Three Pic Thursday - Virginia

Virginia is a sweet and curious tabby. This beautiful girl is still pretty new to PAWS, but she's settling right in, and taking advantage of the cat condo, fun toys and cat-level mirrors in the shelter's meeting room. :)

Our 300th Post :)

Moosey and Sammy

Hi!  It's us, Moosey and Sammy (in avatar form, thanks to our dear sweet pals at Twinkletoe Tails), here to share the exciting news that this is the 300th post of Animal Shelter Volunteer Life! :)

We (and our mom and dad) wanted to take this opportunity to give thanks, because we have a lot for which to be thankful. 

We're grateful that we have this forum for sharing about the awesome and adoptable PAWS cats.  And we're thankful for PAWS and other places like it that provide safe and loving havens for animals while they wait to find their very own forever homes.  And most of all, we give big thanks for all of our amazing and supportive blogging friends from around the world.  Your friendship and encouragement mean so very much to us! :)

Hugs, nosetaps, and head bonks to you all!

us

Happy Gotcha Day, Moosey!

Today is a very special day in our house. It was four years ago that Tracey and I brought our Moosey home to live happily ever after as part of our family. :)

It's my Gotcha Day?

We met Moosey while volunteering at PAWS, and absolutely fell in love with his playful, easygoing personality. We found this amazing, especially given what he had been through.  PAWS rescued Moosey and a bunch of other cats from a kill shelter, where they ended up after being part of a hoarding situation.  As if that wasn't enough, these poor kitties were found to have ringworm, so they had to undergo regular sulfur dips until they were ringworm-free.  Not nice at all!  But through it all, Moosey's easygoing nature shone brightly. :)

Moosey at PAWS

Moosey pretty much made himself at home from day one.

And he has not looked back since.  Over the past four years, we've seen even more of his true personality emerge.  We've discovered he likes to play with the water from the bathtub faucet.  Loves eating lettuce.  Enjoys hugs and snuggles.  And that he is a faithful and efficient bed warmer (he sleeps with us every night)!

Left: Checking out the tub / Right: In the crown bed

Left: On "his" Infinity Scratcher / Right: Sleeping in the sun with Sammy

Happy Gotcha Day, sweet Moosey!

We are so lucky to have gotcha'd you.  Thank you for gracing us with your cuteness, and for making us laugh and smile every day.  We love you, little buddy!

Dad Kevin, Mom Tracey and Brother Sammy

Mancat Monday - Gulliver

Gulliver is a friendly, sweet and talkative mancat.  He loves being pet, and playing with string toys.  He also gives great head bonks!  "Gullie" absolutely loves people, and gets along well with some other cats.

Gulliver is approximately 6 years old. He is neutered, micro-chipped, current on all his vaccinations and has tested negative for FIV and FeLV.   Come meet him, and fall in love today! :)

FURever Home Friday

Guess what?  Even though kitten season is now in full swing, we have some wonderful ADULT CAT adoption news to share!  Get ready to smile, because here we go...

Margo says, "Yay! I've been adopted!"

Remember Margot, the silly beauty who came to PAWS from a home where she was mistreated?  Well ... after being at the shelter for more than two years, she's found her very own loving forever home! She will be an only cat, and have a mommy all to herself.  Way to go, Margot!

And that's not all.  Margot's fellow adult cats Hunny and Frederick have also been adopted!

Sweet Hunny has found love. :)

So has handsome Frederick (photo from the awesome Sundays at the Shelter)

And yes, we also had some kitten adoptions (we celebrate those, too, of course).  Fuji -- the kitten in our last post -- was adopted.  His new name is Maneki Neko, and he has joined a loving family of former shelter cats!  Also finding forever families were Kyoto, Namosa, Paula Red and Punkin. :)

Concatulations to these (young and young-at-heart) PAWS graduates and their new families!

Have a great weekend, everybody. :)

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday

Kitten season is upon us.

Easy Like Sunday - Truffle

Pretty (and adoptable) Truffle is taking it easy this Memorial Day Weekend.

 How about you? :) 

"A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself."

(Joseph Campbell)

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday - Minnie

Beautiful and floofy Minnie is new at PAWS. Even though she's still getting used to the place, we can already tell that she's very, very sweet. I spent some time with her on Sunday afternoon, and learned that she likes when people talk with her, and loves being pet. She also gives head bonks. :)

Easy (and Thankful) Like Sunday

Kitten season has officially started, and as these little ones can attest...

... being adorable is tiring! :)

We also wanted to take the opportunity to thank our awesome pals over at Meezer Tails.  When they learned about Oui Oui's amazing birthday commentathon to benefit PAWS, they made a very generous offer.  Since Miles Meezer's birthday fell on the same weekend as Oui Oui's, they decided that they, too, would make a donation to PAWS for each comment they received!  To Miles, Sammy, Nicky, Billy SweetFeets, and Mom Mary ... THANK YOU.  We're deeply touched by your generosity and kindness, and proud to be your friends.  As we did with the donation from the Twinkletoe Tails Gang, the Meezers' money will be designated for the PAWS Cosmo Fund, which helps pay for medical expenses for very sick or injured pets in the shelter's care.

Have an easy Sunday, everyone! :)

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! :)