This February, we leapt with joy to see 28 wonderful cats find their homes, including Forgotten Kittens, seniors, cats with medical needs, and graduates of our Feral or Fearful Program! We’re especially proud and grateful to see these cats adopted because they found the support they needed at Cat Town thanks to support from our community.
These cats’ transformations wouldn’t be possible without support from people like you. Because of you, we are helping keep euthanasia rates at the city shelter as low as possible, snd helping each of these cats find the right person to love them in the best way possible. So far this year, 69 cats have been adopted into lives full of love. Thank you for caring about these cats and their stories, and for giving them lucky lives and hopeful futures.
Sometimes we just need a friend. Apricot was brought in from a colony of outdoor cats, surrendered to the city shelter, and moved to a Cat Town foster home, nervous to have human company. She would hiss with her ears flat, and only accept pets when her boundaries were respected. She spent her nights restless and meowing loudly, and although she tolerated human connection, she didn't warm up enough to enjoy it. We suspected Apricot missed the company of her colony, and brought her to Cat Town’s Adoption Center, where she could surround herself with cat family. She was often found cuddling between her favorite orange boys, Bimini and Carlo, their heads nuzzled together and paws and tails intertwined. Her nighttime meowing stopped. Her hissing and general fear of people faded, and she purred with gentle cheek and head rubs after she sniffed your hand. We feel grateful and excited to know that Apricot's been adopted by an experienced adopter with another Cat Town cat friend ready to bond with her. They tell us, “Everything is going amazingly. Honestly better than I could have imagined. I think Apricot decidedly loves Artie. I was told she likes large male cats, which Artie definitely is, and all evidence shows that to be true!” It sounds like Apricot couldn’t be happier!
Forgotten Kittens Timon and Pumbaa had a tough time at the city shelter, so Cat Town brought them into our Forgotten Kitten Project. Even though they were scared and shy in the shelter, they showed signs of being friendly, and we believed that we could help them feel safe and supported so they could come out of their shells. At their Cat Town foster home, the mischievous brothers took advantage of their new big play area and sometimes hid so well that their foster thought they had run away. We decided to bring the boys to our Adoption Center so they could see other cats confidently playing with people instead of hiding – and having cat role models worked! They quickly made friends with other cats, wrestling and chasing each other, and lounged about when human visitors came to see them. Timon and Pumbaa were adopted together into a loving home where they can comfortably roam and zoom around. Their adopter tells us, “They’re already becoming the rulers of their new domain. My little chaos machines <3.”
Carlo was one of our first Feral or Fearful program students, which means we needed to figure out if he was a feral cat that belonged outside, or a scared cat who could learn to live comfortably with people indoors. When people approached him too quickly, he would hiss, growl, and swat. But when he felt safe, he was curious, playful, and accepting of pets. Our volunteers wanted to win the gorgeous orange tabby’s heart so badly that they often gave him treats just to be able to pet him. But even though Carlo became more easygoing, he also became overweight, so we stopped giving him treats unless we were training him to be okay with touch: we wanted to make sure he stayed at a healthy weight where he could continue grooming himself and avoid future skin and health concerns. Eventually, Carlo found a home with his Feral or Fearful buddy, Theo, and another orange tabby named Bimini. The three of them are still getting used to their new home, where you’ll find them snuggling together or following their humans around the house, and getting lots of love.
After being adopted as a kitten, Pickles spent 10 years in a single-human home as an only child, and never learned to exist with kids or other animals. When her guardian expanded the family, she became stressed and defensive, and was surrendered to Oakland Animal Services. In the shelter, Pickles became even more stressed and stopped eating, developing a life-threatening liver disease called hepatic lipidosis. The shelter stabilized her, and we got this senior gal into our foster program, where a sensitive volunteer could give the anxious tabby plenty of space before working to earn her trust. At first, Pickles hissed and growled when approached, but in time she learned to trust humans again, and became more open to play and pets — especially loving elevator butt pats. Pickles found a new home with someone who has experience taking care of cats who prefer to be the star of the show. We’re happy to know Pickle’s is being well taken care of, and in a home where she feels safe and comfortable to be her full sassy self.
When we brought Plum into Cat Town’s foster program, her foster told us, “With her clipped ear and three legs, you can tell she has seen a lot in her life as an outdoor cat.” Plum arrived at the city shelter after someone taking care of a cat colony noticed her injured leg. Sadly, even after medical help, the shelter vet had to remove her leg to give her a better life. As a Cat Town foster cat, Plum learned to adapt to her tri-pawd lifestyle with ease. She would playfully sprint around, kangaroo kick her favorite toy mouse with her one back leg, and never failed to loudly remind her humans to give her breakfast. Since she had been a colony cat, Plum was adopted to a household with another cat, but the two didn’t get along and she returned to her foster home. Her foster decided she couldn’t let go of Plum again. After officially adopting her, the foster made sure we knew: “Plum is my 22nd foster cat in the last couple years so I don’t take adopting her lightly, but we really want her to become a permanent part of our family!” Her guardians celebrated her adoption with a party — complete with her own party hat! — and Plum is seamlessly settling into her forever house cat home.
From everyone at Cat Town, thank you for helping these cats, and so many others!
All of our February Adoptions
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