Hawthorne came to us as one of the three Halloween kittens, who were abandoned when someone moved and rescued in October. Three little black kittens, sweet as could be, rescued just before Halloween. We named them Harriet, Hazel, and Hawthorne. Hawthorne and his sisters. Harriet and Hazel both found great homes a few weeks ago. Hawthorne is still in foster care, being as cute as he possibly can. Black velvet, if you please! He loves exploring high places. You may find him on the top of a door or on any tall perch he can find. He loves playing and chasing his foster brothers ..read more

Owl's Glamour Shot Owl and Smudge had some visitors today! We are hoping they may have found their forever home. Sweet, serious Smudge Our terrific tabbies have been joined by the three Halloween kittens, three beautiful black kitties who were left behind when people moved away. We've named these sweet little ones Hawthorne, Harriet, and Hazel Halloween, and we hope that they will be the next ones to find homes. Hazel, Harriet, and Hawthorne: the Halloween Kittens! But in the meantime, it's so much fun giving them lots of love, playing with them, and watching them ..read more

We have wonderful news! Our beautiful black foster kitten, Eleven, found a home. He now shares a space with two other black kitties, Wednesday and Gypsy, and his person informs us that Wednesday has taken on the role of mom. His new name, which we're sure he'll live up to, is Sir Thatcher of the Compound. Hail, Sir Thatcher! Wednesday (foreground) keeping a maternal eye on Thatcher. Meanwhile, Smudge and Owl, the two tabby kittens, are growing up and getting cuter and more playful every day! They both are fixed, up to date on shots, and available for adoption. We think they would mak ..read more

"I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life." - Henry David Thoreau ..read more

Some new kittens have joined the household! We are fostering them for CARE Southcoast. Meet Owl (tabby kitten on the lowest perch), Smudge (tabby and white kitten one perch up), and Eleven (black kitten hiding behind Smudge). They are about eight weeks old, still very shy, but very playful! Here are Eleven and Smudge, all wrapped up in a kitty purrito. Swaddling them and petting them helps get them used to being handled by humans. Something special we've noticed about two of these kittens: they have thumbs! Little Owl and Eleven are polydactyl cats, which pretty much doubles down on ..read more

  Bettina and Paris will be spayed and neutered on Tuesday, and then they will be all ready to go to their forever home ..read more

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Maybe it's time we were formally introduced. After all, you might want to take us home with you someday. Hi! I'm Bettina. Meet Bettina!  Age: 5 months Sex: Female Weight: 3.14 pounds (I'm tiny! But I'm growing.) Breed: Domestic short hair Color: Black (really the most elegant shade for a cat, don't you agree?) Eyes: Green Purr-sonality: Laid-back and sweet. Bettina likes getting pets and just sitting by your side, thinking deep thoughts. She's not as rambunctious as her foster brother, but she has her playful moments, too. Hello! I'm Paris. Meet Paris!  Age: 4 mon ..read more

It has been tough to keep up the kitten blog, with everything that has been going on. Those of you who follow our Facebook page already know that all the kittens were struck by a mysterious, fast-moving virus, and that we lost our sweet little London. London was the first kitten to get sick. It started with vomiting, and at first we thought it was just passing tummy trouble or worms, but then she came down with a high fever. She was taken to the vet's, but sadly, she did not make it. London died on August 22, 2017. We never got to say goodbye. Goodbye, dear London. Then things happ ..read more

We had a hard time naming the new foster kittens, but now we've got some names that seem to fit them. Meet London, with her fabulous foggy grey coat ... London ... and feast your eyes on floofy, glamorous Paris! Paris They're growing, coming out of their shells, and becoming cuter and sweeter every day. Yesterday, London had an adventure. When resident foster failure cat Clark Gable came into the kitten room to pay a visit, London dashed out into the hallway, ran up the stairs, politely greeted Ian and Molly and Duncan, got scared when Molly hissed at her, ran under th ..read more