Giving Thanks for FURever Homes :)

With Thanksgiving Weekend upon us, we have a lot for which to be grateful. One of the things we're most thankful for is seeing so many of our shelter friends find their forever homes. And while all gotcha stories are wonderful, some tug extra hard at the ol' heartstrings...

Like our sweet and gentle friend, Swizzle. Adored by all of the volunteers and staff (and our wonderful friends at The Cat on My Head, who sponsored her every month for the past 2 1/2 years!), Swizzle waited for nearly six years at the shelter, until she went home last weekend with fellow PAWS volunteer, Chris.

 

 The two of them have a very special connection, and we're all over the moon that Swizzle is now living it up with Chris and his two other cats, Tumble and (PAWS graduate) Truffle. Be sure to check out the "Happy Tails" section at the bottom of this post to read Chris' account of Swizzle's first week home!

And then, there's our handsome 16 year-old housepanther buddy, Clyde, who was first adopted from PAWS as a kitten, only to be returned recently when his human had to go into assisted living. Clyde is the nicest boy ever, so we know he was well-loved in his first forever home. As you can guess, the chances of a senior black cat with age-related health issues being adopted aren't exactly promising. But miracles do come true. And this one came courtesy of our friend Layla, from Cat Wisdom 101.

 

From what we hear, Clyde's transition to living with Layla, husband Joe, and cats Domino, Odin and Nou Nou went off without a hitch. Check out Layla's post about it here!

Do you remember senior lapcat, Mischief, who found herself at PAWS after her elderly owner could no longer care for her? Well, she found her happily ever after, and boy, is she ever loved.

Her new family says, "Mischief is awesome ... she's super mellow ... the kids love her ... we are all so happy! ... thank you for Mischief! ... things are perfect ... Mischief has no problem with anyone!"

Check out the full list of graduates since our last FURever Friday report (alphabetical, by month)!

SEPTEMBER: Angora; Boots; Casablanca, Rio and Sugarloaf (together); Cheezy Chaz; Clark; Cloudy; Cove; Cucumber and Bailey (together); Douglas and Maxwell (together); Giada and Julia (together); Ipanema; Jeekers; Joelle; Kossack; Loca and Luna (together); Louie; Meow-Wow; Millie; Milo; Mischief; Mr. Paws; Norman; Quantum and Quasar (together); Quark; Rascal; Robin; Scarlet; Seaside; Stanley and Lois (together); Stella and Samba (together); Storm and Nutmeg (together); Yibby

Top (L to R) Swizzle, Marshall, Hubbell, Clyde, Miss Kitty; Bottom (L to R) Mikan, Fifi, Nashibee, Greyrock, Dina

OCTOBER: Celexa; Cobbler; Columbus and Laura (together); Dina; Ezri and Cisco (together); Fifi; Figaro (long-term foster); Grace; Greyrock; Hijinx; Honey; Jasper; Kayla; Kibby; Kira and Keiko (together); Mikan; Miss Deed; Moo Cat; Mufasa; Omega; Sadie (from foster); Scalzi (from foster); Shenanigans; Shirley; Sterling Silver; Tom Foolery; Zoloft

Top (L to R) Mischief, Sadie, Jeekers, Seaside, Boots; Bottom (L to R): Cove, Honey, Cheezy Chaz; Kossack, Meow-Wow

NOVEMBER (TO DATE): Alpha; August; Battleship; Callie Mae; Cider and Spice (together); Clyde (permanent foster); Crookshanks and Hedwig (together); David Hasslehof and Pamela Anderson (together, from foster); Hopper and Tigger (from foster); Jo Jo and Parcheesi (together); Katy; Marshall and Hubbell (together); Miss Kitty; Mungo; Nashibee; Paxil; Rambo; Riland; Scrabble and Boggle (together); Solo; Swizzle (permanent foster); Tau; Tilton; Twinkie; Wordsworth; Zsa Zsa

ConCATulations to all of the graduates, and their new forever families! We're sending purrs, prayers and wishes for you all to enjoy long, happy, love-filled lives together! :)
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What would a FURever Home Friday post be without some happy tails tales?

 "Mikan is great! He's settled in and has commandeered our bed as his own! He's eating well, playing, especially with his scratching post) and loves lounging about. Thank you for checking up on him and, even more so, for letting us adopt him. He's part of our family now and we just love our chubby little dude!"

 "Swizzle arrived home Saturday afternoon. She was greeted by my other two cats, Tumble and Truffle. Truffle is a PAWS alumni. They checked out the carrier but were otherwise cool and collected with the new roommate. Although I was prepared to separate the cats for a time being, that wasn't necessary. My cats gave Swizzle her space. Over the next few days she stayed by herself and didn't explore much. There was probably some sniffing around along the way to and from the litter box but other than that I don't think she wandered around. She still doesn't, but that's okay with me if that's okay with her. This Saturday I thought it was time to get her a personal lounge area like I have for Tumble and Truffle. So I found something that reminds me of her previous wicker hut. And she gravitated towards the new lounge immediately. She loves it! So far, so good, Swizzle! Keep it up."

"I just love Nashibee! She is even better than I could have hoped for. She settled in right away and has such a sweet personality. We are both very lucky. Thank you!"

Happy Thanksgiving, everybuddy!

And happy FURever Home Friday, too. :)