Feline Friday - Beamer

I'm happy to introduce Beamer to you today!  Why so happy?  Because Beamer is such a happy cat.

 

Beamer is about 7 years old, but acts younger than you might think.  He is very playful.  I tried getting a photograph of him playing, but he was much too fast for me and my camera. 

 Beamer is all over the shop.  He continuously is looking for someone, a toy, or another cat to play with.  He loves everyone!  He is affectionate to say the least and loves loving on people and people loving on him.  The picture below needs a good caption.  Is he wondering why these people aren't petting him?

 

Beamer was adopted from StreetCats as a kitten in 2009.  Although he was loving and friendly with his owner he was returned to us in October.  He had become aggressive to his owner's elderly cat.  His owner hated giving him up, but felt that it would be better for his older female cat.

 Beamer is very healthy!  He has been to the vet and thoroughly checked out.  He has had all of the tests and vaccinations needed and has been given a clean bill of health!  He has been neutered, and microchipped, too.  When the new owner comes along we will update the chip with the new owner’s contact information.  The chip is invaluable in helping lost pets be returned to their owners.  StreetCats will take care of the first year's registration.



If you are interested in meeting Beamer, feel free to come by StreetCats at 6520 E. 60th St, in Tulsa, 10:30 - 5:00 Tuesday though Saturday, or call our message line, 918-298-0104, with any questions that you may have.  We would love to show you around and introduce you to Beamer and I’m sure that he would love to meet you, too! 
 

Meet - Kiki!

Kiki is a short haired Tortie.  Tortie, if you haven’t heard the term before now, is short for tortoise.  "Torties" have colors that resemble those of some turtles’ shells.   Her birthday is approximately 10/04.  She is front declawed.

She’s doing fine at StreetCats with other cats around, but reports are that she does not do well with children.  We don’t know how she would react to dogs. She does, however, react well to people!

She loves to be combed and brushed.  She is affectionate, too.  One of her most distinctive traits is that she likes to be vocal.  We get lots of “talk” from her.  It’s as if we can carry on conversations with her, except for the fact that we have no idea what she is saying, of course. 

Having a home, at StreetCats, awaiting adoption is not her first time around.  She was adopted from StreetCats in 9/13.  Unfortunately she has been returned to us.  Her owner was an elderly woman that could no longer take care of her.  StreetCats cats are all indoor cats, and Kiki, was accustomed to living in an apartment.  

As I said, she was returned.  Our philosophy is that once a cat becomes a StreetCat he or she will always be a StreetCats cat.  As in this case, the owner could no longer keep her and returning her to us was the best thing for her.  We will continue to love her and take care of her until she finds the right owner.  Often it seems that the cats choose the people rather than the people choosing the cat.

She is healthy!  She has been to the vet and thoroughly checked out.  She has had all of the tests and vaccinations needed and has been given a clean bill of health!  She has been spayed, and microchipped, too!  When the new owner comes along we will update it with the new owner’s contact information.  The chip is invaluable in helping lost pets be returned to their owners!  Also, her first year’s registration fee is paid by StreetCats!

If you are interested in meeting Kiki, feel free to come by StreetCats at 6520 E. 60th St, in Tulsa, 10:30 - 5:00 Tuesday though Saturday, or call our message line, 918-298-0104, with any questions that you may have.  We would love to show you around and introduce you to Kiki and I’m sure that she would love to meet you, too!

Smile!

There are two kinds of times here at StreetCats.  There are times when our people are here and times when they're not.  Now we're not going to talk about the times when they aren't here, because those are private times.  Occasionally we leave evidence of what we've been doing when the people aren't here.  And they guess.  But nobody, really, knows for sure.  And no cat is going to tell!!

