What Does it Mean when a Cat or Kitten is Sponsored?

Currently, Cattyshack, Inc, is running a sponsorship drive, but we have had a lot of people ask – what does it mean when a cat or kitten is sponsored?

When a cat or kitten is sponsored, it means that their adoption fees have either been fully paid for or partly paid for – most of the time they have been fully paid for. The sponsored cat or kitten then can be adopted without cost to the adopter, after the adopter has been approved of course. Cattyshack, Inc, does not allow for same day adoptions. If a potential adopter would like to adopt a kitten or cat they do have to apply and be approved, even if the cat or kitten is a sponsored adoption. We also do not allow kittens to go into homes without other cats as they can fall prey to single kitten syndrome – meaning they lose their social skills and often return to some of their feral behaviors. Unless otherwise stated, we always like our cats to have a friend in the home to play, communicate, and snuggle with.

Below are some of our sponsored cats and kittens.

Boo and Luna are sisters who have to be adopted together as they are a bonded pair.

Mork and Zim are brothers who have to be adopted together as they are a bonded pair. Zim only has one eye, but he gets around and plays perfectly. Since they are both sponsored you get two for the price of None!

Sleepy was sponsored and cannot wait for her forever home. She loves playing with feather toys and grew up in a foster home that has dogs.

Dr. Teeth came in as a pregnant momma, and all of her kittens were small little tabbies that, even now, can be hard to tell apart. She was sponsored and is happy to be free of her babies.

Lips is one of Dr. Teeth’s babies. She is a little shy at the lounge, but when she is in her foster home she is running and running and chasing her foster siblings until she tires out and plops down. She was sponsored to celebrate someone’s birthday.

Joey is another sponsored kitten and is fun to play with. He loves playing with other kittens and would do well with another kitten his age.

Babybel is no relation to Joey. She had her cheese litter and is not ready to find her home. Babybel is also a sponsored cat, and she would love a gentle home as she needs a moment to get used to you. Once she does get used to you she is a purr-fest and does not stop!

Chandler is a beautiful girl who wants to find her forever home. The rest of her siblings have been adopted and she has been sponsored so she too can find an awesome home.

Mary Shelley and Octavia E Butler were recently sponsored so they can be adopted together. These girls love chasing each other around the house (and their foster siblings) and when they tire they love snuggling with each other, and will snuggle with you too. Octavia is a little shy at first, but once she comes around she is the sweetest little girl.

Charles Dickens is still a somewhat skittish young man. He’s not so sure that the lounge is the safest place… yet. He is going to be an amazing ginger kitty when he’s ready to show someone that he trusts and loves them, and we hope to find him the right family to do just that!  Anyone who wants to adopt him is going to need to be patient as he learns that people are safe. But, look at those amazing airplane ears! They are so awesome and cute.

 

 

Introverts Night is Coming to YOU!

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Are the holidays frightful? Are you exhausted because you have been spending so much time with family? Do you need a purr break from the stresses of the holidays? Come out for Introverts Night at Cattyshack!

December’s Introverts Night Out just happens to fall on Friday the 13th again, and is also the last Introverts Night of the year! Come join us on this “Nightmare Before Christmas” if you will. 

You can get more information and buy tickets at zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/introverts-night-out-dec–13?fbclid=IwY2xjawGxxhBleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHb0b08zgQsAq6OE9k64h0g-A29NNThKDAiVcaKnGRcRAqOOecJIxFP6F4g_aem_4f6N0xCjGOxJhYbnPgns1g

 

Come Relax at Cattyshack this Friday and Saturday!!!

Cattyshack will be closed on Thursday, but we will be open this Friday and Saturday! We’ll even be doing some fun giveaways!
Need a break from the madness that is black Friday? Come to Lowe Mill Arts and Entertainment and visit some kitties for an hour and lower your blood pressure! You will also help us raise funds for our cats. We will have several black, black and white, and black-ish (okay grey, but that’s just light black!) cats on hand for you to pet and play with! And they’re all adoptable!
Some of the cats that will be there this weekend (in case you are also looking for a new friend) are Mary Shelley (grey) and her sister, Octavia E Butler (grey),  Dr Teeth (black), Mork (grey and white) and his brother, Zim (grey and white), Pugsley (black), and Wednesday (black)! We will also have some non black cats like – Ram, Boo, Luna, Zoot, Floyd Pepper, Animal, and Babybel (a sweet orange girl)!
So, take a break from the stress of holiday shopping, and slide on over to the “Lounge Reservations” tab to make a reservation!

