Winnie (renamed Pancakes by her new “parent") was found on 2nd Street on July 4th desperately seeking shelter from a very nasty storm. She is very voluptuous and is about the most loving cat one could every want.
She was adopted by a college art student who adores her and whose friends and roomates have all fallen in love with Pancakes.
Minnow was one of two feral kittens living at PennDOT’s Bartram Avenue motorcycle training range. His older sister was quickly caught by motorcycle safety staff, and a student was able to capture Minnow a week later. He was treated for fleas and worms, plus abrasions to his little nose. At some early point he had an injury to his chest area, but had recovered from that before he was captured.
He is sweet, purrs on contact, and loves to play. And he advises all motorcyclists to always wear a helmet.
Fogg and Moss have been adopted by a loving family with two children who adore them. They have come a long way from when we found them in a plastic trash bag left to die in sweltering summer heat. These lovely kittens are representative of what FFUR’s–and our adoptive “parents"–nurturing can accomplish.
Smith and Mabel have been adopted by a lovely couple who have given them a warm and loving home. Smith, pictured above in his new mom’s closet, is happy to finally have a home of his own, although it is already clear that little Mabel is in charge.
The new pet parents say:
We’ve arrived at the one week anniversary of our adoption and the kitties have settled in nicely. Mabel has stopped swatting Smith, and both of them are now comfortable joining us on the bed or sofa.
We couldn’t be happier with them, and I think they are very happy with us.
Thank you for taking such wonderful care of them and giving us the opportunity to adopt them.
Spats is a prototypical tuxedo cat and just darling. At only six months old, she was already pregnant when FFUR managed to rescue her last fall.
Spats is the daughter of Violet, one of the feral cats in the FFUR colony who FFUR has yet to be able to trap to spay and thus, like most stray cats, keeps producing kittens.
Spats is thin, but otherwise very healthy, FLV/FIV negative and has been spayed. She is highly energetic and loves to run up and down the stairs.
She likes to be held briefly and always purrs when picked up, but she is still getting used to people, since she was born on the street. Spats will give lots of love. Like many cats, Spats has “issues” with other cats. While she is friendly and loving with people and purrs as soon as you pet her, she cannot be in a home with another pet.
FFUR is an entirely volunteer and non-profit agency. It costs between $800 and $2,000 to neuter/spay, test, treat and vaccinate each cat. Injuries or illness raise that cost significantly. Our adoption fee, $125 (please donate more if possible), is similar to other, larger shelters, except at FFUR you can be assured that our cats have been tested for FIV, FLV and heartworm, which will assure that cat’s health in future. No other shelter in the tri-state area does this testing.
FFUR recommends that you come and see the cats if possible before making your choice. As with other shelters, there is a 48-hour waiting period (to check references) prior to adoption. In addition, there is a two-week period during which the cat can be returned (the adoption fee is non-refundable) if s/he is not adapting to your home.
FFUR cats may not be allowed outdoors, declawed or adopted into a smoking household (cats’ lungs are quite small and they are very susceptible to emphysema and lung cancer from second-hand smoke). You will be required to sign a contract stipulating that you will abide by these rules.
If you are interested in adopting a cat from FFUR, please fill out our adoption application.