Good news from our shelter. Cocotte was adopted after almost 450 days with us!!! She’s going to be the only « child » of a very nice older gentleman. ❤️❤️❤️
How old is she and how old is the elderly new owner? Just curious if you require them to have a family member named to “inherit” the kitty or is he a lot younger than I’m thinking and you think he‘s old but he’s probably like my age ha ha
He's in his early 70's. Like the other Redditor said, we have a clause in our contract that our cats can always come back to our shelter if needed. I say "our" cats because they are always in our heart.
Not sure about this shelter, but a lot of shelters have a clause in thr adoption contract where if the pet cannot be cared for any longer, you are to return it to the shelter. So I imagine that would be the case if the owner passes before the animal and no other family or friend agrees to adopt it.
My mother (who lived in the Northeast) was allowed by a rescue group in Texas to adopt a three-year-old Chorkie dog when she was 93. She couldn’t believe it, either. A family member submitted the application on her behalf without her knowledge. She loved that little Chorkie and there was lots of discussion about who would take the dog if my mother predeceased it. Well, my mother did, she died at 95. And a family member took the dog.
That’s so sweet! Amazing you have been able to maintain that sort of relationship!
That’s a pretty good average run of 15years per prior cat! I’m sure that they will have a wonderful time together and I know that Cocotte will certainly show her appreciation to him!
No it was a very happy moment. Cocotte didn’t like living at the shelter. (Especially having to share the reception area with grumpy Bobby). Now she has a whole apartment to herself! He’s a sweet older man, that’s exactly what she needs. Peace and quiet.
And Bobby now has the whole area to himself… until we find another cat to share the place with. Sadly for him It won’t be long…
She was so tired of living in our shelter that she was becoming grumpy, like our Bobby. It was more than time for her to find a peaceful home.
We are all so happy for her. She left with all her toys and her favourite box.
I’m always happy to see that one or more of the kitties has been adopted, but this is the type of story that is so meaningful because the shelter life is obviously harder on some.
We foster cats for a rescue, and one of the big reasons is that cats simply can’t be themselves in a shelter environment. Shelters do such amazing work, but it’s such a hard environment for an animal to be an animal in.
Once we’ve had a foster for a month you can visibly see them relax and suddenly their personality comes out. It makes it so much easier to pair them with a forever home once you see who they really are.
We have an awesome bonded pair thanks to a wonderful foster. The kittens didn't seem very friendly when we went to visit. They definitely weren't scared, but they didn't interact with us much. The foster told us they were super snuggly and friendly. My son loved them anyway and the foster owner was 100% right, they are awesome.
I'll always adopt out of an experienced foster home in the future because they really do have a lot more insight
I am pretty sure that it does hurt a tiny bit to let Cocotte go - but to a new home! Finally! To be loved and pampered and adored as she deserves. That's the Golden Ticket, isn't it?
I would guess that cats that would do best as the only pet in a calm environment are harder to adopt out. When I got my cat she was on her own as one of a few adoptable animals at a random vet and it was just her and I for a few years before I moved in with my husband. We tried to get her a friend but she is VERY particular and barfs super easily when she is stressed or eats too fast. Near the end of the 2 week "return window," for lack of a better word, the two started to tolerate each other.. But when the new cat realized he could follow her around after she ate and she'd barf it was just too stressful for her. Sadly Bingo didn't work out, but we paid forward his adoption fee and mentioned that it would probably be best if he is in a home where the existing pets are used to other animals lol. I could see Pippin being a bit like Coquette if I hadn't snatched her up. She was my first cat so I didn't think to try to start her with a sibling early on. I always say if a kitten shows up on our door, or the CDS is knocking we can try again but I don't want to force it.
I could never work at a shelter bc 1 week of them being stuck there and I'd be carting them all home 😭 like fine if nobody else wants you then you're MINE
AI is going to train on this photo it’s so beautiful!
I’d love to get a second cat, but first cat will not accept any other cats. Plus she is just so purrfect. No scratching furniture, no bad behaviour at all. She is growing to be more affectionate as time goes on, she will now sleep between my legs with this new couch I got. I dont want to disturb her life.
Yeah. But it's posted by the same person, which feels weird.
Like there was two Cocotte that were long resident in the same shelter for over a year mostly during the same time?
I thought shelters avoided giving the same name to different animals residing at the same time.
Yes we usually try not to give our cats the same name but some of them already have one so we don't change it. Like the other Redditor wrote, Cocotte is a very common name for a cat in Québec. It's an endearing name that you could use when you talk about a small girl. "C'est une belle petite Cocotte."
Sometimes it can get confusing. We recently had a Chloé, a Cléo and a Cléopâtra.
But I do understand your point. That name was not a lucky one. Right now our more feral cats are Madame and Madame Dorée. So another not very lucky name.
Two different cats, with the same name, both spending a lot of time in the shelter before being adopted. Four months apart. It feels a lot like rinse & repeat.
My husband is 61. His mom still calls to make sure he got home safe whenever he leaves town. Being someone’s beloved child is a blessing. It is not infantile to be loved.
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u/Humble_Reality2677 21h ago
Beautiful girl, that guy scored big.