Category: Adoption Success Stories

4/30/2019: Tux and Topaz are Adopted together!! Best Friends will now live together in a FURRever home!!!!

This is a tough one for me to type since I feel like these two cats are FAMILY!!! I can’t imagine the lodge without being greeted by TUX every day! He is the lover boy of the century and has been our mascot for the past SEVERAL years!!!

BUT, it is so unfair to keep them at FURR in one little room when there is a family out there that wants them! It took me quite a while to be able to approve of someone “worthy” enough to take these two kitties! I think this is a beautiful and wonderful fit!

The couple that adopted HISSY & PEPE are in love with their two new additions! HISSY & PEPE are doing GREAT and I will send you some pictures in a separate email. During this adoption, I met their daughter (Abby Grace) who was about to graduate from Liberty with her nursing degree. She has already landed a great job in Rock Hill, SC! Abby Grace is graduating this month and then taking a week vacation with her family. When she returns, she will be living with her parents for a year to save money & get her own place. She has a long term boyfriend that I met also and his name is Mike.

When AG and Mike come to FURR to visit Tux & Topaz, Mike has made an amazing connection with Topaz! He brushes her and pets her and she really likes him! It is so wonderful to see her happy! TUX and TOPAZ will live in the upstairs of the house for a while and Hissy and Pepe will live downstairs for a while……..I am sure they will all get along and be fine after a few weeks of adjustment period!

TUX & TOPAZ are leaving on Monday, May 20th. I may need someone to go with me since I will be a total mess leaving them. This is so wonderful for these two cats that have waited SO LONG for a home! It is bittersweet to me & I already cry at the drop of a hat thinking of them being gone from FURR……….

Look at these amazing pictures!!!

Tux’s Original Story

TUX, a big, beautiful and very special boy, was in terrible condition when he was rescued and brought to the FURR facility.  He was covered with fleas and parasites, his fur was scruffy, had bald spots, and in addition to other problems his teeth required extensive dental work and several of his nail beds were badly infected.  TUX was not only in severe pain, he was also a very shy and frightened boy.

But after months of rehabilitation and tender loving care, he has made a remarkable improvement both physically and mentally, and is now healthy, handsome, loves attention, and interacts well with volunteers and other kitties.  He is on a healthy diet and eating up a storm, his coat is clean and shiny, and most importantly, TUX is happy, responsive and playful – he has grown strong, learned not to be afraid anymore, realizes how much he’s loved, and purrs to beat the band when getting attention!

All of us at FURR are so happy to see how much progress this sweet boy has made – not only health wise, but his personality as well.  He is not the same shy, sick and depressed kitty who arrived at the facility.  But as much as we all love him, we know it is only fair that he has the chance to move on to a caring forever home.  If you are looking for a big, beautiful boy, TUX is the kitty for you!  Please come to visit him – you will see how he got his name and how gentle he is. We know you will fall in love and hopefully decide to share your love and home with him.

FURR (Feline Urgent Rescue and Rehab), which the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Agency has rated the number one cat rescue facility in a twelve county district, is a nonprofit organization whose goal is to rescue homeless and/or feral cats and prepare them for adoption. Once rescued the cats are brought to the FURR rescue facility where they are fully vetted – spayed/neutered and tested for feline aids, leukemia and heartworm disease, kept up to date with all their shots, and are tamed and socialized in a cage free environment.  When ready they are put up for adoption to carefully screened homes only in Charlotte and the surrounding area.  FURR’s Adoption fee also includes Microchipping!

For adoption information or to schedule a visit to the Feline Urgent Rescue & Rehab rescue facility to meet this kitty, please email FURR’s President and Founder, Terry Schultz, at adoptafurrcat@gmail.com.

Learn how to adopt this kitty!

If you are not ready to adopt a kitty, please consider fostering or sponsoring. All donations are tax deductible.

Meet more FURR kitties now available for adoption on PetFinder!

UPDATE MAY 2017: TORI IS ADOPTED BY Mary, her long time Foster Mom

During PetSmart weekend (last weekend) Mary and I talked about her adopting her 2 long-term foster kitties, Hudson and Tori.  We decided that would be best since she had them SO long and we did not have any potential adopters for them.

