When we learned For Animals, Inc., an animal rescue in New York City we’ve fostered kittens for, was looking for a forever home for Poppy, an adorable black and white cat who had survived feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), we offered to share her story in hopes of getting her adopted. We learned from Kim, Poppy’s foster mom, that when she was rescued from the streets of New York City in the summer of 2021, the eight-week-old kitten had already suffered trauma to her tail and one of her eyes.
When we learned For Animals, Inc., an animal rescue in New York City we’ve fostered kittens for, was looking for a forever home for Poppy, an adorable black and white cat who had survived feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), we offered to share her story in hopes of getting her adopted. We learned from Kim, Poppy’s foster mom, that when she was rescued from the streets of New York City in the summer of 2021, the eight-week-old kitten had already suffered trauma to her tail and one of her eyes.
Sadly, Poppy’s challenges were far from over because while at the shelter, she developed FIP, a viral disease caused by certain strains of the feline coronavirus that was a death sentence just a few years ago. Fortunately, thanks to generous donations from supporters of For Animals, Inc., Poppy survived FIP, and today she’s thriving in her foster home with Kim!
We really enjoyed learning about Poppy, and we hope this sweet, playful, and inspiring young cat finds her forever home soon, with or without her best friend, Cashew! We hope you enjoy learning about Poppy as much as we did, and we also hope you’ll help her get adopted by sharing her story on social media.
A few months into her time in the shelter, she developed FIP, likely a result of the trauma she endured outside. Poppy fought hard, and with the help of her rescuer, she beat it. She’s only about a year and a half now and spent most of that time in a cage. Poppy had some terrible seizures when she had FIP.
Our sweet princess Poppy is blooming. Poppy is a beautiful tuxie girl with the cutest black spot on her nose and a white dot on the tip of her tail. Her markings are just beautiful. She purrs hard and clops around like a little pony.
