Cat Room Rules

While we may end up having lots of cats who enjoy snuggles the reality is most cats aren't going to react well to strangers picking them up. This environment will be an adjustment to most of these cats who aren't used to a lot of people being in and out every day which means we're doing everything we can to help their transition from the shelter to the cafe go smoothly. Our cats will most likely be more willing to come up for scratches and to play if they don't think there's a risk of being picked up. If you're sitting and one climbs on your lap, it's your lucky day!

As mentioned above, this will be a new experience for the cats having so many people coming to interact with them on a daily basis. They're going to be worn out from all the excitement and deserve to have all the uninterrupted naps they want. There's also no better way to startle a cat and potentially get clawed than to try and wake one up. Let these kitties dream of chasing lasers and climbing wall shelves and they'll be ready to get back to it for real soon! 

We're working closely with Four Footed Friends to ensure all our cats are as healthy as can be and one of the best ways to ensure that is to keep them all on a specific diet. Outside treats and snacks can quickly make for sick kitty bellies so we kindly ask you to not feed them anything during your visit. This can also create bad habits of expecting all visitors to have treats. We'll have plenty of food bowls out for everyone to share. 

As we've previously stated, our number one goal is to help these cats and kittens find homes so with that in mind we ask you to refrain from playing with your hands, clothing strings, lasers, or anything outside of what we are providing. This helps our cats create good habits and show off their excellent manners for potential adopters. We ask those with kids please monitor them to ensure everyone is playing nicely with toys. 

As we add more shelving and places for our cats to explore we want to remind everyone to not reach up to pet or try to entice cats to play with you from our upper shelves. We have had a few cats take a tumble because they get too distracted by people or toys and our top priority is their safety. Also, please do not stand on our benches or chairs to reach the cats. We will provide one warning and after that anyone in violation of these rules will be asked to leave without a refund. 

One of the easiest ways to track in germs and debris from outside is on shoes so we ask that everyone remove their shoes before entering Woody's Playroom. This is your reminder to bring socks if you wish. We can make exceptions for anyone unable to remove shoes but this is our general practice. Thank you so much for understanding!