Raptor

On June 2, 2013, a woman found a tiny kitten in the street when she was parking her car. She cleaned her up and brought her to a North Brooklyn Cats adoption event. I had just finished a semester, so I said I would foster her and find her a home. She weighed only 4.8 ounces. She was a SCREAMER for the first couple of days, so I named her Raptor.

She took to the bottle quickly, which was a relief.

Eko and Tigra were very eager to meet our new foster kitten. 

Raptor was settling in.

Soon she was drinking bottles like a boss.

She learned quickly that I was her foster mama and I'd be taking good care of her.

On June 4th, Raptor opened her eyes for the first time, we were late for work due to the excitement.

By June 5, her eyes were open wide. 

Little ones have to eat every few hours, so Raptor came to the office with me every day.

Office kittens make for a happy work day.

And every night, she came home with me. Eko and Tigra kept a close eye on the new baby.

This tiny little muffin had stolen our hearts.

She was a very happy baby, she greeted me with adorableness every morning. 

"Hi Mom!:

She started stealing everyone's hearts! Marco's mama and papa fell in love and told me they wanted to adopt her. 

This beautiful young boy came to visit her on the weekends at the adoption events. 

She learned to eat all by herself.

This was her last day at the office.

She was getting so big, it was time to put her in a big girl crate. Eko made sure it was safe. 

And on June 12, she got teeth!

She started spending time in the big bed!

She even stole a snuggle from Tigra! 

(Tigra doesn't like kittens)

She was getting so big, so fast!

Once she tested negative for FELV/FIV, it was time to bring her a friend. She needed the social skills she was not getting as an only kitten: Enter The Pirate!

They were BFF!

They got along great, pulled off many a shenanigan, and Raptor learned a lot. 

 The Pirate was adopted by a lovely couple, and they had another little pirate at home!

Raptor kept growing and getting cuter every day:)

She was also getting sweeter by the day. 

Growing so fast, even her little orange spots were growing.

Eko taught her how to man the windowsill, she is now officially a member of the Neighborhood Cat Watch!

She never misses a Caturday morning snuggle. 

But Caturday morning snuggles are not enough for a little kitten. She wants to play. GET UP!

So we brought Lucky in to play.

Raptor is going to her forever home this weekend!

We had our last Caturday morning snuggles today, with Eko;)

Good luck, sweet girl.

Thanks for all the snuggles.

xoxoxo,

Big City Little Kitty

Buster's Settling in to his Foster Home

I spoke with Buster's foster parents today. They say he is doing very well! 

His foster mama posted this picture:

"Buster is settling in just fine."

 2 words: Awesome + Sauce!

He was very nervous at first. They told me that for the first few days he would hide under the couch when they returned to the apartment after work or being out. Now, when they come home he's there waiting for them! OOOOO! They are so lucky;)

I also hear he sleeps on the little couch at the foot of their bed!

What a lucky guy, I am so grateful to his foster parents for taking him in and showing him love and compassion while he is in search of his furrever home. What a wonderful, generous act. 

Aaaaand! This is their first cat adventure! How exciting to learn the wonderful world of cats! 

His foster mama also posted this pic:

"Keyboard cat taking a summer daze nap."

I love it! 

Enjoy your time with your loving, foster family, Buster. 

I'll see you tomorrow for the adoption event!

xoxoxoxoxo

Buster's in a foster home!

A lovely couple came to Muddy Paws last weekend. They were unsure if they wanted to adopt a cat, but were open to the idea of fostering. I told them to think on it and let me know...they did.

A few days later I had a goodbye [for now] play date with Buster before I dropped him off.

He's soooo fun!

He loves catnip too, see last post. 

He is getting to know the laser better, but is still a little scared of it. First time EVER in this house, TOO FUNNY!

I won't show you how he feels about the cat dancer, PANIC! I left that in the other room.

This is how I left him at his foster home. He was perfectly fine just sitting in his carrier, thank you very much! 

That was Saturday, I checked in with his foster parents today and they said:

"It's going well! He was spending a lot of time hiding under our couch, but yesterday and today he has started to get a lot more comfortable." 

and 

"He seems to get afraid when he hears people walking up and down the stairs in the building"

AWE:) I love that little muffin:)

He was a little scared with me too at first, I told them it sounded like things were going well and I'd see them next weekend to take him to the adoption event. 

Good luck, Buster.

1 Cat + 1 bag of catnip, Bake at 420, Enjoy

I don't feel anything.

Just give it a minute, Buster.

I still don't feel it

Are you sure, Buster? Cuz it looks like you're REALLY digging that blanket.

I love this blanket

What kind of pawsome blanket is this?

Buster, are you drooling?

What color is this blanket? Is it red? Is it orange? Is it some crazy red/orange combo?

Buster, are you feeling it yet?
Yaaaaaaaaaaaa.

 Holy meow! Look at my paw!
It has claws and sh^t!

 That's so cool Buster!
What's cool? What were we talking about?

 What's going on with your ear, Buster?

 I don't know, man, but this feels sooo good.

Ear rubs are meowing pawsome.

I really love this blanket.

What was that?!
What was what, Buster?
THAT!



Lint!

Pawsome. Let's do that again.