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not required. To schedule your
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Summer 2015
A “Day in the Life” in the
Purrfect Pals Veterinary Clinic
Did you know that Purrfect Pals runs a fullservice veterinary clinic at our Arlington
sanctuary? With the help of two Licensed
Veterinarian Technicians (LVTs) and three
Veterinary Assistants and our Clinic and
Cat Care Manager, Vikki, Veterinarian Dr.
Janet Gray provides medical care for our
150+ short and long-term residents as
well as the cats and kittens in our foster
homes and ten offsite adoption centers
around the Puget Sound region.
At Purrfect Pals, we believe that each
and every cat matters and our highest
priority is taking in the cats and kittens
who need us most… those that other
Puget Sound shelters and rescue
groups might not have the resources to
help. This includes older cats, cats with
major medical needs, cats with chronic
illnesses (including FIV and Feline
Leukemia) and those with behavioral
challenges. Cats who are not easily
adoptable have a forever home in our
sanctuaries.
Patience, flexibility, excellent juggling
skills and a great sense of humor are
definite requirements for anyone who
works in shelter medicine. Luckily for the
Are you considering buying a new vehicle
this year? Instead of trading in your old one,
consider making it a tax-deductible donation
to support the cats at Purrfect Pals! Our
partnership with Donate for
Charity, a nationally known
vehicle donation program,
makes it nearly effortless
for you. A call to Donate for
Charity is toll free at 1-866392-4483 or you can visit
their website (www.donateforcharity.com) for
more information. Many thanks to those of
you who have already donated a vehicle to
support our cats!
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shopping at Fred
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to do is link your
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use it when you shop
and Fred Meyer will
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search for us by name or by our non-profit
number (92842). Visit www.fredmeyer.com/
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Kara and Julie draw blood for an FIV and Leukemia test
from Rex, a foster kitten, during an intake examination.
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cats at Purrfect Pals, we have a fantastic
team of talented and passionate people
working in our veterinary clinic!
Through placement and
prevention programs,
Purrfect Pals works to end
cat homelessness in the
Puget Sound region Because every cat matters.
Purrfect Pals
230 McRae Rd. NE
Arlington, WA 98223
web www.purrfectpals.org
facebook facebook.com/purrfectpals
twitter #purrfectpals
e-mail [email protected]
phone 360-652-9611
Hours 11-4, Monday through Saturday
Staff
Connie Gabelein, Executive Director
Dr. Janet Gray, Shelter Veterinarian
Austin Dvorak, Operations Manager
Vikki Ryason, Clinic and Cat Care Manager
Susan Bark, Manager of Foster Care and
Shelter Relocation Programs
Debei Massingale, Intake Coordinator
Kelsey Kohlwes, Bookkeeper
Carol Lamar, Administrative Assistant
Veterinary Clinic and Cat Care Staff
Brittany Alley
Lora Brodniak
Austin Brune
Rachel Greenberg
Shawnna Jonas
Julie Van Leemput
Tom Noland
Lara Starr
Kara Turriaga
Brandy Unruh
Board of Directors
Jeanne Lind
Susan Pierce
Jamie Cobb
Toni Zonneveld
Kathy Centala
Tara Bliven
Meg Brunner
Wendy Dennis
Melanie Kelsey
Jennifer Moore
James Petts
Rachel Saimons
Whitney Whitworth
The Purrfect Pals clinic staff begin each
morning with a full schedule for the
day. First up are the 50+ residents who
will receive oral, injectible and topical
medication for a variety of conditions.
Gary, who is recovering from surgery
to repair his broken leg, is given pain
medication. Our office kitty Baby Punk,
a middle-aged girl with diabetes, arthritis
and a chronic eye issue, is distracted with
treats while the vet tech gives one of two
daily Insulin injections, eye ointment and a
Cosequin pill. Others are being medicated
for liver and kidney disease, allergies,
ringworm, hyperthyroidism, heartworm,
autoimmune disorders, upset stomachs,
diarrhea or constipation, eye herpes and
urinary tract infections.
On this particular day, ten cats who are in
the late stages of kidney disease are given
subcutaneous fluids to improve hydration
and make them more comfortable. Six
diabetic cats, Baby Punk, Molly, Anchor
Blue, Knox, Tutu and Lady of the Lake,
receive insulin injections.
Then the foster parents start arriving to
drop off their litters of kittens that are
scheduled for spay and neuter surgery
and other procedures that day. Vikki
Julie comforts Rex the kitten after his intake
exam. Our furry patients need plenty of TLC!
checks them in and pulls their medical
records for the team to review. While Dr.
Gray is busy in surgery with help from
Tom and Lara, Kara and Julie get to work
performing intake examinations on our
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Special Thanks to:
Nicole Markus for organizing a
Teespring fundraiser and raising
$300 for our shelter!
