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Handsome Mio
You know how cats always sit on your work?It’s the same at the shelter as it is at home.Here’s handsome Mio helping plan a new layout for the largest room at PAWS. Friendly five year old Mio was left...
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Gabby
Hello? Hello?Anybody looking for a friendly four year old calico girl? She is very pretty and an excellent communicator. Gabby always lets you know when the petting session is over. She would be happy...
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Mew Haven Cat Cafe
This week Rick and I went to Connecticut’s first cat cafe in New Haven. We brought our own coffee, because the cafe is operating as a temporary pop up and is not serving any beverages yet. We spent a...
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Purrcy
She’s only four years old, but she needed a lot of vet visits and extra care to recover her health. Fortunately Purrcy was brought to PAWS. At first Purrcy didn’t have much energy or appetite, and the...
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Byrd
Introducing Byrd, a happy energetic young cat with the personality of a toddler who’s gotten into the left-over Halloween candy. He looks so innocent… hanging out on top of Mio‘s cage. Here he is...
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Naughty and Nice
Making a list, checking it twice; Gonna find out who’s naughty and nice… Rufus the Red considering his options. Does he hear sleigh bells? Or maybe the sound of food containers opening?His whiskers...
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Happy New Year!
2017 was a very good year for the hundreds of cats and kittens who were cared for at PAWS, while they waited for new homes.Some of them came in and went out quickly; but others, like the cats shown...
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Cora
Eight year old Cora is a substantial armful! She’s gentle, friendly, and a good huntress with a built-in advantage over any toy. Check out these bonus toes! Big feets = big heart!Come meet Cora at...
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Naomi
Naomi was returned to PAWS last Fall because she fell in love.She was adopted by someone who was seeking a companion for their shy cat.This should have worked out fine, because Naomi gets along well...
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Middie
What a spectacular house panther.Middie was an outdoor cat who became very friendly with her caretaker. When it started to get cold outside, and her person couldn’t keep an indoor cat , Middie was...
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Ulysses S. Cat
The “S” stands for Sweetheart. The card on Ulysses’ cage says that he was a stray, but somewhere in his short (one year) life, he figured out that when people sit down, an amazing thing happens: a lap...
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Everybody’s a Critic
Mindy always seemed to enjoy the nesting box on the wall that Rick built and I decorated… Taylor and Daphne were also fans. But recently I noticed that something was amiss.Back to the drawing board!...
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(Mostly) Black Cat Friday
When you come to PAWS, Emily will greet you in the Lobby Room.She’s a gentle, playful, leggy one year old. Friendly supervisor Black Jack is one of her roommates. He must be adopted with his sister...
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Bella’s Boudoir
Bella’s first few years (!) at PAWS were a difficult adjustment for her.She really doesn’t like other cats and that made it hard for her to shine when shown to potential adopters. Now that she has a...
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A Sneak Peak with Mio
More catification is underway at PAWS and handsome Mio is the perfect spokesmodel.We have new kitty condos with a lot more room thanks to the generosity of the Diageo company. PAWS volunteers raised...
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Zatz Cat
Look at beautiful Zatz, ready for her formal portrait with just the right head tilt and attentive expression. She’s ten years old but still very playful. Zatz is an avid bird watcher and would make an...
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Everyone Loves Daphne
Cat Room #1 at PAWS is a room with cages, but the inhabitants are only confined at meal time (when each cat gets their different special diet delivery) and bed time. Much of the day, there’s a party...
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Sunday at PAWS
Meet young Chatty Cathy!She’s an excellent conversationalist, fluent in Cat and in People.Cathy is friendly but shy; loves being brushed, and talks up a storm. Next: Kittens! These are ready to open a...
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A Visit With Apricat
It’s been over a year since Apricat came to PAWS.She’s a six year old girl, full of personality and energy. Quirky and entertaining, Apricat is friendly with her feline roommates, and very interested...
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Heated Pet Mat Review
Mickey: I was here first, Rufus.Rufus: And that matters why? It’s been a long cold Winter here in Connecticut and our old electric cat mat has been in constant and sometimes disputed use.When Maya...
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