December adoption round up

While December was a slow month for adoptions -- the lovely Veronica did find a home! And it was an absolutely outstanding month for foster failures - long timers OCee and  Olive were finally adopted this month when their fosterers decided they could not let them go. Chapelle was also adopted in November by her fosterers.

We'll leave you with two updates of adoptions that happened earlier this year. ANNIE was adopted  in October and Bastete was adopted in June. We love to hear happy-ever-after stories so please send in your photos of HPC alumni.

Annie's furever mom  --pictured above with Annie -- says "She's really great, we are totally in love with her.  She's so curious and playful, she's exploring every corner of her new home. She's been super friendly and sweet with us right away. We're really happy to have this bellissima gatta!" Happy life, ANNIE,  now ANITA!

Meanwhile we hear that "Bastete AKA Porkchop (below) is doing fantastic!  She is such a great kitty who has put joy into my heart everyday. She is still VERY much a cuddler and will take a nap in anyones lap in any position!  My other cat and her get along great! They play often and wrestle in a very friendly manner.  I even catch them often snuggling themselves :) She is still very vocal in the cutest way possible and will often answer questions you will ask her. Thanks so much for taken this kitty in and given her all she needs!  She has grown up to be an amazing pet."

Thanks to everyone on our adoption team, including fosterparents, vet-care coordinator Laura, foster coordinator Julie, reference-checker Marilee, adoption counselors, Treehouse drivers, and Adoption Coordinator Ainat -- SEVENTY SIX CATS FOUND THEIR FURREVER HOMES through Hyde Park Cats in 2012. 

Mazel tov to all the new families and we look forward to creating more new families in the coming year.

OCee is waiting

OCee (Office Cat) is staying in my office for a week and she is a very easy and pleasant companion. She will happily amuse herself quietly while you work yet will approach every so often asking for some lap time. She is sweet as could be but needs a real home to be in where she can peer out the window, chase a string thing, and spend some time just relaxing with you. She is also known as Dim Sum Dumpling cuz she is just a widdle wuv dumplin.' Email hydeparkcatsadoptions@gmail.com to apply.



Previous OCee post

Ocee

Small but feisty Ocee was hanging around Karen and family's porch at 48th and Champlain. She was causing a problem -- every time anyone saw her, she'd try to climb right into a lap! Ocee loves -- loves -- loves all people. Karen's child named Ocee ("Oh, see!") and the family committed to getting Ocee medical care and into a home. Now she's here and seeking a forever home. Who wants to be the person to make Ocee's kid's dream of a home for this kitty come true?

Fosterdad Jim says: "Ocee is a sweet sweet little girl. She loves humans. Immediately she was at home with me -- very quickly moved from under the chair to the sofa to the bed, where she likes to spend her time (she sleeps at the end of the bed or tucked in behind the knees). She is a playful girl too -- she went through the toy drawer and picked out the mice and balls one by one to try out. What she likes most of all, though, is getting head scratches and back rubs, which she responds to in her very distinct way: lifts her front paws alternatively while looking out into space with mystical delight."

Apply to adopt Ocee by emailing hydeparkcatsadoptions@gmail.com.

ETA. Ocee has some congenital defects -- some small teeth, a strangely shaped part of her mouth, and mild deformity in the hind section affecting toes and hips. She can't jump well.