Long time no PAWS report – I was in Taiwan researching an upcoming travel book and taking waaaay too many pictures of Taiwanese cats. But I’m back, and just in time to meet up with a very interesting batch of felines currently seeking their forever homes at PAWS.
We’ll start with this somewhat blurry photos of kittens that I met only through glass, as they’re currently being dewormed.
All I know about them is that three of the four kittens are Polydactyl gingers, which makes me want to adopt them all! As regular PAWS report readers know, my wife and I are the proud parents of an aging ginger, and have a special place in our hearts for polydactyls. More claws = More fun!
Next up in the We don’t see many cats like this at PAWS department is Thistle. Thistle is a big boy, and I suspect he’s either part or all Maine Coon. I spent a lot of time with Thistle, and can attest that he is a definitely has that bro cat attitude common among male Maine Coons. Good natured, large and in charge, seems to get along with other cats just fine. I think he’d make a good companion for anyone from college students to someone looking for a gentle giant.
Thistle let me brush him for a good 5 minutes. He looked exactly the same post brushing, but he seemed to enjoy the attention. He does have a small amount of trauma involving cat carriers, but besides that he’s a big sweetheart.
Above: Another photo of Thistle in his Maine Coon glory. (The gray fur next to him is from another cat – there was a lot of brushing going on during my shift!)
Speaking of bro cats, this guy is named Batman. Middle aged dude cat, couldn’t get a good picture of him because every time I tried he climbed into my lap. He’d make a fine cat for anyone, and asks only that he be called “Bruce” during daylight hours to preserve his secret identity.Th
These two boys are a bonded pair called Lollipop and Prairie Fire, Lollipop is a longhair, and Prairie Fire has short hair. They’re from the same litter, and just shy of a year old. Though a bit shy, both of them let me pet them. They are very attached, friendly and quite self-contained. They would make excellent companions for any family looking for a bonded pair.
This absolutely gorgeous medium hair boy is named Apricot. Super friendly, Apricot has a unique purr. I spent a good ten minutes petting Apricot, and he purred the whole time.
The two above are Blue Jay and Onyx. Blue Jay is a longhair Siamese female, very friendly with a total go with the flow attitude. Onyx is a short hair black kitty who is always down to play, whether with people (he kept jumping into my lap) or with other cats. I’m willing to bet that Onyx would do just fine in a home with other cats – though whether or not the other cats would find him annoying really depends on the other cats.
I really, really like this next guy. His name is Marlowe, and he is a super sweet and loving Ginger boy with a regal bearing and lovely purr. Everything you might want in a ginger (except for extra toes)!
The two cats above are Molly and Paulie. Molly is Paulie Mom. Molly is extremely sweet with a gentle purr. She loves to be pet. Paulie is still in the punk kitty phase, so i didn’t interreact much with him. I can’t say whether or not they should stay together, but I did get the feeling that Molly wouldn’t mind a little time away from motherhood. Come on in and meet ’em!
This absolutely gorgeous longhair boy is called Bambi. Bambi lives in the shy kennel with his two buddies, Sandy and Madame Zoloft, and is the shyest of the bunch. He let me pet him for a bit (amazingly soft fur) but still seems to be getting used to the idea of humans. Very sweet – wouldn’t eat treats out of my hand, but did nibble them gently when I put them in front of his nose.
The two cats above are Bambi’s roomates, Madame Zoloft and Sandy. They’re both girls, and both are still a little shy, but definitely getting used to human interaction. Sandy loves to be pet, and let me put her in my lap for a few minutes. Zoloft is a bit shyer than Sandy, but not as shy as Bambi. All three are ready for adoption.
Last but not least is my old friend Jellyroll, a beautiful calico female and PAWS Report regular since this column began.
Jellyroll is still the shyest cat in the free-roam room, generally preferring to hang out alone either in the tower by the front window or on top of one of the kennels. She is exceptionally shy, and may have experienced something traumatic before coming to PAWS. We did have something of a breakthrough during this visit, though, as Jellyroll let me brush her gently for close to five minutes with the rubber-nib side of the cat brush.
(My wife and I have been considering fostering Jellyroll to help socialize her, but hope that someone might adopt her first.)
Anyway, that’s all I have for the late June PAWS report. Come on down to PAWS and meet Jellyroll, Bambi, Onyx, or any of the other cool cats (dogs too) at the Pendleton Animal Welfare Shelter.
Click here for more information about PAWS (Pendleton Animal Welfare Shelter).
