Meet Daisy!

Daisy is a black and white female with a super soft coat!  She is about 7 years old and with cats living only indoors they can have a long life well up into their high teens and sometimes to around 20 years old.  Daisy has a lot of good years ahead of her and would like to spend those years living with a loving patient person.

Daisy was adopted from StreeCats in 2011.  She was returned to us after her owner passed away.   She is accustomed to living with one owner and was the only cat for the past 5 years.  Because of her previous living arrangements we feel that she is having difficulty adjusting to her new living arrangements with so many other cats.  She will most likely be very happy in a quiet home as an only cat.  We don't know about how she would get along with children or dogs in the home.

She is very healthy! She has been tested by a veterinarian and all tests came back negative including the tests for Feline Leukemia/FIV.  She has been chipped.  A tiny little microchip is placed just under the skin with her information including contact information for the owners.  When she is adopted we will register Daisy with the new contact information with the Home Again pet registry. 

She is a special kitty in need of a special loving home. 

StreetCats is located at 6520 E. 60th St., here in Tulsa, OK.  Come by and visit Daisy,  and our other cats,  any time Tuesday through Saturday from 10:30 until 5:00, or call our Message line, at 918-298-0104, with any questions that you may have about her, or anything else about StreetCats, and someone will call you back. 

Meet Enzo!

Enzo is a male red tabby with a birthday coming with up!  He has been given an estimated birth date of February 20th.   He’ll be 4 yrs. old!

He is a good sized male and an armful to carry.  Here he is stretching out to show us his size or maybe thinking of taking up dancing.  I’m not sure which.  Actually he was playing with a feather toy on a string on a wand.   He is willing to play when the right toy interests him!

Enzo has an engaging personality!  He likes to socialize, is curious about what’s happening in the shop, and is friendly.   He has been around dogs and was okay with them. 

He is trained to use a scratching post which is always a plus for an indoor cat.  StreetCats adopts cats who will be kept indoors by the owners.  This keeps them happy, healthy, and safe.

Enzo got off to a rather rough start in life.  He was adopted out of a shelter, but the woman who adopted him moved and left him with a sister.  The sister’s very ill mother-in-law moved in with her and she said that she could no longer keep him.  We are now caring for him and helping to find him a new and loving forever home. 

Enzo is very healthy!  He has tested negative on all of the tests and has had all of the vaccinations that he needs to ensure that he is well.  Through the Home Again program he has had a micro-chip placed under his skin.  When he is adopted the new owner’s contact information will be added.  He has also been neutered and has great teeth!

StreetCats is located at 6520 E. 60th St., here in Tulsa, OK.  Come by and visit Enzo  and our other cats any time Tuesday through Saturday from 10:30 until 5:00, or call our Message line, at 918-298-0104, with any questions that you may have.

 How can you resist that face?!

Until We Meet Again

  

Hi, everyone!  Here I am . . . Smokey!  Before I tell you what I have on my mind today I want to share a story with you.  It is such a beautiful story!  Many of you already know it, but it is such a nice story that it's fun to read it over and over again!  Here it is.

  

Now guess what!  When you are reading this that beautiful place described in the story is where I'll be!  Now, wait, wait!  I can see your smile turning into a frown with a sad expression all over your face.  Stop that!  You know, because I've told you, that my health has not been good.  And several days ago I decided it was time to leave my people for a while.  I will miss them, but I'll feel so much better and I know we'll be together again some day!

So . . . how did I tell these people who love me so much that it was time for me to go?  Well, I quit eating and drinking.  That's the way many of us living beings do it.  My people didn't want me to be uncomfortable so they took me to the hospital.  They are going to miss me so much that they tried a lot of different foods to see if I would change my mind.  And I must admit I was tempted by some of the yummy things they offered me!  But my old body has just broken down to the point that I couldn't handle that.  And talk about uncomfortable!

But my final days in the hospital were not so bad.  The people there at Feline Specialties are very kind.  And I had the best visit from my mom, Linda D!  She brought my brush (gosh I love that brush!) and she brushed me and talked to me for such a long time!  Thanks, Mom!  And when it was my time for my final sleep, Mom was there with me.  And now I am gone, waiting in the wonderful place in the story I shared with you.

Now here is what I want my people to do!  I want you to continue your loving care for kitties and for any other animal that crosses your path.  And we will continue to reward you with loving you and letting you stroke our soft fur!  And when I see you again I will be so proud of what you've done with your days!  Your kindness matters!  Now remember, I'll be waiting for you!  And Linda D., don't forget my brush!

Just Chillin'!

Hi everyone!  I decided it's time to check in and give you an update about the things happening at StreetCats.  First, I, Smokey the cat, was at the spa/hospital for a few days.  You know I haven't been well and I went for a checkup and to get a bath and massage.  My fur is so soft now that the human helpers are bugging me a bunch because they want to pet me.  And actually I don't have a lot of time for that or for writing blogs.  Napping and dining are my priorities!

So, what's happening here?  Actually the group of us is just chilling around here, waiting to be adopted.  There haven't been a lot of adoptions in the last few weeks and I know why.  It's because it's warm outside.  Just wait until it turns cold and all the humans want to be next to that fur that I mentioned above!  Then there'll be people streaming in here!  In the meantime, we're just hanging out waiting.  Make no mistake, we all want forever homes!!  But in the meantime, we are comfortable and dearly loved!

