More wonderful updates from C&C adopters, So many happy tails and many more to come!
Pichu
Hi! Pichu is doing great! She has alot of energy and loves running around our apartment and playing with our other cat. She was never shy since we’ve adopted her and she likes to lie on us whenever she demands attention. As soon as we took her home she began to exploring right away. We are very surprised by how affectionate she is. We knew she was a loving cat when we got her, but she is even more affectionate than we expected. She loves to to cuddle and be near us. We couldnt be more happy.
Pichu’s Family
Armani
Hello! Armani is doing excellent. Since adopting him over two months ago, he has really opened up a lot more, especially to our children. Initially he was very hesitant to explore our home. After some time, he now runs up and down all three floors of our place and loves to see what we are doing. He follows me everywhere. He is such a well behaved cat and very loving. Having been only two months, we can’t wait to see how much more he loves us and how much more we love him. Extremely grateful to you all. He is the perfect temperament for our family and honestly we are very lucky to have him.
Funny thing is he doesn’t like cat treats!?!? Currently experimenting with different types to find some kind of way to reward him. We often wonder his history because he is such a well behaved panther. Thanks again!!
Armani’s Family
Furrari
We renamed him Hank and adore him!!! Such great personality!
I literally have hundreds of pictures! 😂❤️😻 We love him. Thank you!
Furrari’s Family
Rossi
He’s the best! He’s doing so well. Honestly the best cat we’ve ever had 😻
We love him so much. Thank you so much for making that happen ❤️
Rossi’s Family
Ebo
Hi there! He is doing so well. He’s now named Noodle. He enjoys chasing his sister, Taffy around. He is a very curious boy and a total lap cat. He will find a warm spot and sleep forever. My husband got deployed due to the virus and I have not been working so he’s been keeping me busy and makes quarantine easier.
He is soooo handsome. We love him very much. We are so grateful he is with us 💕 Thank you for letting us adopt him!
Ebo’s Family
Vegas
Hi! Omg we love Vegas so much and seriously could not have picked a better cat! He has fit in with our family perfectly. He has been so patient with my girls (who are 4 & 6) and may love on him a little too much at times. Lol. He loves snuggles and we learned he likes to play fetch! It is definitely nice to have his company during this time. I thank you for all that you do and the Cat Cafe for providing such a fun environment to adopt these amazing cats 😻
More Pre- COVID-19 adoption updates – these post are going to start getting HUGE when we finally start catching up! Hope everyone is staying safe and staying positive!
Harper
She is doing awesome! She loves her new hiding spot.
-Harper’s Family
Abu
Hey just giving an update on Abu now Mamba! He is the most loving cat ever and was comfortable right away! The other cat is taking some time to get used to him but other than that it’s going great. I wake up in the middle of the night with him laying on my face purring away. Thank you so much for helping me find Mamba I love him so much!
-Abu’s Family
Sherlock
He’s doing great! We love him so much. His new name is now Gus and he is absolutely obsessed with pompoms 😂 get ready for some pics…
Omg all he wants to do – chase and hunt pompoms. He pulled out the pack of pompoms in the picture and meowed until we opened it lol
We are super lucky to have found such a great cat! We can tell he was so well socialized by LYFF and we are very grateful ❤️
-Sherlock’s Family
Carson
Hi, Thank you for checking in with us! We are absolutely in love with him. We renamed him “Tug.” He has two older brothers (Luna and Radagast), who have both embraced him now. Tug and Luna even sleep together – Luna’s bum is Tug’s favorite pillow! Tug is EXTREMELY affectionate. He sleeps in bed with us, often under the covers or on our chests, every night. I’ll send you some pics 😃 Thank you for helping us complete our family 💕
-Carson’s Family
Sasa
Hi! We are in so love with Shanti (formerly Sasa)! She is the perfect combination of curious, affectionate, playful, and cuddly. She loves to play with water and comes running every time she hears us turn on the faucet. She especially like to catch water droplets on her paw and then lick them off. It’s really quite funny. She is truly the most wonderful addition to our family and we are so blessed to have her.
-Sasa’s Family
Chandler & Comet
Chandler & Comet have adjusted very well & we absolutely ADORE them!!! It has been such a pleasure getting to know their personalities & they are very, very entertaining!! Comet is a feisty little firecracker who loves to snuggle & be held. Chandler is intelligent, enchanting, cuddly & an awesome big kitty brother. Thank you so, so much for everything your organization does for these sweet cats!! We are furever grateful!!
It’s been a while since we gathered updates for you on our previous fosters.
But we’re catching up now so read on to see what kiddos you may have met prior to the COVID-19 shutdown have been up to since!
MONKEY
Oh my what a wonderful cat she is. She’s the absolute sweetest. She’s very talkative and meows back when I say hi to her. Still loves sparkly balls so I bought her a big package of them so she’s never without one to play with, and her other favorite thing is to chase a hairtie around as well. Adopting her was the best decision, I think half of my phone is now just photos of her. She’s adjusted so well and seems to be very comfortable!
~ Monkey’s Family
OWEN
He’s doing great! He loves wet cat food, he adores looking at the birds outside, he likes playing with his cat brother Bubs, and loves nap time. He is definitely living his best life.
He’s also a bit of an undercover troublemaker 😂
~ Owen’s Family
TIPS
Awww…..we love him so much!….Mr. Tips brings my boyfriend (of 10 years) and I so much joy and laughter…..he is the perfect boy for us and he is living his best life….I brought him home 2 weeks before the quarantine and he truly has done so much for my mental health while I (a bartender) home and unable to work…..I have a ton of pics…..he is blessed to be safe in a loving home but he has already given us so much more in return…..
