The Adventures of Space Paws
Promoting adoption of abandoned animals found by STScI staff.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
May we introduce you to Jerry?
Friday, February 10, 2012
Tabby Update
Friday, January 27, 2012
Trudy, Buddy and a Bag
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Thankful Thursday - (pretty sure it will be an) Adoption in 11 minutes!
I asked around with a few folks I knew did fostering and found they were full up, too. Wednesday, I "asked around" the 'tute by putting up these pics, and Tracy's story on the 'tute's social network (kind of an in-house Facebook).
Hi Lisa,
Hoping you and Space Paws might be able to help me. Wednesday night, I stepped outside to hear this desperate meowing. I saw a cat at my neighbor’s door and thought maybe one of their cats had gotten locked out. I bent down to see if I could get her to come over to me, and she came to me at a dead run, headbutted my hand, and then stood there eagerly waiting for me to unlock the door. The moment I opened it, she ran inside.
We’ve been checking with the shelters and posting signs, but no one is turning up to claim this little girl. She’s an incredibly sweet, affectionate cat, well-cared-for and clean, looks perfectly healthy. She’s extremely calm and obviously very used to being with a family – she comes when you call, obeys when you tell her no, doesn’t object to being picked up and pushed around. I’m allergic and am usually a bit intimidated by cats since I don’t know anything about them, but this one is such a sweetheart I’m completely comfortable with handling her, and she’s very tolerant of my clumsiness.
So my husband and I have been holding onto her to keep her safe and out of the cold, but we both have cat allergies and can’t keep her. We’d take her to the shelter, but she’s the gentlest, friendliest, most affectionate cat we’ve ever met … she runs over, meowing and chirping, to greet you when you enter the house or wake up in the morning, she likes to hook your hand with a paw and nuzzle it when you’re petting her, she purrs like a little motor when she’s near you.
She doesn’t do a lot of jumping or climbing – we’ve had to shoo her off the table once, and she likes to sleep on the top of the sofa, but she’s shown no interest in the bookshelves or countertops. She’d make such a perfect pet for someone looking for a calm, loving, companion-type cat.
We can hold onto her for a few more days while we try to find her owner, but then we have to figure out what to do, I was wondering if anyone in the Space Paws rescue group might be able to foster her? I’d be willing to pay for shots, fixing, etc. for her (my friend who owns cats and checked her out said she’d be surprised if she wasn’t already fixed.)
That’s it … let me know what you think. I’ve attached a couple pics. Thanks for any help you can provide.
Tracy
Monday, January 9, 2012
MD Furblings need a new home
PLEASE HELP!! My grand-dad just informed me about a lady he knows who just lost her job. She is having to move and can't take her fur-babies with her. Does anyone know of a place or rescue in Maryland or vicinity that can help re-home her kitties? We'd totally take them except we are on the wrong side of the country.
I'm assuming Gary is grand-dad and he posted:
Here's the gal of the pair. These two are pretty mellow. At our first meeting they we both very accepting of me.
We've looked hard for a shelter, but everyone is full up.

Here's the guy ... needs a good home for himself and his 'sister' of about two years. Owner has to leave them behind due to a job loss and other troubles. My friend will watch over them for a bit but we need to find a happy home situation as soon as possible.
Monday, December 26, 2011
Inside Annie
My little Annie has always been a nervous kitteh - startling easily and darting from one thing to another. In fact, with her grey coat, this had earned her the nickname, "Squirrelette." Over the past year, she had taken to being even more timid than usual, hanging out by herself more and more (aka hiding), developed a chronic sneeze, lost weight and, frustratingly, decided the dining room floor was an appropriate place to relieve herself. (Yes, she's ruined some of the brand new hardwood flooring... *sigh*)
Long story short - Annie has become a "frequent flyer" at the vet. Poor thing has had tests out the wazoo and we tried a number of things to address her various issues, including putting her on Prozac for the peeing (sadly, ineffective). One trip revealed deterioration in her kidney numbers. So, on meds she went (one for the kidneys plus an appetite stimulant) and things improved somewhat. She's chilled out and seems happier (more snuggling, etc.). She's been in regularly to keep an eye on her weight, let the doc recheck her numbers, and to treat the recurring bouts of sneezing.
Last week she started again with the sneezing and I had a heck of a time getting her to eat (probably because she can't smell when this happens). The day before Christmas Eve, Annie and I headed to the vet. Doc has been worried about her chronic respiratory issues, even though we manage to get the episodes under control, so he suggested it was time for an x-ray to look at her lungs.
Well, her lungs are fine! But something weird showed up on the x-ray. Don't mind saying I was plenty worried we were now looking at a surgery to remove a foreign body. Doc sent it out to a radiologist for review and he came back with a happy answer - it's a bile stone and it requires no intervention. He also said that it appears Annie had undiagnosed heart problems in the past which are now healed. Good to know - Doc will be keeping an eye (or ear, as the case may be) out for any cardiac complications.
So, all together, not a bad day at the vet. Looks like my little lady is going to be high maintenance for the foreseeable future, though!
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Christmas Greetings from Our Casa to Yours
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Thankful Thursday - Opie's New Family

Monday, December 12, 2011
RIP Sweet Sgt. Andy Panda Pants of The Patio Patrol

I am manly mancat, NOT an elf!

Sunday, December 11, 2011
We're still alive and sorry we've been gone so long
- Ace came and went and you never even met him. Like Gus, Ace had a broken leg that we patched up and he's comfy in his furever home with two furblings.
- A couple of local cats, Sparky and Buick passed through our doors. Sadly, some of my neighbors have fallen on hard times and we took care of vet needs before they were returned to their loving families.
- Opie has a new home and a new name - Homer! Yay! Best, I've stayed in contact with his new dad.
- Mama Lucy is slooooooowly making progress. A little more friendly each week. Yay!
- Buddy looks like he will be a permanent resident. Between his FIV and his chronic skin alergies (yep, poor guy is an itchy mess), he's not likely to be adoptable.
- Trudy and Lawrence are still with me. Their dad is unable to take them back, although he would very much like to, and I think they'll stay with me for now. They are now both plump pushkins.
- Bitty, Peggy Sue and Sophie are all hale and hearty! Yay!
- Justice, sadly, was diagnosed with both kidney and liver problems and passed away 2 weeks ago.
- My Annie has had some serious health problems - kidney related. She's hanging in there.







