My name is Mella (FCID# 06/02/2025 - 50 Brookhaven PS) C!

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Cared for by Forgotten Cats, Inc.

Adoption process

Submit Application

Approve Application

Meet the Pet

Sign Adoption Contract

Pay Fee

Take the Pet Home

Adoption fee: $60

This helps Forgotten Cats, Inc. with pet care costs.

Or Apply to Adopt

My basic info

Breed

Domestic Shorthair

Color

Brown Tabby

Age

Young

Sex

Female

Pet ID

21588530-FCID# 06/02/2025 - 50

Hair Length

short

My details

Good with kids

Good with cats

Purebred

Shots current

Spayed / Neutered

Housetrained

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Meet Mella – A Sweet Tabby Looking for Her Forever Home!

Mella is a darling little brown tabby with soft meows and a big heart. She was found wandering a neighborhood with no collar or microchip, and despite efforts to find her family, no one came forward. A kind woman gave her shelter, but unfortunately, her resident cat wasn't a fan of new friends.

That’s when a rescue stepped in and told Mella, “This is your lucky day – you’re one step closer to finding a loving forever home!”

Mella is friendly, affectionate, and adores being petted. She lights up when playing with wand toys and would love a home where she can feel safe, loved, and spoiled. Mella has been friendly with other cats while waiting to be adopted.

If you're looking for a sweet companion with a gentle personality, Mella may be the perfect match. She’s ready to fill your home with purrs, play, and love.

One of our cat cuddlers comments, 'Mella is a striking tabby with beautiful stripes and her expression will catch your attention for sure. Mella looks gentle and sweet, and slightly cross eyed. So endearing.'

This cuddly girl was happy to see us when we stopped by. Check out Mella’s video, getting pets along with roommate Lima (FCID#06/03/2025-10, adopted 7/26/25). https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ftpyZr83nTM .

Could Mella bring her quiet and loving personality to your home? You can visit with her in our Brookhaven PetSmart adoption center. Please ask about her! Mella likes to hang out with her new adoption center friends female friends Thistle and Onyx.

Please submit our no-obligation Adoption Application for a meet and greet or to adopt: https://forgottencats.org/adoption-application/. Not ready to adopt? Please consider fostering: https://forgottencats.org/foster-a-cat/. Thank you! (Foster: Trainer)

Rescue

Forgotten Cats, Inc.

Contact info

Pet ID

21588530-FCID# 06/02/2025 - 50

Contact

—

Phone

(302) 429-0124

catgalleryinfo@gmail.com

Website

https://forgottencats.org/

Address

Greenville, DE 19807

Donation

Donate to This Rescue

Their adoption process

1.
Submit Application

People can view our cats on-line and can see some of them in the adoption centers. An application can be for a particular cat or a TBD.

2.
Approve Application

Processing takes about 3-5 business days. Upon approval, a meet & great and/or adoption will be arranged.

3.
Meet the Pet

An approved app is needed to meet cats that are with fosters & in our clinic/shelters and may be needed to meet adoption center cats.

4.
Sign Adoption Contract

The adoption counselor will review the paperwork and the medical form with the adopter. This is a good time to ask questions before signing.

5.
Pay Fee

Adoption fees are based upon the age of the cat - kitten, adult, 7+ yrs. - how many cats are being adopted and special needs cats.

6.
Take the Pet Home

An adopted pet must be taken home in a carrier. If there are other pets at home, please give them a slow intro period of about 2 weeks.

Additional adoption info

All cats available for adoption have been spayed or neutered, tested for Feline Leukemia and FIV, dewormed and have received rabies and distemper vaccines and flea treatment(s).

During the application process, our volunteers will check vet info, medical history and rental contracts, if applicable, and personal references. Please allow up to 5 days for us to process your application.

Every cat has received at least $400.00 worth of medical treatment. Our modest adoption fees are:

$120.00 for 1 kitten
$210.00 for 2 kittens
$145.00 for 1 kitten and 1 adult
$60.00 for 1 adult cat under 7 years old
$90.00 for 2 adult cats under 7 years old
$50.00 for 1 adult cat over 7 years old or with special needs
$80.00 for 2 cats over 7 or with special needs

Adoption Application

Adoption application

https://forgottencats.org/adoption-application/

Go meet their pets

PetSmart
Brandywine Towne Center
3010 Brandywine Parkway
Wilmington, DE 19803
302-475-0618

PetSmart
Christiana (next to Home Depot)
1291 Churchman's Road, Rt. 4
Christiana, DE 19713
302-266-6170

PetSmart
Millsboro
26680 Centerview Drive
Millsboro, DE 19966
302-648-3089

PetSmart
Jenkintown
901 Old York Rd
Jenkintown, PA 19046
215-885-3635

PetSmart
Brookhaven
5023 Edgemont Avenue
Brookhaven, PA 19015
610-245-2252

PetSmart
Glen Mills
800 Hatton Drive
Glen Mills, PA 19342
610-358-0292

PetSmart
Willow Grove
3995 Welsh Road
Willow Grove, PA 19090
215-659-2952

PetSmart
West Chester
1115 West Chester Pike
Unit 2A
West Chester, PA 19382
484-790-8229

PetSmart
Middletown
Northside Shopping Center
421 Middletown Warwick Drive
Middletown, DE 19709
302-408-4450

More about this rescue

Founded in 2003, Forgotten Cats, Inc. is the leading trap, neuter, vaccinate, return (TNVR) nonprofit in the region. Servicing Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey, Forgotten Cats specializes in TNVR in order to humanely reduce the homeless cat population. Valuing all lives, Forgotten Cats is a no kill organization.

Forgotten Cats’ TNVR services involve working with colony caregivers to identify all cats within a colony, after which we trap, transport, sterilize, vaccinate, recuperate, and return feral cats to caregivers. Our goal is to stabilize each colony and ensure zero population growth. We achieve this by trapping and sterilizing every single cat in the entire colony.

About 20 percent of the cats that enter our clinics each year are not feral. Stray cats, or homeless domesticated cats, and feral kittens under 12 weeks old, are held and placed into our adoption network. With ten off-site adoption centers, our dedicated staff and volunteers work hard to prepare our cats for adoption and ensure they go to loving, forever homes.

Forgotten Cats serves the community by offering affordable TNVR services, low cost spay/neuter services for pet & stray cats, and spay/neuter education.

Forgotten Cats has over 700 volunteers that are committed to helping this organization fulfill its mission. We receive no government funding, and depend solely on private donations, grants, fundraising events, and bequests to complete our mission.

Since 2003, Forgotten Cats has sterilized over 200,000 cats across the region, which has prevented the birth and suffering of millions of kittens. Additionally, we have placed over 14,000 cats into loving, forever homes. At our no-kill clinic/shelters, we welcome the FIV+ & FeLV+ cats, the blind, the 3-legged, the lost, those that have been abused, and those that have been abandoned. We offer love and hope to the Forgotten Cats from all walks of life.

Vision:
We envision a day when kittens are no longer born on the streets but rather in loving homes to responsible owners.

Mission:
Our mission is to humanely reduce the homeless cat population and to stop the suffering of the thousands of kittens born to abandoned, homeless cats.

Not quite sure you are ready to be a full-time cat parent? Please consider our foster program! You can care for a cat/kitten for as little as two days, a couple of weeks, or longer. It's up to you. Please contact us! https://forgottencats.org/foster-a-cat/