Spring 2015 - Purrfect Pals

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Because Every Cat Matters
Spring 2015
Purrfect Pals Sanctuary Tour:
Kathy’s Room
Kathy’s Room is one of several sanctuary
rooms at our Arlington facility. It is also
the bedroom of our founder, Kathy
Centala! Yep, it’s actually her bedroom
and she has the tremendous honor of
sharing it with several special cats.
FREE Cat Spay and Neuter Clinic!
Did you know that Purrfect Pals offers FREE
spay and neuter surgeries for cats and kittens
every week in our Arlington shelter’s clinic?
Donations are encouraged if you are able,
but not required. To schedule your kitty’s appointment, please call us at 360-652-9611 or
email us at cats@purrfectpals.org.
Cats who live in her room typically need
additional love and care. They might
be wonderful cats that don’t do well in
a kennel, cats in need of hospice care
or semi-feral cats who need constant
exposure to people to come out of their
shells.
Giving Online is Easier Than Ever!
The cats in this room earn their keep by
“helping” Kathy write thank you cards
Our redesigned website features a new and
improved giving page
which makes it quick and
easy to donate to Purrfect
Pals. Visit us online today
to give a tax-deductible
gift with just a few clicks
or learn more about
other ways to support
our mission to end cat homelessness in the
Puget Sound Region!
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or stuff envelopes for mailings. Some
of these kitties have more colorful
personalities than others but all have
special needs, either emotional or
physical.
Tessa Ann’s former owner left her in a
carrier in the parking lot of a local pet
store with a note saying they could no
longer care for her. She was terrified
when she arrived at Purrfect Pals and
hid behind the toilet in Kathy’s Room for
months. Slowly, with the help of another
cat named Porter, she became confident
enough to leave the bathroom. Now
nine years old, Tessa Ann is the queen
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Donate Your Vehicle to Help Cats!
Buying a new car this year? Instead of trading
in your old one, consider making it a taxdeductible donation to support the cats at
Purrfect Pals! Our partnership with Donate for
Charity, a nationally known vehicle donation
program, makes it nearly effortless for you. A
call to Donate for Charity is toll free at 1-866392-4483 or you can visit their website for
more information.
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Kathy’s Room is home to several special cats in need of a quiet, low-stress environment.
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“Dear Tabby...”
Through placement and
prevention programs,
Purrfect Pals works to end
cat homelessness in the
Puget Sound region Because every cat matters.
Purrfect Pals
230 McRae Rd. NE
Arlington, WA 98223
web www.purrfectpals.org
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e-mail cats@purrfectpals.org
phone 360-652-9611
Hours 11-4, Monday through Saturday
Staff
Connie Gabelein, Executive Director
Dr. Janet Gray, Shelter Veterinarian
Vikki Ryason, Clinic Manager
Susan Bark, Manager of Foster Care and
Shelter Relocation Programs
Austin Dvorak, Shelter Manager
Kat Dockstader, Manager of Volunteer
and Offsite Programs
Debei Massingale, Intake Coordinator
Kelsey Kohlwes, Bookkeeper
Carol Lamar, Administrative Assistant
Cat Care Specialists
Austin Brune
Rachel Greenberg
Shawnna Jonas
Emily Merenda
Brandy Unruh
Veterinary Clinic Staff
Doug Krill
Tom Nolan
Jessenia Rodriguez
Kara Turriaga
Board of Directors
Jeanne Lind
Susan Pierce
Jamie Cobb
Toni Zonneveld
Kathy Centala
Tara Bliven
Meg Brunner
Wendy Dennis
Jennifer Moore
James Petts
Whitney Whitworth
Cat behavior advice from Tabigail Van Purrin’
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for her weight loss.
ear Tabby,
Our vet recently told us our cat Moxie is
overweight and needs to go on a diet. We
were free-feeding her with dry food we just
left out all the time, but are now supposed
to feed her a fixed amount of wet food twice
a day instead. Problem is, she is making us
crazy! She begs for food all the time and
meows constantly when it’s meal-time – even
waking us up in the morning on weekends
when we’re trying to sleep in, forcing one of
us to get up and go feed her. How can we
make this transition easier on us all?
