Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays to all my friends at FARS!!!
Hope all of you have a safe and happy holiday season!

With love always,
KiKi

Like a Whole New Cat

The Adoption Center can be a tough place for many cats. It's loud and they are confined with lots of other cats and strangers around. Dustie was one of those cats that did rather poorly. She was very stressed out and it showed in both her appearance and behavior. She's been in foster care for a while now. I visited her recently and boy what a difference! Her coat has filled out and is silky soft. She's happy, affectionate, and playful as this video shows. Now all she needs is a permanent home.

Odd Couple

When Ben & Cooper came to us they were an odd couple - one was shy and the other feisty. Fortunately, they found a perfect home and their new family shared this wonderful video with us:

Royal Home

Laurel and Sedona are settling in just fine in our family. They're still hanging out in Elizabeth's room, but we've had the door open and all the pets have met without incident. Curiosity all around is how I would describe the interactions so far. As you can see in the photos, they seem to have found themselves a comfy place in which to relax and we're delighted to finally see that silly American Girl princess bed put to some good use. When not basking in their royal glory, they seem to favor playing with the cat dancer.

Family of Kittens

Back in September, a family of six tiny kittens came to us. They were so small, they could fit in one cat carrier.



They've been in foster care since and now they are big enough to be adopted. They still insist on playing together, even if they aren't in the same cage.

Love at First Sight

"16 days ago, I walked past the FARS PetSmart adoption center in Cambridge and saw a beautiful calico cat named Penelope. She stretched her paw up to the window, yawned, and looked at me through the glass and I knew she was perfect! Two days later I brought Penelope home. All of you were so caring and helpful during the adoption process and I could just tell the amount of dedication you have for these cats, and I know that you took such amazing care of Penelope because she is just so happy healthy and friendly. Penelope came home and bonded very quickly with my other cat, Peanut, and now they play and cuddle together...they are both very happy. Again, I would like to thank you all for taking such good care of Penelope and all the other cats at FARS."

- Penelope's mom

Good Friends Worth Waiting For

Fitzie was adopted on September 15. He stayed with us at the shelter longer than you would expect a cute 6-month-old to because he had a persistent eye infection. He's healthy now and as you can see from the note below the wait for a new home was worth the wait.

"Fitzie is doing very well and he and Mouse (the adopter's other cat) are now the best of friends! We slowly introduced them to each other, and at first, it was a little rough. Mouse would hiss at Fitzie a lot, but Fitzie would pay him no attention. After a while it got better, and now they are great together! They love having fun playing and getting into occasional (well more towards frequent) trouble. Thanks again for everything and Fitzie thanks you as well!"