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Finally Momma Kat’s Hope Chest is filled! The generosity of fellow bloggers, cat brands and pet product suppliers was overwhelming. Several even made sure to include items for Momma Kat’s five kittens as well.

As you can imagine, Momma Kat’s rescue is dependent on partnerships between my local municipal shelter, Contra Costa Animal Services and bay area transfer partners. Please notice I did not say “Momma Kat’s rescue was dependent…”. I said “…is dependent…” because she will not be truly “rescued” until she has her own loving permanent guardians to care for her.

I want to ask my readers to consider finding some green papers to help the two primary partners who collaborated to bring about the early stages of her rescue. And if you don’t have any green papers or silver coins to share then please, share these two organizations who are responsible for the fact that Momma Kat is alive and well today.

First, Contra Costa Animal Services (CCAS) is my county’s shelter. Their field services Officer John responded to the call from the public about finding Momma Kat badly injured in their front yard. Please consider donating to CCAS’ Animal Benefit Fund to help other animals who without CCAS would never be alive and able to find caring homes.

Next, please think about making a donation to Bright Haven who is a transfer partner with CCAS. Bright Haven stepped up and took on Momma Kat and her five kittens knowing that Momma Kat required serious surgery. You can make a donation here to help other animals just like Momma Kat.

Next up, the contents of Momma Kat’s Hope Chest! Please be sure to visit their websites to learn more about each contributor.

Door Buddy

Mom L learned about Door Buddy at the 2016 Blog Paws Conference. I decided that Momma Kat ought to have one of these just in case her new family has a woofie or small child. And Door Buddy donated not one but two!

Classy Pet Food Bowls

The founder decide to not only provide Momma Kat with a water bowl and a food bowl, but also to provide each kitten with their own food bowl too! And she made sure the girl kittens have pink and the boys have blue!!

Kitty’Scape Basic Kit Cat Tree by Solvit

Mom L asked the President of DH&A, a marketing and public relations company, if any of their cat brand clients might be willing to donate to Momma Kat’s Hope Chest. Next thing I knew I was pawing at the door for Mom L to bring in this heavy package. Thank you to Miss Jo and her clients for their generosity!

Sleepypod mobile pet bed

Chewy.com Three months’ supply Merrick and Weruva Wet cat food

Lucy Pet Products three months supply of Cat’s Incredible Cat Litter

Honest Pet Products

The founder of this totally awesome dog and cat toy product company sent enough of all four toys so that Momma Kat and all of her five kittens will have one of each!

Donated by Savannah’s Paw Tracks blog Cat Litter Box and scoop

I told Mom L I needed to donate something if I was gonna be asking all those brands and pet product suppliers to contribute.

Smiling Paws Pet cat litter mat

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First to donate a product was Miss Ellen! She sent a handmade catnip mat;three knitted nip toys; one small handmade nip kicker toy.

Donated by Cathy Keisha from Stunning Keisha cat blog.

My BFGF (best feline gal friend) Cathy Keisha donated her give away win from Sweet Purrfections for items from Petlinks.

A yummy kitty bed

And a way cool cat scratcher

Pet Food Express

There you have it. Momma Kat’s Hope Chest will allow her new forever family to bring her home and not have to shop for at least a couple of months or so!!

All I can really ask any reader who happens to come by to my blog today for a visit is to once again—SHARE SHARE SHARE Momma Kat #mommakatssearch on every social media network to which you, and your extended family, have access.

Please contact me, Savannah the Cat, at ms dot savannahcoolkat at gmail dot com if you or anyone you know is interested in learning more about Momma Kat and fostering her, fostering her to potentially adopt or adopting her.

Enjoy viewing my collection of Momma Kat photos.

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PAW PATS, SAVANNAH

07 Nov 2016

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Get Your Squee! Going—Part One

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Do you remember the Community Concern 4 Cats kitchen clinic Mom L helps with? I hope you do. I have posted about it several times over the last year or so. Here, here, here.

Mom L has gone to the kitchen clinic the last few weeks and I asked her to share some of her photos on my blog. Because she has lots of patients, I am gonna make this a four part series. Hang on with you paws cuz you are gonna have some fun!!

You are gonna start squeeeeing right away, then have some ohhhs and ahhhhs.

The marmie/ginger kitten takes a bit of time to catch on—but he does eventually!

Now the realization…

And then the plea to Ceiling Cat…

Final understanding…

Next up the scaredy cat tabby boy.

So much for his hopes.

Yup, that’s in your future buddy.

And then there was the feral adult female cat who needed her toofies and throat checked. Doc Josie got one really fast look and that kitty was GONE! She launched outta that towel wrap at warp speed and flew across the kitchen island and back again. Thankfully Ms. Gemma from CC4C is an expert at capturing all kinds of energetic cats!

Next up!

And so it goes at all of CC4C Kitchen Clinics. Never a dull moment!!

Stay tuned for Part Two in Get Your Squee Going!

