Bonnie

Meet Bonnie: A Tale of Survival and Hope Hello, wonderful humans. My name is Bonnie, and I'm a pretty grey-striped tabby with a sweet pink nose. I'm not quite a year and a half old, but I've already been through a lot. Despite my difficult past, I'm here at the Animal Rescue Foundation, dreaming of a forever home where I can finally feel safe and cherished. I was part of an outdoor cat colony in Waterbury, where life was tough and dangerous. People and wild animals were constantly threatening me and my friends. Thankfully, a kind-hearted rescuer saved me and my fellow colony mate, Hazel, from those harsh streets. I'm not feral, so I was likely abandoned when I was young, left to navigate a world that was anything but kind. While Hazel and I cohabitate here at ARF, we are more like friendly acquaintances. I had a dear feline friend who, sadly, passed away not long after we were rescued. Losing him was hard, and I hope to bond with another friendly, loving cat in my new homeperhaps a gentle, larger male cat who might also be missing a friend. Im shy and still working on being more confident around humans, but Im trying my best. I love to sit in high places where I can tuck in, stay warm, and observe the world from a safe distance. Watching birds out the window brings me a sense of peace and comfort. I get along well with Hazel and the other cats here, which makes me hopeful that I can adjust to a new home with a feline companion. Im seeking an adult home that is quiet, patient, peaceful, and lovingnothing too rambunctious. A place where I can grow and learn to trust again at my own pace. Could you be the one to give me a chance? Ive been through so much, and all I need is a lot of love and consistency to heal. With your help, I believe I can become the affectionate and confident cat I was meant to be. Thank you for considering opening your heart and home to me. With hope, Bonnie Some very important things you should know when applying: Our cats/kittens have been fully examined by a vet and are healthy and up to date on all shots/vaccinations unless otherwise noted. Adoption fees for adult cats are $250 ($265 if microchipped by us). Kittens are $275 (microchipped). What our adoption fees include: Adult cats have received a wellness exam, fecal exams to test for intestinal parasites, treated for any known/existing conditions to bring them back to health, SNAP tested for FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus), FeLV (Feline Leukemia Virus), and Heartworm. They have also received flea/tick preventative, have been spayed/neutered and are up to date on both their distemper and rabies vaccinations. For kittens, they have received a wellness exam, fecal exams to test for intestinal parasites, treated for any known/existing conditions to bring them back to health, SNAP tested for FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus), FeLV (Feline Leukemia Virus), and Heartworm. They have also received flea/tick preventative. All cats and kittens have received their distemper vaccination(s) prior to adoption. Young kittens will receive their rabies vaccination at a time appropriate to their age and size (generally it is administered by our vets post-adoption or at the time spay/neuter and microchips are done). The adoption fee for all kittens includes the future administration of their rabies shot, spay/neuter and microchip at the time of spay/neuter by our partner vet(s). Specifically, if you are looking to adopt a kitten(s): We are only accepting applications for kittens adopted IN PAIRS (or, singly, if you already have a young friendly cat or kitten of similar age at home for them to bond with). It's vital for proper cat behavioral development that kittens have a friendly fellow kitten or cat playmate at home they can grow and learn from. For all applicants: Please note that our organizations long-time policy is that we do not adopt out our animals to households with children aged six or younger- we just dont know how our individual animals will react around young children who are still learning what it means to respect an animals boundaries and unfortunately, past experience has proven its a higher risk that a kitten or cat is returned to shelter because of this. We also do not adopt to out-of-state applicants other than towns bordering Connecticut or those not within a one and a half hour driving distance to our shelter. We also do not do same day adoptions- please expect to have at least 2 visits as part of the adoption process at our shelter- its important to us that we are properly matching animals to adopters and preparing our adopters for their special adoption day and all our ducks (or should we say cats?) are in a row. Sorry, no exceptions. Happily, we expect our volunteers to receive many inquiries for our cats and kittens. Unfortunately, if your application is incomplete, we will not be able to consider it. Please double check your application for completeness and accuracy prior to submitting it to us. Please be as thorough as possible when answering application questions as the more you elaborate, the more information we have to consider, the more likely we are to have a full picture of the care, support, and love our cats/kittens will receive for their adopted lifetime and your particular application will be at the top of our mind when placing cats/kittens in their chosen forever homes. Once your application has been reviewed and approved, we are happy to invite you and your family in for a personalized meet and greet appointment with our cats and kittens. You can learn about each cat/kitten and complete an application at ARFCT.org and submit it to our email at [email protected] for consideration. Thank you!