The Golden Cheetah Campfire
Girls, who donated some great
cat food, supplies and toys!
Samantha G., who celebrated
her 11th birthday by collecting
donations for Purrfect Pals!
Happy Birthday, Samantha!
Girl Scout Troop 40919, who
earned a philanthropy badge by
giving to Purrfect Pals!
Everyone who sends donations of food and supplies via our Amazon.com Wish List!
Amazon rarely provides your names, unfortunately, so we are unable to thank you
personally. Your generosity is very much appreciated, though. Thank you!
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“Dear Tabby...”
Cat behavior advice from Tabigail Van Purrin’
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ear Tabby,
Two months ago we adopted the sweetest little
1 year-old cat named Tom and fell head over
heels in love. He’s changed our lives so much
– we always say he rescued us instead of the
other way around – but we’re having one
problem we just can’t figure out how to solve.
Tom is a neutered male kitty in a single-cat
household, but for some reason, while he starts
out squatting in the litter box, as he pees he
gradually stands up, spraying the wall behind
him. We tried a covered box, but the urine just
dripped down the inside of the lid and then
leaked out the space where the top meets the
bottom. I found some high-sided litter boxes
for sale online, but the sides weren’t nearly
deep enough; he’s like an Olympic Champion
High-Pee-er. At the moment, I have puppy
pads taped to the wall, but it’s expensive and a
nuisance, not to mention pretty gross.
Why does he do this and what can we do
about it? Can we somehow teach him to pee
properly? Or do you have any better ideas
on how to work around the problem? (Note:
we took him to the vet to make sure he didn’t
have a urinary tract infection or some other
physical issue, but he checked out fine!)
Signed,
Wall o’ Pee
Dear Wall o’ Pee:
Great question, as this is a lot more common
than you might think! My little brother, The
Unholy Terror (as I call him), does that same
thing, and we tried a bunch of stuff before
landing on the solution, so I have some real
first-paw knowledge on this one.
The bad news is: I have bad news. But the good
news is: I have good news! Hang in there until
I get to that second part; it’s coming up quick.
First that bad news: while this could be
territorial spraying, it doesn’t really sound like
it to me (and it definitely wasn’t that for Unholy
T.). Spraying cats usually start in a standing
position, not in a full-on squat, and since yours
is a one-cat household, it’s not as likely he’s
being territorial about his litter box (Tom,
buddy, that box is all yours, son).
Instead, I’m betting this is the same problem
Unholy T. has, which I would describe as a
“woeful lack of potty training” – I’ll just go
ahead and blame his mother for that, for no
other reason than she’s unlikely ever to read
this.
Unfortunately, while you can address actual
spraying/territorial behavior, there isn’t
anything you can really do about a cat who
can’t figure out he’s supposed to squat like
Dan Wilson behind the plate when he heads
to the dugout, so to speak (sorry, it’s baseball
season). Since he checked out physically, this
is probably something he does because he
doesn’t know any better and it doesn’t bother
him the way it bothers you. Cats. I tell you
what. (Wait. . .)
The good news, though, is that there’s a pretty
easy solution to your wall o’ pee problem, and
that solution is . . . drumroll please . . . a big The Unholy T. about to reach new heights in
our anti-wall-o-pee litter box solution.
Rubbermaid (or Rubbermaid-type) 25-gallon
storage bin. We got two for under $15 at Fred
Meyer, and, using a sharp pair of kitchen she’d managed to steal them away again. She
shears, cut an opening in one side on each box, appears to be nesting. Is she about to lay eggs
allowing for easy access both for Unholy T. and have chickens?
(young/spry) and me (old, get off my lawn),
Signed,
and completely resolving the issue.
Sockless in Seattle
Unholy T. can now stand up as high as he’d Dear Sockless,
like – go for the gold, Unholy T.! – and he still First of all, let me begin by reassuring you that
doesn’t end up making contact with the wall the chances your cat is about to give birth to
behind. The boxes are easy to clean in the a group of baby chickens (delightfully called
bathtub (a hand sprayer or big cup are helpful a “peep of chicks,” by the way) is extremely
for rinsing) and are inexpensive too – cheaper, remote. In fact, I’m going to go with “utterly
in most cases, in fact, than those fancy-pants impossible,” though it should be noted that I
lidded boxes, which we cats often dislike, by am not a scientist.
the way.