Poor little Tori had gone downhill a lot in the last few weeks, and we took her for an evaluation that came back showing severe dental disease.  FURR paid for extensive dental cleaning and extractions to help her get better, but unfortunately, it was too late.  Little Tori (only a short time after Mary “officially” adopted her) passed away this morning (5/17/17).  We are all very sad about losing Tori to what appeared to be pancreatic disease.  We feel like Tori might have been older that what the vet’s thought, but at least she had a few good “indoor” years being taken care of and loved by Mary and having all of her vet needs taken care of by FURR.  Tori was a guest at my house several times and stayed in our guest room with Mary.  I had grown very fond of her also and it is a tough & sad loss.  Please say a prayer for Tori and for Mary to help her in this time of grieving.

ORIGINAL ADOPTION STORY

Tori is a very unique looking kitty. She has splotches of orange on her black coat with a few spots of white.

What makes her even more special is her kind humble personality.  Watch her video!

When Tori was rescued she had been surviving outside on her own for a while. She experienced some trauma to her right ear and part of it is missing. I can’t imagine what this poor little girl has been through. She is so grateful to be rescued and loves living inside. She is very affectionate and loves head butts and back rubs. She gets along with other kitties, is very laid back and never causes a fuss. She is an all around perfect girl. She is about 3 years old.

Like all FURR kitties, this kitty is fully vetted with vaccinations and spaying/neutering. The Adoption fee also includes Microchipping to an approved home only!

For adoption information or to schedule a visit to the FURR lodge to meet this kitty, please email FURR President and Founder, Terry Schultz, at adoptafurrcat@gmail.coom.

Learn how to adopt this kitty!

If you are not ready to adopt a kitty, please consider fostering or sponsoring. All donations are tax deductible.

Meet more FURR Kitties now available for adoption on PetFinder!

FUZZ BALL CUTIES! Kittens are the cutest things in the world! These siblings are growing up fast and furious! These little guys are soooooo adorable, very very

playful and funny – as entertaining as it gets! They are all healthy and happy and just waiting to see the next adventure around the corner…

These kittens were BORN at our rescue facility and have been handled and socialized since day ONE! They LOVE people and just want to be loved! Come and visit them soon and pick out the 2 siblings you would like to join your family!!! You will not want to leave them!!!

Update November 2016

A lovely lady came to the lodge yesterday.  Her name is Mary Ann and she just recently lost her senior kitties.  She waited a little while and is now ready for a new family.  Mary Ann is single and needs to fill her life with more kitties!  She fell in LOVE with Bogie and Bunker and adopted them!  Mary Ann had orange tabby kitties and just loved that the “twins” looked a lot like her kitties!  The twins were super sweet, loving, playful and completely “purrfect”, of course, since they were raised at FURR!  Mary Ann got RAVE reviews from her vet and she is super excited!  I was elated, but didn’t shed a tear?  Strange for me, but I feel it will come when I actually have to say goodbye to them.  She is taking delivery next Thursday.  I remember the day these kittens were born!  It has been an amazing journey with Mama Sun City Kitten and her entire rescue.  Now, after Bogie & Bunker leave, Putt Putt will be the only one left!  We will take her to PetSmart this weekend and hopefully, someone will love her as much as we do!  Isn’t this amazing news???  I am sooooooooo happy for the sweet boys!!!

If you are not ready to adopt a kitty, please consider fostering or sponsoring. All donations are tax deductible.

Meet more FURR Kitties now available for adoption on PetFinder!

UPDATE MAY 2017: GABBY and MICKEY GO TO THEIR NEW HOME

ORIGNIAL ADOPTION POSTING:

GABBY is an AMAZING cat and truly loved by FURR volunteers!  Watch his Video!

He is very special to us and was rescued from a terrible situation…TWICE! GABBY was a tiny kitten about to be euthanized when rescued from a high kill animal control facility by FURR.  He was adopted and lived in a big house with children and other animals.  But a sad reality happened, as it does on rare occasions – he was returned to FURR when he grew up and wasn’t a cute little kitten any more.  He is very homesick and wants a life outside of FURR.

GABBY has had a rough young life.  He actually went through surgery for a broken jaw and never complained once – he just purred through the entire surgery and complete recovery!  He is so very sweet, we know you will fall in love with him.

