Sheeta and Co works with partner rescue groups in the US to help cats like Appa find good homes. City Kitties DC offered to assist, and their foster volunteer, Jen (@pokeypotpie), welcomed Appa into her care.

Appa flew across the ocean along with another rescue cat, Harvey, to their new foster home. Having an energetic playmate brought out the inner-kitten in Appa. Soon, he was ready to find a place of his own.

Alyson came across a post about Appa and instantly fell head over heels for the sweet boy.

"I religiously followed him from Kuwait to DC, and the day he was put up for adoption, I woke up early and applied to adopt him," Alyson shared with Love Meow.