Sunday Seflies - Elmer and Theodore

Everybody loves roommates Elmer and Theodore!

Handsome housepanther Elmer has been at PAWS for a while.* He used to be sort of rambunctious, but he has mellowed quite a bit with time. He's still lots of fun, though. This silly and smart mancat is definitely ready to find his forever home. (* To be fair, Elmer was adopted briefly, but returned when the people were no longer able to care for him.)

Black and white Theodore has super cool markings, which is totally appropriate since he's a super cool dude. He also happens to love other kitties, and like people (including children!), too.

Elmer and Theo are waiting patiently to find their respective happily ever afters. Then again, they get along so well that maybe, just maybe they could find a forever home together. Wouldn't THAT be the cat's meow? :)

We're participating in the Cat On My Head's Sunday Selfies Blog Hop. Be sure to click on their logo, and see who else is hopping along (or to join in yourself)! :)

Sweet and Funny Elmer

Our pal Elmer never fails to put a smile on our faces.  Although he's not a lap cat, he loves playing and hanging out with the volunteers and staff at the shelter.

Elmer is available for adoption at PAWS.  He's about two years old, neutered, microchipped, and up to date on all his vaccinations.  He has tested negative for FIV and FeLV.  Come meet Elmer today. Come on ... don't you need a little sunshine in your life? :)

Easy Like Sunday - Elmer

Here's handsome, playful and adoptable Elmer, waving hello before he settles in for some Easy Like Sunday lap time.*

 Have a great Sunday, everyone!

* After 1 1/2 years at PAWS, Elmer recently decided he is a lap cat. :)

Arrrgh! It Be Meow Like a Pirate Day!

(from left) Captain Sammy, Mate Elmer, Commander Moosey, and Mate Virginia

Ahoy there, mateys!  Today be "Meow Like a Pirate Day" on Ye Olde Cat Blogosphere!  We (Captain Sammy and Commander Moosey) be sailing the high seas in search of forever homes for all of our adoptable PAWS pirate buddies, including our shipmates Elmer and Virginia.  There be plenty of provisions -- tuna, chick-hen, cheese, catnip, cat milk, temptations, and lots of toys -- for the journey, so come along as we set sail!

FURever Home Friday :)

Guess what today is?  It's time for the latest edition of FURever Home Friday! Since our last adoption update, 22 PAWS cats of all ages found homes of their very own.  And even with kitten season in full swing, it was exciting that so many of the adoptees - like brothers Buster and Brian, sisters Amy and Amanda, Ewan, brothers Milo and Simba, Minnie Mouse, brothers Charlie and Marshall and the always irrepressible Elmer - were adult cats!  We're also happy to say that a number of them were gotcha'd during last month's "Nine Dollars for Nine Lives" event. :)

Here's the full list of recent graduates.  We love you, kitties!  ConCATulations to you and your new families!

Amy and Amanda (together)

Argon (from foster)

Beatrix

Buster and Brian (together)

Charlie and Marshall (together)

Elmer

Ewan

James

Kendall and Klondike

Kip

Milo and Simba (together)

Minnie Mouse

Neville

Pepsi

Pocahontas and Dakota (together)

Simba 2

Rounding things out, check out these pictures of two of our PAWS alumni living the high life in their very own homes.

  Clover (adopted March 2009)

Edith (adopted December 2012)

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(Thank you to our friends Ann, Maggy and Zoey from Zoolatry for

creating this wonderful badge for us!)

Fun with (Adoptable) Friends :)

Here are some of our Cat Room 7 pals having some catnip-infused fun.  The handsome house panther in the center of the action is Elmer, who after more than TWO YEARS at PAWS recently found a loving forever home of his very own.  ConCATulations to Elmer and his new family!

The other kitties in the GIF above - all of whom are adoptable* - are tabby/white Igor and orange tabby brothers Tony and Lenny. :)

* Don't forget that PAWS' "$9 For 9 Lives" event ends this Sunday (June 30).  All PAWS cats (nine months and older) can be adopted for a super low fee of just $9!  You'll even get a goody bag of food, toys and other good stuff to help welcome your new best friend home. :)

Easy Like (Elmer) Sunday

Our handsome and adoptable pal Elmer has decided to spend this cold and snowy Sunday relaxing in one of the Room 3 cat trees. :)

Happy Sunday, everybody! :)

Black Cat Appreciation Day 2012

Today is Black Cat Appreciation Day!

