Monday, September 24, 2012

Queen Cleopatra


Hello HSNY,

I am the woman who adopted a cat named Gina last Friday. 

I thought you might like an update on how she has adjusted to her new home, and I would appreciate it very much if you would kindly share this message with Bonnie, who handled our adoption.  I would just like to add that I considered this adoption like I would have one with a child, and it was so important that we found a cat that needed a home, and that would integrate nicely with our personalities.

I came in on a Sunday afternoon with my children, and Bonnie spent some time with us during the interview process.  I do not know how she did it, I would imagine that she has honed a gift of matching people and pets….she brought in one cat and one cat only, and she could not have made a better match!! I could not have wished for a better baby girl….she is and will be a HUGE part of our lives, and to this we are indebted to your staff and Bonnie especially.

We have given our cat another name, we call her Cleo, for Cleopatra, because she is our beautiful little queen.

When we took her home, she stayed under the sofas all of one hour and by the end of the evening she had the run of the house!

Her favorite spot is under a big wood table in the dining room, she loves lounging on the rug under there…in the evening she will sit with us on the couch, sprawling out comfortably while the 4 of us two-legged beings squeeze into the remaining space as to not disturb her highness!! LOL


I am including some photos so you can see what I mean…please share them, it means a lot that you see how happy Cleo is in her new home.

She is thriving!  Her coat is shiny and soft, and she hardly is shedding at all!  She seems very happy, she is so sweet and very friendly to all of our friends who stop by to meet our new addition.  All hail Cleopatra! LOL J

Thank you for all you and your staff do, every day, may it come back to you all in many blessings.

With warmest regards,


Cleo’s new family.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Molly

Hi HSNY!
 How are you?  I hope this email finds you well.  Samantha (renamed Molly) has really become a a true family member over the past month.  M and I feel so blessed that she is in our lives and that we have found each other.
 Attached are some photos I thought you'd find fun.  Here's Molly in the Catskills with us investigating the Espous Creek & Molly doing her famous party dance when my mom sent us a care package that included What is My Dog Thinking? She has already taught me so much.  Each day with her is a gift.  Thank you for supporting us on this journey.



Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Hello!

Meeting for the first time! 

Hope and Dylan: Part 2

Just a few from the entire album of gorgeous photos!




Friday, June 29, 2012

Hope and Dylan


"Here's Hope and Dylan settling into their new home. They say thank you to HSNY for taking care of them!!!"

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

From Ireland


Hi HSNY,

I thought you would enjoy this update on one of your former residents.  Annabelle the cat is turning 20!  She was adopted by me in March of 1993, as a very young adult cat, estimated 10 months old. I was at that time, a young nurse who had come from Ireland to work at Lenox Hill Hospital and lived in an apartment with my adopted dog, Kerry, and another of your cats, Jude.

We all moved shortly afterwards to New Jersey, where I met my husband Tom, whom she still adores!!  She has shared with us the birth of our son, Brendan, now 12, and the adoption of our daughter Emma, now 8.  She has lived with 5 different dogs over the years, all whom have held her in the highest regard, and 8 different cats all of whom she despised!!!

In 2006, we decided to move home to Ireland, but because of her age (then 14) were advised by many not to put her through the flight, quarantine, etc. but she has survived it all and is living out her retirement in Wexford.  She doesn't see or hear very well, doesn't eat much, and stays indoors, but in the middle of the night she still loves to creep under the covers and curl up under my arm like that first night when I brought her home to my little studio in NYC.

Thanks for all the great work you do.
Aine