At Cat Town, we believe in the power of relationships, whether it’s between cats and the people who care for them — or between the cats themselves. Last month, we celebrated 29 adoptions, and saw 8 bonded pairs find loving homes with their best friends. Bonded pairs often face the challenge of finding homes together, but we’ve witnessed firsthand how bonded pairs give each other the comfort and confidence to overcome obstacles and thrive. We’re grateful to the adopters who kept them together to give them their best chance in a new home, and to see these families rewarded with twice the love, joy, and companionship.
Your generosity helps ensure that every cat, especially those who rely on each other, gets a second chance at a happy life. Thanks to your donations and steadfast support, we can continue our mission of helping these cats find the homes they deserve. Please enjoy the stories of these duos you’ve helped!
8-month-olds Mochiko and Nori were surrendered to the city shelter when the guardian of their mother decided not to keep the litter. Finding comfort in each other, the longhaired duo came out of their shells at Cat Town — Nori quickly began flirting with other humans, while Mochiko spent more time in our quiet zone, watching his sister and other cats interact with humans before bravely venturing out on his own. By the time an adopter fell in love with the pair, they had truly blossomed, confidently playing and winning the affection of everybody they met.
Stella and Geneva returned to Cat Town, 9.5 years after they were first adopted from us as 8 month old kittens, when life changes prevented their previous guardians from keeping them. Our “always a Cat Town cat” policy meant that we were happy to see these cautious yet playful girls back in our care, and we found them a foster home so they could continue feeling as comfortable as possible. We also placed the senior sisters on treatments for urinary discomfort and constipation, and soon, they were feeling their best! We’re so grateful to see them adopted by people who wanted to open their hearts to a senior bonded pair to live out their sunset years in love and comfort.
Blackbeard and Black Pearl arrived at the city shelter with severe upper respiratory infections that injured their eyes, and Black Pearl’s was so bad that she needed to have one eye surgically removed as part of her recovery. Once the kittens were on the mend, we moved them to our Pet Food Express location for further recovery, where they snuggled together as their confidence and playfulness grew. Their adopter reports: “They are right at home and adjusted very quickly. No litter box or feeding issues. Of all the shelter cats I've adopted these are two of the sweetest and gentlest! Thank you for everything Cat Town does and did to bring these two into our lives! You did such a wonderful job socializing them.”
We placed Milay and Eliot into our Forgotten Kitten Project so these hissing and hiding 3-month-old strays could learn to feel safe around humans.The bonded pair got their own studio where we treated Milay for conjunctivitis, and staff and volunteers helped turn them from skittish and suspicious to playful and full of purrs. The siblings were quickly adopted, and once Belle, our Cat Care Coordinator, helped their new adopters find the best way acclimate the kittens to their new home, the adopters told us: “Your time with us, moving them to a better place in the house and you walking us through the care they both need has set us on a path to truly become a family. We are so grateful to you and Cat Town for the support!”
Arthur arrived into our care after a Cat Town volunteer experienced in trapping strays saw the 5-month-old trying to get into a poison-baited rat trap, and wanted to give them a second chance in a safer environment. The volunteer temporarily fostered Arthur with another 4-month-old, Linus, whom she found hiding and crying under cars, before transferring the shy and undersocialized kittens to Cat Town. In the safety and comfort of their own little studio, the kittens slowly came out of their shells and charmed an adopter into falling in love with them and bringing them into their family.
From everyone at Cat Town, thank you for helping these cats, and so many others!
All of our September Adoptions!
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