Truthful admission, I spend a lot of time talking to cats.
My own cats, cats at the cafe… cats I encounter when walking through the neighborhood.
Yep, I’m the crazy lady who will verbally address and converse with a strange cat like it’s a neighbor. SO, I figured I’d interview current foster Diesel to give you guys a little insight into one of our most unique cats at C & C.
(Disclaimer: Obviously Diesel did not verbally answer my questions, but the imagination is a wonderful thing so this is what I believe he would have said if he could…)
I’m planning to write a blog post about you because you are one of the most interesting kiddos in the lounge right now. So I want to ask you a few questions to help readers learn a bit more about you.. Cool?
[ double slow blink ]
Let’s start with your background. What would you like to share about your life before you arrived at C & C?
If I told you I’d have to kill you.
Come on don’t be salty…
[slow blink ]
…nothing you want to share?
Well I had an owner but ended up at a shelter. I don’t know why.
I’m sorry friend.
Yeah me too… it sucked.
Ok lighter subject… let’s talk about your likes and dislikes. What’s your favorite thing?
When the mood strikes me I greatly enjoy climbing onto the shoulders of a very select few people and drooling into their hair.
Yes I’ve witnessed this… in fact my husband’s feelings are hurt that you refuse to do so with him.
My drool must be earned via the commensurate amount of poop scoopings and feedings.
Fair enough. What about dislikes?
Perfume. Ick.
I sort of figured, given you were diagnosed with cat asthma right before you arrived here.
How dare you.
Oh come on, it’s nothing to be ashamed of. In fact I bet people would be interested to learn a bit about it.
Fine, if we must get all sciencey…
Feline asthma is caused by an allergic reaction to inhaled allergens – i.e. particles that stimulate a cat’s immune system.
At some point I inhaled something my body found to be an allergen, and specific antibodies were then created to target that antigen. So sometimes when I’m exposed to something that triggers it, those antibodies recognize the allergen and I get sneezy, and occasionally my breathing gets a bit labored and I need some medicine.
Yes, I remember a few weeks ago when you needed to go to Dr. Pearson to get an injection that helps your system better control it’s own antibiotic response. Very simple and lasts a good while.
Lucky for both me and the doctor.
Ok let’s move on to your soul-piercing stare. What’s that all about?
It’s my way of gauging who might be truly worthy of my time and attention. I’m a picky dude.
Yes you are… btw it made my day today when you came over and said hello to me of your own accord!
I occasionally choose to be benevolent towards my benefactors.
Fair enough. OK last question, what would folks be most surprised to learn about you?
I like playing with kittens. I’m not really sure how, but I’m learning and it’s fun.
A good thing to take joy from for sure. Well thanks for your time big buddy, we all love you very much and are working hard to find you a loving home of your own.
I know, and I appreciate it. Now leave me be to snooze please and thank you.
Us cat cafe’s need to stick together and support each other as we all share a common goal.
So in that respect, the Cat & Craft team will soon be headed north to Orange County so that we can visit our neighbors Catmosphere Laguna!
It will be a great way for our team to see how others go about connecting lovely people to cats in need, and we will get to share best practices with each other.
There’s no fur-flying competition in the cat cafe arena, we want all to succeed so that all animals have loving forever homes. I’ll be talking more about this in coming blog posts, and of course provide fun photo recap of the field trip!
Now let’s get to some adoption success stories, shall we?!
MISSY
“Missy is settling in just fine. Loves getting her head petted and will just purr up a storm! She loves curling up in all my fuzzy blankets and sleeping.”
~ Missy’s family
OOLONG
“She’s doing great. We love her so much! She’s perfect and she seems very content with us. 😊”
~ Oolong’s family
TIGER (Irie)
“Tiger is doing great! Her name is now Irie. Here are a few photos of her with Vadar!”
The check-ins continue this week with a bunch more success stories from the cats you’ve probably seen at the cat cafe during a visit or on our social media channels – by the way, you can follow all of the action here on Instagram and here on Facebook.
If you didn’t catch the first three in the series, you can find them here, here and here.
Ok, let’s see how everybody’s doing in their new furrever homes…
KOBE
Cat Dad: “He’s doing great! He integrated with our other cat very well, and they cuddle and play often. He is still a bit food aggressive so we separate them during feeding, but he’s a super vocal loving cat. He goes insane for the rope toys! 🙂”
Cat Mom: “We love him so much! And since we brought him into our home, our other kitty’s behavior improved 100%. She is obsessed with him! We couldn’t be happier. He is very loved.”
