June greetings to you, and to all our kind and caring Kitten Fund sponsors!

Each of them has a name now. Days ago, they were nameless cats in hopeless situations, but thanks to caring people, their lives have turned around.

There is Taquito… and Whit… and mother Petal and her kittens Moss, Thistle, Cactus, Fern, and Herb.  That’s Thistle being bottle-fed in the header photo…  mother Tiny and her babies, Banoffee, Parfait, Truffle, Meringue, and Custard, a family that lead blogger Angela wrote about not long ago.

And there are more. Some of them have stories that could justify a full letter to you all by itself: A little girl named Honeysuckle came to us when she was rescued at a local waste management facility. Now she is in a partial body cast to stabilize a broken leg while it heals. Jae is caring for her. Tiff is fostering Maybell, who came from another shelter and who also has a leg fracture.

There is mom Lorey and her two little ones, Chel and Tulio, who are in ringworm isolation.  It looks unsettling on the photo shown here, and it’s no fun for the cats afflicted with it.   If that wasn’t enough, Tulio needed urgent help with his elimination. Happily, two kinds of supplements have helped him greatly. Then there are the four kittens who were found alone after a dog chased off their mother. Their names now are Bobbi, Rufus, Moose, and Squirrel; Drew is fostering them. Comet, Bode, and Helix were also found abandoned just days after their birth, and are presently under Karina’s loving care.

Gus and Gaia already had names when Tabby’s Place entered their lives. They were named by their initial rescue group, but not long after, the group reached out for help. Karina is also fostering Gus and Gaia, and she continues their story:

“All the kittens in their litter survived distemper, which led to them having varying levels of neurological issues. Gus and Gaia were the most affected out of the litter, and the rescue realized they needed more help than it could provide.

“Gus and Gaia have extremely advanced needs; they can’t walk or go to the bathroom on their own. I have them set up in an area in my bedroom, so they are safe when I can’t be with them. In the area, they have a lot of enrichment toys that are easy for them to play with while lying down. When I am watching TV, I bring them out into the living room so they can have more enrichment and attention.

“They have no idea anything is wrong with them, and they are the happiest kittens in the world.”

“I have never met two cats that love each other as much as they love each other. They are always purring, cuddled up together, grooming each other, or napping together. They are an absolute joy, and I love them so much.”

Last month’s letter to you described three queens and their litters of four kittens each. Since then, 11 of the 12 kittens have gone from foster care into forever homes. That’s what everyone hopes will lie ahead for the kittens you just read about. Now, they have names, and now, they have a chance.

Thank you for your contributions that help all the kittens at Tabby’s Place.

Until next month, I wish you all good things…

Your correspondent,
John