Every October is a showboat.
Not just every month boasts warty gourds, pumpkin-scented toilet paper, and toddlers dressed as Beetlejuice.
But October 2025, you turned the fabulous up to ten.
Ms. Frizzle uncurled the mystery of adoption. Canary and Archer flew home from Texas. Tabby’s Place celebrated our 22nd anniversary of saving cats from hopeless situations … and letting cats save us from ourselves.
In a month like October 2025, every inconvenience is just an opportunity in disguise.
Yes, there was a recall of 58 million pounds of corn dogs. But, our cats are adventurous eaters willing to take a chance. They are also thrifty. If you divide 58 million pounds of corn dogs among the 150 Tabby’s Place cats, do you know how much we could save on canned food? Four, possibly even five dollars. (Do you really think those corn dogs will last ’til morning?)
But in all seriousness, October reminded us what months are made for.
Yellow leaves shriveled into preservative-free Fritos for Olive‘s snacking pleasure. Adopters fell under the spells of cats some would call “unadoptable.” (Fun fact: the same people who think FeLV+ cats are “unadoptable” think Necco wafers are “edible.”)
And, even in a time of ringworm, unrest, and Labubus, the cats brought us together under one big flannel blanket.
Whether you read these words from Ringoes or a ravioli restaurant in Romania, you are part of our cats’ cuddle puddle. (Actually, cuddle up a little closer if you’re in the ravioli business. We dream of a world where all Halloween candy contains beef and ricotta. We — GATOR, STOP TYPING.)
We are united in our tenderness. We are all here to take care of someone smaller than ourselves. Love is no costume. Mercy is no masquerade. October is no aberration.
Just don’t tell the cats I said they are smaller than us. They won’t stop laughing until January.
Instead, tell them how righteously they rocked October:
Arrived: Rusty, Dior, Cupcake, Finn, Anakin, Stripe, Flora, Fauna, Funga, Prota, Portia, Florian
Adopted: Timber & Frog (together); Sweet Pea & Jovi (together); Meridian & Vaermino (together); Toad & Ribbit (together); Della; Xena; Squiggly; Ms. Frizzle; Dr. Pepper; Ferb; Elton; Pibb; Muenster; Bologna; Dariana; Lily; Hydra; Cerebus; Hippolyta; Obi; Kaliman; Poppa Lay
Returned: Bologna (instantly readopted by our radiant Karina); Gimbap & Gochujang
Promoted to the Community Room: Riley, Jam & Jelly (pictured in top banner)
Promoted to the Lobby: Willow
Promoted to Heaven: Panther (TNR kitty in one of our colonies), Pixie, Olivia
Stuff We Learned: Ringworm comes. Ringworm goes. (Yes: we vanquished it.) Love prevails. Squeeze-cheese helps.
November, don’t say we didn’t warn you. You’ve got a tough act to follow.
But we believe in you. We hear you bring the power of turkeys, tofurkeys, and tables long enough to seat strangers and ragamuffins. We hear you might believe in us, too.
Let’s turn this thing up to eleven.