~Kobe’s family
ELWOOD
“Ellie is doing great! He is my first cat on my own and he has bonded with me pretty well. He is very sweet and playful, sometimes mischievous haha. He is pretty shy with new people but he seems to be getting better with that over time. Overall he’s been a great companion and couldn’t really imagine living without him now 😻”
~Elwood’s Dad
REECE (Ozzy)
“He’s doing great! He’s totally settled into the family. He has so much personality, but is also a total love bug—he’s just the perfect family cat! (We renamed him Ozzy)”
~Ozzy’s family
MEADOW
“She’s doing great! She didn’t want to stay in her special quarantine room for long, and had full run of the house by the end of the first day.
She’s super playful, very vocal, and loves to spend time with us. She likes to play fetch and uses all 4 of her scratching posts, and likes to hang out in the bathroom for some reason. She’s an awesome cat! Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to meet her and welcome her into our little family!”
~Meadow’s family
KATE SPAYED & FONZIE
“The cats are settled in and doing just great! Kate is so good with Fonzie, she plays with him and bathes him until he falls asleep when we’re watching TV at night. Fonzie is a little ball of energy, bouncing off the walls batting his little mouse toys. I’ve made them an Instagram @katecatandthefonz!
~Kate Spayed & Fonzie’s family
WINSTON
“Winston is doing great!! He is the perfect addition to our family and we can’t even remember what our lives were like before we brought him home. 😊”
I donno know if you like reading these, but I sure do like posting these adoption success stories!
If you didn’t catch the first two in the series, you can find them here and here.
Ok, let’s check in on our furry friends…
CALLAHAN
His new name is Nitro, and his adopter called and explained for about 10 minutes about what an amazing cat he is (we agree!).
He told me that he adjusted right away but really in the past 2 weeks he has found his groove and just owns the place as his new home.
He said that he loves to eat and is very happy and healthy – his coat is nice and shiny and he loves his fur brother, Coffee. They play and snuggle and act like they’ve been pals forever.
Nitro + Coffee = Cold Brew Crew? 😹👍
MOLLY
“Hi! Molly is doing great. We have 2 other cats in our household and they love playing, and laying, around together.”
~ Molly’s family
MIA
“She is doing great! She is super sweet and fits in well here :)”
~Mia’s family
TEMPLETON & CHEETEE
“It’s hard to put into words how much joy these kittens have brought to our whole family! From trips to the fire station, helping with laundry, hanging with their big brother cat to just filling our hearts with cuddles…we are just smitten with these kittens!
They’re teaching our 3 girls respect and responsibility of animals and the love and joy they can bring to their lives. Thank you so much for allowing us to bring these amazing kittens home!
It’s be the perfect transition for everyone! Even my 9 year old cat…he’s taken to them so amazingly and lovingly too! He shares his food, water, bed and kids 🤣”
~Templeton & Cheetee’s family
TABITHA
“She’s doing great. Relaxed & loves to be loved, as you can see in these pictures. Thank you for checking on her.
I’m so happy that I have been a part of rescuing this beautiful companion.”
This week we continue to report on a few adoption success stories reported back to us from their new furrever families.
So without further ado, let’s get started…
TODD
Todd not afraid to get cozy
“Todd is doing awesome!! He’s completely adjusted. He’s wild, funny, loving, affectionate and we wouldn’t have it any other way! He can also be a little quirky and stands on 2 legs like a meerkat when he’s really interested in something which gives us a good laugh.
He’ll soon have a lot more room to play and possibly a new buddy when we close on our townhouse next week. So might be paying another visit to Cat and Craft in the near future…
…He’s absolutely perfect!! And very loved and spoiled! Thanks for checking in and look forward to seeing everyone back at the cafe! 🐈”
~ Todd’s family
OPHELIA
Floppin’ out
“Ophelia is doing fantastic!
She’s very happy, loves to cuddle and play and has really made my place her home!… Thank all you so much!”
~ Ophelia’s family
LIZZY
Caught mid-toy-playing
We LOVE Lizzy!!!!! It feels as if she has been a part of our family forever.
My favorite time is when I tell Lizzy it is time to wake up “her girl”. She meows all the way to our 14 year old daughter’s bedroom door and when I open the door she jumps on the bed and throws herself on Bella and “tells her” to wake up.
Lizzy has free rein of the house except Bella’s room at night (you know she must get her teenage beauty rest)!
Suffice to say, Lizzie has totally and completely stolen our ❤️’s.”
~ Lizzy’s family
CRICKET
Tux brothers
“Cricket is doing great, gets along very well with our other kitties, especially our 1 yr old tuxedo.
He’s just what our other tuxie needed, since the other two cats are 7&8 y.o. calicos, and they don’t want to play much anymore. He’s a love! ❤️
I got that scratcher bed, since he loved the one at Cat & Craft so much. The others love it too!”
~ Cricket’s family
This is only a few of our success stories, we are at #83 adoptions at the time of this post since we opened January 12… let’s keep this adoption train rolling shall we?!
