When I think of what donations can make possible at Cat Town, I think of Bali and Ceres. Their adoption is still one of my favorites, because it probably wouldn’t have happened anywhere else.
Bali and Ceres at our Adoption Center.
Bali started out as a scared kitten at Oakland Animal Services, our city shelter. She had made a lot of socialization progress, but was becoming frustrated in her cage, where she’d been alone for two months. She was beginning to show behaviors that make it hard for a sweet girl like her to get adopted, so we brought her to Cat Town to help her learn how to play gently while building up her bravery — that’s where she met Ceres!
Ceres was a former colony cat, shy and sweet. It took him months to shake off his nerves at our Adoption Center. They were such an unlikely pair — neither was particularly bold or outgoing — but little Bali bonded with big ol’ Ceres right away, and started following him around everywhere. He really brought her out of her shell, and having her by his side seemed to give Ceres courage, too. They got adopted as a pair, and their adopter reports that they’re still inseparable.
Bali and Ceres in their forever home.
I have a special spot in my heart for shy little cats like Bali and gentle giants like Ceres. In a traditional shelter environment, they probably never would have met each other — but because we could give Ceres all the time he needed to feel safe, they met here, and it made such a big difference for them both. I love that their lifelong friendship started at Cat Town.
Our supporters do much more than keep Cat Town’s doors open. You give us the ability to let cats stay with us as long as they need. They have really good lives in our care while they build up their courage, and with time and love, they each find happiness — even harder-to-adopt cats like Ceres and Bali, who needed to meet a few people before they found just the right fit.
I hope you’ll consider donating to Cat Town today, to give us the resources we need to make more stories like Ceres and Bali’s possible next year!
Thank you,
Genevieve Cottraux
Adoption Coordinator