The Matriarchy's Bug Sister 🐞

Rescued: March 1st, 2026 at 9:28pm

Status: Permanent Resident, Jenna's daughter.

Little Miss VW Bug, also known as Bedbug or Bug Bug Bug, is a sweet, outgoing girl with a very big personality and apparently an awful lot to say! Whether she's chatting away or chomping on someone's toes, this little lady almost always has her mouth open. In fact, you'd be hard pressed to find a photograph of her where she isn't in the middle of saying something!

Bug came to us as part of The Car Cat Family, a family of cats living in an abandoned SUV. Their journey was anything but easy. She was one of four pregnant girls in the family, all of whom were terribly sick when they first arrived.

From the moment Bug was rescued, she was an exceptionally affectionate little girl. Despite being pregnant, feeling poorly, and sporting an impressively large pregnancy belly on such a tiny little body, all she wanted was to be close to her human foster mom (at the time), Jenna. Whether Jenna was sitting, relaxing or sound asleep, Bug could usually be found curled up on her lap or stretched across her body, sleeping right on top of her back or chest while Jenna slept. She was her foster mom's tiny shadow throughout her pregnancy, seemingly determined to spend every possible moment curled up against one of her favorite people. Although she's still a wonderfully affectionate girl today, she's no longer quite so insistent on using Jenna as her personal mattress!

As Bug and her family had been very ill at the time of their rescue thankfully Bug had already received a week of medication before giving birth. That gave her and her babies a better start than we initially feared. Immediately following their birth, Bug and her little ones were quarantined together before being placed in the direct foster care of a veterinarian. Thanks to that wonderful veterinarian's dedication and care, Bug's entire litter survived, something we will forever be grateful for.

Although things didn't unfold quite as we had originally planned, the outcome became something extraordinarily special. Their human foster mom, Jenna, ultimately adopted all of the girls in the family, bringing them together to create The Matriarchy.

While Bug was away raising her babies, Jenna and the other girls found comfort and companionship in one another. In many ways, they helped each other heal. And when Bug finally returned home, it felt as though the last missing piece of their healing had finally found its way back where she belonged. Her mom, aunt, and sisters, Lexus, Mercedes, Silverado, and Miata, welcomed her home in the sweetest way cats know how, with affectionate grooming and constant cuddles. It was as though they had an awful lot of lost time to make up for. Bug happily returned their affection, and soon they were all grooming one another as if they'd never been apart. It was a truly heartwarming reunion.

Having cared for more than 60 rescue cats at this point, we can confidently say that this is the sweetest, most affectionate and closely bonded family we've ever had the privilege of knowing.

Bug is from the same litter as Silverado and Miata, and while we're uncertain whether Mercedes or Lexus is her biological mother, both girls have always been wonderfully maternal toward her.

These days, Miss Bug has blossomed into quite the audacious little character! She doesn't simply observe whatever her human mom is doing. She insists on being part of it. She's playful, curious, wonderfully expressive and never shy about making her presence known, usually by nibbling on your toes. Apparently, conversation alone isn't always enough to get her point across.

Someone once jokingly asked whether she was named VW Bug because she enjoys bugging people. While her name was actually inspired by the car, we had to admit the question was pretty funny. Not that Bug could ever truly be a bother, though!

Within her family's matriarchy, Bug has naturally taken on the role of the foster older sister. She's always happy to join the younger foster kittens for a game, and her fun, playful personality makes her a wonderful companion to the little ones temporarily sharing her home. She gets along beautifully with all the other foster kittens in our care, although, like the rest of her family, she isn't particularly fond of adult male cats.

Aside from her occasional crimes against human toes, Bug is an absolute sweetheart. She has impeccable litter box habits, a loving disposition and a personality that makes even the most ordinary moments entertaining.

Our precious little Bedbug has already overcome so much in her young life, yet she remains one of the most cheerful, affectionate and delightfully talkative girls you could ever meet. She has her family, her human mom, and an entire lifetime of love ahead of her.

And knowing Bug, she'll have plenty to say about every single minute of it. 🐞💕