Chicho, now called “Percy” ( or “Prince Charming” if you’re my mother) has been an amazing addition to my life! The first day I took him home he was a little shy and hid away, but I woke up the next morning to him curled between my knees and purring up a storm.

After that his shyness seemed to disappear, now he is a total lovebug and hardly ever leaves my side. He has a very nice cat tree in the living room next to a big window with lots of sun, but in true cat fashion he seems to have picked the window sill behind my bed as his favorite place instead.

My mother jokes that he’s a rich gentleman in a cat’s body, spoiled and demanding but so polite about it you want to satisfy his every whim, and I can’t exactly disagree! 

He has so many little quirks that I’m still learning about, and I love each and every one. Like how he has determined that everything in a bowl is his, I can leave fresh fish out on a plate and he won’t touch it but the second I have oatmeal or soup in a bowl he needs to have it. Or how he insists on being cuddled at night , and will insistently chirp at me if I’m not in bed at our normal time.

He normally prefers cuddles and pets to playtime, but when he’s in the mood he’ll pick up and follow me around with the toy he wants (normally his worm on a string) until I stop what I’m doing and play with him. I love my spoiled prince to bits and I don’t know what I’d do without him.

–  Katelin

Charlie and Owen are incredibly friendly and trusting, and are making friends with their new big sister, 13 year-old Luna.

Char

We are loving these two! They are so incredibly sweet and fun. We have since renamed them Spin and Ivy.

Spin is the all black spiderman, and we have an almost 6 year old son that is currently obsessed with superheroes. I work from home and they have been hanging out with me in our office during the days, which really helps make work more enjoyable!

Andrea

Emmy and Libby, the two senior girls I adopted in 2020, bring joy to my life every day – even when they’re determined to eat my new Christmas tree!

I am grateful for everything MEOW’s staff, volunteers and board members do every day.

Ginny

Harlem and Schlyar (formerly George II and Henry III)

The boys are doing well, they enjoyed watching it snow and are turning into super snuggle bunnies. They always end up snuggling together after a good bout of rough housing with each other. They are such sweet boys. 

Gretchen

Adopted in 2011, sisters, Mustang Sally has short black hair and her glamorous sister Miss Cleo is the long haired Blue.

There were 2 others in their MEOW litter, all long- haired, but I had to have the little black runt of the litter, Sally, because on the days I visited MEOW for kitten “try-outs”, NO ONE wanted to play with her, so I said immediately, that is the one for me!!!    She is our special girl and we are struggling with her weight because we spoil her!!  

Happily eleven years old, our MEOW girls enjoy our house in Tacoma and have their own bedroom to lounge in while they yell at the birds and squirrels in the backyard ( safely through the window, of course!!).

Mrs Elliott

My Gracie ( you called her “Linda”) has been with me for two years! 

She was left in a box in a barn with her kittens. She has enriched my life so much I have changed jobs so I can work from home and be with her in all of her cuteness every day.

She is the perfect companion!  I don’t know how I got along without her! 

Mary

Hi there MEOW,

Wanted to give you an update on the cat we adopted a couple weeks ago! We adopted the black cat “Jasmine”, who we gave a new name to symbolize our commitment to giving her a forever home. Jasmine’s final, special name is Neptune!

When we came to MEOW, we thought that we knew what kind of animal we were looking to adopt — but then we met Neptune, and we threw those assumptions out the window because she is the one. Sometimes when you meet a cat, you just know. You can’t always plan for these things, the cat chooses you. I can’t believe no one snatched her up before us, because she is a fantastic cat, loving and clever and playful!

MEOW did a great job supporting Neptune with her FIC (a urinary health condition) and anxiety. She needed her own little suite away from the other cats to feel comfortable. We had zero expectations for her behavior when we brought her home, assuming that she would struggle to adapt to her new territory for a while and that her FIC symptoms would flare up.

But guess what?

She is thriving! Now that she has a big territory all to herself, miss Neptune is an outgoing queen of the roost. Her urinary accidents are few and far between, and she gets better every day. I keep her feather toy by my work desk at all times so that we can play often, because this girl does PARKOUR. She sleeps on my chest at night and kneads like she’s on the Great British Baking Show.

We are in love with her, and grateful for MEOW for taking such good care of this wonderful animal until we were able to bring her home.

Best, Al and Justin

You’d think Sully’s been living here for years.

He hid in a bedroom closet when he first came home. Tracy put some food out for him and he stuck his head out, had a snack, and made himself comfortable on the bed. Sunday morning he came out hopped up on the couch and watched soccer with me.

Sully is one pretty smart cat. He’s already figured out that when he hears the alarm go off in the morning that means the people will be up and around. Usually he waits in the middle of the living room and watches what we do.

He’s spending his afternoons stretched out by Tracy’s laptop supervising her work.

We’ve discovered he’s a very good leaper. He likes to jump up on counters and ledges so we’re having to set some boundaries in our very small kitchen. His ease around people suggests he must have had a home at one point.

So yes, there was an adoption. Sully has adopted us.

Again, thank you and please tell everybody we appreciate all you did for Sully.

Patrick