But during the times when they are here . . . well, they have the strangest machines.  There is one that fills with water and sloshes our beds all around.  Then there is another machine where they put our wet beds and it throws them around some more.  And it's hot!  There is a machine that they turn on and it spits out papers!  There is this one, where I write the blog, that they just sort of sit and stare at!!  And one that spits steam!  But for sure the strangest machine of all is one that our volunteer, Vickie Sanborn, holds up to her face!  And then she does some really strange things!

She gets on the floor!  She climbs on chairs!  She follows us around mercilessly!  Now some of the kitties are afraid of this machine!  After all it does shoot us!  Others think it's fun to play with it!  Most of us just tolerate the strange lady with the machine.  Since she likes us, we'll be nice.  I'll show you a picture of this thing that Vickie puts on her face.

 

Now in that shot Vickie was working with Lovie Dovie.  Lovie likes Vickie and the camera!  But picture taking needs to be on her terms.  And sometimes she wants to help!

But Vickie is persistent and she WILL eventually get her shot!!?

Impressive, huh?!  And did you see how big that camera machine is???  Good grief!  How does she hold it up?!  Okay, here is one more example of how she works and the results of her work.  Wow!

So now we're just going to tell Vickie how much we appreciate her pictures, the crazy ways she gets them and her machine.  She takes them because she loves us and wants us to have forever homes!  Pretty special, huh?!  Three cheers for Vickie!!!

Feline Friday -Truman!

Here is Truman!  As you can see, he is a gorgeous long hair kitty with black and white fur.  Born in 2005, he is one of our more mature cats. 

Truman is a guy that really knows what he wants and for several months now he has wanted to be the office cat.  He keeps track of everything happening in the shop.  His favorite place to sleep is in a bed tucked in between the paper cutter and the printer. 

Truman was previously in foster care, as are most all of our cats.  While there he got along with their dogs and other cats.  He also gets along with cats in our shop. He can be a little testy at times so we think he would probably do best in a home without small children.  The foster parent said that he was friendly and affectionate and liked to sleep on the bed.  Here at StreetCats he seems to be laid back and calm.  

Here Truman has ventured out of the office to see what was going on in the visiting area.  It's all work and no play when you're in charge of a host of volunteers and sometimes up to 14 other cats.

He has been to the vet and has had all of the tests and shots that he needed.  He also has had a micro-chip placed just below his skin.  The new owners' contact information will be put on it.  If he is lost, and then found, any vet or animal rescue organization can scan it and find out who he belongs to and where he lives!

Truman is really getting into the Christmas spirit with his own catnip filled stocking.  While I was at the shop he told me that he had a talk with Santa Paws, (I think he meant Santa Claws, or was it Santa Clause).  He told him that he had only 1 thing on his list this year.  He asked Santa to bring to the shop a human who would take him to his very own forever home.  We love him here at SteetCats, but we know that he would be most happy in a home of his own.  

If you are interested in meeting Truman, feel free to come by StreetCats at 6520 E. 60th St, in Tulsa, 10:30 - 5:00 Tuesday though Saturday, or call our message line, 918-298-0104 with any questions that you may have.  We would love to show you around and introduce you to him and I’m sure that he would love to meet you, too!

I'll get by with a little help from my friend!

First I would like to let you know about my upcoming vacation plans.  Of all the suggestions I got (there were two) regarding where I should go, I have accepted the suggestion that I go to CATalina Island.  I still have many details to work out, but until I have all my plans made I shall go there in my mind.  So I close my eyes and see that all the bars serve saucers of milk, all the restaurants have huge selections of fresh fish (maybe even a songbird or two) and the lounging chairs around the pool (filled with those fresh fish, of course) are covered in cat hair!  So thank you, Linda Holland, for your wonderful suggestion!  Aaahhh!  I'm enjoying it already!

