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My name is Polar Vortex!

Posted 1 week ago

My basic info

Breed
Domestic Shorthair
Color
Brown Tabby
Age
Young
Sex
Female
Pet ID
22250404
Hair Length

My details

Checkmark in teal circle Good with kids
Checkmark in teal circle Good with dogs
Checkmark in teal circle Good with cats
Checkmark in teal circle Purebred
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered
Checkmark in teal circle Litter box-trained

My story

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

Meet Polar Vortex!

This girl simply cannot get enough human attention! Polar wriggles and squirms for attention when people come close (which makes her incredibly hard to photograph!).  She’s ready to meet new people as soon as they walk through the door.

One of Polar's favorite things is to look for a warm spot in the sun or near a radiator and splay out. 

When she first came to her foster family, she was very thin and always hungry.  She’d climb all over her foster mom trying to get to her food. (See the video of her fighting over a pizza crust). This has basically stopped, and now she’s content with Friskies.

She will jump in bed with you and snuggle right up against you for the night.

Recently, a large but gentle cat-loving dog has joined their household.

After just a few days of hissing and hiding, Polar is disinterested and tolerates the dog well. 

Harmonia currently lives with another kitten named Polar Vortex, but they're not particularly bonded. They'd be happy to go together, but don't need to do so. 

This cat needs to be adopted with an age-appropriate friend -- applications for them as a single kitten will not be answered.



February 6, 2026, 12:20 pm
Rescue

Contact info

Pet ID
22250404
Contact
Dorothy Sherman
Phone
Address
P.O. Box 22948, Brooklyn, NY 11202
Donation

Their adoption process

Additional adoption info

Adoption Application
Adoption Agreement
Adoption Fee
Three references required

Go meet their pets

By appointment only. We offer to drive prospective adoptive prospects to the foster home. We also deliver pets to their new homes.

More about this rescue

Our rescue group was formed in December 2007, but all our Board Members have had extensive experience rescuing and working with abandoned animals. We often work with other rescue organizations to find appropriate and safe foster and adoptive homes for our pet clients. We regularly go to areas with abandoned animals and collect them. The animals are taken to a licensed veterinarian examined, treated and spayed or neutered. Every effort is made to work with the animal and our foster and adoptive families to find a suitable forever home.

For those animals who are truly wild and feral, we release the animal in a safe and secure location after it has recovered from its medical treatment. We also work with certified wildlife rehabilitators to rescue injured and orphaned wildlife. Our organization is focused on improving the welfare of the abandoned animals in need of help in Brooklyn. In furthering that goal, our resources are focused on the animals.

Aside from a few minimal overhead costs such as our website and phone services, our entire budget is spent on animal care such as medical and food costs.

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