GABBY is one of the most beautiful and gentle cats we have ever had and all the FURR volunteers adore him!  GABBY is unique with his soft white coat and rust colored markings!  This gentle, loving soul gets along well with other cats, people and children!  We’re not sure, but think he would like dogs too!  He is absolutely amazing and would be a wonderful addition to any home.  He just loves to be petted, held, brushed or ANYTHING where he is getting attention! All he needs is LOVE!!!

Gabby is a very young adult and really needs a family to love.   You will DEFINITELY fall in love with him when you meet him and all the FURR volunteers will surely cry when he leaves our rescue!  This is one special kitty in many, many ways!!! Please consider giving this wonderful, sweet boy the special forever home he deserves, he will reward you with lots of love, fun and joy in return. You won’t be sorry – guaranteed!

Like all FURR kitties, this kitty is fully vetted with vaccinations and spaying/neutering. The Adoption fee also includes Microchipping to an approved home only!

For adoption information or to schedule a visit to the FURR lodge to meet this kitty, please email FURR President and Founder, Terry Schultz, at adoptafurrcat@gmail.coom.

This is one beautiful girl! Look at her unique colors and big gorgeous eyes! Watch her video!

This little lady was found under a house with her 5 sweet babies and now after some love and food, she is so loving and ready for a home of her own.

Update November 2016

Can you believe it!!!  I got a call from the young couple that adopted Pine Sap, one of Mama Pine Oak’s kittens.  I was told that the parents had fallen in love with Pine Sap’s mama on line, hence, Pine Oak!  Last weekend when I was out of town taking care of my parents (my Dad was just in a car accident….but ok), they had come out to see and meet Mama Pine Oak!  They absolutely fell in love with her!!!  I spent the weekend on the phone with them and it was apparent to me that they would be the perfect home!  They currently did not have any animals and really were ready for another kitty!  I got home from Wilmington late Monday afternoon, but they wanted her!  So, I got all of her records together and delivered her to her new home!  Tina & Chuck are her new parents and they are totally smitten!!!  What a lucky break for this mama cat!  Usually, as you know, all the kittens get adopted quickly, and the mama cats (like Mama Mia!) wait and wait and wait for a home!  This is such a happy adoption!  This is the note I got from them, and I quote:

Meet more FURR Kitties now available for adoption on PetFinder!

4/30/2019 – TOPAZ and TUX Adopted together!!!

I guess I finally need to break the news and let everyone know that TUX & TOPAZ have been adopted!!!

This is a tough one for me to type since I feel like these two cats are FAMILY!!! I can’t imagine the lodge without being greeted by TUX every day! He is the lover boy of the century and has been our mascot for the past SEVERAL years!!!

BUT, it is so unfair to keep them at FURR in one little room when there is a family out there that wants them! It took me quite a while to be able to approve of someone “worthy” enough to take these two kitties! I think this is a beautiful and wonderful fit!

The couple that adopted HISSY & PEPE are in love with their two new additions! HISSY & PEPE are doing GREAT and I will send you some pictures in a separate email. During this adoption, I met their daughter (Abby Grace) who was about to graduate from Liberty with her nursing degree. She has already landed a great job in Rock Hill, SC! Abby Grace is graduating this month and then taking a week vacation with her family. When she returns, she will be living with her parents for a year to save money & get her own place. She has a long term boyfriend that I met also and his name is Mike.

When AG and Mike come to FURR to visit Tux & Topaz, Mike has made an amazing connection with Topaz! He brushes her and pets her and she really likes him! It is so wonderful to see her happy! TUX and TOPAZ will live in the upstairs of the house for a while and Hissy and Pepe will live downstairs for a while……..I am sure they will all get along and be fine after a few weeks of adjustment period!

TUX & TOPAZ are leaving on Monday, May 20th. I may need someone to go with me since I will be a total mess leaving them. This is so wonderful for these two cats that have waited SO LONG for a home! It is bittersweet to me & I already cry at the drop of a hat thinking of them being gone from FURR……….

Topaz’s original Story

Sweet “Orange & White!” kitty returned to FURR after adoption due to a “change in personality”!!! Watch her video to see how great she is now!

Beautiful cat left FURR healthy at about 12 pounds and was returned at JUST UNDER 17 POUNDS! Not only was she being terrorized and chased by the other household cats, she was also only 12 pounds when she left the facility and just under 17 pounds when brought back. Being overweight is a health hazard, it also reduces a cat’s self-esteem and abilities. This obese girl had lost all of her confidence and could not even clean herself!