I am 5 months old, and I love playing with my roommate, Chloe. (She’s the kitty on the left in the photo.) I think maybe my super-duper kitten energy tires Chloe out a little bit, but I can’t help it! It’s who I am. Here’s to Kitten Power!

When I first got to the shelter, my meow sounded like a squeak but guess what?? Chloe’s meow sounded like a squeak, too, so I knew we were going to be a team. We even look a little bit alike, don’t we? In fact, we just recently found a new home together with some wonderful hoomans!

Some of our hobbies are hunting down wiggly, squiggly toys that we can pounce on and wrestle with, and watching the bubbles that hoomans take out of a jar and somehow get to float in the air. When the bubbles drop down to the floor, they suddenly disappear. I know! Can you believe it? I haven’t figured bubbles out yet, but I am certain that someday I will capture one.

Can I tell you a secret? When I was still at the shelter, there was kitten kibble for me to eat, but I am most fond of snarfing down wet food. I paid special attention when the volunteer brought in the smelly wet food and as soon as the dish was on the floor, my head was in it. It is the best. I was even faster than Chloe when it came to getting to the wet food!

Anyway, Chloe and I are so happy to have found our forever home together. And thank you to everyone at LFFAC for helping us get there!

Let’s begin with Batman, shall we? And if you feel the urge to hum the theme music from the 60s TV show, go for it!

While our Batman may not be fighting crime in Gotham City, he certainly is our Caped Crusader of Cuteness! Without further ado, meet Batman:

Meow, everyone! Let me tell you a little about myself.

I am a bundle of floofy, black and white fabulousness, with bright yellow-green eyes, a pink nose, and whiskers that are to die for.

One of my most favorite things ever is being brushed. Just call me: “Batman! Brush!” That will do it. Really! I will come running from wherever I am just to be brushed. I will watch you closely and wait for you to sit down with the brush and then I will be by your side as quickly as my paws can get me there. Brush the top of my head, brush my back, brush my cheeks (yes!), brush my tail. And be sure to brush my tummy, please! It’s true! I love to have my tummy brushed. And while I am being brushed, I will express my pleasure with a rumbling purr and synchronized paw flares.

I share shelter space with three other kitties who are all gray and white. (They just happen to be my brother and sisters!) I am the only black and white kitty in our group and that makes me very easy to spot. Of course, quite honestly, my sweet temperament makes me a standout in any crowd.

I also like to play with toys that wiggle and move quickly. My eyes flash and I concentrate, waiting for the precise moment to pounce. My other favorite things are kibble and sun puddles. Sun puddles are the best. After I have been brushed and am totally relaxed, I like to plop down in a sun puddle to take a well-deserved nap. And speaking of naps, I feel another one coming on, so I’d best be off. Things to do! Purrfect nap spots to find! I hope you have enjoyed this short story of me, Batman!

We’re very excited to have the Shelter designation to help more under-socialized, community cats who have been displaced from their homes. Originally, the purpose of the shelter was strictly to support our TNR program by giving us a low stress environment for skilled volunteers to tame under-socialized cats and kittens when it was determined that they were appropriate for adoption into human homes. In addition, we needed space for feral adults who required temporary housing for medical care or re-homing, or for kittens who needed medical care or to grow before we transferred them to shelters for adoption. We soon found that there was also a need to partner with other shelters or rescue groups that have older, displaced feral kittens but do not have the staff or volunteers to tame them. Because we have time to keep them and skilled volunteers to work with them, we can socialize the cats and find them human forever homes.

In the coming spring, we are looking forward to moving our Big T’s Colony to the shelter property where they’ll continue to be cared for daily by Big T’s feeders. These cats are getting older (8+) and will need to be monitored more closely. The property they live on now has been for sale for several years and is rapidly changing in a way that will be less safe for these cats. We’re looking forward to having them close by where we can feed and check on them at least twice a day.