For instance, here's Beamer.  He likes to pretend he's nursing and these people let him do it, right?!  That's just how much they love hm!!

And while he isn't nursing and is just chilling he has a window to look out.  It's fun to watch the cats and people coming and going.

When the people do get ready to come and adopt us, we have all kinds of kitties to choose from.  We have lap cats like Sparkle.

We have shy kitties, playful kitties, kitties who like to talk and kitties who like to hide.  We have kitties of all colors!  And we have laid back kitties, like Boris, who went home several weeks ago.

So fall weather is here, folks, and we're here waiting for you . . . with our soft, warm, silky fur.  Hurry in, beat the rush!!

Feline Friday - Marlo

Marlo is a a ticked brown tabby.  Her estimated birthday is July 13, 2012.  Although she might get along with a cat friendly dog, we think that she would  prefer being the only cat in a family,

She likes her privacy and often can be found sleeping in closets or cabinets.  She especially likes cabinets full of nice soft towels and fluffy cat beds, like the ones we have at StreetCats.

Marlo is a very sweet natured cat!  She's a lap cat, but also loves playing with her toys, and getting tummy rubs, as well.

These days she is enjoying what I call her cat cave.  She plays in it, on it...

  ...and behind it! 

  She still has her claws and is familiar with using them on scratching posts.

She has been seen by a vet and has a clean bill of health!  She tested negative for 
Fe/Leuk/Aids, is current on her rabies and FVRCP vaccinations, and has been spayed.  She is also micro-chipped! She is registered, at no charge to the new owner, with Home Again program for pets.  Micro-chipping is one of the best ways to have a pet returned should he or she get lost and found by someone other than yourself.  When she is adopted, the new owner's contact information will be added.

StreetCats is located at 6520 E. 60th St. here in Tulsa, OK.  Come by and visit Marlo and our other cats any time Tuesday through Saturday from 10:30 until 5:00, or call our Message line, at 918-298-0104, with any questions that you may have, about her or anything else about StreetCats, and someone will call you back.

Nightmare!!

Last night I had a terrible dream!  This is sometimes called a nightmare or maybe even a night terror!!  I suspect that this dream was really a flashback from an earlier time, a time which my memory, in order to protect myself, has suppressed.  Here is what I dreamed.  There was a very young child being readied for bed and her mother told her to hold her arms over her head. And then with a sweet smile on her face, the mother said "skin the cat" as she pulled the child's shirt quickly over the child's head.

What??!!  If this is truly a memory of mine, and I believe it has to be, no wonder I'm not well!!  What kind of mother would say such a thing??!!  While I cannot answer that, I will leave you with a few more appropriate things to say about cats.  They were all said by very important people, as you will see, and are much more in touch with the rightful place of cats in the lives of humans.

My relationships with cats has saved me from a deadly, pervasive ignorance.  William S. Burroughs

Cats choose us; we don't own them.  Kristin Cast

Time spent with a cat is never wasted.  Colette and Sigmund Freud

What greater gift than the love of a cat?  Charles Dickens

How we behave toward cats here below determines our status in heaven.  Robert A. Heinlein

A cat has absolute emotional honesty; human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not.  Ernest Hemingway

I have studied many philosophers and many cats.  The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.  Hippolytus Taine

If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat.  Mark Twain

There.  That's better.  Cats rule!!  Smokey

Feline Friday - Meet Izzy!

Izzy is June’s Kitty of the Month!  Simply put, she is precious!  She is an adorable brown patch tabby with white born approximately May 13, 2013.  If you look closely you’ll see the stripes, which are markings of the tabby, within the yellow and gray patches of fur.  Her markings are beautiful, especially the checkerboard like pattern on the top of her head.

She is described as playful and affectionate.  She loves to cuddle.  At StreetCats she also seems shy.  By her choice she likes to live up and away by staying in an open cage when relaxing.  I call it her suite.  It has 2 rooms with a pass through window.  That way we can keep her food and bed away from the litter box.   She watches the world go ‘round from up there and loves it when someone stops to pet her!

She comes out for strolls on top of the empty cages sometimes.  She is a little camera shy and has asked me to please stay back a little ways when I have my camera with me.

Izzy was rescued by a man who could not keep her.  He had dogs and bringing a cat into the family just wouldn’t work.  Before coming into the shop she was first taken to one of the veterinarians who works with us to care for the kitties.

She was thoroughly checked out and has had all of the tests needed to ensure that she is healthy.  Speaking of tests, she passed them all with flying colors.  She is now up to date on her rabies vaccine, and has also been spayed.   Through the HomeAgain program she had a microchip placed under her skin.  This chip can be “read”, with a special tool, by veterinarians and animal rescue organizations.  This is invaluable when your pet is lost and found by someone other than yourself.  When she is adopted the new owner’s contact information will be added to it.

Oh, one more thing!  She is a little different from other cats.  She has short front legs.  It’s not a problem, simply a difference.

StreetCats is located at 6520 E. 60th St. here in Tulsa, OK.  Come by and visit Izzy, and our other cats, any time Tuesday through Saturday from 10:30 am until 5:00 pm.  If you have questions about Izzy, or anything else about StreetCats, you can call our Message line, at 918-298-0104,  and someone will call you back.