Olive and Indigo

We adopted Indigo and Olive from MEOW during spring of 2012 after the loss of our longtime cat companion, KC.  We did not pick out either of our girls really.  Indigo was our first MEOW adoption and she was the cat that the helpers recommended for us.  She was a tiny little black ball of a dragon but she was good with our kids. She came home, curled up in the sink and has been our baby dragon ever since.  She is proof that strays can become fabulous pets.  Olive came home a month or so later.  When we first came back to MEOW for our second cat, there was a sign on her cage that said not available b/c of a health issue but she kept talking to us and telling us she was our girl.  We ended up asking the shelter to let us know after she was cleared by the vet and they did.  She has been talking to us and bossing us around, playful but gentle with our kids and our constant companion ever since. 

Strangely, after nearly 20 years in Seattle and thinking we would never move, a few months after the girls came to us, we were presented with the opportunity to move to New England for a new job.  It was a chance we couldn’t pass up.  While we knew that we had told MEOW we did not anticipate any major changes in circumstance for our cats, that is what happened.  We couldn’t give them up as we had all really attached and for Olive this was her second family.  So we cleared them with our vet, got some calming pet treats for them and some expensive plane tickets and they flew with us and the kids across country in the cabin of the airplane – Olive loudly objecting the whole way.   

Both cats have adapted well to our new home and our new vet has given them a clean bill of health.  She even helped us develop an eating plan for Indigo who tends to eat to fast and then throw up (she was a stray after all and thinks she must eat fast or it will disappear).  The girls have bonded to each other very well while maintaining their own personalities and independence.  They regularly have what we call a “wild rumpus” where they chase each other around the house and play wrestle.  They stalk each other and play leapfrog and then they curl up for a nap and groom each other.   

These two girls have brought such love and fun to our family that we know we did the right thing and we will continue to treasure them all of their lives.  Thank You and Best of luck MEOW!

This is Valentine!

He came to me as Casey at the age of 4 years old. When first adopted, he spent about 8 weeks in a bathroom closet shelf. He proceed to graduate himself over time to a walk- in closet where he spent the next 4-6 weeks. When he finally began to explore his home in the daylight, he was seriously teriffied of everything: the windows, the TV, the radio, and the smallest sounds. He never strayed more than 50 feet from his food bowl. Valentine is now 13! and as you can see, he is honestly the world’s best kitty. He is a calm guy that loves as much attention as he can convince you to give him! He will sleep pressed into you or wrapped around your head. He will talk to you through out the day to communicate with you. He runs around and plays like he is still a kitten, perfering to chase and eat any stray bugs he spies. These days his hearing is going a little, so if you startle him out of a nap – you might get an earful of crabbing 😉 Valenine loves all company and will ask anyone to rub his tummy. He has even been know to become competive for attention. Awe. 

I had no idea this kitty would turn out to be so protective of me, so communicative, so silly, and be the world’s wisest pet.Thank you MEOW for the best pet EVER!

~Tina 🙂

Hello MEOW!

I adopted Kibo at the end of December. (She was Laurel when she was with you.) She has adjusted so well and pretty much owns the place now! She is still a little skittish when others come here but she warms up to them pretty quickly. My friends laugh because she follows me wherever I go in the apartment! She has gained some weight and is enjoying her new forever home with me. She sleeps with me, sometimes under the covers! She loves to head-butt me, especially in the mornings to wake me up and she’s definitely VERY talkative! 

She’s very affectionate and is definitely the “Personal assistant” you had described her as. She helps me with my math homework or anything that may be interfering with her lap time with me. The biggest surprise with her is how she plays. When I swing around the bird feathers, she jumps so high and does back flips to try to catch it! It’s so amazing and funny! …. and I found out that at least this cat doesn’t always land on her feet! I am so thankful to have her and am doing everything to spoil her rotten! She goes into her “toy” box and always makes a big mess….I haven’t figured out how to have her put her toys away though when she’s done! Oh, and by the way, Kibo means HOPE in Japanese. 

Blessings, Chris and Kibo

Hello MEOW,

It has been a little over a year since I was adopted and as you can see I have settled in nicely. I am a very loved member of the family. I love to play with all the neat toys, bug my sister Missy, and spend quiet lap time with my owner. I love my treats and the vet says I need to slow down on them which I’m not pleased with that.

I have to say I am a bit spoiled but my owner says that is the way it should be. I wanted to thank MEOW for taking good care of me while I was looking for my forever home. I am very happy and loved.

