Cats for Adoption: Bottle-feeding Kittens and Fostering Cats
It is officially kitten season. In fact, it has been for a while. Many of the calls for assistance to
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animal rescue
Poem for Sunday: Overheard in a Thrift Shop
This was a conversation between two people which I overheard, secretly taking notes, as I was browsing the overcrowded racks
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Rescue Story: “My First Litter”, Part One
You may have read a story here on The Creative Cat that begins: One night in early April, 1988, still
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Cats for Adoption: FIV is No Barrier
What do most people say they look for in a cat they want to adopt? A cat who is affectionate,
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Daily Photo Reprise: Mysterious Kelly, 2011
Yes, this is the photo I came to identify with A Little Bit About Kelly, little Kelly’s rescue story. Though
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Mimi This Morning
On March 25, 2011, I fell in love. Or I realized I had fallen in love long before. Probably the
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Chocolate or Marshmallow Instead of Furs and Feathers
At first it was only kittens and puppies, but now it’s bunnies and chicks who end up in shelters after
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A Long-ago Foster
Recounting the stories of Sophie and Cookie as they joined my household reminds me of a few other stories of
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The Housewarming Cat
Most rescue stories are pretty dramatic and any humor one can find is usually an offbeat detail of an otherwise
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Cats for Adoption: Fostering Saves Lives
Most of the cats for adoption I feature here were rescued by individuals through a shelter or rescue organization, often
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