18/11/2025
💜💜 Introducing SCARLETT & GRIFFIN 💜💜 Cape Town
It's TWOSDAY! We have a sibling duo, SCARLETT and GRIFFIN looking for a foster or forever home together 💜💜
THEIR RESCUE STORY
In September 2022, we received an urgent call from Kirsten, who had been doing some outreach work in some of the rural areas in the Western Cape. She had been told of a dog in crisis and she desperately needed assistance to save her. This crisis situation quickly turned into an even bigger crisis. Two sickly kittens were also uplifted along with 3 mommy dogs and all their pups from the Paardeberg area, a small rural, predominantly farmland area between Paarl and Malmesbury in Cape Town.
The two kittens were sick, emaciated, and riddled with fleas and worms. They wouldn’t have lasted much longer in the condition they were in. So they were taken to safety and were medically treated by vet Dr Duncan Stevens. We placed them in foster care with one of our experienced foster Moms, Tabitha Stewart. This was what she had to say about fostering the kittens who were named GRIFFIN and SCARLETT 💜💜
"Griffin and Scarlett arrived full of worms, fleas and fear. They were untrusting of everything around them and didn’t come out of the cat carrier until I had fallen asleep. They were put on calorie rich food to get them through the night and I woke up to empty bowls but they had disappeared back into the carrier. We spent the first week together getting them clean and back to health. Both of the kittens came in with severe sunburn on their ears. Griffin's was a lot worse than his little sisters and I believe it was because he lay on top of her to shield her from the blaring sun. Griffin is a protective big brother and despite his snuffly nose and very malnourished body, he looked after Scarlett as the pair were getting better".
"They loved sleeping side by side and talking to one another. Scarlett is a bit more shy, but such a sweet cat when she is comfortable with you. Both cats love nuzzling you (especially Griffin) and coming to take a nap in the crook of your neck." Once the kittens were healthy and stronger, we moved them to the shelter.
This bonded pair would really benefit from a quiet foster home together where they could gain more confidence. We would also love a foster to adopt option. Their home needs to be indoors or supervised outdoor only because of their white noses and ears to avoid any future sun damage.
If you are interested in fostering or adopting this duo, please come meet them in the vet shop this week or contact Paulette via WhatsApp on 083 641 3535 🙏💜
Come and meet them today or over the next week in the Plumstead Animal Hospital vet shop 💜💜