And, as you can probably tell, I'm feeling splendidly well this morning!  And why is that you might ask.  Well, it is all due to one very special human who has lifted my spirits more than you can imagine.  Now this lady may know more about StreetCats than even I, King Truman, know.  She is one of the people who originally founded StreetCats in 1997.  So it is easy to see why I have decided to make her my royal archivist, right?!  And she has held every position on the StreetCats board that there is to hold!  She is a very special person and she has taught me the importance of hard work and humility.  Does she sit back and expect others to do the hard work?  No!!  She comes in and cleans, she is a foster parent to many of our kitties, she works hard at our primary fundraiser, My Furry Valentine, and she does all this while serving as President of the Board of Directors of StreetCats.  Oh my!  Her name is Kathy Balsiger and here she is with one of our kitties, the wonderful Boo!

And she doesn't just like cats!  She likes people, too!  She babysits on an ongoing basis with her granddaughter, Hannah!  Now how she has time to do this I don't know!  But I heard Hannah call her Grandma and I know enough to know this signifies a very important relationship in the human world!!  I bet those two are going to be bonded forever!!  I'm so glad she's passing her love of cats on to Hannah!

The more astute of you readers may have sensed that since I became King of StreetCats I have been stressed and depressed.  It is just an overwhelming job!  But now I know Kathy is there for me and it is so helpful to know that I'm not alone.  After all, she is President so she does have some understanding of what being King might entail.  Well, recently she reached out to me and she told me that she understands and that she LOVES me!!  The smartest thing I ever did was to reach back to her and accept her offer of help!!  My life is going to be so different now with Kathy as my special friend!  So here's to you, Kathy Balsiger!  Thank you for all your help!  I love you, too!!!

Feline Friday - Tortie Mae!

Tortie Mae is a black and gold beauty!  She is estimated to be about 7-8 yrs. old.

She is a sweet little cat, but also very shy.  She likes to sit on laps, but rather than jumping she will politely wait to be lifted onto your lap.  In a new home she would probably do well with other cats, but probably not with children or dogs.

Sleeping is one of her favorite ways to pass the time.  It seemed liked every time I went to the shop to photograph her I was interrupting a nap.  Other volunteers claim to have witnessed her roaming around exploring the building and checking out the other cats, but when I was close by with my camera she became very sleepy and camera shy.

 

She was taken in by one our very own volunteers after Tortie Mae decided to move into her backyard a year ago 

June.  This is Tortie Mae and Judy, her rescuer.

 

She is healthy!  She has been checked by a vet and given all of the tests and shots needed.  She will also be micro-chipped with the new owners' contact information.  Her first year's registration with HomeAgain will be paid by StreetCats.

If you are interested in meeting Tortie Mae, feel free to come by StreetCats at 6520 E. 60th St, in Tulsa, 10:30 - 5:00 Tuesday though Saturday, or call our message line, 918-298-0104 with any questions that you may have.  We would love to show you around and introduce you to her and I’m sure that she would love to meet you, too!

Disclaimer:  I have no idea why all of a sudden this page decided not to allow me to left justify and then did.

 

NOT WITHOUT ME!!!

The humans that hang around here decided to have a party and once again I was left to wonder exactly what is the point of being King.  Did they asked me what I thought of this idea?  Did they ask for advice about how to accomplish this?  DID THEY ASK THE KING'S PERMISSION???  Well, guess.  Of course not!!  By the way, this party was a "surprise."  I guess that's just one more curious thing humans do.  Except, get this!  It was only a surprise to one person!  Everyone else knew!  There are some human things that I guess I'll just never understand!

So the poor lady who was not even told about this party was Nancy Adams.  She's been coming to visit me ever since I got here and she loves me!!  And not just because I'm the king!  Actually she's been hanging around StreetCats for nine years now!  Wow!!  The very best thing about Nancy is that she adopted two StreetCat kitties.  Their names are Millie and Tiny.  Now Nancy has had cats her entire life, but she says these two are the sweetest cats she has ever had in her family!  Well, of course!!  They are StreetCats cats!!

