Happy Valentine’s Day, Hoopla Green
If you believe Cupid and Walmart, red and pink are the appropriate colors for Valentine’s Day. But if you come to Tabby’s Place, you’ll learn the truth: Valentine’s Day is naturally green. Hoopla Green.
Guest post: Squentin the ring-bearer
Editor’s note: Oh, kittens, do we have a story for you today! Quentin Tarantino may not be known for romantic movies … but Squentin Tarantino deserves the Oscar for Best Director of a Real-Life Love Story. Read on for adopter Nicole’s true tale of how our little FIV+ leading man played a starring role as a […]
Hannah answers your questions
You come to this venerable blog with the big questions: Why not “Hannah”? Why not, Hannah? Why not Hannah?
Epilogues: January 2026
You don’t need me to remind you how hard it is to be a person. Especially in winter. Especially this winter. Being a person is excruciating. Being a person is exquisite. But being a Tabby’s Place person means never having to face anything alone. And being a Tabby’s Place cat means taking care of the people who […]
The courage to not be brave
Going strictly by his name, Braveheart sometimes appears to miss the mark. But if we go strictly by names, we will miss most of what matters.
Hips don’t lie
The great white rhinoceros has left the building. That means it’s up to you to be our Valentine.
The curious case of the pickleball paws
There are mysteries Tabby’s Place is equipped to solve. Our Vet Team heals the wounded and unravels rare diseases. Our Behavior Team negotiates peace between 150 infallible beings who each aspire to world domination. The sleuths in our kitchen crack open cans and crack the case of who favors which flavors. (Picture 150 infallible kindergarteners […]
Akira directs
If you want to hold a camera, you need a director with a steady hand. If you want to hold a heart, you should cast a trembling cat.
Teddy-buddy
There are muddy buddies, and Nutty Buddies, and, in a feat of carbohydrate genius, Chip Butties. There are teddy bears, teddy grahams, and Teddy Ruxpin, who incidentally was the most terrifying toy of the 1980s after My Buddy. But there is only one Teddy-buddy, and we’ve got him at Tabby’s Place.
Forever Loved: Pisa
There are cats we wrap in hugs and cats we adorn with kisses. But when it came to Pisa, we only asked one thing. “Darling, come in from the cold.”