2 Evicted Cats FREE... but wait! there's more!!!

Hey, I unstickied this because it had been more than two weeks since the last update, but did these kitties get adopted? If not, I can re-sticky -- just please remember to update us every couple of weeks!

Still got 'em! The only person who has contacted me was a woman who owns a pet store on Coney Island Avenue. She called me last Thursday, she wanted mousers for her store before the weekend since she was going away. She told me the cats would alone alot and that's why she wanted 2, so they could keep each other company. I told her I didn't think A & T would like that very much and suggested she try Animal Care & Control. She said she normally would but she wanted the cats by the weekend. Didn't happen.

Anyway, I remembered something Q told me when I went to pick the girls up. He said that Alice used to jump from the fire escape onto the ledge of his other window. This ledge was a few inches wide and a few stories up! Somehow I can't imagine Alice doing that now. My evidence, let me show you it.

Ok, I'm off next week for my very first week off in almost 7 years. I plan on taking more pictures of the girls and writing a new bio for them. Also, a new flyer for them since the one I have up at work is several ones glued together. Of course, I still have to figure out how to get the girls to stop being naughty when someone comes over to meet them.

Subject: 2 evicted cats

You are not a whiny bitch. Quite the contrary. I'm sorry you're having a rough time.
I just started a new job, so things are really chaotic here, but I'll pm you my e-mail address and see what I can do to help you write a bio. It'll take a few days to get to.
I would take the cats myself, but with Jake now having diabetes and also having hypoglycemic episodes coupled with all of the other animals, it's pretty crazy around here.

How is the newest baby doing? Couldn't any of the other cat rescue groups come to your aid this time (I know that's a tall order with all of the feral and abandoned cats out there.)

I hope things go better for you. You deserve it. O:)

Yay! Can we see a link?

These girls are gorgeous.

ack! so much cuteness! I love the videos, too.

Great job on the ad!

Well, I have the kittens until after the holidays. They kept running out the door of the bookstore and it's just too busy right now to watch them properly. Catherine and I had a long talk about them and my desire to keep the babies. She's willing to let me keep them (which I really really want to do) but I know it's not possible.

One thing she suggested is for them to take Alice and Trixie after the holidays. They'll get tons of exposure since people will be going in and out and it will hopefully get them adopted finally. I've always felt that if people could just see them and interact with them, that they would find a home. I'm not worried that they would try to run outside, they've been there and done that and have no interest in the outdoors. I think as long as they have a place to go to get away from people when they want then they'll be okay there.

If this works out Catherine is thinking of doing it again. Hosting rescued cats at the bookstore to help them find homes. I think with the right cats it could be a great idea.

I don't want to jinx myself but I may have some good news about the girls. I'll post later when I have more than a 5 free minutes. *fingers crossed*

Alice and Trixie have spent the last week at their possible new home. A very nice couple with a house in Bed-Stuy agreed to give the girls a trial run of 2-3 weeks. The husband Calvin is the one who contacted me, he had cats growing up and wanted to get a pair of kittens. At first he thought the girls were too old for him (since they are fully grown). But even after showing him pictures of kittens available for adoption he kept going back to look at A & T.

Last Tuesday night we packed the girls up and Calvin drove us to his house. The girls have a 3 story house all to themselves, complete with fun places to hide, laundry to sleep on and closets to explore. I spoke to Calvin Saturday or Sunday to check on them. Well, it's completely different from when I took the girls in. Alice has adjusted pretty well, eating (her favorite pastime) and showing affection. Trixie has been hiding and only coming out at night. I'm really hoping she adjusts and realizes that she has a great new home.

I have a really good feeling, this couple seems like a perfect match for A & T. They'll have a caring family and a nice house to run around in. I'll post again soon. Send Alice and Trixie good thoughts!

These fosters are the older ones I had, not the kittens. I would have loved to keep Alice and Trixie but 4 cats and 2 dogs are my limit. I really hope this home works for them. Thanks littlegal!

So if I'm not mistaken, the girls have been at their potential new home since Christmas or so, right? Any further word on how this is going?

I'm so glad that Calvan is giving them more time. Maybe Alice needs to talk to Trixie as well and tell her to get it together and not mess up their chance - lots of kids don't even have their own room!

I think that they should commit fully and just embrace Trixie's shyness. One of our cats was scared of a friend and it took almost a year for her to get over it. Now she follows the friend around purring, demanding to be pet... Do they try giving her treats, or tempting her our with a toy bouncing past? Otherwise, I think you should go over there for the stern talk... I'm really hopeful that they want to keep both kitties. Please keep us updated?

Alice and Trixie are such lucky girls, they've had the support of you guys and now have a great home. I think I may go visit them, maybe seeing a familiar face will help Trixie realize her new home is really wonderful. It took Trixie months to even come into my bedroom (at the other end of the apartment from where they were set up). She was very timid and would run back to the bathroom if I made the wrong move. I think I just need to reassure Calvan that Trixie will adjust but it might take longer than a few weeks.

Thanks guys, we couldn't have done this without you!

quijibo wrote: perhaps i should take her for a day and park her fat ass back out onto my fire escape again.

a little shock therapy....

Yeah, she's not too shy to eat!
Q, keeping it real :P