Have A Purrfect Thanksgiving from the Cattyshack Cats!

We want everyone to have a great Thanksgiving, but we also want to say thank you. We Appreciate everyone who supports us, who adopts from us, our fosters, anyone who has or plans to visit the lounge, and everyone who helps get the word out about the lounge! We could not do it without you, and our cats and kittens appreciate being given the chance to live a happy and loved life in their furrever homes!

Why a Cat Lounge and not a Cat Cafe?

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The Cattyshack Lounge is not a cat café, so some might wonder what it is. Well, A cat café is a theme café whose attraction is cats who can be watched and played with. Patrons pay a cover fee, generally hourly, and thus cat cafés can be seen as a form of supervised indoor pet rental. Cat Café’s also often offer snacks or drinks to the patrons. Cattyshack covers the first part of the description – an attraction where cats can be watched and played with. Reservations can be made for an hour, or longer, and the cats and kittens are there to pet, snuggle, watch, or play with. Cattyshack does not provide drinks or snacks.

The cats and kittens at Cattyshack are all adoptable, and this is something that both cat cafés and lounges have in common. Most of the time, a café or lounge is attached to a rescue and will help rescue and adopt out cats. There are also other types of cafés and lounges – examples are – Dog (California and Florida), Hedgehog (Tokyo, Japan), Owl (Tokyo, Japan), Raccoon (various), Rabbit (various), and these are only a few. In Japan, specifically, there are over 100 animal cafés, and they vary in the animal they have in attendance. Most of the animals are rescues, but not all the animals are available for adoption.

Cattyshack has the fortunate chance to be part of the artistic community in Lowe Mill in Huntsville, Alabama. What this means is that people, like you, can come, enjoy the cats, get some great food and tea, and see the variety of art on display. The lounge is a special and important place because it allows the Cattyshack rescue to take in as many animals as it can find fosters for. A lounge is different from a café because it lets the patrons and potential adopters “lounge” with the cats and kittens. There are several places to sit, or lay down, or relax, and while sitting, or laying down (trust us, we clean the floor), or relax, you can also play with, snuggle with, and love on the kittens and cats. Now, you might not always be able choose who plays or loves on you, because cats are fickle at times and some of our cats and kittens are choosy about where they snuggle or what toys they play with.

The best thing about the lounge is that anyone can come in and sit and play with the cats. Plus, if you are thinking about adopting a cat or kitten, there are several that you can meet and the selection is often rotating. Reservations can be made on the main Cattyshack page under “Reservations.” The cats and kittens love when people come to the lounge, and right now (October 2024) we are offering a discount on gift certificates – buy one $10 gift card and receive one free. We also have 2025 calendars for sale, so come on by, buy some gift cards and calendars (they both make great gifts, and the holidays are coming up), and socialize with our cats and kittens!

Mork and Zim are currently available for adoption. Zim is the life of the party, but I also loves cuddling with humans. He is easy going and playful, and his brother Mork is Zim’s best friend. Their energy matches each other perfectly and the time they spent apart while Zim recovered from surgery was difficult, especially for Mork who would look for his brother. Zim has now healed perfectly, and besides having only one eye, Zim is a perfect kitten. Mork is a very playful little guy, and you can often see him chasing toys and stealing wand toys at the Cattyshack Lounge, They are a bonded pair so they do need to be adopted together. And, Zim’s adoption fee has been sponsored by Legend Realty of Huntsville, so they are basically a BOGOGCTL – By One Get One Great Cat To Love. If interested, go to “Our Kitties” and click on the picture for Mork or Zim and fill out the adoption interest