'Absolute Treasure' Luisa: Northport Adoptable Pet Of The Week

NORTHPORT, NY — Luisa, a 1-year-old female, is the Northport Cat Rescue Association's Kitten of the Week.

Luisa was part of a trap and release program when she arrived at the rescue, said volunteer Lora Wild.

"After she was spayed, it was determined that this little fluff ball definitely had potential to be socialized so off to a wonderful foster home she went," Wild said. "After a few months, boy did she prove all of us right!!"

She can be timid at first, Wild said, but Luisa loves to be pet and is very affectionate and purrs easily. She’s vocal — not with meows — but she has a little trill going all the time.

"She loves other cats as well and even won over the two cats in her foster home quickly and, believe me, it wasn’t an easy crowd!!" Wild said. "She will definitely need another kitty in the home with her as she loves the company."

Luisa is "stunning and very petite," according to Wild. Luisa's "most beautiful attribute," Wild said, is her long and luscious tail that she will sway gracefully, especially in someone's face.

"She loves to look out the windows and birdwatch, and she is quite silly and loves to play," Wild said. "She will need someone that will be patient with her to open up in her new home but when she does, she is absolutely perfect."

She is ready for adoption and was recently put in one of the rescue's store habitats, Wild said. The first few days in a habitat is always the hardest for kittens, Wild added.

"Most of the time, they hide on day one, and by day three are coming out for some fun and treats with our wonderful volunteers," Wild said. "Some even acclimate immediately. Every blue moon, we get a kitty that just cannot handle the cage. They will hide, may not eat, sometimes they will pant and cry non-stop. When this happens, we depend strongly on our volunteers to alert us."

Luisa was one of those kittens, Wild said. The decision was made to remove Luisa from the rescue's habitat at Doggie Don’s and place her back in her foster home.

"As soon as Luisa was back in foster, she couldn’t stop purring and her adorable personality came back," Wild said. "Now is the hard part. How do we get her adopted without the exposure? It’s not an easy task, and so we wee hoping anyone that reads this will share her story and help her find her happily ever after. She is an absolute treasure."

Luisa is spayed, has all her shots, is litter box-trained, micro-chipped and FELV/FIV negative.

If you are interested in meeting Luisa, you may head to the Northport Cat Rescue website and fill out an application to let them know you would like to meet her or any of the rescue's other wonderful kittens and cats. Or you can call NCRA at 631-606-2631 or email info@northportcatrescue.org.