May 18, 2012

FURever Home Friday

Oh, happy day!  We have some exciting adoption news to share!

We love ALL of the cats at PAWS, but every so often, one touches our hearts in a special way.  When Praline first came to the shelter, Tracey and I were reminded of our sweet Maggie, who went to the Bridge in March 2011. (We even nicknamed her “Little Maggie.”)  It made us sad that Praline had already been a mommy, even though she was less than two years old.  We were also sad that even though all her kittens had been adopted, this little cutie was still looking for her forever home. With her volunteer pals, she loved cuddles, nice warm laps, and playing.  When, we often wondered, would an adopter come and see what we saw, and fall in love with her (just as we had)?

Hooray! I've been adopted!
Well, “when” finally happened last week!  Yes, sweet Praline has officially been adopted!  We don’t yet have a lot of details, but will share any follow up information with you all. :)

Do you remember Pete, the super-sweet, 7-year old mancat who loves snuggles, petting and playing like a kitten?  Well, he’s been adopted by our fellow volunteer Maria and her family!  Maria recently shared this picture of Pete on his new favorite counter top perch. She says Pete “…is a real character, and we’re crazy about him already!” Yay, Pete! :)
Me, too!

Here’s the full list of the most recent PAWS graduates:
Carolina and Dakota (together)
Chickie and Peeps (together)
Connie and Yoli (together)
Freckles
Georgia
Hayley
Mandy
Morticia
Pete
Praline

And what adoption update would be complete without some “Happy Tails?”

Yummy!
You probably remember Pepper, the cat who won “Best Picture” in the 2010 Petfinder.com “Whisker Awards.”  She’s doing SO well in her forever home.  Here's a picture her mom shared with us.  As you can see, Pepper likes pancakes!  We’re told her mom and dad are utterly in love with her, and that she is pampered like the queen we always knew she was.  Pepper’s mom “combs her all the time, and rubs her belly, too.” She also says that Pepper wants nothing more than to be in her lap.

Maguire, adopted in October, is now named Wexler.  His family reports that he is “…doing really well, and that he sleeps in bed every night with mom and dad.  He is very sweet, and a real lap cat. He likes to play, and is good with our children.  If they get to be too much, Wexler just walks away.”

Let the happy dancing begin, and have a great weekend, everybody! :)

36 comments:

Alley Cats and Angels of North Carolina said...

YAY! Congratulations to the recent graduates.

Love the picture of Pepper. So nice to hear of such a happy tale.

Thanks PAWS for all you do.

Oui Oui said...

We are so happy for all your graduates! Pretty Praline looks so much like our little Oui Oui, and we're sure she is as sweet and sunny too. Tabbies are the best. Concats & keep up the good work!

The Florida Furkids said...

ConCatulations to all of the graduates!! We love reading happy stories!!

The Florida Furkids and Lexi

GLOGIRLY said...

This post makes us smile BIG!!!
Such great news for these sweet kitties.
Every cat deserves love and a forever home. Thank you for giving them the love and helping find their new families.
xo Katie & Glogirly

Cat said...

I just love the happy stories!!! We are glad Praline found a home, we also thought she looked like lovely Maggie :-) Pete looks very comfortable on his counter top, and Pepper better watch those pancakes if she wants to maintain her girlish figure - lol!!!

Cara n Crew said...

woo hoo! concats to all the kitties! Furever home Friday is our fav'rite day :)

Pip, Smidgen, Minie, Hollie

Kate said...

I love them all <3 This is really great news on a Friday! Hugs, kisses and purrs to all the cats and hoomans at Paws :)

san said...

Yay for everyone. We love Pepper's pic of he rtrying to get pancakes :)

Sandra said...

It makes me so happy to read about cats finding their forever homes! Yes, I giggle in front of the screen at work and nobody knows why:)

The Furries of Whisppy said...

This really makes me happy. And I really love it when the new parents send periodic updates on how the cats are doing in their new home. :)

pibble said...

Pepper! It's so good to hear that Pepper loves her new home. She sooooo deserves it. And we're thrilled to hear about all the other great adoptions, too!

The Island Cats said...

We love hearing these stories! YAY!

