Penny and Pea

Penny (2) and Pea (3). These girls have lived with us since April 2021… Pea was heavily pregnant when we trapped her and gave birth the next day, and Penny, her daughter from another litter, helped her raise the little ones. Both girls are feral, which is why it has now been a year with no adoption offers for them. They have learned to live in a home environment, they share the space with our resident cats, and the group eats their meals together. They are currently in that tricky stage where they are too domestic to place them on a farm, but too untouchable for regular adopters to take interest in them. They are going to need quite a bit of time and patience to allow humans to touch them. They are confident enough to sleep belly-up in the room with us.

They are well pampered girls, they are being fed premium quality wet only food (PurrForm, Katkin, Feringa, Meowing Heads, Lily’s Kitchen etc), and they now live as indoor cats. They are fully vaccinated, flea and worm treated with veterinary grade products, microchipped and neutered. They have been blood tested for FIV and leukaemia viruses and they are negative on both. Penny recently had dental issues and she’s had 3 teeth extracted.

Pea is very sensible and wise, and likes to observe, whereas Penny acts like a curious kitten, investigating everything. They are inseparable, they move everywhere as a team, and they need to be adopted together.

The adopter needs to understand what a semi-feral cat means, and they need to be able to handle these two during their vet visits. They are comfortable living as indoor cats, and they can also live outdoors, but this won’t help with taming them, as they are likely to go back to their feral roots. After putting so much work and making good progress with them, we don’t really wish for them to lose an opportunity for a domestic life. (When adopting indoor cats windows and balcony must be secured with cat proof netting.)

If you are interested in adopting the pair, please write a few words about your experience with feral cats, and provide your full address for Google property search and email us on: bushytailcataid@gmail.com, or use the form: https://bushytailcataid.com/cat-adoption-questionnaire/

Pre-adoption house check and adoption fee applies. Penny and Pea are being fostered in Bushey, Herts.