“The reason we adopted Cooper (this is not his original name) was to be a companion for our other cat Knut, who had recently lost his best friend, and was lonely and sad,” explains Sunny.

 “Cooper entered our lives percolating with personality right from the start! He was our first Furry Friends kitty. And yet, despite his cheerful playfulness, it took him a week to break down Knut, who didn’t want anything to do with him. But he persevered, and they are now the best of friends!

“I adopted Scooter - originally named Scottie  - last year,” says Anthony. “Although he was my third cat, I only have two now that my older cat passed away.

 “I adopted Scooter because, while my senior cat was aging, he stopped playing with my younger orange tabby, Fridge. She was getting bored and needy, and so I started searching for a companion for her. Mesmerized by Scooter’s eyes and cute photos on the Furry Friends website, I was disappointed that they didn’t have a facility I could visit in order to meet him and ‘hang out’ with him, and so I put him out of my mind.

“Bubby (originally named Mazda) is the first cat I’ve had with my husband,” Marissa acknowledges happily. “When we adopted him on January 1st, 2024, after searching for an especially sweet and cuddly cat who also enjoys playing, he was the perfect match. And the best way to begin the New Year!

“I adopted Mama Hubbard last January from Furry Friends and promptly changed her name to Violet,” explains one very appreciative Genevieve.

 “She has been an absolute joy and Godsend! I adopted her just over a month after I lost my kitty Pepin that I had had for almost 19 years. I was so sad and lost, but this little bundle of joy was and is such a bright spot in my life.

“We adopted two amazing kitties from Tanika, a foster mom for Furry Friends, and they are both perfect and amazing,” admits an elated Samantha.

 “Both males, whose names are Oatmeal and Cowboy (originally Bacon), they were found living under a forklift in Portland with their two siblings. Although they are a bonded pair, they have such different personalities! Oatmeal LOVES to cuddle, whereas Cowboy prefers cuddling sometimes and is much more passionate about playing and play time. I had a childhood cat growing up who was my best friend, and ever since she passed I had been looking for a bonded pair to keep me company while I go through graduate school.

“We adopted Butch (formerly Andre), named after the WSU mascot, last summer,” Daschell explains.

“He joined one cat and three dogs when he came home with us. It took him only a few days to settle in and become part of the pack. Butch is almost the same color as our golden retrievers and is sometimes hard to find because they’re usually all sleeping together!

“When we adopted Henry (formerly Todd) in May of 2023, he joined our other cats, Rudi and Gary, from other rescues,” Emily explains.

“When I found Henry, he was just hanging out by himself and really enjoyed being petted. When he came into the room with us, he just sat on my lap and purred and purred! When we got Albert and Nigel, I had been looking online for a younger cat to play with my Gary, who runs on his own time and has no ‘off’ switch, but I kept coming back to sweet Nigel’s profile. I loved little Albert’s face, and after meeting him, I knew he would be an easy addition.

“I was originally just adopting Jack,” Ellie explains, “but his foster mom offered me Beauty, the mom of the litter!

“Having grown up with cats, Jack and Beauty were the first ones I’ve had since I moved out of my parents’ house. I had wanted some company in my new place since I was living alone then, and when I saw Jack, I thought he was the cutest thing. Beauty was having a hard time seeing her babies leave (she was such a good mama), and little Jack was still trying to nurse from her when I brought them home.