Cora

Cora is a very special and smart mamacat. She picked the right house to give birth to her babies on a cold March day. Thankfully, the house owner noticed that a cat was hiding her babies in his backyard bushes, so he contacted a cat rescue and was able to get a trap set up in the early morning of a very snowy day. To protect her babies, Cora sat wary and hungry until that evening, when hunger finally drove her to walk into the trap. A few short hours later, she and her babies were in a warm house where she never have to worry about food or shelter for herself and her babies again. Cora is not only a caring and protective mama to her own kittens, her maternal love extended to becoming the surrogate mama to 3 orphaned, 2-week-old kittens who also came into AVA’s care needing a nursing mom. She raised her babies until they were about 6 weeks old, then accepted the orphaned kittens and cared for them like they were her own. Now all her babies are big and strong, looking for their own homes, and it’s time for Cora to find a forever family of her own too. Cora’s outside experience was no doubt fraught with danger and hunger, so the memory of it makes her a cautious and wary cat. With a lot of patient coaxing and gentle, loving approaches, her foster mom is slowly dismantling the defensive walls Cora has built around her safe zone. She is starting to come close to her foster mom for Temptations treats, and after watching the crazy antics of her kittens playing, has also started to play with toys and engage with other cats. She is looking for a family who has had some experience with a shy cat, and can understand that Cora’s wary behaviour is a residual result of her remembered past, and give her the time she needs to come out of her shell. With patience, love and lots of treats, that can be a rewarding reality sooner than you think! Cora would love to be adopted into her forever family with her good friend Marie, another mamacat whose mom duty is also all done, or join a home with other friendly cats who can show her that living with people in a safe, warm and loving space is far more preferable than what she had before, and settle down to live the best life possible, safe and sound at last. Would you like to make Cora, and maybe Marie too, a part of your family? Please complete our online application found at: avacats.org/adopt/adoption-form. Our adoption fees cover vetting and include spay/neuter, age appropriate vaccines (initial FVRCP and rabies), flea treatment, two dewormings and microchipping. Adoption fees are $250 for each adult cat 1 year or older. Please note that fees may apply for additional required vaccinations (at $75 per booster) due prior to adoption. Total adoption fees will be confirmed by the AVA Adoption Coordinator.