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! :)