~ Mr. Tips’ Family
AXEL
He’s doing really well! We renamed him Forest and he gets along so well with his big sister! We just celebrated his first birthday yesterday! He’s such a big snuggly boy and we love him so much! We’ve been working on leash training him so he can join us on the balcony while I garden since he likes to sit and watch the birds!
He has an Instagram @forest.the.house.panther if you’d like to see more pictures!
~ Forest’s family
ASH & BADGER
The kittens are doing SO great and are the best addition to our family. Especially during this crazy time when we’re all stuck at home. We re-named Ash, Wilbur, and Badger, Jupiter. 😹 They are truly the sweetest cats. They’re so playful and fun. We can’t get over how much they purr! 😻 They have been so good with our two daughters and even our dog! We’re really glad we adopted the two of them together. They are such good friends, always snuggling or wrestling. 😻😼 I would love to send some pics! Thank you again for reaching out. We feel so very fortunate to have these special furry friends. 💕
They have given us so much happiness during these weird times. No need to thank us! We are so very thankful for these friends. Cat & Craft does such an amazing job connecting people to these sweet cats. And their staff is so helpful and knowledgeable throughout the whole process.
Thank you all ❤️! We’re making such special memories. 😻
~ Wilbur’s & Jupiter’s family
JOEL
We all love him so much!!
He was swatting us from behind the couch cushions and then just knocked out 🤣 ridiculous.
We regret to inform you that like so many other small businesses, we will be temporarily closing effective Thursday March 18.
Many of you have shown us support these past few days and we are so very appreciative.
Here’s what you need to know about our plan for going forward:
1. All cats in our foster care will remain in the lounge and our staff will be onsite feeding, cleaning and playing with them 2x per day, 7 days per week.
2. Our mission is unchanged – we are here to help cats find loving forever homes and that is what we will continue to do.
~ ~ ~ Anyone interested in adopting a cat can complete LYFF Rescue’s pre-approval questionnaire online at
LYFF will be working with us to set up appointments for approved adopters to come interact with the cats. ~ ~ ~
3. As always, each cat adopted from Cat & Craft enables LYFF to move another rescue cat into our environment, thus enabling them to save another cat or kitten from area shelters.
4. Just as the corona virus has affected businesses, schools and families, it has negatively affected area shelters too. Animals need our help now possibly more than ever. We will continue to provide updates on the cats in our care as well as our plans for the future via our social media and newsletter.
5. We continue to offer online e-gift cards and merchandise, the proceeds of which help mitigate the costs we will continue to carry in order to save cats.
Until we see you again, know that we love you and appreciate you very much. 🙏
Health and safety has always been a priority at Cat & Craft.
In light of the current events we are facing as a nation and global community, I want to detail some of our standard operating procedures – those that have been in place since the day we opened, as well as those we have now voluntarily implemented as we all continue to monitor developments around the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Such topics are usually not very interesting to the general public so I’ve refrained from delving into too much detail unless asked, but peace of mind is important during times like this and I speak for everyone at C & C when I say we are more than happy to be transparent with our operations – especially on the subject of maintaining the clean and safe environment we pride ourselves on.
As a food service establishment we are monitored and licensed by the San Diego Department of Environmental Health; Food and Housing Division. We strictly follow all their health and safety regulations – which is how we’ve maintained our A rating with them – and our baristas conduct cleaning and sanitation duties throughout the day.
If you’d like to learn more about the rules and regulations for food service establishments you can read about them here: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/deh/fhd/
To further support the health and safety of our employees and customers, we’ve chosen to implement additional measures in the cafe to help protect against the spread of any virus or pathogen.
Given the cat lounge is a separate environment from the food prep area, it does not fall under SD/DEH guidelines.
However, thanks to the help of our partner, LYFF Rescue, we have a very stringent cleaning practice in place – which I want to detail for you here:
Use of hand sanitizer required before entering the cat lounge
Protective shoe covers provided for guests to cover shoes when entering the cat lounge
Before the first group of guests arrive each morning, a mixture of water and Top Performance 256 Disinfectant (which kills over 50 known viruses and pathogens, used throughout veterinary hospitals and animal boarding facilities around the country) is sprayed on all cat shelves, counter tops, cabinets and furniture surfaces. This is repeated multiple times throughout each day.
All cat litter mats are washed and sanitized each morning.
All cat litter boxes are washed and sanitized each week.
Wand toy handles and door handles are disinfected hourly each day.
All bedding, towels, and floor coverings are regularly laundered in hot water with bleach.
All glass windows in the cat lounge are cleaned twice per day with a vinegar and water solution (avoids airborne chemicals causing problems with cat respiratory health).
We run two air purifiers with HEPA filters and a UV-C Sanitizer daily.
Upon closing each evening, the floor is cleared and mopped with Top Performance 256 Disinfectant.
Each Monday, we are closed so that we can conduct a “deep clean” of the cat lounge. This is typically a full 8 hour day spent cleaning the space.
Effective this week, adoptable cat takeaway cards will be provided on request.
Also effective this week, no more than two individuals will be briefed in the cat lounge entry vestibule at a time, and anyone asking to be briefed individually will be accommodated.
While we have not received any formal notice regarding procedural changes from the DEH, CDC, WHO or local government we are closely following and will abide appropriately to protect the health and safety of our customers and staff.
The good news is… this too shall pass.
Thus far the CDC reports pets are not at risk https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/faq.html#animals. And all of us who have had experience with cats know that a cat’s purr is a highly comforting experience when times are tough.
We continue to be a space you can come to for comfort when the world around us gets a little scary and we appreciate your continued support as we get through these times together.
