Feline Friday - Jetson!

Meet Jetson!  Jetson is jet black, except for a little bit of white fur on his chest.  He is approximately 4 1/2 years old and front paw declawed. 
 

He is a big ol’ sweetheart!  He is laid back, friendly and affectionate!  He loves to sit on a lap and soak up the love. 

He has been known to sit up and beg and he is very inquisitive.  Most every day he tries to climb into the cupboards over the sink and counter.  And most every day he succeeds!

Jetson is a fine cat!  He loves people and loves to follow them.  He especially likes coming and going through opening doors.   He gets along with other cats and never acts aggressively.  He also gets along with dogs.  

His previous owner had him since he was 4 weeks old and was sad to have to give him up.  The owner had lost his/her job and moved in with someone who was allergic to cats. 

Jetson is healthy!  He has had all of the tests and vaccinations that he needs.  He has been neutered, too.  At StreetCats we also micro-chip our cats.  When adopted the new owner’s contact information will be added to the chip.  In case he is lost, and then found, he can be taken to any vet or animal rescue association and be scanned for the chip.  You will then be contacted and your kitty will be returned!  The first year’s registration will be paid by StreetCats, too!

If you are interested in meeting Jetson, please, 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 StreetCats and introduce you to Jetson and I know he would love to meet you, too!

Feline (and Human) Fun

King Adam here.  I am going to write this blog, but before I do I need to vent.  This blog was my idea . . . MINE!  I wanted to show you every single cat toy we have for sale in our shop.  That's exactly what I was going to do, one toy, bed or brush at a time.  Well, because I was so excited about MY idea, I guess the humans figured out what I was doing.  No, I KNOW they figured it out because the next thing I knew they had grabbed a camera and away they went.  They are such buttinskies!!

And before I knew it they were playing dress up!  I'm not kidding!  They put on Laurel Burch shirts and scarves and even opened a Laurel Burch umbrella?

That's Linda Duckworth and she plays with the things in the shop more than anyone else, but she wasn't the only one who was in on this takeover of MY idea!  She has a Laurel Burch purse on her shoulder, too, but since you can't really see it, they took a picture of just all the purses.  Yawn!  Boring!!

And do you see what's on top of all the purses?  A Laurel Burch hat!  No doubt these humans are out of control!  I could not wrest control from them!  They're maniacs!  They went around the shop taking pictures of all the human toys!

STOP!!!!

Well, finally I yelled (in meow form) loud enough that they agreed to show some cat toys.  But when you look at these pictures notice that the humans couldn't even really stay out of them!!  I bet that reflection is not an accident!  And human enthusiasm diminished, I think, when they were looking at cat toys!  Hmmm!

Okay, I have an idea.  I know everyone reading this blog loves their kitties and would like to see every single cat toy here, AS I HAD PLANNED!  So . . . just come to our shop and see for yourself!  You can find us at 6520 E. 60th St., right behind Charlie's Chicken.     Or here's another idea!  Come to Affair of the Heart at the Fairgrounds on July 15, 16 or 17!  Gosh, come all three days!  We'll be there and you can see all the toys then!  They'll no doubt bring the human toys, too.  That's just the way they are!  Feel free to ignore those!

Feline Friday - Antonio and Angelo!

Meet Antonio and Angelo!  

They are both tabbies and they look very much alike. They are in fact brothers.  Their birthday is coming up in July and soon they will become 1 year olds! 

 

Telling them apart is quite a trick, but I did find some ways!  

They really do look a lot a like, but with close study I found that there are subtle differences.  For instance Antonio is a little darker with a little bit more black in his coat.  He also has, on each side of his nose, 1 dot.  That’s right only 1 dot.  

Angelo, on the other hand is a little lighter with more brown in his coat.  He also has nose dots, only he has 3 dots on each side of his nose.  Also he has the most defined "M" on his forehead!

These two kitties could not be any sweeter than they are now.  They are people friendly, and dog and cat friendly.  We don’t, however, know how they are with children.  These kitties do love their play time, but in general they are laid back, calm, and affectionate.  We, at StreetCats, all love them!  They are pure delight in fur coats!

Antonio and Angelo were raised together and are very bonded to one another.  Because of this we want them to be adopted together.  Here Antonio is grooming Angelo after a session of wrestling. 

Both kitties are healthy!  They’ve been examined by a vet, tested, vaccinated and neutered.  They have also been micro-chipped!  When they go to their forever home we will put the new owners’ name and contact information on it.  The microchips are the best way to get your precious family pets home to safety once they've been lost.  If found they can be taken to any vet or animal rescue organization to be scanned for the chip. When identified the owners will be contacted.  StreetCats will also pay for their first year of registration with the Home Again program.

Antonio and Angelo

 

Tremendous tabbies!

Well, there is no doubt about it!  Tabby cats are the very best cats ever!  Now, first of all, "tabby" is not a breed.  Some people think it is, but actually it is a pattern, a genetic pattern of stripes, swirls or dots in grey, brown, buff or orange.  Some people call us tiger cats, I guess because tigers have stripes, too.  And some people can't just call us all tabbies, they have to divide us up even further into classic tabby, mackerel tabby, spotted tabby or ticked tabby.  Really??  Mackerel?  Come on!  That's a fish!!

Now here is something really cool about tabbies.  We all have an M on our heads!  Isn't that neat?!  Some people say ALL of us have an M.  Others say almost all of us do.  Well, I can only tell you that I have never seen a tabby without an M so I'll go with the ALL version.