It sounds to me like your cat just really likes
Here’s a picture of our set-up. Try it out and to snuggle up with your socks, which, frankly,
see how it works for you! And in the meantime, I find quite sweet, though I can see why you
enjoy your new little buddy, and THANK humans, with your woefully hairless paws,
YOU, on behalf of all us shelter kitties, for might prefer having a full set of socks to select
letting him rescue you! You guys are tops.
from each morning. If you want this behavior
Love and nose boops, to stop, you might try helping her finish up
Tabigail van Purrin’ her nest with a set of socks you’re willing to
part with, or make her a bed out of something
ear Tabby,
similar (are they wool socks? Got an old
I have a cat named Sissy who keeps stealing wool sweater you might like to donate to her
my socks! It was a mystery at first – I kept efforts?). Of course, the other option would
leaving my clean laundry in a basket in the be to quit being so lazy about putting away
wash room for day or two before folding it and your laundry after wash day, but I don’t want
finding that half the socks were missing by the to sound judgmental or anything. Regardless,
your letter made me laugh, so triple points to
time I got down to work. I checked the washer, you, my friend. Good luck!
I checked the dryer – nowhere to be found!
Love and socky snuggles,
Then one day I caught Sissy in action, pulling
Tabigail van Purrin’
socks out of the basket and trotting them off to
a hiding place in the garage. When I looked in
Have a question for Dear Tabby?
there, sure enough – a pile of socks! I threw
them back in the wash, but within a week,
Email us at [email protected]!
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The 18th Annual Black Cat Ball
Join us in Bellevue on October 24th!
Mark your calendars! The 18th Annual
Black Cat Ball Benefit Auction will take
place the evening of Saturday, October
24th, 2015, at the Meydenbauer Center in
Bellevue, and you won’t want to miss it!
well as stays in elegant hotels.
We will be offering fabulous
getaways including a stay at
the stunning Red Mountain
Resort in Utah.
As always, the Black Cat Ball is guaranteed
to be fun and festive, with complimentary
champagne flowing as you browse silent
and live auction tables with items priced
for every budget, from $15 to thousands
of dollars. Attend and indulge yourself,
knowing that every dollar you spend
will be used by Purrfect Pals to help put
an end to cat homelessness through
placement and prevention. Participate
in our costume contest (or don business
or evening wear) and enjoy a gourmet
vegetarian or vegan dinner while Randy
Scott, radio personality, entertains and
inspires you!
We offer adventures galore!
Whale watching and kayaking
trips, Yoga, music and dance
lessons, relaxing massages
and day spa treatments will be
available to tempt you. Host a
circle of your friends at wine
tastings across the Pacific
Northwest and then take
home a bottle of the kind of
wine that has critics buzzing.
This year we will again have double the
space, more auction items and a larger
crowd of cat lovers to mingle with! You’ll
have the chance to bid on over 500 items,
including wonderful evenings of dinner
and theater in Seattle and the Eastside, as
Our storage space is filling
rapidly with donated jewelry,
art glass and paintings as well
as baskets of goodies, home
decor, collectibles, gourmet
kitchen items and garden art. Bid on one of Beauty and Beast, winners of our 2014 Black
Cat Ball costume contest!
several wonderful climbers or that special
bed for your favorite cat. You can even bid
to have your cat’s photo featured in the on the cover?).
2017 Purrfect Pals calendar (perhaps even
Watch for your invitation in your mailbox
in early September. For more information
or to register online for tickets today, visit:
purrfectpals.org/newsevents/bcb
Volunteer and Event
Sponsorship Opportunities
are Still Available!
For more information, please call
us at (360) 652-9611 ext 15 or email
us at [email protected].
Thank you so much to the sponsors
who have already signed on to
help make this our best event yet!
The Black Cat Ball is a fun and festive Halloween-themed fundraiser for Purrfect Pals.
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The 18th Annual Black Cat Ball
Help Make the Auction a Huge Success!
We keep insisting that you can make a
difference in the lives of cats and kittens
in our community. That’s because you
do! Purrfect Pals is supported entirely by
donations, mostly modest ones that, when
added together, make our work possible.
And all those tables and tables of fabulous
items up for auction...are donated. It’s true
that some of those donations are made
by hotels, airlines, artists, restaurants and
jewelers. Most, however, come from cat
loving Purrfect Pals supporters like you.
Do you own a lakeside cabin, and would
be willing to give a weekend stay?
Could you give up a week stay at your
timeshare? Imagine the bids - and the
money to help rescue a dozen moms
and litters of kittens - it would garner!
Do you have season tickets to the opera,
symphony, Seahawks or Mariners games,
and could give up just one night/game?
always popular, as are fine wines, artisan
beers and spirits, electronics, garden art...
Most of the money earned at auction is
from smaller items, all added together!
What do you do for a living? Almost any
service or item offered would appeal
to somebody. Do you quilt? Knit? Make
jewelry? Weld steel garden creatures?
Have you inherited some wonderful
collectibles you don’t have room to display,
or jewelry you know you won’t wear?
