My name is Jul!

Name:  Jul
Breed: DSH
DOB: 8/13/2025
Good with kids: YES
Good with dogs: YES
Good with cats: YES
Foster location:  Elgin, IL 
Adoption fee: $200 a kitten or $350 for a pair of kittens under 2 years of age.

Fun Bio: Lucia and Jul were part of a five cat family that lived behind some businesses in Elgin, IL. The area is a busy main road and marsh land. Employees of the companies were feeding the cats and attempting to socialize them. As winter approached one cat died from illness and two were killed by coyotes. Lucia and Jul were left. My husband couldn’t leave them outside another night so we asked A Little R&R Animal Sanctuary if they would take them into their foster program and they said yes! They were very skittish and confused at first. They warmed up after a few weeks and learned how to be indoor cats! Goodbye outdoor cold weather and sparse food, hello indoor warmth and good food everyday! They girls were brought in just before Christmas 2025 so I gave them names to reflect that. Lucia is named after the Swedish Saint, Santa Lucia, who is celebrated that time of year. Jul means Christmas in Swedish. We believe that she is Lucia’s half sister. This little girl was born outside and clung to Lucia when her mom passed away due to illness. When she was brought indoors she was only 3 lbs! She gained 2 more pounds in the first month! I have worked hard to teach her independence and self confidence. I’m really proud of her progress. She will eat from her own dish now and feels safe to drink water on her own! She will always need to be in a multi-cat forever home. Jul will often be found with Lucia or her foster brother Gus Gus Goose! Jul looks up to him like a big uncle and relies on him to learn how to be an indoor cat. Despite this cats dependency, she is a little diva who loves to steal the spotlight!

Kittens need to hit 2 pounds (usually around 10–12 weeks old) before they can be spayed or neutered. We try to schedule their surgeries as close to that mark as possible, but of course it depends on the vet’s availability. This all has to happen before they’re ready for adoption—so once they’re fixed, they’ll be on their way to their forever homes! 

If interested in a pet from us please fill out the adoption application that is located on our website.  We process applications in the order in which they are received.  

We always recommend playtime, positive reinforcement training and a regular schedule for feeding times when bringing a new cat/kitten into your home. Adjustment takes time for both you and your new family member, so remember to be patient and enjoy this new and exciting time!

Included in the adoption fee are age appropriate vaccinations, FeLV/FIV testing (done at 26 weeks), deworming, spay or neuter surgery, and microchip.

Anti-Declawing Policy:

All cats and kittens will have a no declaw policy in their adoption contract with us!  

Declawing is a series of bone amputations.  Declawing is more accurately described by the term de-knuckling and is not merely the removal of the claws, as the term “declawing” implies.  In humans, fingernails grow from the skin, but in animals that hunt prey, the claws grow from the bone; therefore, the last bone is amputated so the claw cannot re-grow.  Declawing is one of the most painful, routinely performed procedures in all of veterinary medicine.  Each toe of the cat is amputated at the first joint.  Declawing a cat is equivalent in a person to amputating the entire first knuckle of every finger. 

Declawing is done strictly for the benefit of the owner.  There are NO benefits to the cat and NO good reasons to declaw.

Declawing can lead to behavior changes.  A declawed cat has no way to defend itself and may resort to biting more often.  Due to pain, they may stop using the litter box. 

There are humane alternatives to declawing.  Cats can be trained to use scratching posts.  They should have their nails trimmed regularly.  There is double sided sticky tape that can be put on furniture to deter a cat from scratching there.  There are also nail caps called Soft Paws that are glued onto a cat's nail without harm.