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Meet the two most recent additions to our rescue — Kenny & Mittens! Those were their shelter names. Foster mommy Beth picked out new names for them — Adam & Angel.

These kittens were rescued from Broward County Animal Care & Adoption, from the Pompano location. Of the two Broward shelters, the Pompano shelter is smaller, has far fewer resources, less foot traffic, and the list goes on.. That’s why MOST of our rescue’s pets come from that shelter. We feel they need the most help, and with faces like this needing our help any time we can offer it, why would we ever need to go elsewhere?

These two sweethearts did not come in together. In fact, both of these kittens were picked up all by themselves running as strays on the street. However, they were put together in a cage at the shelter and fell in love. Now they’re BFFs so of course we had to take them both!

Here they are in the shelter snuggling together in Angel’s’ official photo:

We were all excited to get a “freedom ride” photo of these two, but Angel was so interested in the food she wouldn’t look up! Adam was wondering what the heck was going on, though.

Once they got to their temporary foster home, their carrier door was open and they were finally able to stretch their little legs and explore a little. We did a quick little photo shoot so everyone could see what cute kittens they are.

This is Angel. We thought they were both boys until we noticed her calico-like markings and checked her and, sure enough, Angel is a girl!

How could we have ever thought this girly little face belonged to a boy? Don’t know! And yeah, the plumbing here isn’t so glamourous, but we do always say all you need to foster is a bathroom – and we mean it! The kittens are happy as can be even in their toilet-room accommodations!

Here is Adam, who was a great little model, but I think only because he had no idea what was going on or why I was setting him on a toilet. Ha!

They were thirsty & hungry from their little home-from-the-shelter adventure, and when Adam took to the water bowl and rested his little paws on it.. oh! Oh! Hurts my heart!

Unfortunately, two days out of the shelter and little Adam does not seem to have an appetite and is dehydrated. He has lots of spunk and wants lots of attention, but feels very thin & dehydrated. We are giving him subcutaneous fluids, supplements, and syringe-feeding him.

Angel, on the other hand, is doing great (aside from the sneezies)!  Thirsty little Angel:

One last photo, of these cutie pies just before we snagged them outta their shelter cage & took them home.

Adam & Angel are 6-7 weeks old (Adam is much smaller than his girly friend) and will be ready for adoption when they reach about 8 weeks or 2 lbs. They will be neutered, microchipped, vaccinated, dewormed, and can be adopted for just a $75 donation to the rescue for each. Please let us know if you think you want to make these cuties a new addition to your home! We would love to see them go together (they are BFFs after all!) but will separate for great homes. Convince us! Application can be found at http://adoptacat.goodkarmapetrescue.org

If you would like to contribute towards their care, please PayPal a donation to: ji_sou@yahoo.com. That goes straight into the rescue’s bank account! Thanks!

We got an email a few weeks ago from someone who was taking care of some kitties at a Home Depot garden center in Deerfield Beach. Although the feral mama was doing alright there, of course no one wanted to see five kittens growing up on the street if they could be rescued. Here is one of the pictures we received of the kittens in a flower pot.

We made room, and one night two lovely ladies named Bridgitte and Karen worked to trap the kittens for us.

Here are the kittens just a day off the street. Now in mid-May they are about 7 weeks old and we are looking for forever homes for them. South Florida folks can apply at http://adoptacat.goodkarmapetrescue.org.

We are also looking for sponsors for each of these kittens. If you would like to sponsor one of the kittens to help out with supplies and vet care, we ask for just a $25 donation. The kitten will then be “your” special kitten, and you will get a photo of the kitten with a thank-you card in the mail. Please click here to sponsor a kitten, and let us know in the comments which kitten you want to sponsor! http://www.facebook.com/GKPetRescue/app_4949752878.

Here is Jacinta, a gorgeous Russian blue mix who is the most outgoing of the bunch.

Here is Jasmine! She’s a super cute grey & white kitten.

This is Dahlia, a sweet black kitten who is the tiny girl of the litter.

This is Lenox, who looks just like Jacinta.

And here is the last little guy, named Clove. He’s a black & white kitten and one most upset with me for confusing him with this whole shelter & food thing.

Thankfully our friends at Lady Luck Animal Rescue helped to get the mama fixed just a couple of days after the kittens were trapped, so now she’s going to be much better off — no more babies for her, and she can use all her time & efforts to keep herself healthy instead of worrying about kittens.  Follow us on Facebook to watch their happy endings find them! http://www.facebook.com/GKPetRescue

Update 8/12: They are all in homes now! Dahlia went all the way to Ohio to find her forever home. We could not be happier for this little group of formerly feral kittens!

