Last night, Ella was hit by a car and killed.

Rest in peace, Miss Ella. You were the finest of small, squirrelly cats.

ETA: Ella's owner says:

Ella 2009-2014 ( Read more... )

The cold snap reminded me of a piece of good news: Sophie's back! The woman who heads the shelter called me a couple of weeks ago to let me know she'd been returned. She went to ground at the house where she lived until her former owners moved and left her behind. The house's new owner called the shelter: "I think we have one of your cats." She'd ( Read more... )

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Update on 9/5: Six weeks after her accident, Ella is now wandering the house and leaping up on beds and bunks and other things that need cat hair on them. She has a limp, which is probably permanent, but she's not letting that stop her. Read the full update here.

Update on 8/1: Ella is doing well! Anne got a second opinion from a surgeon, who said ( Read more... )

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I Can Has Cheezburger?

Cute cat pics with stupid captions FTW.

First Der Katze lived in a shelter and ate any wet food that was plopped in their bowl.

Then they came to live with me, and over the course of several months, they learned to eat any wet food that was squishy and fresh--no multi-serving cans for them ( Read more... )