Moxie’s Mom
Dear Mom,
Oof, been there, done that. My humans put
me on a diet a few years ago after I had packed
on a few extra ounces and, boy, did that ever
stink. They started out doing what it sounds
like you’re doing, though: lots of change,
really fast. That’s torture for us kitties. We
like routines, in fact, we rely on them, and
when you suddenly shake those loose, we get
really stressed out and unhappy.
What you’re describing here is a lot of change
all at once, too: it’s not just how Moxie is
being fed (free-feeding vs. fixed meal times)
but also what. That’s way too much for a
kitty to take on all at once; no wonder her
little furry head is spinning!
Let’s slow this train down, is what I’m
thinking. Instead of making both switches
at the same time, do one first and then the
other. Start by getting her used to eating her
dry food twice a day instead of all day long.
To figure out how much she normally eats,
put 1 cup of dry food in her bowl at the start
of a day, wait 24 hours, then measure what’s
left in the bowl. Subtract that from 1 cup, and
now you know about how much Moxie eats
each day. Split that in half and start giving
half to her in the morning and half in the
evening.
Once she’s had a week or two to adjust to that
change, then start introducing the new wet
food. Put some of that out next to her dry
kibble at each meal, and gradually (over a
few days to a week), start shifting the balance
of each, with more and more wet and less and
less dry, until only wet remains. Give her the
amount of wet food your vet recommended
In the meantime, step up your play with
Moxie! Play can not only help with the
weight loss, but it can also help with some
of the anxiety and stress from all the other
changes. A good pattern to get into with
any cat is play-eat-sleep. Before each meal,
spend 10-15 minutes playing with your cat,
then feed them. After that, most kitties will
take a bath and a nap. This helps mimic our
natural hunting instincts – hunt the prey,
eat the prey, digest the prey – and makes us
overall happier and healthier.
As for waking you up in the morning, here’s
the mistake you’re making: you’re rewarding
her for it by getting up to feed her! Boy, are
you humans easy! All it takes to get you
to do our bidding is about 10 minutes of
pushing your buttons! So toughen up! If
she’s coming into your room to rouse you,
shut the bedroom door before you turn in. If
she howls at the door, ignore it! It might take
a couple of weeks for her to get the picture
– that you aren’t her minions after all – but
then she’ll figure out pestering you isn’t
worth the effort and go find something more
entertaining to do.
Next, try to make that dinner meal as close
to your bedtime as possible, or hold a small
portion of it back and give that as a snack
before you hit the hay. Then do that play-eatsleep trick. The “play” part will help with the
“sleep” part, and the “eat” part will keep her
sated longer through the night. Eventually,
Moxie will sleep more while you are, and
not be as hungry first thing in the morning.
Doesn’t that sound good?
While Moxie is on a diet, consider taking
her into the vet for regular weigh-ins (unless
car rides are too stressful for her). Many vets
will let you come in for weight checks for
free. Keeping an eye on her weight loss will
help you gauge whether you need to step up
your efforts or tone them down.
Good luck, Moxie Family! Getting us indoor
kitties to lose weight can be tough, but it’s
doable with patience and times. Go slow and
play hard!
Headbutts and nose boops,
Tabigail van Purrin’
Have a question for Dear Tabby?
Email us at cats@purrfectpals.org!
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bee of the room and Kathy’s
best feline friend. If Tessa isn’t
pleased with the service she is
receiving, she doesn’t hesitate
to voice her displeasure by
peeing on Kathy’s pillow. Our
founder sees past Tessa Ann’s
quirks, however, and never
tires of her company.
Scootie, a sweet little siamese
kitty, was brought to Purrfect
Pals after her elderly owner
passed away. Family members
took her in for several weeks
but Scootie, who was scared
of her own shadow, never
adjusted to living in a busy
household. Kathy’s Room is
much more her speed.