And guess what else she has done.  She helped Samantha Polen when our famous StreetCats cat nip pillows were developed.  She has knitted dish cloths for us to sell so that we would have money for helping get wild cats spayed or neutered!!  Now that is really special!  But most special of all is that she has made six quilts for StreetCats to raffle at My Furry Valentine.  That's our primary fund raiser and those quilts brought in several thousand dollars for all our kitties!  Now that is so special that I'm going to show you a picture of Nancy with one of her famous quilts!  They are so beautiful!

Now another thing humans like to do when they have a party is to eat cake.  Where two or more of those humans are gathered together, they will eat!  With gusto!  Let me show you the cake!

The colors are pretty cool, I think, and the choice of design, the cats, well that certainly couldn't be any better!!  I'm beginning to see the attraction of these parties, although I still don't get the surprise part of it!!

Now I know what you are thinking.  You're wondering where I was during this party.  Don't worry, there is no way I, the King of StreetCats, am going to let these humans just have the run of this place.  Take another look at the cake.  If you look closely, well maybe not even that closely, at the cake you will see the proof that I, King Truman, am not a king that can be run over.  So after I observed these shenanigans for a while, I decided to allow the party to continue.  And to communicate my approval, I put my stamp of approval on the cake.  In a couple of places!  Okay, I'll confess that having the party on my throne might not have met my approval, but I can be lenient.  Cary on humans!!

Feline Friday - More Adoptions!!

I wrote a post about recent adoptions at StreetCats on February 19th.  Seven weeks have gone by and adoptions don't seem to have slowed down!   In the past 7 weeks we have adopted out 10 cats!  That's about 1 1/2 cats per week. I'm not sure which cats were halved, but I'm sure no animals were injured in the writing of this blog entry.

We are all so happy for Holly Hope!  It's been tough going for her regarding adopters, but at last she has found her forever home with one of our own volunteers!

 During this 7 week period Zoe, Zorro, and Slick were adopted.  All 3 kitties were in and out of the shop so fast that I didn't get a chance to photograph them!

Gigi was adopted.   We had her before and she was Cara.  Due to unfortunate circumstances she was returned to us.  The good news is that she was adopted about a week later!

And then there was the very lovely Cleo!

Our sweet big guy Arnie went soon after.

Sisters Ellie Mae and Emmie Lou were adopted together!
This is Ellie Mae....

and this is Emmie Lou!

Last but not least of the recent adopted kitties is the very handsome Frankie. He was fostered by our volunteer Patti Roberson.  This sweet guy was only at the shop for a week!

So there you have it folks, 10 cats in 7 weeks!  Even though we have been very fortunate in helping these kitties find new homes we still have several kitties at the shop and more that are waiting to get in the shop.  Please stop by and visit us at 6520 E. 60th St., in Tulsa.  It is on the east side of Sheridan behind Charlie's Chicken which is a block north of 61st.  We are there Tuesday through Saturday from 10:30 until 5:00.  If you have questions please call our message line at 918-298-0104.  And please visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/streetcatsinc.

Feline Friday - Frankie

Say "Hello" to Frankie!  I was so happy to meet this kitty!  Frankie came to StreetCats just 2 days ago and everyone that has met him loves him!  You have probably noticed his beautiful eyes and luxurious coat.  He seems to be part Siamese and part Tabby.

Frankie is about a year old and is very friendly.  He has already made friends with all of the volunteers that he has met and also has attempted to make friends with many of the cats in the shop.  At least that is our interpretation of his sniffing noses with other cats.   Wally isn't quite ready to be friends, but I bet he comes around soon enough.

Frankie is definitely good with other cats.  He is also good with children and perhaps gentle dogs.  His foster mom introduced him to a dog and he didn't get scared or excited with that particular dog.   He loves to play and is also very intelligent, in my opinion, because he knows his name! 

Here is a photograph of him taking a break from all of our photography session a.k.a. playing. 

