We are pleased to introduce you to the lovely and amazing Olina.  Her name means “delightful” in Hawaiian and it describes her perfectly!  Olina was found as a stray in southern Illinois in early February and was taken to Animal Control  After about 6 weeks there they realized she was pregnant and she was sent to rescue with ARF to live in a foster home and have her babies in a safe place. 

Sadly, the shelter didn’t know she was pregnant when she got there, and she received several vaccines while in their care.  This had a devastating effect on her developing kittens and when she gave birth in her foster home, none of her kittens were born alive and all of them had birth defects. 

Olina didn’t let this get her down.  She was spayed the day after her babies were born and she is looking to the future, which she hopes means a forever home with lots of snuggles.  Olina loves nothing more than sleeping next to or on top of her humans.  She is incredibly affectionate and will let you know when you’ve not given her enough attention.  This gorgeous and lovely girl has had a rough time the last few months, but you’d never know it from watching her.  She is incredibly friendly and sweet and would be a great addition to any home.  She loves attention and snuggling with people – we are not kidding!  If you don’t want a super snuggly girl then Olina is not the cat for you.

We are pleased to introduce the gorgeous Lilinoe! Her name means goddess of haze in Hawaiian and is pronounced lee-lee-no-uh.

Lilinoe came to us from southern Illinois. She was what you would call a stray or a community cat – she had no home of her own. A family was feeding her and noticed that she was getting a little WIDE. They realized she was pregnant and brought her to animal control. ARF took her into foster, and on Valentine’s day of this year, she gave birth to her last litter of kittens! Her kittens have all found homes and now it’s her turn to find her forever family.

Lilinoe is very playful and very friendly. She can be a little shy at first – but she comes around quickly and loves the attention of people. Lilinoe is super affectionate – she is always rubbing her face up against the face of her foster family. She has a little rat toy that she loves very much – her kittens also played with it and so we keep it with her as a little reminder of the great mama she was to them. She would do fine with  another cat in the home, given a proper introduction. She doesn’t seem to mind the other cats at her foster home, and given that she was a community cat for a while, it’s likely she had kitty friends who she would hang out with.

If you want to learn more about this awesome girl, check out facebook.com/Kittenville.il where her foster mom has documented her time in foster care. (SO)

Lillinoe  is micro-chipped, up to date on all vaccinations,  spayed and litter box trained

Lillinoe's adoption fee is $95.  If you are interesting in meeting Lillinoe, please fill out our Online Application today!  

Once your application has been approved, an ARF volunteer will be able to contact you to arrange a meeting.