Six year old Tock came to our
sanctuary as a feral kitten. He
never warmed up to people
Kathy Centala relocated Purrfect Pals to our Arlington property in 1993. Kathy still lives onsite.
but this shy boy is the best
of friends with Tessa Ann, who took him the ladies man, and typically can be found arrived at Purrfect Pals in rough shape.
under her wing when he arrived in Kathy’s sleeping in a pile with his two best girls Because of severe gingivitis and tarter, she
Room. We are convinced he thinks she is - Joanie and Mama Luna. These ladies needed major dental work. Her kidneys
actually his mother and Tessa Ann doesn’t are also semi-feral but enjoy the quiet are also showing their age so she receives
seem to mind.
comfort of Kathy’s Room.
daily veterinary care and will likely live out
her life in Kathy’s Room.
Arno is also painfully shy when people are Ten year old Ronda Rousey is the newest
around but adores other cats. He is quite resident in Kathy’s Room. Ronda was Kathy and her feline roommates will be
weak and skinny relocating to a new room after our shelter
when she arrived expansion project is completed. Their
and blood work new space will include a lovely patio
revealed that she is where they can soak up the afternoon sun
suffering from renal and bird watch. You can learn more about
failure. Ronda now our new building on the next page!
has access to all the
wet and dry food Even if you can’t adopt a cat with special
she can eat and needs, you can still change the lives of
receives fluids every Tessa Ann, Tock, Scootie and the other cats
day. She will have a who live in Kathy’s Room. Please consider
loving home and donating online or using the enclosed
ongoing medical form and envelope so we can provide
care for as long as food, toys, heated beds, medicines,
she needs it. She cozy blankets and the care these kitties
is happy to have deserve. We can’t do it without cat lovers
such a peaceful like you and your support makes such a
retirement home in difference!
which to nap the
day away in a sunny All of the cats in Kathy’s Room are also
available for sponsorship! If you would
window.
like to become a monthly sponsor for a
Toes is a polydactyl cat in the Purrfect Pals sanctuary with
tabby (and social just a few clicks, please visit us online at
butterfly!) and also purrfectpals.org/give/sponsor.
Scootie
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Imagine the Pawsibilities!
Introducing our Capital Campaign and Shelter Expansion Project
Purrfect Pals was founded in 1988 by
cat lover Kathy Centala, who took a
look around her community and saw
far too many unwanted cats and kittens
whose only option was over-crowded
shelters with high euthanasia rates. Kathy
wondered what could be done to improve
their odds, and quickly determined the
only solution was to take away the option
of euthanasia completely.
Kathy had never run a shelter before, and
the only thing she had less of than money
was fundraising experience. Determined
to open the Puget Sound region’s first nokill cat shelter, however, she managed to
scrape together the down payment for a
modest house on five acres in Arlington,
Washington in 1993.
Room by room, the original house was
renovated over the years, along with
its two unattached garages, to create
Purrfect Pals’ existing shelter, veterinary
clinic, and sanctuaries.
Purrfect Pals is a resourceful organization
and, over the past 25+ years, we have
saved thousands of lives with our current
facility. However, we need more space to
make our vision, a community in which
every cat is wanted, a reality. Originally a
house built in 1976, our main building is
now outdated and the property needs to
be updated.
We believe it is time for our Purrfect Pals
to dream big and expand our shelter with
Patty’s House, a brand new two-story,
4000 sq ft building. This expansion of
our facility will allow us to increase our
capacity, improve services and provide
even better care for the cats in our
community and their families.
Our plan also includes improvements
to our existing buildings and property
in order to bring them up to code.
Renovations include the installation of
a commercial fire alarm system, water
and septic system upgrades and safety
improvements.
Adding this much-needed new building
(and later repurposing some existing
rooms) will provide us with enough space
for at least 100 more cats at a time. More
importantly, it will increase our ability to
take in cats from multiple sources and
keep them healthy!
Renovations to our existing buildings and
property improvements are expected to
be completed in the Spring. We hope to
break ground on Phase Two, construction
of Patty’s House, in late 2015. The total
expected cost of this two-phase project is
$1,100,000.
Thanks to generous lead gifts from donors
Bruce and Jeannie Nordstrom, the Estate
of Patricia Schultz, the Nysether Family
Foundation and the Petco Foundation,
our capital campaign has already raised
over $625,000 - more than 50% of our
goal - as of April 1st.
A recently installed sign marks the future location of Patty’s House, a two-story, 4000 sq ft
building, which we hope to begin constructing on our Arlington property in late 2015.