Did you know black cats are only half as likely to get adopted as cats of other colors? And that, on average, they stay several months longer in shelters than any other cats? Isn't that CRAZY? Well, we certainly think so.  There are a bunch of beautiful, amazing and adoptable black cats at PAWS.  Here are just a few of them:

 

Elmer

 

Mercedes

 

Jet

 

Derek

 

Allie

Come and meet these "house panthers" today! You might just find your new best friend. :)

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Be sure to visit Sparkle the Designer Cat's blog.  She is raising funds to help PAWS cats AND featuring PAWS cats every Thursday in August.  We love you, Sparkle! :)

A Very Special Adoption Event

This Saturday (November 10), PAWS will begin a fantastic 9-day adoption event. "9 Lives for 9 Dollars" -- part of Best Friends Animal Society's national promotion of the same name -- runs through Sunday, November 18.  And it is exactly what it sounds like ... all PAWS cats (nine months and older) can be adopted for a super low fee of just $9!

All these cats are spayed/neutered, current on their vaccinations, FIV and FeLV tested, and microchipped.  You'll even get a goody bag of food, toys and other items to welcome your new BFF home.  Is that not the best deal ever? :)  IMPORTANT NOTE: Even though the fee will be just $9, all potential adopters will, as always, be carefully screened.

PAWS has so many amazing kittehs waiting to find their forever families.  Here are just a few:

Top Row: Allie, Tessa, Dottie and Elmer; 2nd Row: Miles, Cinnamon,
and Ginger, Amanda, and Woogie; 3rd Row: Marshall, Brenna, Boop
and Oscar; Bottom Row: Roamer, Sandy, Doodle and Swizzle

Click here to check out a video ad created just for this event.  If you live within driving distance of Norwalk, Connecticut, and are ready to find your new furry best friend, come on down!  If you DON'T live in this area, check here to see if a shelter in YOUR area is participating in the national event.  

Finally, PLEASE consider helping spread the word by sharing this post anywhere and everywhere you can.  You just never know who might know someone. :)

Thank you, everyone.  Keep those fingers and paws crossed for lots of forever homes, and have a great weekend!

An Award and a Photo Contest

Yippee! We won an award! Our blogging friend Diamond and his human, Lynettea, have generously bestowed us with the “Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award.” Thank you, Diamond and Lynettea. We’re honored!

The rules of the award say we have to share 15 things about ourselves, so here are five about Moosey, five about Sammy, and a collage of five cats looking for their forever homes:

Five things about Moosey:

1. He loves water, and is obsessive about going into the shower after the humans are done

2. He has to smell everything – including his brother Sammy :)

3. We adopted him from PAWS, who rescued him from a kill shelter

4. Favorite toys: Catnip mice, string, bouncy foam balls. And FLIES!

5. He loves spending time with the mom and dad on the sofa and sleeping in the bed

Five things about Sammy:

1. Favorite toys: Hex bug and mouse on a bouncy string

2. He loves being brushed (he even tries to brush himself)

3. He adores lounging in his cat hammock

4. He enjoys watching bird and squirrel TV

5. He was found in a feral cat colony, saved from a kill shelter by PAWS, and ultimately adopted by us :)

Petunia, Clara, Rupert, Victoria and Elmer are just FIVE of the many PAWS cats currently available for adoption...

We're supposed to pass the award along to 15 of our friends, but since we love ALL of our blogging pals, we can't even begin to choose.  So we're giving it to everyone who wants it! :)

Now, about that PHOTO CONTEST we mentioned.  PAWS is holding a Cat Photo Contest in conjunction with its "Bark in the Park" event (yes, PAWS rescues woofies, too!).  There are four categories: Silly Kitties, Best Belly Shot, Cati-tude and Cutest Cat. Fees are $5 for the first entry, and $3 for each additional entry. One winner will be selected in each category, and prizes include pet supply and restaurant gift certificates.  The contest is open to anyone (you need not be present to win, and prizes can be shipped).  Deadline to enter is Friday August 26th. For full details click here.

Mo Cats Day 2011

Today is MO CATS DAY on the Internet!  To celebrate, we're posting some MO' pictures of some MO' of the wonderful and adoptable PAWS cats waiting for their forever homes...

