Hello, my name is Emmeline. My rescue story starts on a farm, shortly after I became a momma. 

Rescue volunteers saw an ad for my 6 kittens. They were posted as "free giveaways" when they were only 4 week old! Free to whomever wanted them because apparently I wasn't caring for them properly…which wasn't true! I did everything I could to keep my babies alive. 

Furever Friends Cat Rescue told my family that they would take the kittens, but that they wanted the momma cat (me), too. My family said that there were only 3 kittens left now because the others had died and that, yeah, they could have me, too.
 
My first kitten died at one week old due to cold exposure. My next two kittens died due to people’s ignorance about cat behaviour - separating me from my kittens so that I would hunt instead of caring for my little ones. I was devastated every time my family closed the door and I couldn't get back inside the unheated porch to feed my babies and keep them warm. 

When the rescue picked us up, they secluded me with my kittens. I could concentrate on caring for them. I needed a little bottle-feeding help from the foster family to bring my kittens up to the right weight. They were substantially underweight and they would have died without intervention. I will always be grateful for the help.

Now that I was inside, warm and had access to good food - all my worries disappeared. I felt so safe, I slept and slept and soon I was able to take over all of the momma duties. Unfortunately, my kittens picked up ringworm from the farm and had to be treated for weeks. Luckily, I didn't have the contagious skin infection, but because my kittens did, it was an additional issue that the rescue had to deal with. I'm forever thankful for all the extra love and care that went into rescuing my family. Once healthy and old enough, my kittens were adopted. After all that I had experienced, I was ready to be the "baby" of someone else's family.

 

I was quickly adopted; but after a while, my senior lady had to move and I was returned to the rescue. Did your know that most senior complexes don't allow cats? How sad! We both mourned the loss of each other for many months. Eventually, a family adopted me; but I couldn't get along with the resident cat and I was returned again.

 

I'm still looking for a new family to adopt me. While I've been waiting, I had some dental work: 2 teeth pulled and the rest cleaned. I drool a little now, especially during lap time cuddles! I'm not overly fond of being carried around, but I absolutely love head and chin rubs and if I roll over, please rub my belly! 

One of my very favourite things to do is sit in the sun by the window and bird watch. I'm a gentle and sweet cat. Sometime I get chatty with my favourite humans. I enjoy being talked to and talking back to them. I can’t wait to find the perfect family for me…which will not include cats or dogs, but will include people to love and snuggle with.

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Emmeline is fully vetted and available for adoption.