Got an email in mid-September looking for placement for a kitten found on the streets. This was the description: “He is super friendly.  He follows my brother around.  At first he walked like a drunk, but he’s walking better now.  I imagine it’s just from being malnourished.  My brother is working in an office building, and the kitten follows him, and when he sits at his desk, the kitten sits on his feet.  He’s super alert too.  My brother, Brian, wants to wash the poor little thing’s face, but he’s allergic, so he’s trying not to handle him too much.  The little thing has latched onto him though, allergic or not.”

We had a foster home with a spot open, so we said why not? The foster mom called right away saying something was definitely wrong with him so she brought him to me the next morning to take to the vet. When I met him I was quite sad. The poor guy couldn’t walk.. when he tried he would flop around a lot on his wrists. He was skinny. Stinky. But OH SO SWEET. Purr, purrrr, purrrrrrrr.

The vet said the kitten likely had vestibular disease and was most likely blind as well. Vestibular disease in adults is something they often recover from in a few weeks. In kittens, it is often caused by a virus contracted while in the womb and the chance of recovery is not good. His bladder was full enough that he didn’t appear to be urinating on his own. She said euthanasia is not a bad option. When I asked if I could take him home, she said that recovery was unlikely but that, “Miracles do happen, if you have the patience and time to help him.”

Matty at the vet:

I figured that he had made it as far as he did (3 mos or so old even though he was grossly underweight), and I did in fact have some time and patience on my hands, so why not take him home and see how he does? After all, the poor guy was super sweet and seemed happy enough judging by the purring. They taught me how to express the kitten’s bladder and he came home. I got the impression he was probably doing worse when he came to me than he had been earlier because at first he wasn’t really eating or going potty or able to walk at all even though I had been told he walked when he was first found. He mostly just flopped around. It was really sad. Some days he would eat, other days I fed him with a syringe and did fluids for a few days too. Watching him eat when he started eating on his own was almost more sad – he just flung his face in the food and then jerked back with a mouthful, getting it all over him and everywhere around him. Every day I had to feel bad when I helped him go pee because he really didn’t want to. :/

Then one day he went pee on his potty pad, so I gave him a low-lipped litterbox and.. he used it! He pooped in it too.

I would take him out to the driveway to practice his walking:

After a bunch of flopping, how amazing is it to see him running around like that? This was a very happy day.

So then he moved to a big bathroom where he continued to do well. And he is so darn cute. He may not be able to see, but he can hear – when you walk in and say his name he comes running for you, and oh my does he have a cute little run!

Tonight he went to a foster home that is keeping him at least for the weekend. She is the one that first met him and was so happy to see how much weight he’s put on and how much better he’s doing.She is going to be giving him lots of love and attention this weekend, so we couldn’t be happier for Matty who will be soaking it all up! Thank you for being a great foster mom, Cory.

Matty outside his new foster home exploring:

Showing off mad walking skilz:

He doesn’t “get” all toys but he does like toys that sound and feel interesting. Even a fern is a fun toy for Matty when you tickle his nose with it:

So, little Matty has come a long way. He is still quite clumsy, especially on slippery floors. He makes a mess when he eats, scattering the food. When he hops out of the litterbox, sometimes litter falls out with him. He can’t see, so he isn’t keen on big dogs sniffing him too much or too roughly. But man, this Matty kitty is one of the sweetest I have ever met. He purrs like an engine when you hold him. He likes to snuggle with people in bed. When you enter the room and he hears your steps or your voice, he runs towards you because he loves you. My husband, who originally said Matty should be euthanized when he saw how helpess he was, is now very glad that we chose to give him a chance — because he deserves it.

Now all Matty needs to complete this miracle is a forever home. Matty is “special needs” but not very much so. You have to have patience to show him the ropes at your house. If you have other pets you have to have the patience to introduce them slowly so Matty knows to not be afraid of the other animal he can smell and hear. You have to not mind spills by the food dish. Matty could probably use some help cleaning himself up after he eats wet food — a washcloth will do wonders. But that’s about it. Someone who can put up with these minor “special needs” is going to be rewarded by getting to share life with one of the sweetest little kitties out there.

Please share Matty with everyone so we can find him a forever home.

We got an email the other day from a guy whose cat, Snow White, had a litter of kittens. He was not equipped to take care of seven extra cats, and we had a foster home open, so we took them in. Mama Snow White is staying with her owner and we are paying to have her spayed. As cute as her babies are, we don’t want any cat having more of them!

I went over to the foster home tonight to meet them and give them their first vaccines, and I couldn’t help but stay to play for a while. So cute, these guys. I narrowed down the LOTS of pictures I took and here are the cutest…

There are 2 white boys, 2 white girls, 1 tabby boy, 1 tabby girl, and 1 orange boy. They all have Disney names: Nala, Simba, Wendy, Timon, Goofy, Ariel, & Meeko

Simba:

This one is Goofy, maybe you can tell why:

After these two I can’t tell any of the rest apart!

Super-duper overwhelming kitten cuteness!

I loved the background lamp

These cuties are all up for adoption in about two weeks!