Purrfect Pals is excited to announce the
launch of the public phase of our capital
campaign. We are now asking you to join
these foundations and individuals so
we can make Patty’s House a reality and
reach our ultimate goal of ending cat
homelessness in the Puget Sound region!
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More space at our Arlington facility will allow Purrfect Pals to:
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House up to 100 more cats in our shelter at a time and increase
adoptions significantly.
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Create a better balance between special kitties who need medical
care and easily adoptable cats.
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House cats and kittens from multiple sources (Everett Animal Shelter,
Tacoma Humane Society, Olympic Peninsula Humane Society,
public intakes, etc.) separately to reduce cross-contamination.
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Isolate sick cats from healthy cats more effectively.
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Provide alternative housing for cats who do not like other cats.
Currently our only options are to keep them in a cage or loose with
other cats.
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Provide an onsite X-Ray machine, improving our quality of veterinary
care.
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Increase the number of cats we can accept from the public or
shelters on short notice.
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House fewer cats in each room when necessary to prevent the
spread of illness and decrease stress.
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Provide privacy, dignity and comfort for clients who are coming to
us for help.
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Increase the size of our pet food bank.
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Provide additional office space for our shelter staff, volunteers and
foster parents.
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Increase our storage space for cat food and supplies.
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Meet county code requirements.
Architectural plans for our new two-story building.
Help Make our Dream a Reality!
By making a donation to our campaign for a new building, you
have an opportunity to contribute to the care and well-being of
Puget Sound cats and kittens for many years to come. Throughout
the new building, we are offering numerous areas that can
be sponsored. Commemorative naming opportunities are a
wonderful way to honor a special cat or cat lover.
To learn more about the “Imagine the Pawsibilities”
Capital Campaign, please visit us online at:
purrfectpals.org/give/capital-campaign
Our shelter expansion will allow us to help more
cats like Sultan, a sweet and friendly nine-year-old
cat with Hyperthyroidism. Sultan would have been
euthanized in a local public shelter if Purrfect Pals
hadn’t been able to rescue him recently.
If you would like to speak to someone directly about our shelter
expansion plans and how you can help make them a reality, please
contact our Executive Director, Connie Gabelein, at 360.652.9611
ext.15, or email her at director@purrfectpals.org.
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The Average Joe Cat Show!
Join us on May 9th in Shoreline to celebrate cats and the people who love them!
The Average Joe Cat Show, a fundraiser
for Purrfect Pals, isn’t a stuffy competition
limited to traditional show cats. We don’t
discriminate against cats who happen to
be purebred, but you won’t find any “Best
in Breed” awards at this event. For eleven
years now, we have gathered every spring
to celebrate cats and their quirks. What
you will find at the Average Joe Cat Show
is a gymnasium filled with cute housecats,
some begrudgingly dressed in costumes
for the occasion. They will be competing
for titles such as Most Impressive Ear
Hair, Loudest Purr, Biggest Feet and Most
Obnoxious Cat. And, since every cat is a
winner in our (and their) minds, every
contestant who doesn’t win first place will
take home a red second prize ribbon.
a cat and kitten adoption event, tons of
vendor booths selected with cat lovers in
mind, professional cat behavior experts
offering up free advice, a kids’ craft table,
silent auction, hot dogs (veggie dogs,
too!), ice cream and more! If the ribbon
your cat will win in the photo contest
doesn’t impress him, surely the catnip
toys, cat beds and other goodies you can
bring home from our vendor fair will.
If your cat isn’t much of a social butterfly
and would prefer to enjoy the festivities
from home, there are still plenty of ways
for you to participate in the Average Joe
Cat Show. This fun, family-friendly event
also features a cat photography show,
We invited our animal rescue friends
to share in the fun again this year! In
addition to Purrfect Pals, the show will
feature several non-profit organizations
including Everett Animal Shelter, PAWS,
The NOAH Center, Seattle Animal Shelter,
Seattle Area Feline Rescue, the
Feral Cat Spay & Neuter Project,
Pasado’s Safe Haven, Genevieve
G. Animal Advocacy, Feral Care,
Snow Leopard Trust, the Paw
Project and Fourpaws Lifeline.
