Adopt Me: Amber and Baby Boy (Plus Sandy Finds a Home)

Four-month-old Amber was hobbling around a Caton Avenue parking garage a few weeks ago with her front leg stuck through her collar.

The friction had caused a deep wound. 

"She must have been like that, minimum three to four weeks," said Sean Casey, founder of . "It was basically cutting her every time she moved."

The woman who found the cat had to get to work, so she called the shelter, and a few minutes later, Casey showed up to take her to the vet, according to a note from the woman that found Amber on the shelter's Facebook page (which also has some fairly graphic pictures of the wound).

Now, the wound is healing nicely, and she's ready for a new home, Casey said.

From day one at the shelter, Amber has been a particularly affectionate cat.

On the way to the vet, Casey said, "I didn't even put her in a carrier. She just hung out on my lap."

Next up is Baby Boy. We know we featured him last month, but he's such a sweetie, and still at the shelter, so we thought we'd tell you his story in a little more depth.

An 18-month-old German Shepherd-Pit Bull mix, Baby Boy was rescued in October from a Queens animal hoarder who was keeping 40 dogs in one apartment. 

Baby Boy and the other dogs in the apartment healthy, but he had never been outside.

"His entire life he'd never left that apartment. He didn't know what it meant to walk on a leash -- he was just scared of everything, " Casey said.

But, he added, "he's really come out of his shell since he's been with us. ... He's great with other dogs, he's good with kids, and he appears to be fully housebroken."

Like Amber, Baby Boy is very affectionate, sometimes, perhaps, to a fault.

"He thinks he's a Chihuahua – he'll crawl onto your lap. But he's a big boy," Casey said.

Finally, we want to share the good news that was adopted yesterday during an adoption event at Animal Kind Veterinary Hospital on Seventh Avenue and 11th St.

"She's living in Park Slope now," Casey said, adding that the woman who adopted her had spent the last three Sundays visiting her, making sure she was ready to own a dog.

When she left for her new home, Sandy was "very happy," Casey said.

Geneva is still waiting to be adopted.

Geneva, Amber and Baby Boy are spayed, dewormed, treated to prevent fleas & ticks and are up to date with vaccinations. The adoption fee, $100 for cats and $200 for dogs, includes a veterinary exam, one free month of pet health insurance and a microchip.