
CAT TOWN BLOG

What's an "ASS" Cat?
At Cat Town, cats who don't typically have other options can be seen for who they are, no matter their need. There are many types of cats who find their way to us: scared cats, shy cats, sick, injured, and old cats, black cats, bonded pairs — and ASS cats. That's a term we made up, and stands for Angry Surrender Syndrome (another term we made up). Here's what we mean: a cat who has lived…

March 2020 Adoptions
Our Adoption Center’s doors may have temporarily closed in March, but we still had plenty of adoptions to help keep our spirits up! Long-time Cat Town resident Poppy was adopted just as we were moving all of our cats into foster homes, and she’s found happiness with humans ready…

February 2020 Adoptions
In February we had almost as many adoptions as there are days in the month! 10 of those adoptions were Forgotten Kittens, including black cat siblings Blaze, Ommin and Circe. No longer forgotten, these older kittens found fantastic homes after learning to be brave, and trusting…

A Pep Talk for Cookie
Cookie, you are so ready to find your person and be adopted – go girl! Show everyone your cat charisma! I remember when you first arrived at Cat Town. You were pretty shy. But, volunteers and guests alike soon found that if we could sneak a pet, you’d lean in for more. And better yet, we’d earn some purrs if we started off by brushing you. Everyone who met you quickly learned that…

January 2020 Adoptions
January was a terrific month for the cats of Cat Town! We had a foster fail epidemic last month with Cyan, Etta, Buddy, and Lucille all convincing their caretakers to make them official family members. We also had lots of Forgotten Kittens find homes, including Josephine Baker, Wilbur and Orville, Jupiter and Lorelei, Osiris and Anubis, and Mulder and Scully…

A Pep Talk for Poppy
Dear little Poppy, you’ve truly blossomed at Cat Town, and you’re ready for a home. I’m so proud of you! You’ve come so far from your first days here, when we discovered you had been hiding your injured tail at the shelter. It was bitten in three places, infected, and caused you so much pain that all you could feel was fear. But Marie took you to the vet and got you all fixed up. Your tail healed, and now…