Sophie

Sophie is a beautiful and affectionate young female cat looking for a forever home. She is spayed, neg/neg, and up-to-date on routine shots. She has a face like a beauty queen and a long expressive tail. She wants your love. Sophie is only about eight months old -- still a kitten. Sophie came to us from ACC, where she was caged with her six tiny kittens. Sophie got pregnant too young and without a steady food source, and as a result she is still very skinny. She needs lots of delicious noms.

Fostermom (also named Sophie) writes "Sophie is a very people-centric cat. Whenever she hears the doorbell ring, she runs to the front door so she can be the first one to greet the newcomer. When I am at home, she follows me around the house, then sits next to me while I work. At night, she's curled up at the foot of the bed purring. Her favorite spots are high-traffic areas (like my kitchen/laundry room), so she can be sure to see lots of people and attract plenty of attention."

More pix of Sophie (and her six!!!! kittens

Pym Rescue!

Received an email Saturday morning about a scared and dirty little kitten meowing under a bush. This turned out to be the same kitten volunteers Laura and Melissa had been stalking previously, so together with Katherine (the emailer) and Ruth, one scairt dirty and hungry orange kitten was captured -- with stinky, stinky sardines -- and is now in our protective custody.

His name is Pym.

Depicted here are three stages of Hyde Park Catdom: Needing rescue. Getting care. Being loved. And for Pym, it was all in a day!

Fun with Kittens

Rainbow making herself at home.


Superpoe appears to be wearing a cape.

Come on, readers! Why won't you adopt these kittens! Look how adorable they are! Rainbow and Poe-poe are spayed, neg/neg, cuddly, purring, cat-friendly, curious, child-friendly, wonderful little kittens.

Wags

Dog Day.

The neighbor of one of our most active volunteers passed away very unexpectedly this week. She left her best friend and companion of twelve years, Wags. Wags is a collie mix of and weighs in at around 40 pounds. She is incredibly sweet and very low-key, just happy to sit next to someone, be brushed, have her tummy rubbed, take walks or just sit outside in the sun. She appears to be in good health but is a little chubby and is now on weight-control food. She's been incredibly well cared for (except for getting spoiled by her mom in the past with food) and is a very quiet dog. She gets along fine with cats. Wags would be a perfect dog for anyone who would like a low-maintenance sweet, quiet, happy dog (with a perpetually wagging tail, thus the name her mom gave her).

Fawn

Fawn was recently rescued from the MJK alley. We believe she was dumped there; she is confused and a little angry right now. Here she is pictured listening to Mahler and making biscuits. She was spayed this weekend and sent to Camp Love-em-up at Fostermom Kristen's.

Thanks so much for recent donations: from Nicolas M. in memory of Nadia), from our chaver Martha B., and from Erica, who found Dharma and her kittens under a car.

A Day in the Life of Hyde Park Cats

10:30am: Kitten rescue (more tomorrow).


11:30am: Kitten rescue success! Volunteers at the local vet.


1pm: Adoption Event (Kittenpalooza)!


3pm Fosterkitten Achilles getting physical therapy at home.


5:45pm: Pick up of multiple spayed cats at Treehouse Clinic.


8pm: Feeding in the alley.

This snapshot of a day shows the work of a lot of different people, from fostermoms and dads who all got their cats and kittens where they needed to be today, to the people who worked the adoption event (and to Anna, who coordinates our events), to our stalwart feeders in the alleys, to the people who drove the cats and picked them up from the clinic, to those who got up and answered an email plea of "kitten needs help right now!" ... plus plenty of behind-the-scenes administrative action!

Together we can do so much! Thanks to all the Hyde Park Cats volunteers who give their time, energy, money, and most importantly love to helping the cats.

KITTENPALOOZA

KITTENS! FRESH WARM TASTY KITTENS! GET 'EM WHILE THEY'RE HOT! I mean, please come to KITTENPALOOZA this Saturday on July 10th from 12-3 at our local independent pet store, Parkers Pets. Please support Parkers; they've been great supporters of us. And adopt some of our fabulous funny furry miniature felines!







Pictured:
Roo (next to the vacuum tube): A wrestler and a cuddler, Roo is a very bright kitten and the perfect in-between cat. He knows when it's time to demand attention and when it's time to do his own thing.

Mouse (dark tabby next to vacuum body): Mouse is all about play time. He will run up and say hello to you in the morning, when you get home, and whenever it's time to eat. He'd love to sleep by your pillow at night.

Tigger (tabby asleep on bed): Tigger is a sweet tabby girl who is all about cuddles. She will curl up in your lap and snooze all day if she could. She loves human interaction and is the world's biggest sweetie.

Tux (tuxedo kitty): Tux will find a quiet place to curl up for the day and then come sleep with you at night. She wouldn't do well in a rambunctious household.