Several of these groups will be
bringing adoptable cats and
kittens and all of them will have
staff and volunteers on hand to
talk about volunteering, fostering
and other opportunites for you
to lend a helping paw to Puget
Sound animals in need.
Meet Oskar
the Blind Cat
& Klaus!
But Wait, There’s More! We will even
have some special celebrity guests at the
show this year! Oskar the Blind Cat and
his buddy, Klaus, will once again be at
the show with some of their awesome cat
toys and other goodies! Brimley the Cat
will also be joining us!
It’s not too late to enter your cat
(or cats) in this year’s Average Joe
Cat Show or our cat photo contest!
This year our photo contest
categories
include
Funniest
Photo, Most Adorable Cat, Best
Cat in a Box, Grumpiest Looking
Cat and Most Artistic Photo.
You can enter the cat show and
photo contests online today by
Come meet internet celebrity kitties Oskar and Klaus visiting www.purrfectpals.org.
and Brimley the Persian Cat!
Prefer to register by mail? No
The Average Joe Cat Show is a fun event with
activities for cat lovers of all ages!
problem! Please email us at director@
purrfectpals.org or call us at (360) 6529611 to request an entry form. We are
all looking forward to seeing you (and
maybe even your cat!) on May 9th!
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Thank You to Our Average Joe Cat Show Sponsors!
City Kitty Grooming
Please Join Us!
Saturday, May 9th
10:00am-3:00pm
Shoreline’s Spartan
Recreation Center
202 NE 185th Street
Cats Exclusive
Griffin Commercial Parts
Visit the Average Joe Cat Show web
page today to enter the cat show
or cat photo contest, vote for your
favorite cats in the “People’s Choice”
competitions or learn more about
this fun, family-friendly event!
purrfectpals.org/newsevents/ajcs
Join the Fun at Kitten Cam Con!
the lives of people and cats around the
globe. Friendships and communities are
continually being created among viewers
through the power of social media. The
mission of Kitten Cam Con is to create real
life and Internet events that further this
community, and to celebrate, promote
and support Kitten Cam fosters and their
associated animal shelters and rescue
groups including Purrfect Pals!
Registration is now open for this year’s
conference. Please visit the Kitten Cam
Con Facebook page for more information
or to sign up today!
www.facebook.com/KittenCamCon
Fans of Foster Dad John’s Critter Room
Kitten Cam are organizing the 2nd Annual
“Kitten Cam Con,” an action-packed four
day event in Seattle centered around the
Average Joe Cat Show!
Last year, local fans of the kitten cam were
joined by dozens who traveled from New
England, Florida, Arizona and Australia.
Fans will once again be joining us from
near and far and we are expecting a
large increase in attendance for the 2015
convention.
The world wide Internet phenomenon
of “Kitten Cams” is transformative in
Foster Dad John and 2014 Kitten Cam Con Attendees after an interview with KOMO 4 News
Reporter Elisa Jaffe. Kitten Cam Con was also featured on the cover of the Seattle Times.
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Special Thanks to:
Events Calendar
FREE Cat Spay and Neuter Clinic
Fridays by appointment at the Purrfect Pals Clinic
in Arlington. Email cats@purrfectpals.org or call
(360) 652-9611 to schedule an appointment for
your cat or kitten!
May 9th
Average Joe Cat Show
Spartan Recreation Center, Shoreline
www.purrfectpals.org/newsevents/ajcs
June 20th
Seattle Pet Expo
WA State Convention Center, Seattle
October 24
Black Cat Ball
Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue
Learn more about our upcoming events online at:
www.purrfectpals.org/newsevents
Our friends at CatsPlay.com Cat Furniture
for their very generous donation of a
3-Ramp Wall Package and Cat Tube! The
cats in our adoption room love being able
to climb, jump and snooze up high!
Mr. and Mrs. Ripley, for their donation
of a fantastic Cat Wheel for our adoption
room! This cat-sized hamster wheel is
helping make our cats healthy and happy
(and keeping us entertained at the same
time)!
The Ghostbuster Fosters, alumni of the
Critter Room Kitten Cam, who celebrated
Ray and Egon’s first birthday by collecting
donations for the cats at Purrfect Pals!
