.

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Hibiscus, who has no eyes, is an active cat that likes to play but sometimes needs a little help when she bats her toy away. Owner Mary Bellamy of Lawrence makes sounds to help her head the right direction.

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Mary Bellamy, Lawrence, holds her cat, Hibiscus. Bellamy brought Hibiscus home right after the cat had surgery to remove her eyes, which never developed well enough for her to see.

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Hibiscus, who belongs to Mary Bellamy of Lawrence, is blind. The cat's eyes, which never fully developed, were surgically removed before Bellamy brought her home.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Izzy, a one and a half year old Australian Shepherd who has only three legs, leaps to catch a flying disc. Izzy's right front leg had to be amputated last summer after she was hit by a car. Her owners are Brooke and Mario Fontana, Lawrence.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Izzy, a one and a half year old Australian Shepherd who has only three legs, runs after a flying disc. Izzy's right front leg had to be amputated last summer after she was hit by a car. Her owners are Brooke and Mario Fontana, Lawrence.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Mario and Brooke Fontana, Lawrence, play with their dog, Izzy. Izzy's right front leg had to be amputated after she was hit by a car, but now that she's recovered she can do almost everything other dogs can do.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Izzy, a one and a half year old Australian Shepherd who has only three legs, loves to play fetch just like any other dog. Izzy's right front leg had to be amputated last summer after she was hit by a car. Her owners are Brooke and Mario Fontana, Lawrence.

photo by: Richard Gwin

Betty McKinley, Lawrence, nuzzles her cat Midnight. Midnight is diabetic, and McKinley must give her insulin shots twice a day.

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At first glance, people don't always notice Tim Berendsen's dog, Kate, has only three legs. Berendsen doesn't know what happened to her leg — it was missing when someone found her wandering outside of town and took her to the Lawrence Humane Society.

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Ramona Kemberling's blind Schnoodle, Jack, at left, relaxes with his friend Tobby. Kemberling and her husband, Lawrence, pampered Jack a little but tried to encourage him to be as independent as possible. At their house, Kemberling said, he was "able to be a dog" despite his disability.