Scotty Day 3

Scotty is doing great. He still has a long way to go, but he is really coming around. He even looks happier. His eyes are completely open instead of squinted in fear.

I spend a few hours a day in the bathroom with him. Here I am sitting on the floor studying and minding my business. I put my foot next to him to see how he would do and he is not fearful at all of feet! He actually wrappped his paws around my foot and snuggled up for a little cat nap. Here he is stretching when he woke.
He still hisses at me when I walk in the door, and hisses, jumps and growls when I reach for him. But it's just for a moment, once he sniffs my hand or I get my hands around him and pick him up he stops. He is still a little stiff on my lap, but he is getting more mushy by the day.

Here he is on my lap. You will notice if I put out my hand he will move toward it and rub his head on it. This makes me so happy, seeing him seek out affection!

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And he is such a playful little kitten!

He really loves his toys and he clearly had a good time with the toilet paper!

Sweet dreams little guy!

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!

Lucas is missing

As most of you have heard,

little Lucas went missing on October 31.

Zohar and his family are very distressed as are his loyal customers.

GP residents, please keep an eye out and note his has a small tuft of white on his chest.

He was wearing his collar with his name, number and address.

Anyone with information should please contact

Zohar at Pets on the Run

718-389-0650

989 Manhattan Ave

between Huron St. and India St.

Brooklyn, NY. 11222

Everyone loved little Lucas, the Pets on the Run manager! He greeted people, followed them around the store helping to find whatever they were looking for, allowed them to pick him up for a snuggle, and was just plain cute to look at!

After reading Heather's post, http://www.newyorkshitty.com/index.php?s=lucas, seeing it on Gothamist and then talking to Eva, I realize this is not as rare as I had thought. Look for an upcoming article by Will Yakowicz in the Brooklyn Paper about the catnappings taking place in Greenpoint.

We all miss Lucas and hope he finds his way home or if he was cat napped, I beg this person to return him to his owner. Zohar cares for him dearly and misses him terribly. If you refuse to return him please at least let him know he is ok. There are countless homeless cats and kittens roaming the streets, flooding the city shelter and overwhelming rescuers all over NYC. More than 15,000 cats were euthanized by NYC Animal Care and Control just last year and many more cats and kittens are suffering and dying out on the streets. Please, consider taking in a cat that needs a home rather than keeping Lucas who already has a safe, loving home.

For all of you Lucas lovers out there that miss this little guy and have followed his story or watched him grow from orphan at the city shelter, ACC, to pet store manager at Pets on the Run, here is a little walk down memory lane. We all miss you little Lucas. We are waiting for you to return.

This is the firs day baby Lucas met his new daddy, Zohar. He was too small for the store so stayed with me for a little while. He also spent a couple of weeks with Eva Prokop.

After the devastating loss of Zohar's long time friend and store companion, the first Lucas, this was an emotional visit with his new friend.

This is Lucas the day I picked him up from Animal Care and Control.

We are in the car and on our way home! Baby Lucas

And here he is! Little Lucas!

Finally able to use those legs like a big kitty!

This was Lucas' bed.

Ever since Lucas was a baby he was very content. It was very funny because he would get tired in my house and just walk in to my room and lay down in HIS bed for a nap.

These 3 photos by Eva Prokop are absolutely adorable!

They are pics of Lucas' first bath!

Then he was finally big enough to go home!

All vaccinations, neutered and healthy!

He jumped right in and started running the store from the boss' chair!

Taking inventory and stocking shelves!

He was even kind enough to take a break when I would visit to give me some snuggles!

He was the store greeter too!

He welcomed all who came to shop!

Lucas

Avon finds a home!

Little Avon finds a home!

Here he is testing his new dad's shoulders, nice and sturdy!

Avon thanked Muddy Paws and said goodbye to his brother's mama.
And stops to play with a pen...

Then its time to say goodbye to his foster mama, thanks mom!

She told him to behave in his new home and be nice to his new feline sibling...

This was his response. I'm pretty sure I heard a "Hmph" in there somewhere!

Now it is Gracie's turn!

Meet Grace Jones! Spayed, vaccinated, FIV/FELV negative, healthy and sugar sweet!

Ready to find a forever home!

Here is a little more about Grace:

Grace Jones magically appeared in the midst of a feral cat conoly in Greenpoint Brooklyn. She was tiny, feisty and very close to being seriously dehydrated in the summer heat. She also seemed to have been shaved or singed, leaving all her fur and whiskers short and bristly. It was very odd because the fur on her underside was soft and normal. We'll never know what happened to her, but she has grown into a beautiful and sweet little panther! We named her Grace Jones after the famously flat-topped performer from the disco days!

If you are interested in adopting Grace, contact northbkcats@gmail.com

AWE! Such love!

With Kate/Lakshmi, Sawyer, Lee/Duncan and Dharma all adopted, our foster home is taking a break. Eko and Tigra were on the couch with me last night and it was all love and snuggles! So sweet! Enjoy! I took these videos one right after another as they were falling asleep

Eko is totally passed out here, and when Tigra moves he reaches his paws out to get a better grip, without even opening his eyes