Vinny was taken from the shelter to a veterinarian's clinic, where he would begin his recovery.Collin explained, "He ended up having two operations; the first to remove his ear and ear canal all the way down to the skull due to infection, and the second to clear out some more infection."

Vinny would meet his mother for the first time here. He said on Instagram that Liz "immediately fell in love" at first sight.

Vinny fostered with a kitten foster family after his operations, but the foster mom had a litter of neonatals on bottles and Vinny's demands were too great.

Liz and Collin jumped at the chance to adopt the little black cat. They got close to Vinny as they saw him recover and thrive, and after six weeks together, there was no way they would let him go.