Or could you nerve yourself to ask for a
donation from just one store or restaurant
you regularly patronize? Most businesses
do have budgets for charitable donations,
and they want to please their customers.
We need the modest donations, too: a
package of kitty note cards, the small
quilted table runner, the coffee basket,
the scratching post or cat bed, the $20 gift
card or the brand new cookbook you’ve
never cracked open. Kitchen items are
We’ve again made this easy for you. We
just need the procurement form on this
page filled out for whatever is donated.
We can pick up items if you are unable
to get them to the shelter. Remember,
every penny raised at the Black Cat Ball
goes to caring for the cats of Purrfect Pals!
Black Cat Ball Procurement Form
Feel free to photocopy if you need additional copies! When filled out, please mail to: Black Cat Ball, Purrfect Pals, 230 McRae Road NE, Arlington, WA 98223. Deadline is September 15
Volunteer Solicitor Information
Gift Information
Name
Gift Item Name
Day Phone
Donor Information
Donor Est. Value $
Name as it should appear in catalog
Gift Item Description (please specify color, size, material,
time available, exchangeability, valid for how many people,
assembly required, and any other pertinent information):
Contact Name (if different from above)
Address
City
State
Zip
Signature
Day Phone
Fax
website
Auction Item Delivery
Item or gift certificate accompanies this donor form
I would like Purrfect Pals to make a gift certificate for the item, details above.
Item needs to be picked up (address/date/time)
Items not sold at the Black Cat Ball will be retained and sold in our Average Joe Cat Show Silent Auction, or through other means, to benefit Purrfect Pals
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Events Calendar
FREE Cat Spay and Neuter Clinic
Fridays by Appointment at the Purrfect Pals
Clinic in Arlington. Email [email protected]
or call (360) 652-9611 to schedule an appointment for your cat or kitten!
October 24
Black Cat Ball
Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue
Tickets Available at www.purrfectpals.org!
SAVE THE DATE! - May 7, 2016
Average Joe Cat Show!
Spartan Recreation Center, Shoreline
Learn more about our upcoming events online at:
www.purrfectpals.org/newsevents
With the help of Molly, Chesters and Anchor Blue, Julie gives Tutu her insulin injection.
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new arrivals. Each of these appointments
takes up to thirty minutes and includes
a blood test for FIV and FeLV (Feline
Leukemia), vaccines, treatment for fleas
and parasites, microchipping, nail trims
and a full examination. If the cat is seven
years or older, additional blood tests are
performed so we can look for underlying
medical issues.
Meanwhile, Lora gets to work on the
clinic’s daily checklist which includes
thoroughly cleaning the Infirmary, a
room with a large outdoor enclosure,
which is home to several kitties. They are
being treated for illnesses and injuries or
receiving end of life hospice care.
Later, the team will clean the rest of
the clinic and prepare equipment and
instruments for the next day’s surgeries.
In the meantime, she stays busy preparing
fecal samples that were dropped off when
the foster kittens arrived and sends them
off to the IDEXX laboratory.
Vikki will check all of the lab results from
the previous day’s tests and, if they show
that a kitty has worms, coccidia, giardia
or other parasites, one of the LVTs or
Assistants will draw up the medications
that will go home with the kittens and be
given by their foster parents.
Our clinic staff has a very tight schedule
which will keep them busy all day. In a
cat shelter, however, few days ever go
as planned. We just never know who will
walk through the door with dirty, wet and
hungry kittens that were found in a wood
pile or a foster cat that started vomiting
the night before and needs a check-up
from Dr. Gray.
The team also provides a free spay and
neuter clinic for low-income cat owners
2-4 times each month. We also offer low
cost vaccines and flea treatment for these
surgery patients.
As you can imagine, this level of care
does not come cheap. Veterinary clinic
supplies, staffing and laboratory services
are by far the largest of our expenses and
we rely on donations from cat lovers like
you in order to continue providing them.
If you share our belief that every cat
matters, please take this opportunity to
give a gift to Purrfect Pals today. Simply
use the enclosed donation form and selfaddressed envelope to mail your gift or
donate online at purrfectpals.org/give
today. Thank you!
Shelter Wish List
• Dry Adult Cat Food (Purina Pro Plan preferred) • Dry and Canned Kitten Food (Royal Canin
Babycat or Pro Plan preferred)
• Paper Towels
• Kitten Milk Replacement Formula
• Cat Beds and Blankets
• Postage Stamps and Greeting Cards
(Thank You, blank inside, sympathy, etc)
• Non-Clumping Clay Cat Litter
• Fleece and batting for sewing projects
• Dye and Fragrance-Free Laundry Detergent
and Dryer Sheets
• Costco and Amazon.com Gift Cards
For more donation ideas, please visit our shelter’s
Amazon.com Wish List!
