Stop the purr-esses – that’s not exactly how it went down. But here are Frankenkitten and Thorne to tell their “tail.”

KATNISS: So, Frankie, you were a rescue kitten. Then one day, your feral cat mum came into the shelter, said, “Help meowt,” and gave birth to a litter of kittens just 11 weeks after you were born.

FRANKIE: Yes, and I am happy to repurrt that she is now spayed.

KATNISS: Which is great mews. But… in that new litter of kittens was another kitten like you.

Frankie’s surpurrised look at this mews.

FRANKIE: Yes, a kitten who also had four ears and a severe overbite. This was Thorne. My adoptive Meowmy, who worked at the shelter, took one look at him and said, “You’ve got to be kitten me.”

Frankie’s overbite, Thorne’s overbite

KATNISS: How come she didn’t adopt him?

FRANKIE: She already had four cats including me, as well as two dogs, plus she’s the single mother to two young Humans.

THORNE: Both Frankie and I are special needs cats who may have expensive vet bills in our future. It’s impurrtant for Humans to realize what they can and can’t take on.

KATNISS: Fur sure! So Frankie’s Meowmy helped Thorne get the purrfect furever home. 

THORNE: Purrfect except fur the cat who already lived there didn’t want me there.

FRANKIE: Since Thorne’s new Humom had to go out of the country, my Meowmy agreed to foster him. It was like a sleepover every night!

THORNE: Oh, yeah – we pawtied!

KATNISS: But eventually, you had to go home.

THORNE: Yes. And the other cat, Ridge, decided he likes me, after all. We’re furiends now.

KATNISS: Pawsome! And since you two have been apurrt, unfurtunately one of Thorne’s eyes became ulcerated and had to be removed. So now you both look even more alike.

FRANKIE: Thorne, you’re such a copycat.

THORNE: Imitation is the sincerest fur-m of cattery.

KATNISS:  So how do you two keep in touch?

FRANKIE: We FaceTime, email and text.

THORNE: And we follow each other on Instagram. I leave him lots of hearts.

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Follow Frankie and Thorne on Instagram. Frankie is also on Facebook.