As you know, in about a month, the streets of downtown San Diego will be filled with superheroes, zombies, stormtroopers, and others just enjoying the show for Comic-Con. During Comic-Con, we here at The Cat Cafe go to a reservation only system. We simply cannot accommodate everyone who wants to visit our cats with 130,000 additional people downtown.

As in prior years, admissions to interact with the cats at The Cat Cafe will be available for purchase. We are holding the price at the same level as last year. So, for $15, you will get a food or drink item and half an hour with the cats.

Spots will be available starting at 8:00 AM, and go for 30 minutes. We will then give the cats 15 minutes to relax without people being in the playpen, and we’ll begin the cycle again. The last spot will begin at 3:30 and end at 4:00.

Last year, most of these time slots filled up and we had to turn people away. So please make sure you avoid disappointment and book your spot early to get the one you want. For those who want to try to get in without a reservation, we cannot make any guarantees. You are welcome to show up and purchase a spot, but we can’t promise you that there will be one for you at the time you want.

Also, during Comic-Con, The Cat Cafe will suspend adoptions. Putting a cat in a carrier and taking them to a car is stressful enough. We believe that doing so with an additional 130,000 people on the streets could turn even the most mild mannered cat into a feline Hulk.

The Cat Cafe appreciates the understanding of our year round customers during Comic-Con. We simply can’t run using our normal procedures with so many additional people wanting to visit us. Once Comic-Con is over, we’ll return to our normal procedures.

May was a busy month for us here at The Cat Cafe. We had a number of fairly large conventions at the San Diego Convention Center, and then we had the long Memorial Day weekend. That meant a lot of people visited us, and because of those visits, we were able to send eight cats to new homes.

One of the highlights of the month was when we sent one of the first cats who arrived here from The Rescue House, Andrew, to his new home. In something that shows you just how tightly Andrew can weave his way into your heart, his foster showed up to help us adopt him out and to say goodbye to him!

And we also found a home for two fifteen year old bengal cats. Iris and Gizmo were customer favorites, so we’re sad that they left us but we’re very happy that they went to a person who will make sure they’re very happy.

Not only did we have a lot of customers visit us, but we had generous customers. That’s how we raised $292 to help The Rescue House continue their work of helping cats in need. The Cat Cafe is extremely grateful for the generosity of our customers.

We wanted to also tell you about a new arrival at The Cat Cafe. Sunny is the latest cat to join us. He’s a two year old orange tabby. And he’s a very mellow and calm cat. Most cats complain when they get in a carrier, and they really hate car rides. Not Sunny. He didn’t say a thing during the ride to The Cat Cafe. And he hopped right out of the carrier when he arrived.

Sunny is still getting used to things here, so you won’t see much of him. When you do see him, he’ll greet you with head bonks and his unique meow.

We here at The Cat Cafe want to thank everyone who adopted in May and our generous customers. We hope to see you back again soon to meet Sunny and the rest of our cats.