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In Honor and In Memory
Oscar
In memory of Duke. Loving companion of Audi
City Kitty
In memory of Frank
In memory of Charles
In honor of all our boys, Max, Thomas, Chester
and Roland.
Cindy and David Anderson
Fay Westenhofer
Richard Stinson Jr.
Judy Erdman
Margaret Branick-Abilla
In memory of Paul Richards. Custodian at
Lakewood High school and lover of all animals.
Public School Employees of Lakewood
In memory of Oscar, our very special and
amazing cat. He helped our blind dog get
around our yard and always brought him back
to the kitchen door. Oscar is deeply missed.
Einar and Emma Pedersen and
Lincoln, Oscar’s Companion
In memory of Solomon
City Kitty
In honor of (and Happy Birthday to!) Foster Dad
John and his Critter Room
Joanne Banarer
Jim & Susan Russell
Nancy Freeman
Ida Henry
In memory of Maggie Guran
Paula De Fusco and Linda Bakker
In memory of our beloved marmalade kitty, Rex,
the amazing wonder cat, who left this earth for
a life-after-death assignment in the catnip fields
of Heaven. For 20 years he licked our tears away,
sang to us with three-part harmonic purrs and
cuddled with us at night with smiling squinty
faces! Our lives have been forever blessed
because he chose us and we miss him deeply
every day.
Donna Rudiger
In memory of Abby. Loved and cared for by
Athena Halverson
City Kitty
In memory of Abby. A loving companion to my
friend Beth.
Michelle Blanchette
In memory of Luna, who was a very special part
of our little family for more than thirteen years.
We took Luna home to foster her on Nov. 27,
2001. We adopted her Jan. 24, 2002. She left us
on July 21, 2015.
Joani and Dave Shannon
In memory of Miss Toby, Charlie, Carbee, Mr.
Koko Bean and Sue’s sweet Kyrie.
Lindy and Lorrie Lippert
Jim and Raeanne Testin
In memory of Chester, Amos and Annie
Megan Allen
In honor of Elsa-Joy
Angela Thompson
In memory of Bruce DeGrazia, a true cat lover.
Carolyn Raftis and Andy Nicoll
Jeff and Nancy Fallgren
Dean and Julie Lotz
Sam and Theresa Medawar
Anthea Johnson
In honor and happy birthday to Joy
Judi Sorensen
In memory of Blackie and Nikki
In honor of Olivia and her big brother Tucker
Cindy and Joe Valenta
In memory of Abner
Patrisia Rawlins
Helen Rice
In memory of Diane Ritter
Robert and Norma Moe
In memory of Hemi
Jim and Joanna Groves
Jenifer Groves
In memory of Bob, lovingly cared for by Kim
Zuniga.
City Kitty
In memory of Barb Nipper
In memory of Cynthia
In memory of Gordon Harfst
Jessie Wiggins
In memory of Rajah, Louie, Petunia, Loki and
Skitchy. Also, in honor of Ruby, Susie and Chloe.
Cristina Eshinski
In memory of Dewey
In memory of ZouZou
In memory of Djibbita
In memory of Hazel Reynolds
Jan Edwards
Anne Nielsen
In loving memory of my girlfriend, Linda Phelps
Michael Rizzo
In memory of Pepper
The Dillon Family
In honor of and happy birthday to Kathleen
Dunne
Judi Sorensen
In memory of Frank Moss
Ellen Heroux
In memory of Marjorie Waldheim
George Waldheim
In memory of George. Loving companion to
Herb and Emily Cohen.
City Kitty
In memory of “McLovin”. Loving companion to
Nancy Howard.
City Kitty
In honor of Gizmo
Jon and Stephanie
The Hayes Family
Laurel Rounds
David Lindsey
Debra Keele Starr
Kay Anderson
In memory of Linda Evan’s beloved cats Milana
& Little One
Art Rosengren
In memory of my friend J, who shared his life
with the only Mau cat I ever met.
Lynne Morris
In memory of Charles
Fay Westenhofer
Richard Stinson Jr.
Judy Erdman
Margaret Branick-Abilla
In honor of Ashley and Samantha Ziock
Michael Ziock
In honor and memory of Levi
Deanne Torrence
In honor of and happy birthday to Manny
Denise Trautman
In honor of Lora
In memory of Little Lil
Rebecca Lovejoy
Sue Dixon
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In Honor and In Memory
Trillian
In honor of Joice Barnard
Kristin White
In honor of Amanda Koskinen
Laurie and Steve Talkington
In memory of Jeff Branch
In honor of Trillian’s 1st Birthday
Sue Dipasquale-Peterson
In memory of Stacey King
Chris King
In memory of Luna Apperson, Lucy Chase, Bella
Alexander, Millie Edamatsu and Mousie Bosko.
