Mittens (who wants a new BFF?) Extra-Toes Cat / Hemingway Polydactyl & Tabby Mix New Milford, CT

Sweet MITTENS was a teen mom. She showed up at a Good Samaritan's door heavily pregnant and asking for help and they brought her inside just in time for her to give birth to 6 beautiful kittens on June 29th, 2024. The kittens have all been adopted and now it's MITTENS' turn to find her forever home.

MITTENS is the nicest cat! Her personality is more dog than cat and she just wants to be your companion. If you work from home she will be your dedicated office assistant (or manager, depending on your needs). She will hang out with you on the couch and binge Netflix like a champ. She will also sleep in bed with you if you let her. There is nothing you will do in your home without MITTENS knowing about it. She's very astute.

MITTENS is double-polydactyl with toes from here to eternity...

MITTENS IS PERFECT and deserves an amazing home. It's important to note that MITTENS does have some food allergies. She is highly allergic to chicken, duck, and salmon, and is moderately sensitive to lamb, goat, and egg whites plus a whole bunch of other things that are common in cat food. When she was first rescued she was being fed a chicken diet, and it made her mouth swell up. She is all better now after a food change and a course of steroids.

The good news is that we have done all of the investigative work for you. We submitted a food sensitivities test so we know what MITTENS can and cannot eat. We have spent hours researching appropriate food options and scouring labels to compile a list of foods that MITTENS can safely eat. SHE CANNOT HAVE DRY CAT FOOD because they all contain allergens - either grains, cranberries or yeast (bakers and nutritional), but she is fine without it.

MITTENS is not allergic to beef, turkey, or fish (other than salmon and anchovies). She can safely eat Tiki Cat Grill Variety (there are 7 flavors in the Grill Variety pack and she can eat all of them). She also loves the fish-based options in Applaws and Earthborn Holistics. For snacks we feed her the tuna-based Inaba Churus, and single-protein liver and beef snacks.

MITTENS' food allergies are not a big deal if you are looking to adopt a single cat. If you have other animals in your home you will need to either transition those animals onto a beef & fish (not salmon) diet or feed them separately. This includes dog food! If you have a dog who grazes all day on chicken- or salmon-based foods, then MITTENS won't be a good fit, because she's a food savage and will eat anything.

MITTENS currently lives in a foster home with 5 other cats and a 50 lb dog. She will do fine in a home with a friendly laid back cat or a cat-friendly dog, although if you are around a lot having another animal is not necessary. She really just wants a human.

MITTENS was born approximately 10.19.2023. She is spayed, vaccinated for rabies and distemper, dewormed, and negative for feline aids (FIV) and leukemia (FeLV). She is being fostered in New Milford, CT.

Submit an online application to adopt a cat at passion4paws.org/adopt.