Praline

Elmer

Sisters Phoebe and Zoe Bob (aka Bobbi)

Jet

Daphne

Happy Mo Cats Day, everybody! :)

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday - Three Amigos

Elmer, Lenny and Tony (from top to bottom) truly are best buddies.  Here they are, making good use of one of the shelter's nifty cat condos.

Speaking of the shelter, we were quite honored to be interviewed about PAWS by our friends over at Carmine's Orange Pages. (Thank you so much, Carmine, Milita and Jewel!)  Be sure to check out the interview here. :)

Easy Like Selfie Sunday

At the shelter, Sundays are an opportunity to do a little relaxamicating in preparation for the long week ahead.  Leading this week's snoozefest is Sparky, who's caught himself a glorious sunpuddle...

Here are (top to bottom) Daphne, Hoppity and Patch, going vertical with their Zs...

And Julia and Chip, demonstrating the bunk bed approach to napping...

Of course, Sundays are also a great day for sharing selfies.  We're participating in the Sunday Selfies Blog Hop, sponsored by our pals at The Cat on My Head. Mom Janet and the Kitties Blue sponsor PAWS resident Swizzle every month, and lo and behold ... here's a Swizzle selfie!

And one from smart and silly housepanther Elmer...

All of the adorable cats shown above are available for adoption at PAWS of Norwalk, CT. Come and meet them (and all of their friends) today!

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday - Adoptables :)

Looking to spend the holidays -- and forever -- with a new best friend? All of these wonderful and amazing cats are available for adoption at PAWS.  Come meet them today! :)

Elmer

Gem

Brothers Lenny and Tony

Amy

Merritt

Patch

Brenna

Happy MEOW-loween :)

Happy MEOW-loween from all of us at Animal Shelter Volunteer Life! As you can see, some of our pals from PAWS (Nurse Diamond, Lady Liberty Petunia, Princess Praline, Good Witch Marmalade, Queen Claire, Jester Puck, Officer Carter, and Elmer the Bunny] are ready to join us for some trick or treating. We sure hope they (and all the cats at PAWS) get forever homes of their very own soon. Now THAT would be the sweetest treat of all! :) *

Purrs and Hugs,

"Master" Sammy and "Chef" Moosey (and mom and dad, too)

(* Click on the picture to "biggify" it, so you can see everyone's pawsome costumes!)

Happy Halloween (and Thank You)!

In the spirit and colors of Halloween, we proudly present (most of) the black, orange and calico cats of PAWS.  Be sure to click on the picture to "biggify" it, so you can see all of these oh-so-adoptable beauties! :)

(Left to right: Bunny, Ian, Gracie, Zoe, Susie, Elmer, Mercy, Sophia, Chino, Jazmin, Dottie, Cameron, Jett and Sabre)

THANK YOU all who sent messages, purrs, prayers and good thoughts our way!  We at Animal Shelter Volunteer Life weathered Hurricane Sandy pretty well.  And we're happy to say that PAWS and all the animals there are safe and sound, too.

To those still dealing with the effects of Sandy, please know that we are thinking of you.

Happy MEOW-loween, everybody!

Happy St. CATrick's Day!

Happy St. CATrick's Day from the PAWS cats,
and all of us here at Animal Shelter Volunteer Life! :)

All of the party cats pictured in today's collage are adoptable (and waiting to meet you).

Bottom row: Santana, Trina, Sheba, Patches, Bailey, and Amanda.  Top row: Cinnamon, Elmer, Merritt, Max, Tessa, Shadow, and Sparky

Easy Like Selfie Sunday :)

It's Sunday, and around here, that almost always means a little bit of selfie, and a whole lot of easy. Let's start things off with a stunning selfie by our beautiful, quiet and reserved friend, Pumpkin.

As a female long-haired orange tabby, Pumpkin is a pretty rare kitty. She's still waiting to be adopted, and just needs a patient someone who will give her a chance. We are confident that she will blossom, and be a loving and loyal companion once she finds her forever home.

And now, let's get on with that easy stuff. This week's professional relaxation demonstration is brought to you by our silly, full-of-personality housepanther pal, Elmer. If there was an Easy Like Sunday competition, he'd be getting some serious style points with his technique. :) 

We're participating in the Sunday Selfies Blog Hop, hosted by our awesome pals at The Cat On My Head. Be sure to visit them to see all of the other participants (and/or to join in the fun)! 

Happy Sunday, everybuddy!