What happened to Sid? HE WAS ADOPTED!

 That's right, remember this skittish kitty? Here he is on day 1, hiding and terrified.

 He was the most fearful kitten I have ever worked with. He was not ready when he arrived, so I gave him a trap to hide in. It seemed to calm him down and he allowed me to pet him if my face and body were on the other side of the trap.

 From the beginning, he was a sucker for a belly rub.

 As time went on, with food and play bribery, he came around and allowed me to pet him out in the open.

 And he LOVED the petting!

 After a month, I let him out of the bathroom. He made himself right at home.

 Like all BCLK fosters, he was trained for Neighborhood Cat Watch, and he did great!

 He was one of the family, and he stuck to Papa Eko like GLUE!

 Soon, it was clear he was ready for his furrever home.

 His new mama, Christina, had been chatting with me on Facebook about him for a few weeks, she was in love and I knew she was the purrfect mama for him! So we made it official. Here he is transitioning into his new home, his new siblings introduced themselves right away!

 He was doing very well, so his mama let him out, and he did great! He let her pet him.

 He made new friends at dinner,

 and, you know, was just chillin' with his home cats.

He fit right in, and his mama told me it's like he'd always been there, and belonged there.

Life is now just one long Caturday morning for this kid. I just can't express my happiness and gratitude.  

Here is a video showing the transition...

Happy life, little guy. 

xoxoxo,

Big City Little Kitty

Remember me? It's BUSTER! I'M ADOPTED

Photo by Eva Prokop

If you don't remember my story, or you are new here, here's how it all went down, and I'll point you to prior posts for more information. My former person left me out on the street in Sunnyside a little over a year ago. I didn't know what to do on the street. I was running from car to car looking for shelter and food, then a woman knelt down to look under the car. We shared hellos, and she asked if I was friendly or feral, and if I needed some help. Then, I recognized her, it was Big City Little Kitty! So, I ran over to her as fast as I could, yelling "I'M FRIENDLY, REALLY FRIENDLY, AND HUNGRY! WILL YOU HELP ME?! PLEASE?!?!?!" She told me to wait right there, and that she'd be right back. Then, she returned with a cat carrier. I knew this meant plenty of food, shelter and maybe a new home. So I jumped in! Choo! Choo! All aboard!

I lived in her bathroom for a while, and I earned my keep. I joined the Queens Neighborhood Watch, Sunnyside Division, and I worked diligently, day and night. 

Big City Little Kitty (BCLK) posted 'Lost Cat' signs all over the neighborhood, and send out all the alerts online, but no-one claimed me. She took me to the vet, and they helped me with those nasty ear mites, man, that was nice. They told us I'm 8 years old, negative for FIV and FELV, and gave me some vaccination boosters. They also found my microchip (but my person never registered it, so it just traced back to the shelter). BCLK was given my shelter history, it made her a little sad. She read about how I was dumped at the shelter as a 3 month old kitten, yah, that's my baby picture, 

and then that person returned me to the shelter 6 months later because she "traveled a lot." I was adopted again, and that was the end of the trail. BCLK called the last adopter, but no-one returned the call, and that number was from about 7 years ago, so we don't really know if it was the right person. BCLK said she was glad no-one called her back, because I was skinny, had ear mites and was left on the street. She said I deserved better. 

That's when BCLK told me I was officially her new foster cat, and promised to find me my very own home. One where I'd be loved and cherished, and never abandoned again. That made me happy, and I wasn't nervous anymore. I knew she'd take good care of me, so I let her pet me, and I even curled up on her lap. 

She started looking for my furrever home right away. She told people how cute I was (I mean, I really am cute, she wasn't lying). She even made a poster using cat font! CAT FONT!

North Brooklyn Cats invited us to their adoption events, but I was nervous, I couldn't handle them.

She let me out of the bathroom to meet her cats. Tigra didn't like me at all, and Mr. Eko was hot and cold. We wrestled, played and fought. He and I had some major territory battles. 

Mr. Eko does not have any teeth, so I had the advantage when we fought, I poked holes all over him. BCLK said that was not OK, but we didn't stop fighting. So, she found me a foster home with no other cats. I was scared at first, but they were super nice to me, and patient, and they let me lie around and watch TV. 

I played music with my foster pop and his band, I started sleeping and snuggling in the bed, and I joined the Brooklyn Neighborhood Watch, Williamsburg Division. 

OH! And I purrfected Q-pose. I'd been working on that for months.

