03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Resilient cat's kittens were all adopted. But she's waited 200 days for a home
A resilient mama cat waited as all her kittens got adopted — and now, she needs a home of her own.
'She's gentle and quietly loyal,' a North Carolina animal shelter wrote June 30 on Facebook. 'She doesn't ask for much — just a little time, a bit of patience, and someone who sees her not as the cat who's been overlooked… but the one who's been waiting for you.'
The Parent Trap is up for adoption after spending more than 200 days at the Watauga Humane Society. She had a ringworm infection when she arrived as a stray in December.
'She had clearly been through a lot,' Danielle Deschamps, communications coordinator for the shelter, told McClatchy News via email. 'But even from the beginning, she carried herself with a quiet resilience.'
The mama cat bears the same name as 'The Parent Trap,' a movie about twins who reunite after years apart. One of the versions stars Lindsay Lohan, whose films inspired the names of the cat's six kittens: Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Freaky Friday, Get a Clue, Herbie Fully Loaded, Just My Luck and Mean Girls.
'As a mom, she was wonderfully attentive — patient, gentle, and protective, despite being in a stressful shelter environment,' Deschamps wrote. 'She always made sure her kittens were comfortable before worrying about herself, and it's that same soft-hearted loyalty we still see in her now.'
All six of The Parent Trap's babies were adopted, and now it's her turn to get a fresh start. She's described as a cat who is cautious but shows off her curious side when she grows comfortable around people.
'She's a comedy fan (especially if she gets head scritches during the show), adores her pickle toy, and never turns down a feather wand showdown,' the shelter wrote. 'She won't sit on your lap — but she'll curl up next to you like it's where she's always belonged.'
As of July 3, the 2-year-old cat mom was still waiting for a new owner. Details about the shelter's adoption process can be found at
'Our staff would love nothing more than to see her get her long-overdue happy ending,' Deschamps wrote. 'She's been overlooked for far too long — but all she really needs is someone patient enough to let her show her true, sweet self.'
The shelter is in the mountain town of Boone, a roughly 85-mile drive west from Winston-Salem.
