What are you waiting for, Purim?

I don't know why, but (the Jewish holiday of) Purim was always used in my household as the end of the sentence about procrastinating. Now readers -- look at these kittens. Aren't they adorable? Don't they need a home -- your home? So what are you waiting for, Purim?

Kiwi and Mango Cuteness

yowza! kitten centerfold!







Kiwi and Mango at play and at rest in their new foster home. Kiwi loooooves to be held; right now Mango is more about adventure and exploration. All our Bubble Tea Cats are now available for your adoption applications!

Write hydeparkcatsadoptions@gmail.com with questions.

Huge furry thanks to Ainat for coordinating fostering and adoption and to Mireille, Ruth, and Dani for the actual foster spaces. This is a community effort!

Also, a shout-out to the Hyde Park Herald, which is running a free classified for us. Again -- community effort!

Tapioca

Tapioca, aka Bubble Tea Mom.

Pros:

incredibly long "monkey tail"

loves attention

expert eyeliner applier

sweet as sugar

excellent mommy

purrs a lot

Cons

homeless

Antonia

Antonia, a very small black kitten, was spotted last week in the alley right next to the Cornell Park sign, moving around between the parked cars on the east side of the alley. After three tries she was captured by a benefactor. The vet's pronouncement is that Antonia is about eight weeks old, 1.5 pounds, definitely underweight (and toting fleas) but otherwise apparently healthy; she got her first set of shots, and a dose of anti-flea medicine.

She is now eating like a kitten possessed, and is very affectionate - though shy, and so far reluctant to leave her lair under a recliner; she purrs like a little buzzsaw and has gotten to the 'rubbing cheek against hand' stage.

She is presently waiting to see if the household's incumbent cats will accept her presence. Keep your paws crossed!



Thanks to Nathaniel for this awesome kitten rescue!

57th Street Children's Book Fair

Come visit us at the 57th Street Childrens Book Fair here in Hyde Park. We'll have some literature on TNR, etc., and we're planning some cat-related crafts for the kiddies. Stop by and say hello!

Bubble boys and girls

The Bubble Tea cats have had a visit to the vet. Everybody is in good health. The strangest news is that poor Tapioca has no fangs! We've assured her that going forward she is going to be an indoor cat and will no longer have to hunt for food. Can you make our promise come true? Tapioca is a superfriendly. She purred in the vet's arms! She was described by a volunteer as "the mellowest, sweetest cat EVER."

BOYS
Coconut (mostly white) and Mango (mostly black -- longhair?)

GIRLS
Avocado (tabby and white -- looks like mamma) and Kiwi (black and white -- smallest by an ounce)



Below is a picture of the kittens cavorting in their temporary foster place

Construction Cats: update

With all the excitement of our new Bubble Tea cats, you may have been wondering if we've forgotten the Construction Cats. Of course not! The last Construction Cat went to her forever home yesterday. We received an email report that she had fallen asleep on her new person's wrist just as the new person was writing the update. Awwwwwwwww!

Connie is now Theadora -- or just Thea -- and she lives with Jane, another Hyde Park Cats rescue.

Kindle went to a home with a four-month-old stepbrother, with whom she apparently gets along famously.

And as reported earlier, Cat Cora and Karma are together with their forever person, an actual veterinarian.

So this chapter of Hyde Park Cats has closed out with nothing but positive endings. Thanks to everybody who worked together to make this amazing thing happen.