Andrew and I have some personal news to share with you… we’ve added a new member to the family!

Her name is London.

You might be wondering why you’ve never seen her in the Cat Lounge during a visit or on our Instagram feed.

That’s because she wasn’t ever at Cat & Craft.

If you’re scratching your head thinking “Why wouldn’t they just adopt a cat from Cat & Craft?!”, well here’s why…

The Backstory

Back in June of 2017 we fostered two semi-feral tortoiseshell gals for LYFF Rescue.

Both were on euthanasia watch due to “abnormal behavior”, which only meant that at 6 weeks old they had not yet become fully comfortable being handled by humans.

That’s understandable… I mean imagine that you were born into a family of gorillas and they were the first things you ever encountered when your eyes started to focus – you’d quickly learn that gorilla’s were not an immediate threat to you.

However, if you had never encountered a gorilla until well into your humanhood – and suddenly you met one that wanted to pick you up and hold you – you’d very likely fear for your life!

It’s a similar story for feral and semi-feral cats and kittens.

So, after two weeks of patience and lots of “purrito” wraps our frightful little gals turned into lap kitties! (not too ‘abnormal’, right!?)

Both gals were available for adoption through LYFF, and very quickly someone was approved to adopt London.

We then adopted her sister Letty (aka our first “foster fail” lol). We often thought about London and wondered how she was doing in her new home, hoping she was well.

Now Here We Are

Then three weeks ago we got a note from LYFF that London’s family could no longer care for her and would be returning her.

It was Andrew who was first to say “we’ll want her back!” and now she’s officially a member of the Vaught household.

We are still in the process of re-introducing her to the family, but she’s been pretty cuddly with us so far.

These things can take time depending on the dynamic of other cats and family members involved.

I do think London feels a sense of familiarity with us and our home, but I do not believe she and Letty remember being best-friend sisters.

Hopefully in time they will enjoy each other’s company as much as they did when they were little!

Our other dudes – Guinness and Elvis – have already welcomed her back into the fold with open paws.