Velvet and Valentino now Buster and Lily

I can't remember a time in my life when I didn't have a cat. In September, my husband and I became empty nesters and lost our adult cat -- so we thought about adopting a kitten. AAR had many kittens, but we chose two litter-mates who were 8 weeks old. They were orphan kittens who were rescued at 1 week old and bottle fed by a foster mom. We love our kitties who we have renamed Buster and Lily. They are very healthy, lively, and funny! We appreciate the foster mom and the shelter for caring for these little orphans until they could come to live with us!

Faith(Fancy Eva)

We got Faith for our other cat at first they were cautious but now they love to play together. Very sweet cat so glad we got her!! She loves to give kisses and play. Loves to be scratched and petted. Her favorite toy is those toy mice. Hope yall like the pics!!

A Southern Belle named Miss Sugar

Sugar was one of the pets AAR featured at the Gleannloch Farms adoption fair. I had recently donated a portrait to AAR and went to the event with my mother, just to say hello to the volunteers and to buy lunch in support of the Rescue.

Even though I protested, my mother (who I live with, along with several adopted cats) was smitten with Sugar. She was a pretty, petite, Tux cat with a sad look in her eyes. We learned that she was 11, and that her owner had passed away. We went home to talk about it. And decided to adopt Sugar.

The next day we went to AAR and talked to Mary, and Sugar. I was so impressed with the cat section of the building - a nice, bright room with an exercise area in the middle. All of the kitties were so well cared for, and loved by the volunteers.

Sugar came home with us; the plan was to put her in a bedroom by herself and gradually introduce the other cats. Tragedy struck two days later when my 7-year-old cat Lacey died suddenly from a blood clot. I was devastated, and honestly had no desire to pay any attention to Sugar. But while I was sitting in "her room" and crying, Sugar jumped up in my lap, put her paws on my chest and licked my face. I felt she was saying, "I know what it's like to lose someone you love." That's when this sad-faced little cat won my heart.

Sugar has become my studio cat, sitting on my drawing table while I paint. She likes to play "paws" under the door with the other cats, and goes on a gallop through the upstairs every evening. She has run of the house, but still prefers to sleep on her blankie that was made by an AAR volunteer. She 's lost a bit of that sad look in her eyes, and so have I -- thanks to Sugar.

Ben

Just thought everyone would enjoy seeing our love bug in his new home.

Booda

We adopted Gypsy Rose (formerly known as Booda) the week of Thanksgiving.
She is a "full figured" girl weighing in at 20 lbs. and was thought to be a little on the lazy side. The pictures below were taken just days after she joined our family and there is nothing lazy about this girl! As you can see she loves to play with her purple feather mouse and you should see her climb the stairs! With all
of this exercise she has even dropped a few pounds, She greets us at the door
when we come home and moves from room to room at night making sure we
are all tucked in and where we are suppose to be. Thank you for the gift of this
great addition to our family! She is loved!

The Storrs Family

As you can see, Cedric is getting along great in our household. Our senior cat hisses at him, but Cedric just goes on his way.

Emily Roosting

Mary

We took Emily to our vet Saturday. She received a complete physical and passed with flying colors. The only blip was that she could lose a little weight. Lakewood Vets entered the information you provided into her file. They state that we adopted a great and healthy cat.

The only defect I have noticed is a propensity to roost/sleep on pillows on the wrong side of the bed. Alice and I enjoyed meeting you. You made the adoption process enjoyable.

Thanks, Terry

Deborah

Someone abandoned Miracle the tiny blue eyed kitten in front of the shelter in a box on a Sunday. She was all alone and so tiny!!! I was called upon to foster her - she had only just opened her eyes. I named her Miracle because she loved romping with her collies from the time she first saw them. I had to take her away from the collies who adored her when they would get too rough and they would all cry to be back together again - Miracle cried the loudest! Finally I had to adopt Miracle and she has been with us for 5 years or more...?

She of course thinks she is a collie and goes with us on walks on my 2.5 acres, except she shows off by darting up and down trees and fences. She comes like a dog when you call her. She cleans her "mommy collie's" ears every day. She will sit on a end table and her mommy collie will sidle by and offer her ears. She always receives kisses from her baby Miracle.

FInally Miracle got her own boyfriend from AAR - Bubba the red cat. She still loves her collie family though! Thanks to AAR for all they do!

Deborah

Beau

Beau had quite a lot to say about our car ride until we turned right down by the shopping center, then he became strangely silent. He dozed all the rest of the way home. Once in the house I put him in the bathroom with the intention of keeping him there a few days to acclimate. But to my surprise he escaped and explored the rest of the house immediately, finally sitting in the window growling at the birds and squirrels. The window and cat tree with string toys are his favorite places to be. But another thing he does just cracks me up. He'll run the length of the house, up and down the hallway as if something were after him, and then slide around the corners, his little paws looking for traction, and sliding till he gets his grip. He could be in a cartoon. He is getting lots of exercise. True to his name, Beauregard is master of the realm, the dogs properly defer to him. His most loving habit is when sitting or sleeping with me, he keeps one paw touching me most all of the time. Odd, because it is a habit of my own too.

Thank you so much for my sweet baby Beau. Dixie

Happy Together

These are two cats that we adopted from AAR. Pixel (aka Lady) on the bottom was adopted in Dec. 08. Nano (aka Trixie) was adopted in Feb. 2010. If you can't tell from the contented look on Pixel's face, they are getting along very well.

John