Also, Frizzelda Karlsson, Petunia Brasfield,
Fezzik Bricker, Daisy Alled, Enzo Smith, Malaya
Wheeler, Mama Perez, Friskie Mitchell and
Sarah Lucero.
Dale Matherly
In memory of Maggie Gurran
Elaine and Jin Cruickshank
Erin Black
In honor of Sarah
Carolyn and Carl Glosenger
In honor of Julia Stratton
In memory of Kermit
Leona Brammer
Cassandra Skahen
In memory of Vita and Morve, my two beloved
cats of 12 and 16 years.
James Hillman
Valerie Branch
I am writing to tell you what a wonderful thing it
is to adopt a needy cat. I just lost a very beloved
cat, rescued twelve years ago. Sully was just
two weeks old when his mother went missing.
The setting was a family member’s home in
Concrete, where the cat are “just barn cats.”
When I found the little guy, he was dragging his
back legs and looking for his mommy. I found a
medicine dropper and he took some milk right
away. Needless to say, I tool him home after
seeing his fighting spirit. I loved that cat for the
twelve wonderful years I had with him. We are
missing him so very much. He was a talker and
called me “Momma” just as plain as day! Sully
died of cancer but had the FIV virus since he
was very young. I was blessed that I had him
that long. I want to encourage people to take a
chance on adopting “special needs” kitties.
Lisa and Mike Giordano
In honor of Amy Alcala
Leila Buker
In memory of Peter
Leslee Eicher
In memory of Neil from the Fabulous Fosters
Lynda Lemaster
Carrie Vogan
In memory of Gracie
Marlene Patrick
In memory of O’Malley Bredereck
In honor of Debbie Cole
Sharon Sleeper
Darlene Scott
Gail Libbing
Martha Richards
Mary Jones
In memory of my boy Cooper who lived with
Hyperthyroidism in his final years
Alison
In honor of Meatball the cat
Joe S.
In memory of dear Synapse who also suffered
from thyroid issues
C. Fedruk
In memory of my cats
Thomas O’Malley
In memory of my beautiful Loki
In memory of Ziggy
Lorrie Raab
John and Sherry
In honor of Karen Petrykowski
In memory of Moo
Christian Parades
In honor of Memow the Kitten
In memory of Loki
In memory of Janet Holmes
In memory of my beloved Alice
In honor of Keith Homewood and Steve Van
Antwerp
Cathy Butler
Mikael Bergh
In memory of Fubu FootFoot Fishsticks
Andrea Gay
In honor of Clem, who’s going strong after having
his hyperthyroid treatment last year.
Jerry Kuch
In memory of Dirt
In memory of Zoe Isobel and Elizabeth Rose
Kathie Walters
In memory of Loki, the magnificent floof-monster.
Faith Nelson
Susan Patrick
KSS
Debbie Dehmer
Susan Uhlendorf
In memory of Sydney
Kai Kubota
In memory of Grisabella and Bustafer
Patty Struck
In honor of Kristin, who rescued Willow and her
kittens.
Jane Boyd
Karen Donnelly
Karl Ehrlich
Nikole Stout
In memory of my cat, Sweetpea. She had
hyperthyroidism and just recently passed at 17
years 10 months old.
Anonymous
Lucky Penny and Manu
Darryl Aoki
In memory of Asimina and Prozac, who both were
hyperthyroid cats.
Kim H.
Dawn Cutler
In honor of Tazzie, Buddy and Bruce Williams
Kimberly Ellis
James P. Quinn
Karen Miller
Elizabeth Portland
In memory of Spaz and Claw, my precious grey
babies
Colleen Herold
In memory of Garfield, who died from
hyperthyroidism.
Sherril Gerell
In memory of our dear Brandie
Anonymous
In loving memory of “Frank”, my daughter’s pug
who recently passed.
Laura Casablanca
In memory of Punkin
Toni Keefer
In memory of Piekatt, Snowshoe, the Dink, Buster
and Tazzy
Patricia Colaizzo
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In Honor and In Memory
Kirby
Strom
In honor of Zuzu Peepers
Jennifer Ostwald
In honor of Phanny Peters
Lyn Peters
In honor of Cher, our rescued cat
In honor of Rex Xena
In memory of Tasha
Sharon Eaton
Margret Graham
In memory of Blue
In memory of Ringer and Shadow
In loving memory of Kirby Strom, a wonderful
Purrfect Pals volunteer and foster dad. Kirby
and his family opened their home and hearts
to many kittens with feline leukemia over the
years. When we held holiday photo fundraisers,
Kirby didn’t hesitate to dress up as Santa and
help raise money for our cats. We miss you, Kirby
and you will always be part of our family.
