Benjamin KC

Update 8/9/26: Benny had thirteen (!!!!) teeth removed last week! His pre-adoption work-up by our veterinarian had revealed some pretty advanced dental disease and it had taken this long to get him an appointment to deal with it. One thing about Stray Pets in Need, is that we do our very best to ensure our cats are healthy or if they do have an ailment that there is a strategy in place to deal with it prior to adoption. Sweet Ben is recovering terrifically, has a fantastic appetite, and will probably start feeling like a new man-kitty as he heals up! He is otherwise healthy and ready for his new home! (Oh, and by the way, his old housemate Lily has long-since been adopted, and we learned she ALSO had 13 teeth removed!!) <br/><br/>-------------<br/><br/>Update 7/8/26: <br/>Benjamin is settled back in at the SPIN home. He is a big, sweet boy with a tender heart. I think he enjoys the company of other cats -- him and another one of the SPIN kitties (Bella PR) had a chance to hang out together and it seemed that Ben liked it. I also found out he likes to chase a laser pointer dot like a big big kitten! <br/><br/>----------------<br/><br/>Update 6/29/26:<br/>Benny got to spend a week away from SPIN at a fosterer's home! Big guy is back and settling in. It turns out his favorite place is up on top of the kitty condos, perched up high over us all! If you and Benjamin choose each other, we did learn that he is going to need a bit of time and patience to settle in. Kinda like a lot of us, he isn't so good with change and can get pretty shut down with transitions. He is a sensitive and sweet boy, and we just don't have a good way of telling him so that he understands that everything is going to be okay. <br/><br/>--------------<br/>--------------<br/><br/>This gentle giant is an absolutely sweet lunk of a cat! Benjamin came in along with his housemate Lily from his first home into SPIN's care. A lengthy mature kitty with the face of a lion, Ben has been doing his best to keep his stress in check but you can tell he is a bit anxious with this transition. He is a sensitive guy, who seems to be seeking a bit of comfort (and a chance to steal her food) from Lily, but she has been giving him more of a cold shoulder instead. We decided to separate them to see if it would help them both decompress.<br/><br/>In general, when homeless kitties come in off of the mean streets as strays, they tend to think they found paradise at SPIN with regular meals and plenty of human attention and quickly thrive. In contrast, we find that cats like Ben and Lily that come in from loving homes have a harder time adjusting to life at SPIN. They are used to living in a proper home environment, and as much as we try to recreate that, we know it isn't the same. Regardless, the SPIN volunteers will make sure he gets plenty of love and attention, and we know Ben will flourish! <br/><br/>Ben, who would do fine being adopted with or without Lily, will make a marvelous companion for someone who wants a friendly, mellow lion king to patrol their household. My guess is that he could probably make it work out with other household pets if he was given a chance at patient proper introductions. He has not shown even a hint of aggression, making me suspect that respectful human children would be perfectly okay with him as well. If you are looking for a plug-and-play house cat who simply likes hanging around you, Big Benjamin could be your guy! <br/><br/>-------------------<br/><br/>Stray Pets In Need (SPIN) has weekly open adoption hours where you can drop in and meet our cats at 5 Overbrook Terrace, Natick, MA Fridays 5-7pm and Saturdays/Sundays 3-6pm.<br/><br/>If you are thinking of adopting Benjamin or any other of the SPIN kitties, before you come by consider first filling out an application to speed up the process. The hardest part is providing proof that you either own your home or that your landlord approves you having a cat, other than that it is easy! Find it here:<br/>www.straypetsinneed.org/adoptions/adoption-application.<br/><br/>Don't worry if you do not hear back from us right away! We are all volunteers and sometimes it takes a bit to get through everything. If you see a cat on our website, then it is still available for adoption! Just swing by the SPIN home during open adoption hours and you can meet your potential new kitty then.<br/><br/>All of our available cats are listed at: www.straypetsinneed.org/adoptions/adoptable-pets.<br/><br/>We look forward to meeting you and your family!

Update 8/9/26: Benny had thirteen (!!!!) teeth removed last week! His pre-adoption work-up by our veterinarian had revealed some pretty advanced dental disease and it had taken this long to get him an appointment to deal with it. One thing about Stray Pets in Need, is that we do our very best to ensure our cats are healthy or if they do have an ailment that there is a strategy in place to deal with it prior to adoption. Sweet Ben is recovering terrifically, has a fantastic appetite, and will probably start feeling like a new man-kitty as he heals up! He is otherwise healthy and ready for his new home! (Oh, and by the way, his old housemate Lily has long-since been adopted, and we learned she ALSO had 13 teeth removed!!)

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Update 7/8/26:
Benjamin is settled back in at the SPIN home. He is a big, sweet boy with a tender heart. I think he enjoys the company of other cats -- him and another one of the SPIN kitties (Bella PR) had a chance to hang out together and it seemed that Ben liked it. I

Update 8/9/26: Benny had thirteen (!!!!) teeth removed last week! His pre-adoption work-up by our veterinarian had revealed some pretty advanced dental disease and it had taken this long to get him an appointment to deal with it. One thing about Stray Pets in Need, is that we do our very best to ensure our cats are healthy or if they do have an ailment that there is a strategy in place to deal with it prior to adoption. Sweet Ben is recovering terrifically, has a fantastic appetite, and will probably start feeling like a new man-kitty as he heals up! He is otherwise healthy and ready for his new home! (Oh, and by the way, his old housemate Lily has long-since been adopted, and we learned she ALSO had 13 teeth removed!!)

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Update 7/8/26:
Benjamin is settled back in at the SPIN home. He is a big, sweet boy with a tender heart. I think he enjoys the company of other cats -- him and another one of the SPIN kitties (Bella PR) had a chance to hang out together and it seemed that Ben liked it. I also found out he likes to chase a laser pointer dot like a big big kitten!

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Update 6/29/26:
Benny got to spend a week away from SPIN at a fosterer's home! Big guy is back and settling in. It turns out his favorite place is up on top of the kitty condos, perched up high over us all! If you and Benjamin choose each other, we did learn that he is going to need