WESTPORT, CT — After making his tv debut on ‘And Just Like That,’ a kitten from Connecticut is now dwelling the candy life together with his co-star Sarah Jessica Parker, who fell so in love with him throughout filming that she determined to undertake him as her personal.
Lotus the cat, who appeared as Carrie Bradshaw’s kitten on the ‘Sex And The City’ spinoff, got here from humble beginnings, the Connecticut Humane Society advised Patch in an e mail Thursday.
“Lotus and his littermates arrived at CHS simply after Christmas final yr with their mother,” stated Kathryn Schubert, Marketing and Communications Manager on the Connecticut Humane Society. “The household that had them was unable to take care of the entire litter they usually have been delivered to the Connecticut Humane Society to search out new properties.”
When they first arrived on the organization, Lotus and his household have been very younger and nonetheless wanted help from employees and volunteers till they bought stronger and grew sufficiently old to be vaccinated, spayed, and neutered, Schubert stated.
“While they have been rising, they have been cared for in foster properties, the place they acquired round the clock care in a cushty home atmosphere,” in line with Schubert.
It was in a kind of foster properties that Lotus was found for his massive break as a kitten actress.
“One of our great foster households was Dorothy and Bill Berloni, who run the William Berloni Theatrical Animals firm,” Schubert stated. “They had reached out to see if there have been any kittens right here at CHS who wanted a foster home and who may do effectively for a filming alternative on ‘And Just Like That’ … Lotus was chosen from his litter, and he lived in foster care with the Berlonis whereas filming; the remaining is historical past!”
The William Berloni Theatrical Animals firm has labored with the Connecticut Humane Society for almost 50 years, and “CHS was thrilled to be part of this chance,” Schubert stated.
By the seems to be of the images Sarah Jessica Parker shared on Instagram Wednesday, Lotus can be thrilled concerning the flip of occasions that led him to a loving household and a lifetime of luxurious. In the collection, Lotus is proven dwelling his finest kitten life: lounging amongst pink curtains, enjoying with toys, and eating alongside his cat siblings, fellow adoptees Rémy and Smila.
“If he seems to be acquainted, that is as a result of he’s,” Parker wrote alongside the images of Lotus, referencing Lotus’ fifteen minutes of fame as a TV star. “Adopted formally by the Parker/Broderick household in April 2023.”
According to the Connecticut Humane Society, all of Lotus’ members of the family have additionally been adopted. But there are many different pets on the organization which can be on the lookout for a loving home of their very own.
Anyone wanting so as to add a brand new member to their household ought to take step one at CThumane.org, Schubert stated.
In addition, the general public is welcome to go to pets in particular person in any of the organization’s three places—Newington, Waterford, and Westport—day-after-day beginning at midday.
“It’s great to have the ability to use [Lotus’] unimaginable adoption to unfold the phrase about different pets within the shelter that would use help, whether or not that is from extra individuals adopting, or volunteering, or giving again by donations in order that extra pets like Lotus can get all of the care they want,” Schubert stated.
“It’s additionally very thrilling to have the ability to share extra with the group the entire unimaginable packages right here at CHS, together with adoption providers, schooling providers, and providers to maintain pets in properties with the individuals who love them.”
