Bella Claire was born outside in 2023 and became a mother very young.  So did her twin sister, Licorice!  But their caretaker did the right thing and got them fixed and brought them inside where they learned that being inside was a great thing!  Now Bella Claire is looking for a quiet place to call her own.  Her twin sister Licorice is not with the rescue yet, but we expect her after Bella is adopted (there is only so much room at her current foster home!)

Bella looks like a 20-lb cat, but she is only 9 lbs!  It's all that soft, fluffy, black fur!  Bella really wasn't sure of her foster parents at first and hid in a corner behind a bed in the first bedroom they had her in.  Any eye contact with her was resulting in hisses, but her foster parents quickly realized that was all talk. Bella would do an immediate 180 from hissing to purring once her back, head, and chin were petted.  Soon they moved her to another bedroom where there was nowhere to hide and found that is the secret to successfully acclimating Bella to a new location.  Her adoptive owners will have to keep her in one room with no place to hide and interact with her regularly for maybe two weeks so that Bella can feel comfortable with them.  A bedroom (keep those closet doors closed and drop that boxspring to the ground) or office would be perfect, since she can get used to her new owners while they are just going about their business (or sleeping).  Now Bella likes to lay on the window sill or the one table in the bedroom, but she will give out a soft chirp when you call her name, and she will come floofing her way over to you.  She loves to wind in and around your feet, so probably an elderly person would not be a good idea.  She has thought a couple times about coming up on the bed with her foster parents, but usually the dog is there, and she's just content to stay away from the dog.  She will roll around next to you while you pet her belly.  She's really a wonderful, soft cat with a gentle demeanor who would like a quiet home.

Bella Claire's adoption donation is $140 and includes age-appropriate vaccines, dewormer, flea treatment, Felv/FIV testing (negative), microchip, and spay.  If you would like more information on Bella Claire (or even her sister Licorice), please contact Ellyn at lovingcarecatrescue@gmail.com.

If you would like to fill out an online application, please visit https://lovingcarecatrescue.org/adopt/adoption-application/ 

Please note:  LCCR does not allow our adopted cats and kittens to be declawed.  All adopted kitties are to be kept as indoor-only pets.