Regards,

Dudley (and Cara)

Hi, I just wanted to send an update on my lovely cats Fox and Fawn (rescue names of Taz and Mushu). They are doing great at our house here in Capitol Hill.  

Dear MEOW Cat Rescue,

It has been over 4 months since Zizi came home with me and she is doing very well. At first I had some concerns with her behavior as she would frequently move into a defensive posture when approached and would sometimes try to bite me when I attempted to pet her. But over the months Zizi has become a lot more trusting. She is still quite high-strung and still likes to hide under the bed a lot, but I’ve decided that if that’s what she wants to do and it makes her happy it’s just fine. She is expanding her comfort zone too though, and spends more and more time in other parts of the house. For example it took many weeks before she started to tentatively explore the first floor of the house and now she comes downstairs often and likes to look out the windows to the back garden. She loves to be petted and most nights she sleeps peacefully by my side; she likes to snuggle up close.

Here is a note from Zizi herself:

I love it here! There are lots of places to explore and places to hide. Here I am in one of the cat trees – I like to lay in the half tube. Every evening we have Zizi’s Special Playtime! Mom calls me and I come running into my room where first I get brushed which I love (I have not had a hairball since I started getting brushed every day!) and then sometimes we warm up with Grab-The-Sock but usually I just want to play my most favorite game Mouse-Tail. Here is a picture of me with my most favorite camo mouse. Sometimes the other cats want to play too but mom makes them leave the room and shuts the door; she knows I get nervous and can’t play with the others watching. She says it’s my special time because I’m special and I like that.

I have an admirer! The tomcat who lives here brings me mice. But I play hard to get. In this photo he just brought me two mice!

Thanks for taking care of me for so long! I know you took good care of me for a long time before I found my forever home.

Love Zizi

We adopted Blue Bell (1-1/2 year old) on February 10 and Clover (3-1/2 months) on the 22nd. It didn’t take long for them to become quite attached. So much so, they sleep with each other and not with us! That’s OK. They’re so fun to have around.

We got Kudos in 2010. He was brand new to MEOW when we came in – he had been found in an industrial park in Kirkland and was pretty scrawny and had a sneezy, runny nose cold. We met with him in a visiting room and he stole our hearts by shedding a whisker before our eyes and licking me (Laura) on the nose within moments of our meeting. Over two years later, Kudos is happy, healthy, and an absolute joy to have around. You can probably tell by the picture that he has made himself awfully comfortable in our life! Thank you for taking such good care of Kudos until he found his home with us!
Sincerely,
Andrew and Laura

I wanted to give you an update on Cupcake (now Lunchbox). I remember you said she was 24 or 25 pounds when she came to the shelter. Lunchy’s now at a sleek healthy weight. She’s on a home-made grain-free diet, which along with slimming her down, has eliminated some other health issues. We’re still mourning the recent loss of her older “sister”, but otherwise she’s a happy healthy girl.She’s the ultimate lap cat. She snuggles and chats. She growls at her stuffed rats when she plays with them, which is hysterical. First time she did it, I thought it was the neighbor’s dog. I had no idea cats could growl, lol. And she throws them….WAY up the air. So I find stuffed rats in the weirdest places. She’s a wonderful cat. Thanks so much for keeping my Lunchy safe until she made her way here. –Coleen

Hello Meow,

I’ve been meaning to send you an update on Punkin, now Ebony (Ebby), who came home with me back in August. She has settled in quite nicely and become very good friends with Ink, her new big brother. In true little sister fashion, she wants to be wherever he is; on the bed, on top of the armoire, at the food dish, on my lap. Ink just rolls with it. They enjoy chasing each other around the house. She also enjoys hunting socks, fortunately not while they are in use. She brings her prey out to the living room so that we can all admire what a fine hunter she is. When she is finally tuckered out, she can be found stretched out on the armoire or curled up on the back of a chair by the front window. From that vantage point, she can keep an eye on the birds outside, the doings in the street, as well as who comes in the front door. The perfect spot!

Ebby was brought to Meow with her new litter of kittens that included Sprite. We hope that all of her kittens have been settled as happily as she has. When I read the article about Sprite, all I could think about was how much like his mother he sounds; the energy, the attentiveness, the big purr that doesn’t seem possible from such a little creature.

Thank you for all that you do for these cats, giving them a safe place to land before the next chapter of their lives begins.
Suzanne