‘Sweet’ cat sisters returned to shelter. Now they need another home — together
Two “sweet” cats have spent their whole lives together — and a shelter doesn’t want them to be separated.
The Forsyth Humane Society of North Carolina hopes the feline sisters will be adopted into the same home.
“Pumpkin and Spice are now looking for a home where they can live their best lives together as sweet, sedate adult companions,” the Winston-Salem shelter wrote April 16 on Facebook. “Both ladies are friendly and enjoy attention.”
The cats, who are from the same litter, need a fresh start after a journey that started four years ago.
“They initially came into our care in 2021 as kittens from a home with too many cats,” Malinda Massey, marketing manager for the shelter, told McClatchy News via email. “They were just a few months old at the time, and their names were Tot and Bot.”
The two cats ended up in a loving home together “until family circumstances no longer allowed their owners to keep them.” After returning to the shelter, they have been seen eating at the same time and seem most comfortable when they’re around each other.
“They haven’t been too cuddly in their kennel together, but they enjoy exploring together and getting lots of love from volunteers and visitors,” Massey wrote.
Both 4-year-old cats are described as “sweet,” though Pumpkin shows more affection than her sister. They also can be “vocal” when it’s time to express themselves.
“These kittens need to stay together,” their former foster parents told the shelter. “They complement each other so well and how they interact, I can’t imagine separating them.”
As of April 18, the shelter on its website said Pumpkin and Spice still were up for adoption. Details about the animal organization’s adoption process can be found at forsythhumane.org.
“Because Pumpkin and Spice are a bonded pair, they can be adopted together for the price of one cat,” the humane society wrote. “These sweet feline ladies have the potential to become comfortable and happy with people who will love them and allow them to continue to share their lives with each other.”
This story was originally published April 18, 2025 at 10:08 AM with the headline "‘Sweet’ cat sisters returned to shelter. Now they need another home — together."
