Easy Like Sunday - Elvira :)

Our sweet and adoptable buddy, Elvira, is spending most of her Sunday doing some serious relaxamicating. And in case you're wondering, she really IS this adorable in person!

Maybe you could use a new best friend to teach you the fine art of taking it easy? :)

Elvira is about 6 years old, spayed, micro-chipped, and up to date on all her vaccinations. She gets along with some other cats, and would do best in a quieter home.  She has tested negative for FIV and FeLV.

A Life Well Lived - Fly Free, Sparkle

Photo courtesy of Sparklecat.com

Yesterday, the cat blogging world lost one of its brightest stars, when Sparkle the Designer Cat passed away at age 11.  Her wit and wisdom - so richly evident in her books and through her amazing social media presence - were unmatched, and she was an inspiration and a true and supportive friend.  Sparkle's greatest legacy will most certainly be her compassionate and tireless efforts on behalf of shelters and rescues, and for feral and homeless cats all over the world - even at PAWS, where she and her human recently sponsored three cats (Patch, Sweet Pea and Oreo) who are waiting for their forever homes.

Fly free, Sparkle.  You are truly one in a million, dear friend, and we will love and miss you always.  Thank you for all you have been to those of us fortunate enough to have known you, and for all that you will continue to be for so many.

If you'd like to express condolences to Sparkle's family, please visit her blog here.

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday - Creamsicle

Our handsome, adoptable pal Creamsicle was the first to try out our new "Bird Catcher Pro" interactive cat toy.

We had a very spirited play session, and Creamsicle seemed excited to see something pretty close to 3-D Bird TV, right inside Cat Room 3!  As you can see from this collage, Creamsicle gives this toy an enthusiastic two paws up. :)

It's Raining Kittens!

It's been a mighty busy "kitten season" in our area.  As you might guess, that means PAWS is bursting at the seams with adorable babies waiting to find loving forever homes.  In hopes of helping these little ones find their happily ever afters as soon as possible (not to mention freeing up cage space so that we're able to take in more homeless cats), PAWS is holding a month-long Kitten Shower now through September 16.

The event features reduced adoption rates if you adopt a pair of kittens ($125 for both), or an even better rate if you adopt one kitten and one adult at ($100 for both).  There will also be a raffle, surprises, refreshments and free gifts for adopters.  Oh, and of course ... LOTS of sweet, silly and beautiful KITTENS of every size, shape and color. :)

The Kitten Shower kicks off this weekend.  Click here for all the details!

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday - Gracie and Zoe

A little pre-dinner fun, compliments of our very own Gracie and Zoe.  In the video, Zoe's first out of the chute, but Gracie doesn't play games when it comes to her wet food. Be sure to turn up the sound for extra giggles, and enjoy the show. *

* If the video doesn't play for you here, you can also check it out on YouTube.

Easy LIke Sunday - Snickers :)

Our gentle, beautiful and adoptable friend Snickers has decided to spend her Sunday in this nice, snuggly kitty bed.

 If you look behind her, and to the right, there's still some room in that other bed.  So ... who wants to join in on some rest and relaxation? :)

Happy Sunday, everybody!

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday :)

Check out our spunky little pal, Noname (pron.: No-nah-may), totally owning this cat tree. :) 

This pretty girl was found as a stray, and is about 6 months old.

She's friendly, playful, and full of energy. Noname is spayed, micro-chipped, and up-to-date on all of her vaccinations. She has tested negative for FeLV and FIV. And she's even cuter in person (come see for yourself)! :)

Easy Like Sunday

We hope your Sunday is as relaxing as the one being enjoyed by the PAWS cats.  Here are three of them - Brian, Lt. Uhura and Roger - who have already staked claim to their favorite lounging spots...

Roger

Lt. Uhura

Brian

Happy Sunday, everyone! :)

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday - Swizzle :)

We adore sweet and pretty Swizzle!  You probably remember her from our last post, when we shared that our friends at The Cat on My Head have made her an honorary Kitty Blue, and are sponsoring her until she is adopted from PAWS. :)

This gentle girl enjoys snuggles and being pet.

