Tortitude. Tortoiseshell cats have it, and we’ve had a few that put it on full display. Right now we have one tortie, and we’ve adopted a couple of them out. And they all have their own versions of tortitude.

Remember Blossom? This sweet girl wasn’t the most active girl, but she was definitely a friendly one. And she loved to show her affection to people in a very unusual way. She loved to lick people.

Then there was Shyla. She definitely put the full tortitude on display. Her little trick was to hop into the middle of a group of cats and growl at all of them to assert her authority. At first the rest of the cats wondered what they did to deserve the hostile response. But after a while, they were like, whatever, Shyla.

And now we have Suzy. She’s kind of in between Shyla and Blossom. She’s fine with other cats, but when they annoy her, the tortitude comes out.

In honor of these, and all the other torties out there, we’re introducing Tortie Tuesdays at The Cat Cafe. Torties are brown and orange. The flavors that match their colors are chocolate and caramel. On Tuesdays, you’ll be able to add those flavors to any of your drinks at no cost, starting on March 31.

There will also be a change in hours at The Cat Cafe. Beginning on April 1, we’ll be opening an hour later, at 8 AM. We just weren’t seeing enough people coming in between 7 and 8 for it to make sense for us to open at 7.

We want to thank everyone who’s visited The Cat Cafe and we look forward to seeing you in here for the next Tortie Tuesday! Maybe you’ll take home an adoptable tortie to match your drink when you visit us.

We’re always happy when one of our cats gets adopted and goes to a good home. We know that taking them home makes their adopters happy, and it’s a big part of what we are looking to do here at The Cat Cafe. Sometimes, though, there’s an adoption where the person taking the cat really goes the extra mile — in this case, literally.

Jojo is definitely a friendly and fun guy. And so it’s not a surprise at all that someone who met him wanted to take him home. What made this adoption different is that the person who wanted to give Jojo a home was in Los Angeles and couldn’t make it to San Diego for a week.

We don’t put cats on hold here at The Cat Cafe, so we asked her to call on Friday and schedule an adoption appointment for Saturday. That way, if Jojo was still here, she’d be able to take him home.

Friday rolled around, and Jojo still hadn’t been adopted. We were very happy to schedule the adoption appointment for after we closed on Saturday.

We didn’t realize this, but the person adopting Jojo actually lives in Los Angeles. She came to visit The Cat Cafe when she was visiting San Diego for the weekend. The last thing she expected to do was to make a trip to San Diego the next week to adopt a cat.

But Jojo had other ideas. His friendly personality shone through even a brief visit and that is all it took to get someone to fight Southern California traffic to adopt him. Jojo is such a kind cat that he didn’t fuss at all when he went into his carrier for the trip to his new home.

We’re really happy that The Cat Cafe can be a part of happy adoption stories like this one. So far, we’ve sent 30 cats home and we’re hoping that even more find good homes.

Maybe you’ll join the list of adopters from The Cat Cafe?

One of the nicest things about what we’re doing here at The Cat Cafe is that we’re adopting out a lot of cats, which means that we get new arrivals quite frequently. We received some new cats in over the past few days, and I’d like to introduce them all to you. I’m sure you’ll find something to love about at least one of the latest cats to join us at The Cat Cafe.

We can’t seem to get away from cats with tortitude. Suzy is our latest tortoiseshell cat. She’s a little shy and she’ll need some time to get used to the new space. She’s a little older, at ten years, and she also needs a little help with weight management because she’s 20 pounds. We’ll work on getting both her and Lani in shape.

We couldn’t let our buddy Momo, who’s spent the most time here at The Cat Cafe, be the only brown tabby in our mix. That’s why Manon joined us. We recommend that all cats be indoor only cats, but Manon has to be one because she has been front paw declawed. She’s also shy, but once she warms up to you, she is very easy going and mellow. Maybe you can take Manon and Momo home together and have a mellow pair of brown tabbies?

Miguel is part of a brother and sister pair we got in. He’s five years old and a fairly big guy, weighing in at 15 pounds. He’s the more adventurous of the siblings, and loves to do belly rolls onto your feet when he gets to know you. He is also not shy at all about letting you know what’s on his mind.

The other half of the sibling pair is named Michelle. She’s what I call a cow cat, because her black and white pattern resembles that of a cow. She’s the same age, five, as Miguel and she’s smaller, weighing 10 pounds. Miguel helps her come out of her shell and it’s best if this pair goes home together. They love to hang out together here at The Cat Cafe.

With us having record breaking heat here in San Diego, come on over and hang out with the cool cats at The Cat Cafe!

With our recent adoptions, we were down to five cats. And with the weekend coming up and the pace of our adoptions, I was worried that we would face a situation where The Cat Cafe had no kitties.

That’s not something we have to worry about with our new arrivals. These cats are an interesting group, and they’ll be a lot of fun to interact with. They arrived a couple of days ago and some of them already are strutting around the playpen like they’ve been here forever.

Here’s the new group:

• Shyla is a petite tortie, and she’s definitely got “tortitude.” She’s a playful girl, but she’s a little feisty around other cats. She came from a bad situation where she got infested with fleas. The vets at San Diego Humane Society have treated her and she’s ready for her home but she will need flea treatments for the rest of her life.
• Boots is a calm and loving senior cat, and he’s very trusting of new people. You might think a ten year old cat would be slowing down some, but not Boots. On his first day in the playpen, he scampered right up to the top ledge, which is about eight feet off the ground.
• Kitty is a Himalayan mix, and he just got a lion cut. He takes a while to warm up, possibly because he’s not used to his fur being so short yet, but once he does, that purr motor gets going. We love having exotic mixes here at The Cat Cafe and we’re glad he’s here.
• Super Gato is a very friendly cat. He loves to do belly rolls and will give you constant head bonks once he gets to know you. And he’s got an adorable little heart on his nose. How can you say no to such an interesting guy?

Come on by and meet our new arrivals at The Cat Cafe. With the number of adoptions we have had here, you probably want to get in soon!

It’s always a happy day here at The Cat Cafe when we get a chance to send cats to their homes. We had three adoptions in two days, and one of the cats we adopted came back to us.

The first cat to go home was Truvy. When she arrived here, this was the first chance Truvy had to be a cat in her life. Our partners at San Diego Humane Society brought Truvy to us after getting her from a shelter that was overcrowded. In that shelter, Truvy had spent all seven years of her life mostly confined to a cage. It shouldn’t be a surprise that Truvy was very happy to be able to roam around freely all day long.

And that playful attitude is what caused Truvy’s new family to fall in love with her and take her home. Truvy has already fit right in to her new home.

The next day, we sent our first kitten, Roddy, to a new home. Roddy’s adopters visited San Diego Humane Society’s main campus at Gaines Street. When they asked about him, they were told to come here. So they did, and they fell in love with Roddy right away. After that, there was no question that they had to take him home.

Not long after Roddy went to his home, Justin made the trip to his. Initially, the person who adopted Justin wanted to meet Momo. And she liked Momo, but Justin kind of picked her as his human. Who was she to argue with him, especially when he started to purr when she was petting him? So Justin left The Cat Cafe for his home in San Marcos.

But while three cats went to their new homes, we had one who came back. Lani was adopted but things didn’t work out, so she came back to us. We’re happy to have this sweet girl back here at The Cat Cafe, and hope to find her a home that’s perfect.