Your Friends at Purrfect Pals
In honor of our beautiful Purrfect Pals alumna
Tuppence, who had hyperthyroid treatment a
year ago and is completely cured!
Monty and Rebecca Wolf-Nail
In memory of Theo AKA Mr. Stripes
Laura Navarro
In honor of Foot Foot
In memory of Sammy
Katie
Maryjo Jorewicz
In loving memory of Jingle Bells
Riley Ann Tucker
In memory of my friends Mango, Raven and
Spike
Stella Cameron
In memory of Nikki, Sheba, Frieda, Julius, Isabel
and Golgi
Anonymous
In memory of our Mr. Manx and Miss Blanche
Fanny and Bubbles
In honor of my Sebastion (15 years old) and was
just treated for hyperthyroidism in February.
Heather
In memory of Julie Cole
Jeanne Miele
Sandra Coke
Rose Graham
In memory of Little Spaz
Colleen Herold
In honor of all the hyperthyroid cats.
Maureen Morin
In honor of Hamilton Berger
In honor of Alyssa Tate
In memory of Mittens
Richard Cooley
Emily Wegeleben
Ciara Stewart
In memory of Princess Cinderella and Baby Grizzy
Cher Sniadoski
In honor of Laura Waugh and all the other
wonderful volunteers at Woodinville PetSmart
Carla McKendry
Leslie Harding
In honor of Theo and Taro and all the wonderful
In honor of my friends from Cat Planet
Patricia Hedtke volunteers at Sammamish Petco
Zak and Chitra Parpia
In honor of Judi Sorensen
Judith Hill In memory of Tazzi
Norma Miller
In honor of Leon the Cat
Anonymous In memory of Smudge and in honor of all the
Ghostbuster cats’ belated birthday. Thank you for
all you do!
In memory of Stuart Scott
Paul Briggs
Newton and Mars and their
humans, Jessica and Neal
In honor of Belinda
Robyn Jurca
In memory of Ms. Snoopy
In memory of Margaret Lois Hinshaw
Tracey Frankcom
Susan Alberts
Paula Negley
Tammy Delbruegge
In honor of all the volunteers at the Lynnwood
Robin Cranston
PetSmart Adoption Center
Rochelle Hess
Sue Masser
Wenke Hamann
Heidi Brantzeg
In memory of Cecelia
Jacqueline White
Rebecca Raelen
Linda Ross
Christine Frazee
In memory of Peter, loving companion to Mary
Kimm Schaut
Corak
Diane Regan
LesLee Eicher
Kimberly Harrell
Daisy Delano
In memory of Sonora
Grace Holaday
Monica Zimmerman
Sharon Willard
Lorraine Raab
In memory of Moondog the Cat
Jennifer Bottger
Barbara Doody
Pamela Coleda
Tavaites Fearnley
In honor to my Mom on Mother’s Day
Katharine Moran
Lafay Dillon
Jennifer Vail
Annabel Rice
In honor of the Seattle Pets Examiner’s Birthday
Elizabeth Foley
Tracy Campion
Gillian Pickford
Cheryl Steiger
In memory of our beloved Colton
Margaret Blough
Darcy Kirley
Lesley Taylor
Elisa Brock
In honor of Kate Filetti
Nora van Doren
James Sherman
Lisa Eshelman
Lynda Lemaster
In memory of Scout
Sharon Hurley
Mary King
Tykva and Mikey
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In honor of Susan Pierce
Allison Melchert
Cherri Jacques
David Craigmyle
David Sunstrom
Gregory Meyer
Howard Luke
Marie Kosai-Luke
Jeffrey and Teresa Ogino
Kimberly Sanborn
Lisa Smelcer
Lorna Viloria
Lynn and Ryan Coplen
Margaret Arnesen
Maribel and Felix Rios, Jr.
Maureen Morris
Mishelle Cates
Blake LaLonde
Robert Tegeder
Tereka Morris
Teri Aprill-McGourty
Valentina and Vladimir Lenkov
Vuen Pahn
Ketsarin Mekbonjun
Pual Shillam
In loving memory of our little Thumbelina
The Estrada Family
In memory of Tiki our Angel
In memory of our neighbor’s cat Tutty
In memory of Figgy, Chandler and Lilith
Charity Catalfomo
In honor of Jordan
Tom Wells
Marcia Davis
In memory of all my past kitties and in honor of
all my future ones
Junelle
In honor of Jordy Lerman
Barb and Mike Lerman
In honor of Kaycii Lynn
In memory of Winifred Glines
In memory of Kala
In honor of Angel
Patricia Barbachan
Catherine Hicks
In honor of Frankie
Victoria Tobin
In honor of my birthday.
