Many of the cats and kittens that we are trying to find loving homes for have been rescued from a hard life on the street. Kittens that we rescue have often never been touched by human beings before. We find that as long as we are able to foster them before they are about 12 weeks old, they can be socialized into loving and secure housecats. However, this transition takes time, and even once they are socialized, they can be timid with strangers for some time to come.
This timidity with new people presents an obvious challenge to adoption. Prospective adopters come to a foster home to meet our cats or kittens, and are faced with an animal that runs and hides, or clings to their foster parent, or even hisses!
In our experience, once such a cat is taken home, they quickly acclimatize and learn to trust their new family.
One example of cats like this are Jinx and Coal. These 5 month old boys were rescued with their mother, Clover, and two other brothers early in the fall. Clover has been adopted, and the two other brothers are also in foster care. Jinx and Coal are ready for a new home, and their foster mom Laurie has done two videos so that people can see how incredibly sweet and loving they are.
To see Jinx's video, please click HERE
To see Coal's video, click HERE
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