Cats & rats go together like, well, soup and salad (rats playing the role of both courses :-). Cats have been prized as rat-catchers on farms for many centuries. And, it is widely believed that the persecution of cats that began in the Dark Ages allowed the rat population in Europe to grow uncontrolled and led […]
My brain almost exploded when attempting to come up with the title for this post. The number of ideas involving cats and Kentucky was higher than the national debt, so, ultimately, I just had to pick the one that tells the story. And “Southern hospitality” is very much the shape of the story.
Which Tabby’s Place cat do you think has the most passionate following among our volunteers? Gregarious Fuzzy? The irrepressible Mittens? Snuggle-bug Cali? Or our famous tabby teenager, Tashi? How about a cat who (a) hisses and spits if you get too close to him, (b) poops in terror if you really get too close and […]
And the itty bitty kitty committee would be the first to agree. One of the first things I realized when I started spending a lot of time around tiny kittens (I know, a rough job, but someone’s gotta do it) is just how, well…tiny they are. Although your first (and, I dare say, correct) instinct […]
If 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 […]
One of the things I love about cats is their complete, blissful obliviousness to any nonsense about “body image” or physical beauty. So why in the world am I so happy for a kitten getting plastic surgery?
There are cats, there are cool cats, and then there’s Mr. Grey. Consider him the smooth jazz of the feline world. This lanky, laid-back, silvery boy is the epitome of mellooooow.
It started about three years ago. This need to volunteer. I wanted to give back and happened to read about this cat shelter in the local paper and sauntered in one rainy Sunday. A few things fell into place, and I became an official volunteer on Wednesdays. I work a few hours once a week. […]
Most common question heard at Tabby’s Place: “How do you resist adopting all the kitties?” (Answer: it’s not easy.) Second most common question: “Don’t they fight?” Answer: Yes…but less than you might think.
I don’t want to write this blog post. I don’t want to have a reason to write this post. I’m not ready for that reason, and don’t expect I would have been ready next week, or next month, or next year. But Grady was ready this morning. Our love, our Grady-bug, the snuggle bunny of […]