Sixty seconds of Euston and Fleet

Often at Catcuddles we rescue stray kittens who were born outside, and as a result are very shy and unsure of people. This was the case with nine month old bonded brothers Euston (black) and Fleet (black & white) who are looking for their forever home. 

Until they arrived with us they had limited experience with humans and as a result, didn’t always understand what our intentions are. After getting them healthy our volunteers quickly got to work socialising them, teaching them that people mean no harm and just want to offer them fuss and kindness! At Catcuddles we truly are fortunate to have volunteers willing to work to socialise semi-feral kittens.

Through lots of one-on-one contact, patience and kindness, Euston and Fleet’s fosterers have taught them that people mean them no harm, and whilst they’ve made great progress, they’re both still learning that in general humans can be trusted. As a result, they need patient adopters willing to do what it takes to teach them these lessons. It will take lots of time and hands-on contact to build a relationship with the pair and continue to grow their confidence - simply leaving them to their own devices and hoping that they come around will not be enough, so their adopters need to be fully aware of this. 

These brothers simply need more time, understanding and persistence - the more of this they are shown, as they have been in foster, the more confident and comfortable around people they will become as we have already seen. 

They're also a very active, playful pair - typical kittens - who love dangly and feather toys and will wrestle with them for hours. 

Euston and Fleet have made great progress since arriving but are still timid around new people, therefore in the first instance an introduction is likely to be via a video call, which an adoptions team volunteer will be happy to organise with a suitable prospective adopter at the appropriate time. 

Their fantastic fosterers have shared this update, which shows just how well the boys are doing. It really is now time for them to find their forever home.

Both boys have turned a real corner in the last few weeks. Euston is still shyer than his brother, but he's definitely made the bigger leap! They're still very bonded and will do distressed little squeaks if they can't find each other. 

Euston (black):

• Will come and sit with us every night on the sofa 

• Has started squeaking to get your attention if you've been ignoring him too long

• Can be brushed

• Loves watching human TV

• Now enjoys fusses if you approach him calmly first

Fleet (black & white):

• Complete purr engine (and will accept fusses with no pre-warning)

• Raises a paw to ask for more attention if you stop too quickly

• Keeps hiding his favourite toy from us”

Enquire about adopting Euston and Fleet or another cat in our care.