More fosters!

We took-in 18 cats from one household. That's right! And all of these cats come from one single mother cat that they "meant to spay." I know they really meant to - but didn't get around to it.. and a year and a half later, they already had to give away two litters of kittens and we ended up taking the year-old litter, the 8-week old litter and a 1-week old litter of 7 kittens. Yikes!



So far 5 kittens have found homes.. but none of the adult cats. Strange. And sad.

Bob the cat

We rescued 19 cats from someone's home the other day - and Bob is the only one being fostered at our house right now. (Of the 19, 14 are kittens.. and 7 of them are only a week and a half old now!) These guys are the most socialized fosters we've ever had! They like kids, rabbits, dogs, adults, you name it. . . they're as close to a rag doll as you can get without actually being a rag doll!



I'm not kidding. They are easy-going, purrrrry and they hang when you hold them. I just love that. Bob has an orange tabby brother and two solid white brothers - all up for adoption. Videos and photos coming soon.



They're all malnourished and anemic from the fleas.. but after only two days in foster care (flea treatments and better food) they're feeling better and it shows!

Beautiful Jezabel

What a beauty!



We found her on the side of the road a few days ago. She's not spayed, of course, and seems like she's coming into her heat cycle. Hooray?

Honestly, we're not usually around this sort of thing since everybody is spayed or neutered as soon as possible after we rescue them. So, she's been... let's just say, interesting.

Spay is scheduled for next weekend - and hopefully we'll get a few interested adopters soon. She really is a beautiful, fluffy, cuddly, sweet girl!



I just realized we haven't taken many pictures of her yet! Sheesh. I'll have to get right on that.

Destiny, a bear of a cat

Look at how much love this big girl wants to give!!



Our fosters have a process here: we put them in a cage in the living room for a while so they can get used to us, our foster animals and just get used to the way we do things. It helps speed up the process. Then, once everybody gets along our fosters are loose more and more.. so they can begin to trust people again. She is adjusting quickly - and already gets along with ALL of our cats. She hasn't played with them yet but they share bowls and play areas and bedding, too.



Poor Destiny... she's been with her family for almost 6 years now. What I was told by her human dad is that they won't put a litter box in the house, instead they kept it in the garage. Normally that would be fine except that that is also the pool house / game room. So, there is lots of noise and loud people in there all the time. But Destiny needs a quiet place to use a litter box (and they know this).. but the family, because they had another human baby, won't put a litter box in the house for her. That meant she had accidents because she was just too terrified to go out into the garage, even if she had to use the litter box.

So, she's with us now!

She's very overweight, probably from nervous eating and hiding at their house. She loves people but doesn't love loud noises (like pool balls smacking together or ball games on the TV.)

Though I think she's already losing weight... because she's absolutely heartbroken and wouldn't eat at all! She has been with her family for almost 6 years - and now she's with strangers, in a strange home and she has no idea why.



She's so soft-spoken and SO sweet! She LOVES to be held. In fact, if you put her in your lap and start petting her she grabs onto your neck and shoulders and cuddles. She wants more! She'll let you brush her for hours, if you want.

What a sweetie!



She just needs a family that will put her needs first sometimes and not always think about their own. Trust me, she's worth it!

Overlooked Abby

I love when she jumps on the sink, walks over to me and puts her little paws on my chest. She's adorable!



Abby is a super loving, outgoing, sweet girl! She's just been overlooked for adoption because she's full grown and gray. Won't someone give her a chance?



What a sweetheart! We are her THIRD foster home in a very short period of time. We were warned that she doesn't like other cats and wants to be outdoors.. but it's just NOT TRUE! I don't know what those foster homes were whining about. She's great!

She's loving, cuddly, purry and wants to rub on you all day long. Seriously!

Jewel of a cat

She's Opal, Onyx and Topaz's mother.. and what a great mother she is!



As you can see, she lets her huge, 8.5-week old kittens nurse still. She bathes them, they purr like crazy and they all fall asleep in a huge blob of fur! Yes, it's completely ridiculous.



Jewel and all three of her girls are scheduled to be spayed and microchipped this weekend. Yay! No fosters can go to new homes until they're sterilized, so I'm super happy to have found a few vets in this backwards town that will spay/neuter at 8-weeks.

SUCCESS: Onyx and Topaz got adopted today! (Though they aren't going home until after their surgeries this weekend.) They will be happy, spoiled, indoor cats!

MORE SUCCESS: Less than 3 days later, Jewel and Opal got adopted together, too. What a great day! The family that visited has been looking for solid black cats. They only adopt black cats. How great is that??



They really just want to be on your lap or chest, sniffing at your face, cuddling your neck.. and, you guessed it, purring. Come get yours before they're gone!



Jewel even nurses homeless kittens. What a sweetheart!

Opal, Onyx and Topaz

Well, these are moma kitty's actual biological litter of kittens. All black, of course!



See them in action:



So spunky and so cute. And they've been socialized to kids, animals, birds, you name it!

They'll be spayed next week - and ready to go.



REMEMBER: Black cats are euthanized in shelters more than any other color animal (dogs, too!).. so fall in love with a black cat today.




Please!