found: dumped friendly young female cat...

A lovely, sweet, super-friendly kitty has been turned out of her home in Ditmas Park. Her "owner" put her out on the fire escape, 2 floors above ground level, and the kitty made it down to the yard.

This poor girl has been spending her time trying to get people's attention, scrounging for food, and lurking on the fringes of a feral colony that is evidently living in the courtyard of this apartment building.

I just found out about this situation last night and am working with a couple who live in the building to try and rescue this girl and find her a foster home so that we can get her tested, vaccinated, etc. They spoke with the woman who dumped the kitty and it's pretty clear that it's a bad situation and there's no way this cat can go back there, even if the woman was willing to take her back (which she's not.)

Pictures to come later today. It sounds like she is around 5 months old, and she is affectionate, playful, and loves to be held - she is definitely a house cat, and she doesn't know how to survive outside.

We are hoping to get her before she gets pregnant or ends up in a scrap with another cat or worse...there is a busy street right in front of the building.

The couple cannot take her in themselves, but they wish to help and are willing to pay for her to be vetted and also to contribute food and litter to anyone who would be willing to foster this girl. So far she has been sticking around the building. They've been feeding her, but she has to contend with the other ferals (who seem to be ear-tipped) for the food.

If we can find anyone willing to temporarily put her up in a bathroom or bedroom, separated from any other household cats, I can line up an FIV/FeLV test and can vaccinate her so that we can move forward with another home.

Most importantly, we just want to get this sweet girl off the street as quickly as possible, before she leaves the area and before anything happens to her, and we need to be able to bring her somewhere. I am full up myself, as are most of my foster network. Can anyone help, even for just several days or a week? She's a nearly all black kitty and with Halloween coming up and how friendly she is with people, it's even more important that we get her to safety soon.

I will post pictures later today. In the meantime, if anyone is willing to help or if you just have some questions and want to discuss it, please feel free to pm me or call me at 917-701-0968. THANK YOU!