CAT’s mission is to work with our community to save the lives of homeless, sick and injured cats and kittens by offering shelter, adoption, foster, hospice, and veterinary services to end needless feline euthanasia in our community.
Fostering creates a unique and lasting bond of the heart for our volunteers.
When two little furry siblings were finally ready to find their permanent family, it was their foster mom who advocated the hardest for them and found them both the best home she could have hoped for.
The Bronte Sisters find a home
Hands down, my favorite adoption of 2010 has to be when The Bronte Sisters (Charlotte and Emily) found their forever home. Charlotte and Emily are two adorable little calico girls who were rescued from a horrible situation in the Columbia Gorge. I picked them up from CAT on September 23 and fostered them until November 2, 2010.
Both girls were timid around people, especially Emily. It was painfully clear that she REALLY wanted to be comfortable with people, but even after a month of fostering, she was still timid. Charlotte was a lot more outgoing, but she was terrifyingly skinny and malnourished. She also had a very low appetite, so I gave her food through a syringe until she started eating more on her own volition and grew stronger.
After I took the sisters back to CAT for adoption, I stopped by to drop off some food donations for the Cat Food Bank. Hesitantly, I visited with my former fosterlings with a mixture of emotions – happy they were going to be adopted eventually yet sad because I was missing them so.
Then I heard another volunteer telling a gentleman that “you know, kittens really are better off if they have a buddy. They get less lonely….” I immediately piped up and confirmed “that’s so-o-o-o true, and THESE kittens are the best kittens EVER!” He agreed The Bronte Sisters were indeed adorable, so I handed Charlotte to him. We went into the volunteer lounge so he could get acquainted with them and I could tell them everything I knew about them. It didn’t take long before he decided he wanted to take these darlings home.
Because he was a new cat parent, I spent time talking to him, making sure he was comfortable with all aspects of taking care of kitties. We picked out supplies, and about two hours after he arrived at CAT, he took his new family members home. I was giddy with the joy of knowing not only were my little ones going home, they were going home together, just as I’d always hoped.
A few days later, I checked in with the adopter. I heard the love in his voice as he talked about how wonderful his little girls were, how happy they made him, and how he was sure this was the best decision he’d made in a long time. I thought I might burst with joy.
Since their adoption, The Bronte Sisters’ dad visited CAT’s retail boutique several times to make sure he’s spoiling them sufficiently. They are queens of a home with at least two six-foot tall cat trees, a daddy who takes them to the vet regularly, and about 250,000 cat toys to play with (slight exaggeration). And of course, they are utterly adored and loved by someone who thinks they’re the most wonderful creatures ever. For two little girls who had a rough start to their lives, nothing could be sweeter.
That’s my favorite adoption story of 2010,
Kristina V. (CAT volunteer)
14175 SW Galbreath Drive.Sherwood, OR 97140.(503) 925-8903..(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
