06/02/2025
That weekend flew by! We had an amazing two days at Kitten Scoop and those who follow or have been to the shelter will want to stick around to the endâŠâŠ trust me.
We had quite a few donations come in that should last us this week. I am very thankful because I wont be daily stopping at the store on the way to the shelterâŠ.. just to get them fed. THANK YOU ALL!! Oh and I met with our new sign guy!!!! He is going to do some amazing visual things for the shelter! I cant tell you how happy this makes me!
Penny also has a dental this Friday, so letâs all wish her luck! After her dental, her foster is seriously considering adopting her. She is such a HAPPY little cat!
Now to the good stuff! Some of my all time favorite shelter cats got adopted this weekend, and as I watched them go one by one thinking my heart would shatterâŠâŠ.. in turn, it only made my heart fuller. Letting them go is one of the hardest things I will ever do in rescue. And I let them go for a few reasons. One being I am thankful I didnât have to watch them die. They made it through the storm until they were truly safe. Another being that they come in battered and broken sometimes and these cats are the most deserving of a family. Very true that I made them happy and most comfortable here while waiting for that family to come, but itâs a temporary fix to a forever love they truly are meant to have. The last major reason I let them go isâŠ. I do it to save another. When one is adopted I save two lives. That life and the room I make for another to come in. So cat math!
First up, Little Jack. An amazing older black kitten with a vocal personality. He wooed their hearts and so did little gray Jasper kitten from Momma Indigo! They will wait for him to be ready and will make the trip back to us to welcome him home. Congrats!!!
Next up Cheddar Bay Biscuits. They sought, they found, and they adopted! Cheddar stole quite a few hearts while at Kitten Scoop. He has a stunning personality and if he actually had more than one brain cell, well he would have been unstoppable in the heart stealing sector.
The last two, the odd couple. Fluff. Fluff was a time piece at the shelter. An ambassador. He greeted everyone that walked through the door and herded them to where they needed to go like he had been an usher his whole life. When people visited and I wasnât there they would send random pics of him like he was the most important reason for their mission. I brushed him every single day, I held him all those days as well, and he loved being petted so much he would drool. I can assure you every single day of his life lived there, he drooled. He was always in tune with me. He knew when my mood would suit some shenanigans on his partâŠâŠ and when my mood would not allow it. He truly is the best I have to offer but was suited for only a select few. So when the family met and spent time with every cat at the shelter, and truly wanted to pick him and was able to suit his needsâŠâŠ I can tell you that is what winning is in rescue. I am sad that he is gone, but I never let Fluff see that before he left. And I heard that it only took him all of five minutes to take over the once he arrived. What an amazing boy.
When they adopted him on Saturday, They were so excited they forgot his paperwork on the table. I saw it and thought I would text them later. Yet, they texted me first to mention it, and followed withâŠ.. we talked the whole way home about taking Dakota as well and will be back to adopt him tomorrow and pick up Fluffâs paperwork. :O Dakota is probably the only one that could ever live with Fluff. Dakota has been at the shelter for many months. His personality like fireworks, loud, busy, and keeps you wanting more and more. Fluff spent every single day with Dakota and Dakota grew up with Fluff as a father figure he respected. So when Dakota arrived that afternoon and they opened the carrierâŠâŠ.. Fluff immediately took to grooming him and saying in âcatâ how much he was welcome and missed, only after one day of being apart.
So thought meet and greets are a lot of work for me, and take up a huge part of my time. I canât tell you how worth it they are. We adopted two older black kittens, a 3 year old adult, and one of the hardest to place adultsâŠâŠ and not one cute cuddly kitten. I think I might still be in shock!