Their parents and friends delivered piles
and piles of boxes of much-needed food,
toys and other supplies which are already
being put to great use in our foster homes!
Many thanks to everyone who donated.
More than 50 people sent gifts which
added up to over $1800!
Our cat loving friends at Mud Bay who
recently donated a pallet of BFF canned
cat food!
PetFusion for their donation of a brand
new Jumbo Cat Scratcher Lounge! Baby
Punk and her fellow shelter office cats are
enjoying scratching and sleeping on it
(and the box it came in!).
Everyone who recently sent donations of
food and supplies via our Amazon.com
Wish List! Amazon rarely provides your
names, unfortunately, so we are unable to
thank you personally. Your generosity is
very much appreciated, though!
Shelter Wish List
• Dry Adult Cat Food (Purina Pro Plan preferred) • Dry and Canned Kitten Food (Royal Canin
Babycat or Pro Plan preferred)
• Paper Towels
• Postage Stamps and Greeting Cards
(Thank You, blank inside, sympathy, etc)
• Non-Clumping Clay Cat Litter
• Fleece, batting and catnip for kitty toy sewing projects
• Disposable Puppy Training Pads and Reusable Bed Pads
• Costco and Amazon.com Gift Cards
For more donation ideas, please visit our shelter’s
Amazon.com Wish List!
purrfectpals.org/give/wishlist
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In Honor and In Memory
In memory of Neil and Loki.
Loki
-Susan Rodrigues
In memory of Walnut.
-Sandy Fifer
In memory of Alice and Sonny.
-Julie Worthington
In honor of Keith Homewood and Steve Van
Antwerp.
-Cathy Butler
-Carla Jamison
In memory of Tasha who was lovingly cared for
by Michael and Suzanne Wagner
-City Kitty
In memory of Mr. Koko Bean.
-The Singhrs
In memory of Gizmo, who crossed over the
Rainbow Bridge on Jan 29th at 19 years of age.
-Sandy Gibson, Kylee,
Chloe and Hemingway
In memory of Daisy Allen, Enzo Smith, Malaya
Wheeler, Mama Perez, Friskie Mitchell, Sarah
Lucero, Frizzelda Karlsson, Petunia Brasfield and
Fezzik Bricker.
-Dale Matherly
In memory of Theo (AKA “Mr Stripes”).
-Paige and Laura Navarro
In memory of Dirt.
In honor of Monkey.
In memory of Libby and Shemek
In memory of our Sassy.
-James Quinn
-Leandra Thompson
Inta Wiest
In memory of Donna Mataya for her care of her
cat Emma.
-Pat Brockett
-Fay Russon
In loving memory of Roxann and Larcy’s sweet
Nani. She’ll be missed.
-Kathy Mars
In loving memory of Karen and Sue’s Thena.
She’ll be missed.
-Kathy Mars
In memory of Christian and in honor of his
owner Dave Slonecker.
-City Kitty
-Cassandra Skahen
In honor of Amy Alcala.
In honor of The Florida Room
-Kaye Butler
-Dan and Marilyn Ritter
In memory of Kermit.
-Kristin White
In honor of and happy birthday to Joni Olmstead.
-Judd and Lee Burrow
In memory of our son, Rob Woltzen
-Harold and Joanne Woltzen
In memory of Loki
In honor of Joice Barnard
In memory of Zoe Isobel and Elizabeth Rose.
-Kathie Walters
In memory of Elizabeth Guzman.
In memory of O’Malley Bredereck.
In honor of Memow the Kitten.
-Evelyn Leone
-Nikole Stout
-Darryl Aoki
In memory of Vita and Morve my two beloved
cats of 12 and 16.
-James Hillman
In memory of Jeff Branch.
-Valerie Branch and Michael Willis
-Leila Buker
In honor of Kristin who rescued Willow and her
kittens.
-Jane Boyd
In honor of Karen Petrykowski.
-Christian Paredes
In memory of my mother and father.
-Patricia Miller
In memory of our sweet Gunnar. We fell in love
with him at the Average Joe Cat show, fostered
him and then adopted him in August of 2007.
We were fortunate to have him for the short
time that we did. He brought a lot of joy to our
family. We love him and miss him.