Now we have a tabby at StreetCats right now who agreed to model for me.  Her name is Marlo and she is a very sweet tabby.  Now this is not unusual.  We tabbies are known for the following qualities:  intelligence, cleverness, being amusing and warmly affectionate.  Ha!  Of course those are our qualities!!!  And I, as a tabby myself, am a shining example of all these qualities plus that of leadership!  Anyway, here is a picture of Marlo showing us the M on her head.

I have been asked many times about that M are our heads.  I could give you the scientific, genetic version of why we have it.  I totally understand it, of course, but you wouldn't, so I'll just skip that and get down to the legends.  Here is one.  The prophet Mohammed loved tabby cats and he had one that saved his life by killing a snake.  So he placed an M on the cat's head so that everyone would remember how much he loved cats and so that, in being reminded by the M, people would always respect us.  And the M has been there ever since.

 Another story involves a tabby cat who brought warmth and comfort to a shivering baby Jesus by cuddling up with him and purring.  Mary was so grateful that she put her initial on the cat's head.  And, again, it's been there ever since.  Those are nice stories, but the explanation that I heard that I like best is that it stands for Master of the Universe!  Yep, now that makes sense!!

 Now here's another picture of Marlo that shows you what kind of tabby she is. To me a tabby is a tabby, but people like to call this a ticked tabby, a brown ticked tabby to be specific. See how her stripes are sort of faded and covered by the little white ticking on her fur?   I think it makes her look a little dreamy! And that reminds me of another trait that people think we tabbies have. We're magical!! Yep, we are!  I know that on Halloween it's the black cats that our caretakers worry about.   But in the 16th century we were the favored cats of witches!   Of course we were!  Anyway, here's the picture of Marlo, the brown ticked tabby.  Do you like her necklace?  I think most ticked tabbies have a necklace like that.

Marlo is not the only tabby we have at StreetCats right now. So come visit us and see for yourself! And just to be sure you have a total understanding of just how tremendous tabbies are, here is a picture of the best tabby of them all . . . tabby and white, but still tabby. It's me, King Adam of StreetCats!!  Now I'm going to have to study my patterns to see just what kind of tabby I am.  It better not be mackerel!

Feline Friday - Pete!

Please say "Hello" and "Good-bye" to Pete.  I have been planning this week to feature Pete in Feline Friday.  Guess what happened!  I just received an e-mail telling all of us at StreetCats the good news that Pete has been adopted!  

Many of us have met Pete and know what a cool cat he is, but some of you haven't had the pleasure.  He's friendly and laid back to say the least. His favorite past time at StreetCats was getting into the cabinets above the sink.  With his long body he had no trouble reaching the fasteners, opening them and jumping in with all of the cat beds and towels. He is very talented!

 We were told that his new family originally came into the shop to look at another cat, but Pete took a real liking to the young boys.  He showed off a little in front of them and rubbed up against their legs.  Needless to say the boys decided that they wanted Pete!  So as of this writing on Thursday night he is spending his first night with his new forever family in his new home.

I decided to post the photographs of Pete despite his recent departure so that volunteers can see him once again you all can see what a great cat he is!

 

Best wishes, Pete, for a long and happy life with your new family!

 

How Is a Cat Like an Elephant?

They both have four legs, a tail and a trunk!  Ha ha!  Well, not the trunk!  They both have fur?  Hmm, I don't think you could ever call what an elephant has fur!!!  They both like hay!!  Right?!  Ha!  Elephants like vegetables and we cats, give us meat!!  Okay, people, this is not a riddle!!  How is a cat like an elephant??  Do you give up??  Yep, I can tell that you have totally given up!  Not so smart after all, are you??

It's our memories!!!  Duh!  I can't believe you didn't get it!!  Elephants remember things for a very long time, like even decades.  Now everyone thinks dogs are so smart.  Not so much.  When you are teaching a dog a trick there is a reason you have to get them to do it over and over and over.  It's because their short term memories are only about five minutes long.  Cats, on the other hand, have a short term memory of about 16 hours.  See, cats rule!!

Now, here is a very important thing you need to know.  A cat's memory is directly related to IF he benefits or is caused pain by the experience.  So if you set a cucumber down by a cat he is going to be pretty indifferent to it.  He may not remember the cucumber or you!  But if you put a bowl of tuna down, boy we're going to remember that!

Now I have one more important thing to teach you about cats, elephants and memory.  In a family of elephants it is most important that the matriarch of the group has a great memory because everyone follows her and she needs to remember where she's going.  Now at StreetCats of Tulsa there is only one cat whose memory is important and that is King Adam.  That's me!!  I am giving you this information because I think it is to your benefit to know that I WILL remember if you do things that make me happy or do things that make me mad.  I thought it only fair that I share this information before it is too late.  For you.  Just sayin'!

Feline Friday - Bob

Meet Bob!  Bob is a beautiful black and white Tuxedo cat!  He just turned 2 at the beginning of May.

Bob can be friendly and sweet with people, but we think that he would prefer to be an only cat in his new home.  He can also be playful!

There are things about Bob that we don't know.  For example, we don't know whether or not he gets along with children, or dogs.  But one thing we do know is that he is a very healthy cat.  He has been fully examined by a veterinarian and has also been neutered.  He has had all of the tests and vaccinations that every kitty needs.  StreetCats microchips all of the cats with information about the new owner.  If your cat is lost and then found most veterinarian clinics and pet rescue organizations, where your cat may be taken, will have a scanner that will quickly read the chip and give the information needed so that your pet can be returned to you.  StreetCats also helps out by paying the first year's registration fee. 

If you are interested in meeting Bob please come by StreetCats at 6520 E. 60th St, in Tulsa, from 10:30 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday though Saturday, or call our message line, 918-298-0104 for information.  We would love to show you around and introduce you to Bob, and I'm sure he would enjoy meeting you, too!