News from the Shelter

Frito lies on his back to see Van Gogh, Olivia Benson, and Hamburger

Last Wednesday I brought my friend, Elissa, to see the cats at Feline Rescue. It was fun showing off all of my furry friends, and spending the time cuddling and playing without needed to clean anything.

Elissa and Colorado

It turned out to be a good day to stop in, because Hamburger and Olivia Benson were being adopted! I was given some time to say goodbye, and wish them good luck.

Hamburger

Olivia Benson

There were many more adoptions over the week- Asiago, Provolone, Becka, to name a few- but by the time Monday rolled around, new cats had already filled the empty cages.

Asiago- already adopted by Monday!

After greeting the cats up front, I started cleaning in the large, back room once again. I took my time, doing a thorough job and giving attention to any cat that passed by.

Mickey and Tuckerman snuggling

Latke, as cuddly as ever.

Newbridge, a very sweet and mellow boy.

Rino, the homeless man's cat. Already adopted as of yesterday!

Widget was thrilled that I cleaned his cage.

After cleaning some cages and wiping down shelving I turned to clean Chanterelle's cage. She peered down at me when I cleaned the lower level, but batted at me when I cleaned the top level where she spends most of her time. Chanterelle's owner passed away and she was brought in a few weeks ago. She hasn't been having a very good time of things. I stepped back, unsure if she would let me finish cleaning. Fortunately, she hopped up to the top level and let me clean, peering suspiciously at me the entire time, and impressing the other volunteers.

Chanterelle

I finished up the shift sweeping and mopping the Feline Leukemia room. Sugar Bear, the white cat, was off "visiting a friend," who is really a woman- a vet, actually- considering adopting him! Keep your fingers crossed that everything works out and it goes through!

The two cats in the room are now Calloway and Chi Chi. With her new roommate, Chi Chi has become incredibly affectionate, and follows Calloway all over, washing him as he sits patiently.

Calloway and Chi Chi

There wasn't any extra time to just play/cuddle, but I made sure to say goodbye to a few that may be adopted before next Monday.

On a sad note, one of the volunteers updated me on the status of two orange cats that were in the shelter a bit over a month ago. Both were sweet and playful, and one in particular was quite mischievous. The other was sick, yet I didn't think much of it at the time. They were put into foster after a couple of weeks as the one continued to be sick. Sadly, he just recently passed away. Fortunately his brother, Wexford, was just adopted. This will happen occasionally- it's bound to with cats that have been living off the streets- but this was the first one I had known, which makes it all the more difficult.