She also loves her track ball toy.

Swizzle is spayed, micro-chipped, and up to date on all her vaccinations.  She has tested negative for FIV and FeLV.  She'd do well in a quieter home, without small children or dogs.  Won't you give beautiful Swizzle the happily ever after she longs for?

Thankful for Our Friends

We are so thankful for our amazing friends.

A couple of weeks ago, our pals over at Twinkletoe Tails celebrated Oui Oui and Mica Minnie Moo’s gotcha days by holding a commentathon (at their blog) and post-a-thon (at the Tabby Cat Club) to benefit the PAWS cats. Well, the events were a huge success, raising $100 to benefit the volunteer-initiated and -implemented “Habitat for Cats” catification project at the shelter. And THEN, another one of our close blogging buddies, Brian (of Brian’s Home) and his dad, matched that $100, turning it into $200 for PAWS! Is that cool, or what?

Big thanks to the Twinkletoe Tails gang (Oui Oui, MMM, Julie and Carlos, and their mom) and the crew at Brian’s Home (Brian, Sascha, Gracie, Zoe, Dolly, Kit, and Precious, and their dad and mom). We love you all, and are so grateful for your friendship, thoughtfulness and generosity. You’ll be excited to know that your generous gifts are the very first donations for “Habitat for Cats” at PAWS!

But our thank you train doesn’t stop there. Check out what some of our other blogging buddies did…

Recently, our close friend Sparkle the Designer Cat (and her human) held a highly successful commentathon to celebrate her birthday and World Cat Domination Day. With the $75 she raised, Sparkle chose to sponsor three cats – Patch, Sweet Pea and Oreo – who are waiting at PAWS for their forever homes! Pretty awesome, huh?

And THEN, our dear friends at The Cat on My Head, inspired by Sparkle and her human’s kindness, decided to sponsor a PAWS kitty, too! The Kitties Blue and their mom are sponsoring Swizzle. And they want to keep sponsoring her until she is adopted! They even made Swizzle an honorary Kitty Blue!

Thank you so much for sponsoring these amazing adoptable cats, Sparkle and the Kitties Blue. We appreciate and love you, and will do our best to keep you posted about how “your” kitties are doing.

And finally … thank you to everyone who took the time to post and comment to help make all of the events such a success. All of this wouldn’t have been possible without you.  Thank you all for your friendship, and for being YOU!

Have a great weekend. :)

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday - Buster :)

Buster is one of the sweetest, most gentle mancats we know. 

This handsome boy is 14 years young, and found himself at PAWS when his people moved and were unable to take him. :(

 

He loves scritches, being pet, and just hanging out. All the volunteers love him.

Now all he needs is a new happily ever after.

Buster is neutered, micro-chipped, and up-to-date on all his vaccinations. He has tested negative for FeLV and FIV.

Easy Like Sweet Pea

Check out beautiful and adoptable housepanther Sweet Pea, enjoying one of the shelter's awesome wall hammocks...

Here's hoping your Sunday is as easy as the one Sweet Pea is enjoying! :)

Sweet Pea is about 7 1/2 years old, and ended up at PAWS after her owner passed away.  She is (as her name suggests) super-sweet, gets along with other cats, and would do well in just about any home.  Sweet Pea is spayed, micro-chipped, up to date on all her vaccinations, and has tested negative for FIV and FeLV.

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday - Sioux

This is our sweet and gentle friend, Sioux.  Isn't she pretty?  Sioux longs for a nice, quiet forever home, but is enjoying lots of love and attention from her volunteer pals while she waits.  She's about 2 1/2 years young, and gets along well with other cats.  Sioux is spayed, micro-chipped, up to date on all her vaccinations, and has tested negative for FIV and FeLV.  Come meet her and fall in love! :)

Snuggly (Kitten) on Sunday

Like shelters everywhere, PAWS ends up with lots and lots of kittens during the warmer months.  Even though we wish there weren't so many of them, they sure are adorable.  Check out this little cutie enjoying some snuggle time on my arm:

