A Tough Start to Life for Tobias Didn't Dampen His Spirits

When a kind person found me alone as a kitten, they looked for my mother. But when my mother didn't show up, they knew I needed help. They got me to a foster home for The Rescue House, where I was able to get the care I needed to thrive. And now I'm healthy and happy.  It took me next to no time to start exploring things when I arrived. I'm a little cautious with other cats even though I like them. Give me time, though, and I become friends with them. Come see me interact with both other cats and people. It will make you smile!

I was living under a trash pile by a freeway underpass with my mother and my two daughters. My daughters and I came to The Cat Cafe. They've been adopted, and now I'm here enjoying my time here.  As you can see from my photo, I like to sit at the table and enjoy the presence of the people who work here and visitors. And when I want to, I'll walk over and talk to you with an elegant but firm meow. Come by and see if breakfast at your house is the right place for me.

Want to see an active cat run around? Watch me. You'll see me run up to the top of the eight foot tall palm tree and you might think that means I'm done playing. Not so. Flick the ribbon up to the top of the palm and watch me swat at it. And when I'm finally done, I'll curl up for a nap up there.  I won't stay up there for long, though. Eventually I'll make my way back down to enjoy the view out the window. And if you catch me then, it's a good time to see if I want to play. But I don't want you to think that I don't enjoy quiet moments with my people. I usually let them know by meowing right before I curl up in a ball in the sun. That's the best time to pet me. Come meet me and see all my sides.

The first thing people ask about me is what happened to my eyes. Sadly, when I was living outside, my left eye kept getting infections. Those are all gone now, but due to those infections, I often have a watery left eye. And the coloration is very different than my right eye. The doctor doesn't know if I can see out of my left eye but that's okay. Whether I can or not, you'll see I do just fine when you see me chase around a toy. After I'm done playing with my toys, one of the things I like to do is lounge. And you can find me lounging in strange positions.  Some people feel bad because of the issue with my eye. Don't. Come and watch me play and run around and you'll know there's nothing wrong with my ability to love and enjoy the company of you two legged creatures.

We're a bonded pair of sisters who were living outside. When we showed how friendly we are to the people who were taking care of the colony we lived in, they decided that we'd do well inside. And when one of us (Tatiana) suffered a damaged eye, they decided to move us to a foster home for The Rescue House.  Once we decide we like you, we quickly become tripping hazards, so make sure you shuffle your feet around us. And we hope there's plenty of room on your bed, because we're going to want to join you there at night. We sometimes both squeeze onto the lap of the staff here. We may only have three eyes instead of four, but we can definitely see our way into your heart.

If you come to visit us and don't see us right away, you should look up. No, not high enough. All the way up to the top of the eight feet tall palm tree. There's a good chance that's where we are. It's where we first went when we arrived and it's still our favorite spot.  Don't worry about us getting stuck. We scared all the people here a few times when we jumped right from the top of the tree to the ground. We've decided that while we can do it, it's easier to land on the lower palms instead. And when we do, our favorite thing is to get pet.

When I was a kitten, I was scared and needed a place to feel safe. That was a tree near a colony of community cats. The feeder soon found that I was interested in human attention and they got me to The Rescue House. Now I'm here and it won't come as any surprise to you that I like being up high, including the top of the palm tree that's eight feet tall.  When I'm on the ground, the thing I like the most is attention. I'll follow you around and if you give me a chance, I may hop up onto your shoulders. Sure, the wand toys are fun, but attention from you is what I really like.

Two of my kids and I went up to a feeder and said hello and showed them how friendly we are. That's when we entered The Rescue House system. My two kittens grew up and got adopted from here, so hopefully it's my turn.  I'm a playful and affectionate girl, but if I get too much attention, I'll let you know by getting mouth or paws on. That's okay. Just get a wand toy and play with me so that I can get my excess energy out and I'll be ready for pets. If you can handle a cat who's a little capricious, I may be the right girl for you.

When a person feeding a colony of cats came to help us one night, I and my two teenage sons ran over to say hello. The feeder decided that we belonged inside and got us to foster home for The Rescue House. And now, all of us have made our way to The Cat Cafe.  First up were my sons. Bramble and Manhattan got adopted quickly after they arrived, because they were so fun and entertaining together. And now that I've arrived, I've shown all of the staff and volunteers where they got that from. One thing you'll have to be careful of is that I love to get paws and mouth on with people I like. This means I'm not going to be good in a home with young children or elderly people. But if you don't mind a love bite or two, you'll enjoy me.