The Cat’s Meow (blog)

Saying Goodbye to Sammy Boy   When a cat has a ton of nicknames, you know he’s a cool cat.  Not only did Sammy have a bunch of nicknames (Sammy boy, Boogers, Sams, Sammy Sweet Heart etc…) his official last name also happened to be Cool.  Icing on the cake, no? Sammy’s story is unfortunate, but far from sad.  As …

PetitsPawz Cat Refuge of Montreal is hosting The 2nd Annual Alley Cat’s Rally Bowl-a-thon on April 14th, 2013! For the second year in a row, PetitsPawz will be hosting The Alley Cat’s Rally Bowl-a-thon!   To participate, players are asked to raise a minimum of $100 in sponsorship pledges before the event date (April 14th, 2013). You can join alone, …

Sammy was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney disease on December 30th 2012. If you haven’t read about Sammy’s diagnosis, you can catch up here. Sammy- Living with CKD   The past month has been quite an adventure, to say the least! After a few weeks of trial and error, and a lot of plan B’s, Sammy is holding on strong and still acting …

Oh, Sammy Boy!   Sammy isn’t your typical happy go lucky black cat.  He’s more than that. His bowlegged hind legs give him the best cat strut I’ve ever seen, and the little bend at the tip of his tail add to his cool and mysterious demeanor.  Every human and animal that knows Sammy wants to be his best friend.  …

  November 26th UPDATE: We are excited to announce the winners for the Cat in the Hat Raffle! Bon Jovi tickets: Cindy Jette! Cirque du Soleil tickets: Kurt Ramcharan! $250 gift certificate to Touche et Retouche: Joelle Hogan $75 gift certificate to Sports au Puces: C. Flessas Fashion pet carrier: Annie Sauvageau Congratulations to the winners and thank you so …

PetitsPawz is officially kicking off our first ever bottle drive for the kitties! Join in on the fun! 100% of the proceeds will be going towards the cat’s veterinary care expenses. There are several ways to take part: Collect:You are invited to start collecting bottle and cans starting today!  We can provide a flyer document to those who wish to go door …

Fostering- Why We Choose to Say Goodbye… Fostering animals is one of the best and most effective ways to volunteer in animal rescue.  Many of Montreal’s animal rescue groups are foster-based, meaning they don’t have a general building or shelter location where all of the animals are kept.  Instead, they have their animals moved into temporary homes, where they stay until they are …

An Inspirational Garage Sale August 13th update: Our garage sale was a huge success! The exact amount raised will be announced shortly. Thanks to Laura Dextrase and Patrick Latour for their organization and tireless efforts to make this such a great event. Thanks to our amazing volunteers. We have such a great team! And, thanks to everyone who donated such …

CAT LOVERS COTTON TOTE BAGS TO BENEFIT PETITSPAWZ! JULY 2012 SPECIAL!!! Available NOW for pre-order!  Over the past few months, the volunteers at PetitsPawz have been busy creating some original Cotton Tote bags that will launch our merchandise line.  These bags were created with a purpose: To save cat’s lives.  With our very first order coming in, we wanted to …

  JUNE 2012 UPDATE: Minou has a new home in Ottawa! 🙂 Here is an updated photo from the PetitsPawz FB page:  Minou was surrendered to PetitsPawz after her owner passed away and a caring neighbor reached out to us for help.  Luckily we were able to find her a foster home very fast, and she has been there ever …