-Roger, Jean, Amanda & Jake Effertz
Gunnar
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In Honor and In Memory
Zoe Isobel
In honor of Marcia who has just learned to play
the cello!
-Arlene Cavanaugh
In memory of Miss Maui, formerly called
Squeaker.
-Charlotte Jean Lomet
In memory of my dear sister, Charlynne, a cat
lover.
In memory of Lisa’s kitties.
In honor of Foster Dad John, his fosters and the
Kitten Cam.
-Lorraine Raab
-Gail Hardwood
In honor of Jane and Sean Buck rescuing
Bootsie.
-Alan and Barbara Doody
In memory of my sister, Erin Penn.
In memory of my two cats.
-Pat Campbell
In memory of my Christmas cat, Noel and the 17
years of special joy.
-Ana Garcia
In memory of Tounsa Flounsa.
-Bill Stoelt
-Delores Bosse
-Alex Corotas
Purrfect Endings
Moosa is doing well. She doesn’t really care to leave
the guest room and would prefer the other cats
stay out. Spider, the 10 year old, is trying to get her
to be his friend, which is really nice because he’s a
difficult cat. That he is being nice to her so soon is
terrific. She’s not so sure about him yet. Popeye,
-Mike and Jennifer Cross the 13 year old, hates all cats including Spider, so
there’s not much hope there. Moosa adores my
husband and practically trips over herself when
she hears him coming. At night, when she thinks
I should be paying attention to her instead of
sleeping, she sticks out her front paw and taps me
on the lips. I wake up and she’s sitting there staring
at me. *taptaptap* She’s a sweet girl and I think
she will fit in just fine.
Smokey Persian Face now known as Emmett is
settling in beautifully. He is fantastic with my son
and follows him around like a little shadow and
passed his vet visit with flying colors! He is getting
into trouble, eating like a pig and sleeping on my
head at night. We are so delighted!
Smokey
Persian Face
-Teresa Stubbs McMullen
Moose came to live with us a year ago and he
wants you to know that there’s a better box
than the one that took him to his forever home
- namely, this too-small cat food box in front of
the wood stove. Thank you again for letting him
adopt us.
-Tizzy Asher
We adopted Lucy, an 8 year old cat, for my mother
who had just lost her cat week before last. Lucy
was at the Lynnwood Purrfect Pals at Petsmart.
Lucy’s elderly owner had died. Lucy is delightful
and sweet. She has even become accustomed to
visitors! Our grown son is so taken with Lucy that
if anything happens to grandma there may be a
custody battle! Fortunately, we all live within just
Moose
a few miles of each other so Lucy has gotten to
know the entire family. Thanks for saving Lucy for
us. She is much loved again.
-Julia
Our beloved Maximus, who we adopted three
years ago, has brought so much joy to our lives!
He is the sweetest and most loving cat we have
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with our 2 year old Siamese, Cooper. Cooper and
Niko play for hours and hours, chasing each other
from one end of the house to the other, wrestling
and playing with their toys. Cooper has not had
a playmate before (our other cats won’t play the
way Cooper wants to play, which is rough) and it
warms our hearts that he now has a buddy to play
with. Niko also doesn’t mind our crazy Australian
Shepherds. Niko is a super sweet, loving, happy,
purring machine that is a perfect match for
our house. We are happy we took a chance
and adopted him. He has exceeded all of our
expectations!! He will be taken care of and spoiled
for the rest of his life! Thank you Purrfect Pals!
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Cricket (now Kriket) is doing great. She likes to sing
songs and wrestle with Koza. She has tolerated a
bath and trim and is an aggressive snuggler when
we are trying to sleep. :)
-Mark and Brielle
-Jennie Kreutzer
Cricket
Niko
ever known. Many thanks for bringing us together!
-Bonnie and Peter Rice
Ella has made a complete recovery from her
kidney infection. She gets fluids three times a
week and has tons of energy! She continues to be
the most wonderful companion.
-Jon
We adopted Mr. Sunshine (now known as Mr.
Niko, or just Niko) on Jan. 27, 2015 at Purrfect
Pals, Arlington. He has amazed us in more ways
than one. He gets along with all our other cats,
but in particular he gets along amazingly well
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