And taking a nap afterwards:

Have a sweet weekend, everybody. :)

ON SUNDAY, JULY 13th, PLEASE stop by the Tabby Cat Club for our sweet pal Oui Oui's Gotcha Day Post-a-Thon to benefit the PAWS cats!  Oh, and please be sure to ALSO visit and leave a comment at Oui Oui's blog, Twinkletoe Tails, because she, her sister Mica Minnie Moo, and Mom Paula are having a Gotcha Day Comment-a-Thon, also to benefit the PAWS cats!  How awesome and generous is that? (Thank you Mom Paula, Oui Oui, Mica Minnie Moo, Carl and Julie.  We love you guys!)

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday - Mercury

Believe it or not, Mercury's eyes are even more mesmerizing than in these pictures! :)

This beautiful girl is friendly, sweet and playful.

We can't for the life of us figure out why anyone would give her up.

Mercury is only 1 1/2 years old.  She's spayed, up to date on her vaccinations, micro-chipped, has tested negative for FIV and FeLV, and gets along with other non-aggressive cats.  Won't you consider giving this sweetheart the forever home she so deserves?

Happy Fourth of July!

Wishing everybody a happy - and safe - Fourth of July! :)

Hugs and headbonks,

Gracie, Moosey and Zoe (and Tracey and Kevin, too)

Tabby Tuesday - Katy

This is our beautiful little tabby friend, Katy. Isn't she a cutie pie?  She's friendly, sweet, playful and gentle.  And as you can see, she has some pretty impressive paws. :)

Katy gets along well with other cats, and would make a wonderful addition to any family. She's about 2 1/2 years old, spayed, micro-chipped and up-to-date on all of her vaccines, and has tested negative for FIV and FeLV. Come meet Katy today!

FURever Home Friday! :)

Want a whole lot of good news to start your weekend?  Well, you've come to the right place, because today is FURever Home Friday!  And just look at who found their happily ever afters since our last adoption update!

Our sweet and funny friend Jazmin, who waited patiently for more than two years for her forever home...

Jazmin

Handsome Tammikuu...

Tammikuu

Pretty and sweet mommy cat Mushka...

Mushka

Lovebug Jeter...

Jeter

Gentle and snuggly Grover...

Grover

...and a whole bunch of other awesome kitties!  Here's the complete (and LONG) list of the most recent PAWS graduates:

Abraham, Bisquit, Black Bean and Pinto Bean (together), Brandon, Bruiser, Casper, Czar, Dude, Egypt, Farfale, Frittata, Grover, Gypsy, Hecate, Jasmine (from Foster), Jeter, Kerry, Khal, Khan, Kiku, Lady Jane, Luna and Jazmin (together), Mercedes *, Missy, Moses, Mushka, Noah, Ophelia, Peachy, Petra, Portia, Puck, Rebecca, Tammikuu, Titania, Warner

Those of you who read our last FURever Home Friday post probably remember us mentioning that Mercedes had been adopted.  Well, she HAD.  But that home wasn't the right fit for our sensitive and sweet friend, so after a brief return to PAWS, she got adopted again!  And this time into a nice quiet home with a new mom who is willing to give her the time she needs to feel safe, secure and loved.  How amazing is it that a cat who waited so long was adopted TWICE in the span of a month?  The happiest part of all is that it appears she's finally and truly found her very own forever home.

Congratulations to Mercedes and her new mom, and to all of the graduates and their new families!  And to all the kitties still waiting for their own happily ever afters ... don't fret ... we promise you'll be loved and cared for at PAWS until your own gotcha days arrive.

Have a great weekend, everybody. :)

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday - Gizmo :)

Sweet and handsome Gizmo is one of the official greeters in PAWS Cat Room 4.

As soon as anybody enters the room, this friendly and outgoing mancat is there to welcome them. 

Come see for yourself! Gizmo is about 7 years old, neutered, microchipped, and up-to-date on all his vaccinations. He has tested negative for FIV and FeLV.  And yes, he's really and truly as cute as he looks in these pictures. :)