Matilda Wormwood – Adopted!

Matilda Wormwood was adopted April 3, 2021!

Meet Matilda Wormwood! Matlida and her large family (momma and her SEVEN kittens – Momma Babe, Amelia Bedelia, Ramona Quimby (adopted), Curious George, Paddington Bear (adopted), Madeline, and Corduroy (adopted) – were rescued from Devore Shelter in San Bernardino at the end of June when she and her siblings were barely 8 weeks old. After a few days of decompressing from being in the shelter, everyone settled in to their foster home and easily took to their foster mom, who helped them all grow big and strong!

The whole family was named for classic Children’s Storybook characters and, just like the little girl in the story, Matilda showed her foster mom a little bit of her magic … her glossy coat of black fur slowly changed to a smoky fever coat, and then back to black over time!

Matilda is now a beautiful, fluffy panther girl, with a few stray hairs of white on her tail.

She can be slower to warm up to new people, and can enjoy time to herself, but she also likes to play with her siblings and momma or the younger foster kittens in her foster home, and welcomes a good back scratch or belly rub from her favorite human!

If she’s not curled up on her own, recharging from playing hard and chasing her toys or sibling around, she’s usually in a cuddle puddle with her brothers and sisters and momma! It’s one extreme or the other for Matilda!

Because she’s used to having many friends around, she must be adopted with her momma or one of her siblings, or into a home with another kitty that can be her friend. While not required, we think she may do best being adopted with one of her siblings. She tends to steer clear of the dog in her foster home, but doesn’t mind her as long as she’s in a calm and respectful mood.

Matilda is current on her vaccines and has tested negative for FIV and FeLV. She has also been spayed and microchipped! If you’d like to write some magic with this fluffy kitty into your story, apply to adopt this sweet girl today!

**For more photos and videos, search #ARsMatilda on Instagram!**

Kitty Devore Rescue is committed to rescuing responsibly.

This commitment means we hold ourselves to a high standard of care when it comes to the kitties in our foster care program. It also means each Kitty Devore Rescue kitty has undergone a comprehensive vetting and post-shelter rehabilitation process before we consider them ready for adoption.

Some rescue groups and shelters offer kitties for adoption for a fee less than ours – but their fee may include fewer vetting procedures that we consider necessary to ensure a kitty’s optimal health. Some offer kitties for adoption who have had no vetting procedures at all.

If you were to adopt a kitty for less or one “free to a good home” and, as a responsible pet parent, opted to have all the vital and necessary health procedures done that every cat in Kitty Devore Rescue care receives, this is what that “free” kitty is likely to cost you:

Spay/Neuter – $60.00 to $150.00

FeLV and FIV Testing – $40.00 to $80.00

FVRCP Vaccine(s) – $10.00 to $25.00 per vaccine (kittens need a series of 3 for optimal immunization)

Rabies Vaccine – $10.00 to $25.00

Microchip – $25.00 to $50.00

Flea/Earmite Treatment – $15.00 to $30.00 per monthly dose

Deworming – $15.00 to 25.00

Exam fee each vet visit – $30.00 to $75.00

Total: $195.00 to $455.00

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These are just the basics.

Most veterinarians charge somewhere within these price ranges for these basic procedures.

Kitty Devore Rescue kitties undergo basics and, in some cases, even more! Kitties in Kitty Devore Rescue foster care who are in need of dental, medical or surgical intervention receive immediate and quality veterinary attention and treatment. We address all observable and discoverable health issues – both internal and external. If there is an issue, we address it – even if that issue costs us thousands to treat and correct.

Once adopted, we provide all our adopters with full veterinary records and history of their newly adopted KD kitty, information about the microchip transfer* and an adoption box containing toys and treats for their new feline family member by USPS mail within 3 weeks of the official adoption date.

^ Take a peek inside our adoption box! ^

Additionally, the adoption fee is refundable in full if things don’t work out within the first 30 days. Even after 30 days, if for any reason you need to return your adopted KD kitty, we will always welcome them back into Kitty Devore Rescue foster care. We will always be their safety net for the duration of their lifetime.

And yet, our adoption fee is still $175.00 for every cat and kitten. Or $325.00 for two!

So, if you’re looking to adopt a new feline family member and friend, what are you waiting for? Apply to adopt a KD Kitty today!

* Microchips are transferred from KD’s microchip registry to the adopter 30 days from the official adoption date