Erik Files
In honor of Rhododenron
Jeanne Lind
Wendy Dennis
Lorrie Lippert
Ramona Hensrude
Tiffanie and Tasia Autio
Susan Masser
Valerie Koop
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Brutus
life, and the two of them became fast friends. With
the addition of Spot, a HUGE semi-feral tabby, the
three have actually formed a bonded triplet. The
kitten helped break down behavioral boundaries
by aggressively leaping onto Spot’s tail for hours,
as kittens do (Spot ignoring her all the while
with mock indifference) and then chasing Brute
around the cat trees. They are now always to be
found grooming each other, sleeping in a tight
ball in the center of the bed.
Larry Caracciolo
I adopted Brutus in 2010 from the Everett Mall
Petsmart. I’d just lost 15 yr-old Sasha to kidney
failure, and her 11-yr old brother Frederick was
heartbroken over the loss. Brutus was an older
cat, at 9, and was surrendered because his owners
adopted a new puppy. He looked so lost and
unhappy that I knew that he and Frederick would
become fast friends. At first, they were hesitant
but Fred being the alpha cat started playfully
chasing Brute around the apartment. Soon after,
they began sleeping on the bed together.
Sadly, in 2013, Frederick succumbed at 14 to
cancer, and Brutus hid underneath the bed for
four days, refusing to eat or drink. By chance (or
fortune), the apartment manager called me to
take in a 4-week old kitten found in an empty
apartment, apparently left behind by the former
tenants. The kitten gave Brute a new chapter in
I just wanted to let you all know that our adoption
of “Mr. Gray” from the Everett Petsmart a month or
so ago has been a wonderful experience. He was
given his furever name, Zeddicus Z’ul Zorander,
but we call him Zedd (and occasionally Baby
Bear).
Zedd and Kali (our other kitty) were a little nervous
at first, but they’ve integrated quite well. There
are two items of note for this little guy... He is a
literal and figurative stinker! :) If he gets scared or
uncomfortable, he definitely has no qualms trying
to stink us out (he actually makes my boyfriend’s
more gaseous moments seem... pleasant... LOL)
and he tends to get over-excited when playing
and can sometimes get a little rough.
Kali has been very good with him. She shows him
the Cat tree and all the toys in their room (They
pretty much have the entire living and dining
areas as their room... They get more than we do!
LOL) and allows him to play with any of them that
he find interest in without complaint.
Zeddicus likes to drag things around the house.
We actually have to spend about a week trying to
outsmart him so he’d stop dragging the auto-fill
water dish all over their room. (It’s been zip-tied
to the bottom of a box... there is no lid and the far
side from the water dish has been cut away. He
cannot remove it from the box, and he has thus
far been unable to drag the box. LOL). He will
drag chew toys and his teddy bear all over the
house with him, so we are constantly reminding
ourselves to be careful where we step!
Having him here with us in his Furever Home is
a real joy. He is full of surprises, has an amazing
personality, and has been just a great experience
for us already. Zedd is happy, healthy, and greatly
loved. He’s spoiled rotten, and his new sister is
teaching him proper kitty etiquette daily.. (This is
where we watch the birds... but don’t try to climb
the screen! Run into Mommy’s room when the
evil loud noise-maker starts up, you’re almost
always safe there! Say hello to visitors and delivery
people, but never never go out into the hall... it’s
very strange and stinky out there..)
Truly, they’re well on the way to a fantastic pair.
Thank you so much for allowing us to adopt
Zeddicus into our home and family.
Cynthia Cypher
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Thank You for Helping Save Gary’s Leg!
The Tipper Fund pays for extraordinary surgeries and vet procedures that demand resources beyond our ability to offer without special
help. Here is just one example of a Purrfect Pals cat who benefited from donations to this fund:
After Surgery
donated and/or shared Gary’s story and the wonderful staff at
Seattle Veterinary Specialists, who performed his surgery. We
are very grateful to be part of such a generous community of
cat lovers. We will keep you posted on Gary’s progress!
Look who’s feeling better already? We are thrilled to share that
Gary, our friend with a broken leg, made it through surgery
with flying colors! He is now on cage rest for at least four
weeks while he recovers. He’s enjoying cuddling with his
stuffed animals and receiving top notch veterinary care from
Dr Gray and the crew in our shelter’s clinic.
This VERY sweet and affectionate five year old kitty was
surrendered to one of our partner shelters earlier this week.
His owners requested that he be euthanized because he had
a broken leg but we offered to take him in and provide him
with the medical care he needs.
Before Surgery
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October 24th, 2015
Tickets are Available Online Now for
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Save the Date! This year’s Black Cat Ball will
be held on the evening of Saturday, October
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