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Atticus, a 10 week old male kitten, sitting inside a cat carrier just after getting neutered

Today I transported 4 kittens to and from the spay/neuter clinic - Atticus, Scout, Mayella and Calpurnia. I recognized Atticus and Scout as characters in "To Kill a Mockingbird" but had to do a Google search for the other 2 names. The picture is of Atticus. Nice group of kittens ❤️

Kemper, a gorgeous 8 year old female long-haired calico tripod cat, looking out of her shelter cage wondering when she'll have a forever home

My shelter task this morning was to transport 8 cats to our spay/neuter clinic and 3 cats to our normal vet. One of my passengers was this beautiful 8 year old female tripod named Kemper. I hope she finds a good forever home. She's very sweet and always gets up to greet me when I'm at the shelter ❤️

I know 😂 He'll be a good boy for some luck adapter

A male cat named Frantic gazing out the door of a cat shelter's free roam cat room. Frantic is 9 months old. His fur is mostly white with black spots on his head.

This is Frantic, a 9 month old male cat. He sat in my lap for a long time then peered out the door of the shelter's cat room when I was about to leave. Frantic is scheduled to meet potential adapters this weekend 👍 I enjoyed lap time with him and hope his adoption goes through. He deserves a home ❤️

Bridget with The Beatles on Abbey Road.

Bridget hanging out in Grant Wood's American Gothic.

Bridget in Bruegel's Hunters In The Snow (with a freshly caught mouse).

The Cat With The Pearl Earring.

A little while ago, my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the weeks dragged on, they became extremely worried. My dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up in some of art and music's most iconic scenes.

Cecil, a male orange cat, shown sitting in a shelter cage with a protective cone around his neck and bandages on both front paws.

Today I transported Cecil from the vet's office to the cat shelter. Poor Cecil has bandages on both front paws and a protective cone. He couldn't exit his carrier because the cone was wider than the carrier door. I helped him get out 😅 He'll go to a foster home tomorrow to get healthy 👍 Love him ❤️😺

Jazetta, a beautiful Lilac Point Siamese, gazing out from a pink cat carrier just after spay surgery.

Today I transported 5 cats back to the shelter after spay/neuter surgery. I put Jazetta in the front seat by me since she's my favorite. She was still woozy from anesthesia so her little head was bobbing left and right. Poor girl! Now that she's been spayed she'll go on the available cats list ❤️

A 4 year old female cat named Jazette looking gorgeous in her shelter cage. Jazette is a Lilac Point Siamese, according to her cage card.

Today my shelter duty was simply to pick up a box of vaccines and drop them off in the shelter's fridge. When I got there I noticed this beautiful cat named Jazette. She's a 4 year old Lilac Point Siamese ❤️ She hasn't completed the vetting process so isn't on the available cats list yet.

Doodle of a white and brown cat looking up at you with big green eyes.

Doodle of a black cat with big yellow eyes going in slightly different directions. Looks like they've never had a thought in their life.

Doodle of a white and orange cat very close to the camera. Their nose is huge and close up.

Doodle of a fluffy dilute calico laying down and biting a round red ball toy. They look at you with a wink.

Some examples from the previous threads!

I'll be doing at least a dozen random free doodles for this thread, but if you'd like to guarantee a spot I am also offering commissions on my Ko-fi for $15! ko-fi.com/thecathive

Doodle of a fluffy back cat sitting with their head turned around to look at you with big yellow eyes. The text on the left says "Drawing your cats."

I'm doing free simple cat doodles again today!!!

Post a picture of your cat below and I will draw as many as I can for at least a few hours!

Reposts/Likes/Follows = 💜💜💜

Andy, a long time cat shelter resident. Andy is incredibly friendly and loves to exercise on the cat wheel but always seems to get overlooked by potential adopters.

Andy - not mine, but my favorite cat shelter resident.

The community note 🤌😘

She fitted, so she sitted

how am i supposed to focus on work? literally counting the hours until i can go pick up my little baby!! until then my entire focus is on trying to come up with the perfect name 🥹

A 5 month old long haired tabby cat named Giggleshits attempting to climb a shelter volunteers jean leg for attention

My transport job today was to pick up some printed promotional material and drop it off at the shelter. While there I popped in the cat room and Giggleshits immediately started following me around 😂 He's so cute and will get adopted quickly so I'm enjoying every opportunity to hang out with him ❤️

Two male black and white cats named Prudent and Provident laying atop a bed in a shelter cage. The two are 8 months old siblings who look nearly identical.

Meet Prudent and Provident! They are 8 months old. Can you tell they're siblings? 😄 They were at one of the pet stores that partners with our cat shelter to promote adoptions but one got sick with a nasty URI so I transported them back to the shelter for medical care. We'll get them healthy again! ❤️

Your mom is smart! Too bad she got outvoted. He's adorable. His profile says he likes cuddles and head scratches but if there's fun to be had he gets serious FOMO 😄

A 5 month old male long haired cat named Giggleshits posing nicely for his photograph

This is 5 month old Giggleshits, the youngest cat in the shelter's free roam cat room and the one with the most unusual name 😄 I don't know where they come up with these crazy names. Among 5 cats I transported today were 2 named Demogorgan and Vecna. I hear those are "Stranger Things" characters 😄

I love seeing TNR rescues ❤️

🎉 It’s our official birthday week! 🥳 We’re celebrating by honoring our oldest residents! 🐾🎂

🐶 Bing (12) has been here 4 years! He’s active & needs a single-pet home. 💛

🐱 Jack (16) recently returned, has health issues, but loves people. ❤️

Support all our pets: odas.org/donate 💕

A female brown tabby cat named Northern Spy sitting in a shelter cage

Today I drove to the animal control in a nearby city to pick up Northern Spy. She was adopted from our shelter in 2022 but her owner is moving into an apartment where pets are not allowed. I'm always saddened when shelter cats are returned but I'm glad she wasn't abandoned in this bitter cold 🥶

Please consider these images. How do they make you feel

Screenshot of a bluesky post that reads "He survived being accidentally run over and 2 ear hematoma. Alas, at nearly 16 years old, our baby boy Karma was taken from us by lung cancer." with a photo of an adorable ginger cat on a couch.

Stealing cat photos is gross, but stealing memorial posts from grieving cat owners for likes and shares is truly repulsive. This account has been reported thousands of times and I'm so disappointed in bluesky that it is allowed to continue. 🧵

I don't think so

A cartoonist image of a tabby cat with a computer mouse. The image was generated by AI when it was instructed to create an image of a cat playing with a toy mouse. 😂

I never imagined posting an AI generated image but this one really made me laugh. My image generator was instructed to create an image of a cat playing with a toy mouse and this is what it came up with. I guess the AI needs a little more work 😂