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PAW PATS, SAVANNAH

Posted in Adult Animal Rescue Stories, Adult Cat Rescue, CAT MEME and tagged adopt adult cat, cat photo, CC4C

02 Nov 2016

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A Real Rescue Cat Is Talking

HI EVERYONE!

I am the cat you saw on Savannah’s blog for Sunday Selfie. Bet you are all curious how she came to know me, right?

This is the photo before I had Mom L apply some cool filters and whatnot. I was not having a fun time when she took this photo.

Savannah asked me to come back again as a guest so I can share my rescue story. Mom L was helping out as usual at the Kitchen Cat Clinic that Community Concern 4 Cats (CC4C) hosts almost every week in Miss Gemma’s kitchen. Doc Josie is a feline cat vet, retired, and she gives her veterinary skill and expertise to CC4C. I think that is pretty cool, don’t you?

One week ago today, I was the first cat to be placed in a carrier on the table. I was supposed to be patient number one that day. But, I had other thoughts about that so as soon as my rescue humans placed me and my carrier on the table, I began my low warning growl.

You know the one I mean don’t you? Cats and woofies alike have a special low growl to warn others that we aren’t comfortable. And kitties and woofies I can tell you I was totally not having a good feeling at that point in time.

Because my warning growl was pretty consistent, Doc Josie and Miss Gemma decided that my exam ought to be carried out at my vet appointment which was on the same day.

Now how did I come to be with those humans, in that carrier, at that cat clinic?

Let me tell you the story of my amazing rescue! I found myself sitting beside the off ramp of a busy freeway on a very hot day about a month ago.

There I was, sitting there near some shrubs, watching all those fast moving cars whiz off that freeway and down the ramp. I had no idea what I was going to do. I hadn’t had much to eat, no water and as I said, it was hot, hot, hot!

Then I saw a car go by, but not quite as fast as the others. I could tell the lady was saying “Is that a cat??!!” I wanted to jump up and down to let her know—YES!! I AM A CAT!! HELP ME!!

But that car was quickly gone. Bummer! But then I thought, “wait a minute, what if they are going to come back?” I started to worry that maybe they wouldn’t see me clearly again—hmmmm—then I realized that I ought to be on the other side of that busy freeway off ramp.

So, I hunkered down low to be able to see how much space between cars I might have, and it was not an encouraging site I can tell you. I paced a bit thinking about just how to make that dash for my life across that ramp.

Well, I realized I did have nine lives so maybe if I used up a couple getting across that would be ok. Next thing I knew, I was taking a great old big deep breff, I watched the cars a moment more and then ZZIIIIIIIPPPP! I ran for my life across the ramp and landed with a big kerplop on the other side.

Whew! I made it! I think I might have seen a couple of my nine lives thinking about taking off as I sailed under and through those cars. But they must have thought the better of it and those two lives stuck around to see what was going to happen next.

Sure enough, that same car came back and pulled off the ramp to the side where they saw me. YAY!!! They found me!! Now I had to let them know how much I really wanted to get out of there and go with them to be safe.

So the man, Mr David, came over to me but he stopped and seemed hesitant because I had my mouth open and I was panting. Well, you know I said it was hot, hot, hot, right? Add that to my dash for life across the ramp and you can bet I was panting!

Just to make Mr David feel appreciated, I started to weave in and out and around his legs. You know that trick, right? I kept doing that to let him know I was really a good kitty. He still wasn’t sure. Mr. David hollered over the traffic noise to his really nice wife, Miss Jan and asked what they should do. Miss Jan thought for a split second and then she made the decision to scoop me up in her arms and get me into their car!!! And Mr David jumped in too and we were off!!

I was safe!!!!!

There you have it everyone. The story of my rescue thanks to Miss Jan and Mr David. They took me home and set me up in their garage all nice and comfy. I couldn’t go inside because their resident cat who is sixteen years old, had never really been around other cats.

But then they worried I wouldn’t get exercise while they were working to find a rescue group to help them find a home for me. And they could tell that I was a mancat who had never been neutered. Probably my large size and handsome head gave me away, although they did take a couple of looks under my tail. Not sure for what though. Anyway, they knew I needed exercise so they went shopping just for me!

And this is how I came by the name of Super Cat!

Yes! I gave no resistance to getting into that harness and had no problem walking along on the leash. I was after all, safe!!

But I still did not have a forever home. So CC4C committed to help Miss Jan and Mr David find me an adopter. They became very close to me and wanted my home to be special. Mr David put my Super Cat photo on his Face Book page and on the Next Door Neighbor network. He and Miss Jan took me to a Petco and voila!! A nearby neighbor of theirs saw me on Face Book and she and her husband wanted me!! That’s right! This mancat who was tossed away on the side of a freeway off ramp now had a family that wanted him—ummm—I mean “me”.

As Savannah always says, I have a HAPPY TAILS ENDING!!