The Catch Up: Eddie and Jenny

This month on “The Catch Up” at PetSmart, playful siblings Eddie and Jenny are waiting to be adopted out together.

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Eddie giving a big yawn in his bed. (Courtesy of Priya Thakur)

Eddie:
– Fostered/Arrived at PetSmart on April 27, 2023.
– 18 Months Old.
– Bonded Pair with Jenny.
– Cute, calm, and friendly.

Jenny:
– Fostered/Arrived at PetSmart on April 27, 2023.
– 18 Months Old.
– Bonded Pair with Eddie.
– Has a gray heart pattern on her chest.

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Jenny giving an adorable pose in her cage. (Courtesy of Priya Thakur)

At New Hyde Park’s PetSmart, the Give Me Shelter Project rescued Gray & White Tabby cats Eddie and Jenny from Corona, Queens. Eddie and Jenny were the odd ones out when they wandered into a cat colony in Corona before they were rescued by GMSP.

The Give Me Shelter Project partners with PetSmart and other rescue organizations with fosters to socialize rescued stray and feral cats to be placed up for adoption and finding their forever home with the right family.

PetSmart dedicates a space in their store where they care for Eddie, Jenny, and every other cat that comes in to be fostered inside the store. Volunteers from the Give Me Shelter Project take care of these cats on hourly shifts throughout the day until the evening. The “PetSmart Charities Adoption Center” is a small room with windows, shelves, beds, and all of a cat’s primary needs for their temporary stay there. 

Eddie and Jenny are sweet and playful cats that love treats and have a great appetite. They are bonded pairs, meaning they have a relationship where they thrive better together. Bonded pairs “reflect the natural instinct of felines to form a pack.”, as defined by the VCA Animal Hospital’s website. Bonded pairs will likely reflect a relationship of sleeping, playing, eating, and all around socializing together. 

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The “PetSmart Charities Adoption Center” room for cats at New Hyde Park. (Courtesy of Priya Thakur)

Debra Wantuch, the President and Co-Founder of the Give Me Shelter Project shares about the process of the separate room at PetSmart. “The cages are meant to have 8 separate cages, but what they have is these circles that you can put in a hold, close it up, so that it is 8 separate cages, where you can open them so that the cages communicate with each other. So, we just won’t put them in one cage. If it’s one cat, they can have the ‘up and down’ cages. Or if it’s two cats, or a litter or whatever, we’ll give them four. 

So we give them room and we also, because I can’t stand having them confined, we have three shifts a day, which is unheard of, and each shift is two hours of the volunteers. So the two hour shifts, they clean, they do the food, the litter, medicate if they need to, but everybody gets out and they play, it’s playtime, it’s socializing, and it happens three times a day.” explained Wantuch.

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Eddie and Jenny’s adoption details posted at the front of the window. (Courtesy of Priya Thakur)

Eddie and Jenny love each other and the humans that care for them. The GMSP noted that they would be better in a home without other cats.

Eddie and Jenny are currently available to meet at New Hyde Park’s PetSmart or contact GiveMeShelterProject through their website if you’re interested in adopting this dynamic duo!