Frankie was rescued by Patti, one of our volunteers at StreetCats.  She has grown very close to Frankie as she has spent the past 6 months fostering him in her home.  She describes him as having "a sweet little soul".   He is a laid back kitty and a lapcat as well.  When he arrived at Streetcats he immediately was interested in the cat rooms and the other cats at the shop, but wasn't upset about anything. 

Frankie is very healthy physically and mentally!  He has had all of his tests, treatments and shots as well as having been neutered.  You can see by the yellow tag on his collar that he has been microchipped.  When he is adopted the new owners' information will be put on the chip.  If he gets lost he can easily be returned to his owners should he be found by someone who has him checked for the microchip at a vet or a rescue organization.  The first year's registration for this great program is paid by StreetCats upon adoption. 

If you are interested in meeting Frankie, feel free to come by StreetCats at 6520 E. 60th St, in Tulsa, 10:30 - 5:00 Tuesday though Saturday, or call our message line, 918-298-0104 with any questions that you may have.  We would love to show you around and introduce you to Frankie  and I’m sure that he would love to meet you, too!

Feline Friday - Kia!

Kia is a cutie!

Kia came to us via the parking lot at the Primeaux Kia car dealership!   (Hence her name)
She is about 3 - 4 years old and has not been declawed.

We believe her to be a brown Abyssinian mix.  Her fur is sooooo.... smooth and soft!
It looks like, with her interest in soft fur, she is checking out Barbara's "fur".  She is a delightful little kitty that is very vocal and is known for her ability to carry on lengthy conversations.

She seems to be "ok" with the other cats in the shop, but we don't have any information about how she feels about kids or dogs.  However we do know that she's affectionate and friendly, and loves to be around people.

She's had the V.I.P. treatment at the veterinary clinic and passed all of her tests with flying colors!  She has been spayed and micro-chipped!  When she's adopted the new owner's information will be put on it and the first year's registration with Home Again will be paid by StreetCats.


If you are interested in meeting Kia, feel free to come by StreetCats at 6520 E. 60th St, in Tulsa, 10:30 - 5:00 Tuesday though Saturday, or call our message line, 918-298-0104 with any questions that you may have.  We would love to show you around and introduce you to Kia and I’m sure that she would love to meet you, too!

Toys!

Did everybody see it??   The last time I, Vanna, wrote,  I got a comment!  It was from Paula.  I had written about Millie, our Main Coone cat, and so Paula wrote about her Maine Coon cat!  Isn't that just so neat!  I am so happy about that!  So everyone go back to my last post and read Paula's comment and then you can also tell me about your Maine Coon cat!  And if you have any questions that you would like to ask me, put them in a comment and I will answer them!  Well, at least I would if I were going to be here.  But I believe that this is the week that my forever family will come to get me and take me home.  I'll ask the next blogger cat to answer your questions!  If she even knows the answer.

Okay, now about the toys.  Well, it's like this.  All our human volunteers love us.  Right?  Right!  And I'm pretty sure they all love us a whole bunch!  I mean why wouldn't they?!  But some of them come to see us more often than others.  Some we only see every couple of weeks.  I think that's because they have a life, right?!  Other volunteers, not so much, and we see them more often.  Oh wait, did that sound mean?  What I meant is that of course all our humans would be here every minute if they possibly could because that's how much they love us.  But some of them have other things they have to do.  Understand?

One of the volunteers that we see a lot of is Linda Duckworth.  I was so excited when I heard her name because I thought it meant that she is worth a lot of ducks and would bring some of them to us to play with.  Well, she does like to play, as you will see.  But she hasn't brought us any of those ducks.  Darn!  Her two cats and one dog are so lucky to have ducks!  I bet her husband likes them, too.  I'm jealous!  Anyway, she comes to see us a lot so I've gotten to know her pretty well.  She likes me the best of all the kitties.  And since that's the truth, maybe I'll just ask her about those ducks.  (I prefer baby ones.  The big ones can be mean!)

