Posts Tagged ‘strudel’
October 19th, 2009 [4 Comments]

Dessert Kids update: introducing Max

by Angela

MaxIt’s been an exciting week in Adoption Room #2. Those ultimate cat-loving cats, the Chester four plus Cypress, have made a new acquaintance.

If only he didn’t find his new roomies so, well, stimulating.

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August 27th, 2009 [4 Comments]

Dessert Kids update: Cupcake sighting!

by Angela

Cupcake!In the Dessert Kids Yearbook, she’d be voted Most Likely To Hide Her Beautiful Face.

But, lo and behold, the sweetest and shiest Chester cat is making teensy, timid steps into the open. And aren’t we the fortunate ones? Dear friends, I present to you our stunning Cupcake.

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July 27th, 2009 [5 Comments]

New item on the Dessert (Kids) menu

by Angela

Marischka under the couchIf you should stroll into Cafe Adoption Room #2 and find that you’re not in the mood for a Twinkie, a Trifle, a Cupcake or a Strudel, there’s now a fifth option on the menu of scared cats.

The one and only Marischka has joined the cats rescued from the Chester hoarding situation - a.k.a. the Dessert Kids - and she’s fitting right in.

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June 23rd, 2009 [4 Comments]

Bein’ brave and havin’ fun: the Dessert Kids step out

by Angela

Twinkie the beautifulBreaking news from Adoption Room #2: there are cats in there!

More to the point, there are visible cats.

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June 3rd, 2009 [3 Comments]

Update: Couch time for the Chester four

by Angela

Twinkie and Cupcake under the couchThere’s happy news at Tabby’s Place this week: the four sweethearts rescued from the hoarding situation in Chester (the Dessert Kids, Twinkie, Cupcake, Strudel and Trifle) are out of quarantine and in a suite of their own.

Now begins the slow, patient work of helping them to learn that humans can love them well, and that life can be sweet. Times like this, I honestly wish we had a cat psychologist to help these babies process all they’ve seen and endured.

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May 25th, 2009 [5 Comments]

From despair to dessert: the Chester Four

by Angela

TrifleWhile I certainly don’t condone their actions, my heart goes out to animal hoarders who genuinely believe they are helping - even “saving” - the creatures in their care. But it always seems to end in multi-species tragedy, as the hoarder is heartbroken when the animals are taken away, and the animals struggle to recover from the trauma of living in filthy, sardine-tight conditions (if they’re lucky enough, that is, to have a chance to recover). Continue reading » » »