Library cat tries paw at prom date

May 13, 2011 By: kwilliams Category: Cats in the Stacks, feline rescue and rehome, Field trips, Kids and library cats, Working for FURR

SUSAN LOESCH

Are there weeks when you are so busy you’d like to clone yourself? That was Shadow and Barney’s
predicament last week. Sometimes working two jobs makes you feel like you are meeting yourself
coming and going … even if you are a cat!

Barn and Shadow have their job as library cats, but they also are kept busy as Feline Rescue and Rehome PR Ambassadors.

What a week they had! A Jeans Day benefit, FuRR’s three-day fundraiser sale and, for Shadow, his first prom! (more…)

Finding snow to build cat a bust; trampoline a must

February 07, 2011 By: kwilliams Category: Field trips, Kids and library cats

SUSAN LOESCH

As snow continued to fall long after dark on Friday night, I suggested to Barney and Shadow that it might be fun to go outside the next day and build a snow cat.

Barney looked interested, but Shadow, the original Mr.”Snow? No!”  just walked away.

“Well, Barn, it looks like you and I will play in the snow tomorrow,” I told him. By the time we ventured outside shortly after noon the snow was…GONE!  A little remained in the back yard but not nearly enough to make a snow kitten, much less a snow cat. (more…)

FURR kitties take part in coffee clatch

January 17, 2011 By: kwilliams Category: feline rescue and rehome, Field trips, Working for FURR

SUSAN LOESCH

When the snow has melted and Saturday turns out to be a cool, sunny day, where does the young professional PR kitty go to hang out? Starbucks, of course!

But this wasn’t just any outing … Shadow asked his friend Bob to meet him for a “greet and treat” outing. Bob didn’t know it, but Shadow was auditioning him to possibly join the FuRR PR team.

Bob, a beautiful green-eyed Maine Coon with a bob tail, came with his mom, er, um, I mean staff, Ms. Moira. (more…)