06/17/2025
How lucky is Safe Haven to find such wonderful homes for our rescued kitties such as the one that adopted FOUR of our feral cats over the last 2 years.
Their home is an incredible loving place with the cats comfort and happiness and safety first on their mind. They have full roam of a huge home plus the kitties have a corner of a large room with short cat trees gathered around a corner mounted TV that always has the animal channel on and the kitties watch TV whenever they wish.
They have many windows and lots of sunlight and invite wildlife up close for the kitties to watch. Cat trees, cat beds, cat toys, comfy furniture is all carefully and lovingly placed out to accommodate their furry family members. The home is spotless and kept tidy 24/7. The best of all however is the family. They have everything a kitty needs, patience, a sense of humor and endless love and respect for their cats.
They even have a bulletin board with photos of their kitties and you can tell how special each kitty is to them!
Last year, they adopted Nala and Gemma to add to their cat family. This was huge for us. Both those kitties had a terrible past with Gemma especially suffering from grief and sorrow and fear, coming from an excavation site where her litter of kittens were lost. Gemma grieved and was so "dead" on the inside. In SCS (Scaredy Cat School) we were able to bring her out but she had a long, long way to go. Nala and Gemma's dream came true when this family adopted the two of them. In their care, both Nala and Gemma fully relaxed and blossomed. Gemma who suffered from terribly runny eyes now has eyes so bright and sparkle, showing that her immune system is healed and she no longer grieves. She is now fully loved and is living a life blessed with daily doses of affection and play. Nala has never looked more beautiful either.
This year, when they found out that Brutus came from the same colony that Gemma and Nala came from, they couldn't resist the urge to unite them and bring Brutus home so they could be together again. What an amazing reunion and all kitties blended beautifully.
A bit of time passed and then Safe Haven had a great sadness happen.
You might remember Montana and Gingersnappy who we tried so very hard to find a home for together because they loved one another so much. But before they had the chance to be adopted, Montana passed away suddenly from a heart attack, leaving everyone who loved him stunned and grieving.
Gingersnappy grieved the most. Gingersnappy no longer had his buddy and so he just perched on a ledge looking out the window and didn't cuddle with the other kitties in his cat room at our shelter.
When the family heard about Gingersnappy grieving for Montant, they couldn't stand it. When they found out that Gingersnappy was a friend of Brutus's, they again reached out and asked if they could add him as well to their family so Brutus and Gingersnappy could be together. Gingersnappy joined their remarkable family within days.
As they worked thru the blending of their cat family I'm sharing some of their quotes which really touched my heart:
When they asked to adopt Brutus they said: "We want whatever is best for Brutus. If our home will be good for him, we are more than happy to give him a home and all the love and treats he deserves."
After just one day, they wrote to me this update:
We wanted to share an update about Brutus. He was fully integrated within a day. Nala and Gemma and Brutus seemed to recognize one another! Nala and Gemma spent all night playing with him and showing him the house. Now they are all asleep. The 3 of them are close to inseparable. Our house is just as calm as ever and so full of love."
A couple months later when they learned that Montana died suddenly and that Gingersnappy was grieving, they contacted me with this: We are willing to give him a home. We will love him and we have all the patience in the world for him."
After ONE day of Gingersnappy being in his new home, they wrote:
"Gingersnap is settling in well. He has the run of the house and is fully integrated. All the others keep taking turns to check on him throughout the day. They rotate to make sure he is okay, but they are giving him his space. There has been no hissing or growling from anyone. The whole house is calm and full of love. Our youngest cat has already decided that they are best friends and keeps bringing toys to Gingersnap. Gingersnap is already accepted into the family and he is curious about the other cats. He is already loved more than he knows."
Brutus took Gingersnap under his wing and personally showed Gingersnap around the house. They were best buddies once again.
He settled into the house quickly with Brutus and Gino (Gingersnappy's new name) playing and racing through the house along with the youngest cat, Oliver, in their pride.
A little while later, I received an update saying that Gino decided that he wants to cuddle with Oliver, their youngest. Oliver decided that he likes it too. They have quite the budding bromance. . They follow each other around the house constantly.
This very touching comment really touched my heart when she wrote: Gemma treats Gino like one of her babies so he has been accepted as one of the "cool Kids" Perhaps Gino's presence has helped Gemma finally heal her broken heart loosing her kittens by having Gino in her family?
Gino and Oliver clean each other now and they melt when they cuddle together. (Gino (Gingersnappy and Montana used to do that) Oliver does have a similar resemblance to dearly departed Montana.
"We are one big happy family for sure. We love them all so much!
I hope this long post makes your night a happy one. I'm attaching some of the incredible photos she sent me. Sorry about any photo repeats.
