Effi

I spent a while today with Effi in his foster home and was struck by his complex personality. He is not one to fawn all over you. He's also not a cat to be fawned all over. He wants to be treated like an equal; and so demands some personal time and space. He has a sense of humor and likes to play; he is friendly and companionable. But make no mistake about it, he's his own man.

Previous Effi

Eemo and Gomo

These two almost-twin 10-week-old girls were brought to us from a high-kill shelter in NW Indiana, where their owner had surrendered them. They are delightful and sweet. They have unusual amber eyes and are distinguishable by the tiger spots on their backs. Excellent litterbox habits, playful, and just as adorable as can be. Eemo, the braver one, and Gomo, the shyer one, must be adopted as a pair and will keep each other occupied and happy for life.

Bullseye and Cucumber

Bullseye and Cucumber are a bonded pair of adorableness!

Bullseye is the loudest purr-er and most spirited play-er. Bullseye and her brother Cucumber can often be found camped out on the couch together, where Cucumber grooms Bullseye until they fall asleep wrapped in each other's paws. Bullseye is about eight months old, fully vetted with no behavior problems. She loves other cats and kids. She has a white belly, neck and paws and a bullseye pattern of black on her tabby sides. (She may secretly be a white cat wearing a patterned mask and cape, trying to blend in. That would be just her style.) Disguised or not, Bullseye is a terrific little cat and would make a great playmate. She requests any home with a sunny windowsill for her to lie on.

Cucumber loves to hunt, wrestle and groom stuffed animals, especially a small zebra he has had since kittenhood. (It will come with him when he is adopted.) Cucumber gets along well with kids and other cats, although he occasionally wants to play more than his older housemates do. Cucumber is fully vetted and has no behavioral problems (unless you count trying to drink out of water glasses and tipping them over).

Breaking News

Two pieces of breaking news!

Strawberry, the pregnant cat mentioned in our Facebook page, has left the high-kill shelter where she was slated for euthanasia. She was transported by a valiant volunteer to the Treehouse clinic. She will come to Hyde Park tonight or tomorrow.

And ... Hyde Park Cats now has an animal welfare license!!! We are now a licensed animal shelter/humane society.

Ruby

This calico just looks like a ruby, doesn't she? Heather S., who manages the Pullman side of our community cat-rescue project, says Ruby "just appeared a few nights ago on my street just as all the snow started coming down. She was running up to people meowing. I had just pulled up in front of my house after work and I opened my car door and said 'who are you?' and she ran up to me and jumped into my car. I have never seen her before and I think she must have been recently dumped. She was vetted at PAWS, is negative for viruses, is about one year old, and was pregnant. She is so sweet and has these amazing calico markings."

Today we are transporting a pregnant kitty from a high-kill shelter in Indiana, where she was slated for euthanasia. She is probably in the car on her way to Treehouse as we speak!

Buckley

Buckley came in from the cold at Parkview Cats, our colony at 51st and Cottage Grove. Buckley was a scared and skinny young tom when Aimee took him inside, but fostermom Sarah L. must be feeding him some premium food. Look at that big boy! Looks like a Pillow Pet.

You should adopt Buckley if you want a cat who...
1. Helps you wake up in the morning by sitting in the bathroom door, watching you get ready, and purring against your legs.
2. Curls up with you and watches TV with you. (He especially loves PBS nature shows!)
3. Is really, really funny. (He falls off things, chases yarn and toys all over the place, smooshes his head all over your hands when he wants to be petted, and so much more!)

Thanks to Florence W. and Martha V. for their end-of-year donations. We can know receive tax-deductible donations via Treehouse; read how here.

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My new foster kittens, Eemo and Gomo, providing some feng shui for your Monday with the sound of moving water.

Here is the recent study on the way cats drink.

Thanks Mike H. for the donation!