30/07/2026
Tomorrow is a very big day for Marmalade. After 5½ years in foster care she has her first EVER adoption meet & greet.
Marmalade came into care when she was 1 year old with her 4 beautiful ginger kittens. While her babies found loving forever homes very quickly, Marmalade's journey has been a very different one. Despite our experience rehabilitating timid street cats, Marmalade has taught us that healing doesn't happen on a schedule. Some animals need weeks, some need months... & some need years.
For over five years we've celebrated every small milestone. Every moment she chose to stay instead of run. Every little step that helped her realise that people could be kind. Marmalade has shared our home with countless rescue cats over the years & we have been so incredibly lucky to share our lives with her. Watching her slowly let down the walls she built to protect herself has been a great privilege.
The lovely lady who has enquired about Marmalade knows she is a very timid girl, yet she is still excited to meet her. That alone means so much to us. It takes a very compassionate person to look beyond fear & see the beautiful soul underneath.
We have a dedicated meet & greet room set up especially for cats like Marmalade, creating a safe space where she can experience meeting someone new without feeling overwhelmed. Our hope isn't for perfection, it's simply that Marmalade walks away with another positive experience, regardless of what tomorrow brings.
We're also looking forward to sharing some beautiful videos with her potential adopter, showing just how far this incredible girl has come. Sometimes the bravest journeys aren't the loudest ones, they're the quiet victories that happen day by day, year by year.
Please keep everything crossed for Marmalade tomorrow & send her all the love & luck in the world. Make sure you watch the video that was taken just after we got off the phone organising tomorrow, it captures something that once felt impossible, beautiful Marmalade happily enjoying gentle pats on our bed.
5.5 years of patience. 5.5 years of love. And a lifetime ahead that we hope will finally include a family to call her own. 🧡🐾