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.

Her name is pronounced oh-LEE-nah. 

It is of Hawaiian origin, and the meaning of Olina is joyous, happiness or delightful.

Her name really fits her, she is delightful!

Did you know that orange cats are female only 20% of the time?  Here is one of the 20%!  This gorgeous girl is Alikae (pronounced ah-lee-kay; her name means guardian in Hawaiian).  Alikae came to ARF off the streets of Chicago on the day she gave birth to her 3 kittens.  This was in early March, on the last super cold day of the year.  She was very stressed and her kittens were born prematurely.  Unfortunately, her kittens were too small to survive. However, the day after she came to foster care, a litter of 1-day old orphans were found and they were brought to Alikae and she cared for them.  She fed them, cleaned them, and treated them as her own.  She saved their lives.  The kittens have been adopted so now it’s Alikae’s turn to find a forever home. 

We think this mom of the year candidate will make an excellent companion.  She is estimated to be 1-2 years old.  If you are considering Alikae, you must like chatty cats!  Alikae loves to talk.  She talks to her toys, she talks when she’s eating, she talks when you come to see her.  She has a lot to say, and she’s hoping for a forever home where she can carry on a conversation with her new family.  If a chatty cat is not for you then you should consider a different companion.

Alikae is also very playful.  She loves to chase toys around the room!  She is an excellent user of her scratching post – she LOVES to reach up high and scratch and stretch.  Her forever home must be one that will not declaw and that will provide her with scratchers tall enough so she can reach up and stretch!

Pronounced Ah-Lee-Kah, the name means guardian or protector. It has a meaning as most beautiful also.

We got Nalani a few days ago by chance. We weren't going to be taking another mama to be right now, but that apparently wasn't the plan the universe had for us. This kitty wasn't supposed to be pregnant, but when it showed up, it was pregnant. Sometimes the people at the shelters just can't tell or something. Because she was pregnant she couldn't go to the foster she was intended for so we got her. She is awesome too. She is so affectionate. She loves to sit on or near you and let you pet her or even comb her! She has a really cool tail pattern that I need to get some pictures of. She has a few weeks to go before the babies show up! 

Nalani is a girls name and is of Hawaiian origin. The meaning of Nalani is serenity of the skies, the heavens or quiet skies.

Nalani is pronounced Nay-lah-nee.

This beautiful girl with the gorgeous green eyes is Maylea.  Her name means wildflower and she is mom to half of our spring kittens litter.  The other half belong to her sister, Kiele who is also available for adoption.

These 2 girls came to us from southern Illinois and they are thought to be around 1-2 years old.  They were living with their family when the family moved and did not take the girls with them!  They just let the girls out of the house and left – leaving the girls on their own!  Thankfully, the girls were taken in by a neighbor and given a safe place to have their babies.  Their kittens were born 6 days apart.  When they were about 4-5 weeks old, all 11 of them made the trip to ARF where they were taken into foster care.  All of the kittens have now found forever homes and it’s time for these mamas to find their homes. 

These sisters CAN go to a forever home together – but it’s not a requirement.  They get along very well together and enjoy each other’s company and would be a great addition to any home.

Maylea is the more outgoing of the pair.  She is the first to great her foster mom and always wants attention and puts herself in front of people to get it! She is very sweet and very playful.   Maylea loves to look out the window at the action going on and is ready for the next adventure in her young life.

Maylea means wildflower.
It is pronounced Mail-yah.

This very sweet girl with the huge ears and the sweet soul is Kiele.  Pronounced Key-eh-lay, her name means fragrant blossom in Hawaiian.  Kiele is mama to half of our spring kittens litter.  The other half belong to her sister, Maylea who is also available for adoption.

These 2 girls came to us from southern Illinois and they are thought to be around 1-2 years old.  They were living with their family when the family moved and did not take the girls with them!  They just let the girls out of the house and left – leaving the girls on their own!  Thankfully, the girls were taken in by a neighbor and given a safe place to have their babies.  Their kittens were born 6 days apart.  When they were about 4-5 weeks old, all 11 of them made the trip to ARF where they were taken into foster care.  All of the kittens have now found forever homes and it’s time for these mamas to find their homes. 

These sisters CAN go to a forever home together – but it’s not a requirement.  They get along very well together and enjoy each other’s company and would be a great addition to any home.

Kiele is the more cautious of the 2 sisters.  Maybe it’s because she was left behind when her family left – we just don’t know.  She is shy at first but warms up very quickly.  She loves it when you pet her on her back and will flop over so you can scratch her belly too.  She will make biscuits with her paws and purr and purr.  Kiele is a very affectionate girl.  She seeks out the attention of her humans once she trusts you.  She is very playful with toys but also enjoys curling up in the sun with her sister for a nap.

Kiele means fragrant blossom (gardenia).
It is pronounced Key-eh-lay.