So she comes here because she has always loved animals, especially cats, right?  And she used to be a volunteer at SPCA and was a zoo docent!  Wow!  Great BIG cats there!  She's been coming to see us here at StreetCats for a couple of years now.  When she's not here she comforts herself with things like reading, crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, arts and crafts, even horseback riding!  She would rather be here than doing any of those things, but she has to give someone else a turn!  I mean really! And she does take turns because she is a very unselfish person.  I know her well enough to know that!

Oh yeah, you're probably wondering about the title of this blog . . . toys.  Well, I have not yet told you the entire truth about Linda Duckworth.  And what I have not told you is the REAL, most IMPORTANT reason she comes to StreetCats.  Now I must admit I find this a little strange, but to each her own, right?!  Okay, here it is.  She comes here to play with our toys.  No, really!  You think humans don't like to play with cat toys?!  Well, here, let me show you!  She not only plays with them, she counts them.  She organizes them, she helps order them, she's even getting them ready for Affair of the Heart which will be coming up soon.  We will have a booth there and I bet she takes a bunch of our toys there to play with, too.  If you go there, you can see our toys and she might even let you buy some.  Because she is, remember, unselfish.  Or is it unshellfish?  Anyway, you know what I mean.

Okay, here's my proof . . . Linda Duckworth playing with our toys!  Ha!  Told you so!!  Thank you, Linda, for being our helper!  Would you still come if we didn't have toys?!

Lessons From A Street Cat

I have some things I need to tell you.  But before I do . . . did you see those pictures of me?  I had no idea I had such pretty markings!  And how about those whiskers!  Wow, sort of glad I looked at those!

Okay, now down to business.  Here's the deal.  I've been worried about some of our kittens that have been coming through StreetCats.  It's not much like me to worry, but . . . .  Well, let me explain.  They are so darn innocent!  I mean some of them have never had one bad thing happen to them in their lives! That's what everyone wants for babies, right?  Right!  But what if they do have some hard knocks along the way?  They won't have a clue what they should do!  So I'm going to give them some advice, if they're reading.  And I hope they are!

First, I know you've heard the phrase "trust, but verify."  Well, no!  By the time you get around to verifying it could be too late.  Here is the rule:  Verify, verify, verify, and verify at least one additional time before you trust!  Got it?!  I'm telling you a lot of these kittens would walk up to just any stranger they saw on the street!  They need some lessons!

Okay, second rule.  Always maintain control, even after you trust.  You see, I had a place to stay once. I can't quite bring myself to call it a home because it wasn't forever.  And I turned my life over to the person who had me.  I can't quite call him an owner or even a human!  But I learned, after I was abandoned, to always be in control.  Never, never, never give up control over your own destiny.  Even after you trust someone, be sure they know that you will interact with them on your terms only!  Give them a nip or a scratch now and then just to remind them of who is the boss!

Okay, now for my third lesson I need to show you a picture.  Here it is.

Attention all innocent kittens like the ones in this picture!  If you ever find yourself on the street and you see this man, run, don't walk, to him immediately!  The cats in this picture are Loki and Odie and I sure hope they are reading this.  They are absolutely the most innocent, trusting kittens we've had in the shop since I've been here.  They've been adopted and they have a good home.  But things can happen!  If you don't believe it, watch The Incredible Journey!  I'm telling you they need lessons!

The man is this picture is David McAuliffe and he LOVES cats!  Rest assured that if you ask him for rescue, you will get it!  He has four cats of his own!  Their names are Earl Grey, Autumn, Rocky and P.T.  And he likes to spend lots of time helping animals!  Well, he does also like to draw, paint and play music.  But what is important for you to know is that he is a good guy who will help you if you need to be rescued!  Okay?!

That's all my lessons for today.  I sincerely hope none of you kitties reading this blog ever have to use them!  I wish I had never had to learn them!