I lived there for about 9 months, and while I was there we learned I have some medical issues. A series of tests, including blood work, x-rays and an MRI revealed pancreatitis. On top of this, my foster parents were moving, and had to give me up. BCLK posted an urgent plea for help to find me a new foster home, fast, and YOU guys stepped up. Yep, YOU rallied to help me. You shared my post on social media, and asked your followers to share, too. Soon my post was all over the internet. A wonderful, caring woman contacted BCLK, and said she saw my post and couldn't turn away. She said she knew she had to help me. See, she understands how hard it is for us big kids to get homes, especially with a medical condition/special needs. She said I was welcome to stay in her home as long as I needed, until I found my furrever home! WOOOOHOOO!

So off I went! When I arrived...O.M.C., it was heaven! Cat heaven! It was winter, you see, and she made me all these warm, comfy beds in her room. YES! This will work!

I liked this one, too!

But my favorite bed was hers:)

I was living the life!

I quickly realized, this is the best thing that ever happened to me!

So, I popped the question! "Foster mama, will you adopt me?"

She said yes! So here I am, living happily efurr after! My belly even feels better!

Thanks for all your help! I couldn't have made it without you!

Head bumps, 

Buster

Scotty lives happily ever after :)

Scotty has a home!

Here he is, minutes after his arrival, chasing his toy mouse and the laser pointer!

He now lives in Brooklyn with his new dad, his 2 roomates AND his a new feline friend, Betty Boy! Betty was just as excited as we were!

Scotty is now just one of the guys.
Here he is curled up in his dad's jacket lying in his bed.

It broke my heart to say goodbye to this sweet little boy,

but I am so happy he is safe, and loved, in his new home.

Play hard, and sleep well, little Scotty!

My new foster Scotty

Scotty was rescued from the euthanasia list at the NYC shelter, ACC. The lovely woman who rescued him needed a little help as Scotty is a very scared kitty, and needs some socialization. Here he is shortly after he moved into my bathroom.

I made him a nice, soft, snuggly bed with a snuggle safe warming disc, but he decided to hide behind the sink on the cold floor where he felt more safe. I was able to get some blankets around him, and eventually cover him up with one.
So that's how he stayed for his first night with me.
He cried a little around 3 am, so I went in and brought him a heating pad (thanks Kim). Not a peep out of him, other than the noise of his toys, for the rest of the night.

He plays a lot in there when he is alone, I can hear all his toys. When I come in, and he is not in his safe little corner, he runs and hides behind the toilet and gets VERY upset!

While he was "distracted," behind the toilet, I blocked off the area behind the sink's pedestal so he would have to interact a little more. Next step is to block off the area behind the toilet!
So now we start begin socialization, which means feeding him while I am in the room.
I started off bribing him with some baby food, AKA kitty crack.


I put a little of the baby food on top of his wet food and he came right out to eat. He is a good eater! I was pretty close to him and he did great.

Once he had a full belly, I petted him until he fell asleep.

He purrs like crazy and has the cutest pigeon coo!

Cross your paws for Scotty:)

He could use some happy kitty thoughts!

Straw Berry

Here is a cutie pie my friend, Eva, is fostering. This kitten was rated "severe" by the NYCACC. They don't get much of a chance, he is a sugar sweet, snuggle bug now!

Angel and Demon

Oh Little Lucas, how cute you are when you are sleeping. This little guy knows where his bed is and walks right over to it to go to sleep no problem. The most content kitten I have ever met. This is Lucas the Angel.

And this is our little Demon in action. Eko is constantly trying to give him a bath and a snuggle. Lucas just wants to wrestle! It amazes me he never learns. If you mess with the cat, you get the fangs! Or at least the paws! I love when Eko tosses him like a bean bag, haha.

Suckling

Lucas may be a big boy at 2.5 months, but as you can see he still sucks on his favorite blankie (my robe) before beddie-bye...

Lucas took one on the forehead from, I assume, one of my other cats. When I treat this little bump, he just HATES it. The patch of missing hair is just a botch job from the vet's office - no ringworm! Anyway, after I treat the bump on his head, he goes straight to his little bed and sooths himself with a suckle!

Lucas is getting big!

Lucas is now 2.5 months! He has had another visit with his future dad and is still hanging out with his foster cats, Eko and Tigra. He will stay with us until he is big enough to get the rest of his shots and be neutered. Here he is napping with his foster human.
His favorite thing to do is play tag with Tigra. Forgive me for not catching that on video yet, it is so cute. He also LOVES to wrestle! He goes from Eko to Tigra, to Eko to Tigra pouncing on them and wrestling every chance he gets. Here he is wrestling with Eko.

Eko, his foster papa, just wants to give him a bath! He has been trying for over a month! Here he is FINALLY getting a few licks in!