Marg said...

Wow all that news sure means a huge happiness dance for sure.That is all so exciting. Praline sure is pretty. So glad so many have found homes. Have a great week end.

Tamago said...

What a wonderful update!! We are very happy for Praline and her new family to begin the new happy life together!
I love the photo of Pepper with a pancake :-) Great happy tails...we are starting the weekend with big smile!

Milo and Alfie Marshall said...

Such wonderful happy news ~ thank you so much for sharing. We love what you guys do. xx

Gigi said...

That's a great way to get this TGIF day started off. You guys are the BEST! Congrats to efurrone, kitty and Human volunteers alike! XOXOXO

Hannah and Lucy said...

We love to read your "good news" reports and hear about all the new homes and families.
Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

LP said...

Such wonderful happily ever afters! Nothing makes us smile wider than animals who get a second chance at being loved properly in great homes.Yipee!!

the critters in The Cottage xo

Chrissykat said...

So much love in this post. So many wonderful kitties getting the homes & families they deserve. Happy for each one of them, wish it could happen for all of them. Thank you Paws for giving these sweet souls a chance.

Jacqueline said...

Wonderful news!!YAY for all those precious sweethearts finding loving homes!!...Happy Friday and have a fun weekend, sweet friends...xoxo...Calle, Halle, Sukki

Marilia said...

I love the news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Old Kitty said...

Awwwwww such wonderful news to see the weekend through!! Big YAY for adorable Praline, Pete, Pepper, Wexler and all the other adorable graduates!!! Yayyayayyayy! Take care
x

The Whiskeratti said...

Wonderful news. We luff hearing about the adoptions! And Pepper - of course we remember that face!

Brian's Home Blog said...

I am soooooo happy for Praline! She looksmlike she could be my sister! Hooray for all the wonderful news today, it sure made us smile!

Anonymous said...

What wonderful news!!! We are so happy for all of them. Thanks for your sweet comment on our blog. Hugs and nose kisses

Purrfect Haven said...

ha ha ha what heart warming photos and news... and long may it continue. We will for it to be the case of all the other dear ones in your care. Love Helen, Darcy and Bingley xxx

Katie Isabella said...

This makes me so happy. Just makes the rest of my week. I love it when these babies are adopted and loved the way they deserve to be. xoxoxo

Oskar said...

*Happy Dance*

I love to hear about all of the forever home you help make possible!

Nubbin wiggles,
Oskar

HSEC said...

Some of them just touch your heart more than others! We love adoption stories of all kinds, and we're always glad to hear about those special ones getting a home.

Avalon's Garden and Mewsings of Garden Cottage Cats said...

YEA!!!! ^..^ What a Great way to start da weekend, on a furry happy note! :)))))) we all so furry happy efury graduate gotz their Happy Furefur home. Kissez & Purrz to you all, you do such great wurkz :)))))) we furry proud to be your furiendz ^..^ ♥♥xoxoxoxo♥♥

Oui Oui said...

We are so excited! Our friends Tucker & Finn are having a Commentathon to help with adopting hard to adopt black cats & dogs. They need to get to 100 comments. If they do, everyone who left a comment is eligible to win $100 to donate to their favorite rescue or shelter. If you send your followers over there and one wins, wouldn't it be grand if you won that money too! I put up a post, and here's Tucker's & Finn's link
http://tuckertellsall.blogspot.com/2012/05/back-in-black-2.html

Best of all, you can leave more than one comment!

Debbie said...

Don't you just love it when you hear great stories from your adopters? It is just so good when happy tales arrive! Good luck to all your kitties!

Unknown said...

Pleased to hear of such happy outcomes. Hope there will be many more such adoptions.

Deb Barnes / Zee and Zoey said...

Fantastic post and we can see why you fell in love with Praline!! Thank you for sharing and I love the picture of Pepper and the Pancake! Sounds like the makings of a sweet children's book!!

Beth said...

This post makes me very happy! I wish for all kitties and doggies to find their loving furever homes and these 3 hit the jackpot!
Beth

Cindy Adkins said...

So happy to hear about all the adoptions!! This made my day!
Hugs, Cindy