Feline Friday - Toots!

It’s only fitting that today we feature our newest writer for the StreetCats blog!
Yes, Toots accepted the position and we’re so happy that she did.

Toots is very observant! She likes to hang out at the top of a cat tree by a window, at StreetCats, so that she can see everything that happens around her, as well as keep tabs on what’s happening outdoors. She does like to take time out from her cat perch watch duties to come down to play with the volunteers or to have her head scratched from time to time.

Despite her small size and youthful appearance we believe her age to be about 7 or 8. Toots came to us after living for 3 years, on the streets of Tulsa, outside the apartment building where her owner abandoned her when he moved out. (I’ll refrain from commenting on him). She did have a friend who helped to keep her fed and tried to bring her into her home several times, but her cats and Toots just didn’t get along. Toots has adjusted well to living at StreetCats with numerous kitties coming and going, but because of the rough times, always defending herself outdoors from other cats, we think she would prefer living in a home as an only cat. As I understood her, she’s looking for a home with a patient person who can offer her lots of love.

Toots is very healthy! Like all of StreetCats kitties she has been to the vet for spaying, and shots. And also like all of our kitties, she as been microchipped and registered!

 If you are interested in meeting Toots come by StreetCats at 6520 E. 60th St, in Tulsa, 10:30 - 5:00 Tuesday though Saturday, or call our message line, 918-298-6006. We would love to show you around and introduce you to Toots!

Longevity

There's not much of that around here these days.  Longevity, that is . . . at least among the cats.  I mean cats have practically been flying out of here!  I think I'm the old timer here now and I've been here less than a year . . . 10 months to be exact.  The other cats are lucky to experience living at StreetCats for a month before they get adopted!

Oh, by the way, this is Toots.  Yep, I agreed to write this blog for as long as I'm here.  And who knows whether that will be for another 10 months or a day.  I'm not too worried about that . . . adoption doesn't necessarily appeal to me.  Maybe I'll tell you why some day.  But I'm writing this blog because I'm getting a bit bored around here.  Janie said I should show you a picture of myself so that everyone will be able to think about what I look like while they are reading this.  So here you go . . . a picture of me, Toots.  Occasionally I hear someone say I'm pretty.  I wouldn't know.  I don't do mirrors.

Okay, that's enough about me.  Let's see, what were we talking about?  Oh yeah, longevity.  Now when it comes to the people who work here, now there we've got longevity!  By the way, these are people, aka humans.  Lulu called them servants and I sort of get that.  They do pretty much everything for us!  Janie called them angels, and I get that, too.  I mean they saved her life.  But let's face it.  They're just people, albeit good ones for sure!  I lived on the streets for three years before I was rescued and, believe me, you can't trust all of them.  But the ones that come here?  Yep, good people.

So here is one of the longest serving people you'll ever know!  She has been volunteering here (all the people are volunteers, you know) for about ten years.  Wow, that's older than I am!  She is a StreetCats foster mom.  She keeps cats at her house for a while before they come to StreetCats . . . just to be sure that they're ready to be adopted.  And she covers the phone line for StreetCats.  If you call the phone line you'll get an answering machine and then this volunteer will call you back to see how she can help you.  And she comes to the shop once a week to clean and play with the cats . . . mostly clean.  Well, sometimes she even comes more often because she's always delivering cats or some such.  Oh yeah, I'm supposed to tell you her name.  It's Lindsey Dickinson.  And here she is with Ranger.  Yep, Ranger has come and gone, but Lindsey is still here and I frankly expect her to be for at least another ten years!  She likes to volunteer here!  Some of the cats really LOVE her and I appreciate her, too.  So thank you very much, Lindsey!

So, okay, that is done for today.  I'll keep my eyes and ears open around here and report to you on any goings on you need to hear about.  Right now it's My Furry Valentine over and over and over!  I'll tell you if the recording changes!