The Goblin kitty is back! (with pics)

[Lorien]

Remember this little guy?





I got him on Freecycle; only two weeks old and in dire need of someone to bottle feed him (the woman who rescued him was deathly allergic).

After a few weeks his ears had not unfolded. He looked like a furry little Goblin:





Two weeks later and *poink* up went the ears!



Even though he loved to play with my kitty Oberon, he still needed siblings to help him learn how to behave (use the litter box, not bite so hard, groom himself, etc):



So off he went with another foster mom. She placed him with other kittens his age. Sadly, most of those kittens passed away when a horrible new strain of distemper swept through all the local shelters and rescue groups. Somehow, the Goblin survived.



Two days ago he was returned to me, finally healthy again, neutered, and with all his shots. I took him to my holistic pet food store with my other foster kittens. He was adopted right away! The couple who adopted him work at EA sports, which is where many of my former colleagues from Disney Animation went to work. Small world! They have a female cat who is SO desperate for a kitty to "mother" that she carries around a stuffed toy, grooms it, and tries to nurse it! It's the perfect situation; she needs someone to love, and he never had a kitty mom to mother him (he was abandoned at two days old). They should be just what each other needed. :-)

So here's the little Goblin; still small, still odd (and squinting from the flash) and still a little lovekitty.

[Heidi]

1. Thanks for being a great foster-mom . . .

to that little guy. He's just beautiful. What's his personality like?

[Lorien]

5. Very dog-like

he follows me everywhere and looks at me like I'm a Goddess, lol! Big wide eyes (see the forth pic-like that, to this day)! He's pretty quiet and not at all demanding. He does get nutty around food, though; dives in and doesn't come up for air until it's gone (he'll growl at the other kittens if they get near his bowl, too). He loves to touch people's faces lightly with both of his front paws while purring at them lovingly and looking deep into their eyes. I think he's a romantic at heart. ;-)

[Heidi]

6. He sounds perfectly charming . . .

and a lot like our boy-cat, Ginger. Ginger's so "dog-like" that he sniffs other animals' butts. We have no idea where that trait came from. :shrug:



(Edited to add photo.)

[Lorien]

7. What a beautiful cat!

dare I ask; how did he get the name "Ginger"?

[Heidi]

8. That's a long story.

My mother-in-law's farm cat had a litter of kittens, and my MIL knew I'd want one, so she gave them all English-language names, not knowing what any of those names meant. So the three kittens names were Tabitha, Barley and Ginger. When Ginger came to live with us at 12 weeks old, he knew his own name, so we thought it best to not change his name. But he has a whole slew of nicknames, including Gingi DaVinci and Chooch (Cherokee for "boy").

[demnan]

27. My Siamese not only sniffs butts but points at prey

he is really doglike. He points when he's on his leash too. He retrieves sparkley balls as well, he's done that since I got him as a young cat at 5 months.

[alittlelark]

2. That is such a sweet story (aside from the distemper disaster)

He looks like a very interesting kitty that will love his new 'mama cat'!!

[NMMNG]

3. What a little cutie

I'm glad he survived and beat the odds so he could be the perfect "baby" for a needy momma cat.

[uppityperson]

4. Thanks for the great photo essay.

That 3rd picture, too funny. He is quite the elegant cat by the last pictures. Thanks for the update on the fuzzbutt and glad he got a good home and momkitty.

[The Animator]

9. My... Preciousssssss

[Lorien]

15. Lol! I also call him "Gollum" sometimes

;-)

BTW- do you work as an animator? I'm ex-Disney. :hi:

[The Animator]

23. We've had this discusion once before Lorien...

I'm a freelance computer animator, special effects sometimes, but mostly digital backdrops.

[Lorien]

24. D'oh! So many DUers

and such a sive-like memory!

On edit; there's a surprising number of industry people here; Dreamworks, EA, commercial animators, you name it. Good to see since many that I've worked with have no interest in politics.

[fleabert]

10. what a sweet baby!

what a happy ending for goblin and yourself! I hope I get to find out what happens to my foster babies after they leave me. I think the time is coming soon, one of them is losing interest in soft food, and started munching on mom's big kibble today, and they are going to the litter box without my help occasionally too. :-( they grow up so fast!

Goblin and LBK could be related!

about four weeks old


about six weeks old


about eight weeks old

[Lorien]

22. Lol! They could be indeed

look at that little mug!

Are these your first foster kittens? It's so hard to see them go!

[obxhead]

11. damn it

more tiny cat pics and the pound is closed.
so whatta I do now?

[DELUSIONAL]

12. Thanks for the update!

Good ending. Thank god/dess for our pets -- they keep us sane.

[roguevalley]

13. He's wonderful. Bravo to you all!

[Vektor]

14. Yay!!! Best story ever!

I love happy endings! Kisses for Goblin. I'm so happy for him. I wish all pets could be so lucky.

Edited to add: Yes, the distemper part was horrible.

[Zuni]

16. He turned into a very handsome young man

:thumbsup:

[gmoney]

17. Proof: It's a small world after all...

got a chuckle out of this line in your post: "...Disney Animation went to work. Small world!"

Earworm alert!

[Lorien]

19. Lol!

I've worked for Disney for 16 years, and I've managed to avoid that ride the entire time! I even did some animation for the EuroDisney version, and still avoided the song. ;-)

[peacefreak]

18. Sniff

I love happy endings-beginnings. I must confess I saved his baby pic awhile back. I hope he has a happy life.

[bertha katzenengel]

20. You rock, Lorien, and so does the family who adopted him.

:bounce:

Thanks for the photos. (The good one w/ unfolded ears is my contraband wallpaper at work. :7)

[Lorien]

21. Thanks Bertha!

you are indeed an Angel to the kitties! :hi:

[bridgit]

25. i like goblin kitty, goblin kitty rocks...

and is becoming very handsome too :thumbsup:

[sakabatou]

26. I wonder...

what would happen if you fed Goblin at midnight, or "watered" Goblin?

[I Have A Dream]

28. What an absolutely adorable little guy! n/t

[REP]

29. Nice Story, Cute Photos

And if I'm ever where you are, I might steal that gorgeous Oberon! He's such a beautiful cat!

[barb162]

30. too cute, too cute and very heartwarming that this little one lived

[BrklynLiberal]

31. That Goblin baby is such a precious little thing... So glad for the happy

ending. Please keep us posted on how things are going for him. Don't want to lose track of such a cutie wo has gone thru so much.