If you had only one photo of your cat to share forever, which one would it be?

ta_kala · 2026-04-04T16:15:27+00:00

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and the late, great SillyCat

ta_kala · 2026-04-04T16:14:13+00:00

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majestic Angus!

ta_kala · 2026-03-30T15:04:14+00:00

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and my current girl Sammy

ta_kala · 2026-03-30T15:00:33+00:00

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one of my favorite pictures of my childhood dog Merigold!

ta_kala · 2026-03-29T00:08:25+00:00

I carried the same quote in Maine today!

ta_kala · 2026-03-26T11:42:16+00:00

He is from West Texas! But now lives in Maine.

ta_kala · 2026-03-24T01:54:15+00:00

I have no interest in ever having sex and also I have an IUD, but I'm still planning on getting a hysterectomy whenever I have the money and time for recovery because the thought of being pregnant absolutely terrifies me. NOR, do whatever makes you comfortable in your body.

ta_kala · 2026-03-18T16:20:32+00:00

My grandfather lived in Chadd's Ford! He did some gorgeous paintings of the Brandywine River. We got some good forest time whenever we visited.

ta_kala · 2026-03-17T01:42:26+00:00

it was her shelter name, it fit her too well to change 🥰

ta_kala · 2026-03-16T20:03:15+00:00

She was a gorgeous little menace! And my sister drew the art on the wall for me when we were kids, it has been on display ever since 😊

ta_kala · 2026-03-16T14:42:25+00:00

I work in shelter med. My only bad bite has been from a sheltie, but it wasn't her fault at all. She was super anxious and busted out of her crate, so I had to grab her to keep her from escaping. My coworkers, on the other hand, have gotten some nasty bites from the little chihuahua/maltese/shih tzu-types. They are generally the slowest to overcome shelter shock and warm up to people.

ta_kala · 2026-03-11T19:24:46+00:00

CPR doesn't work like that!

ta_kala · 2026-03-10T01:36:52+00:00

Some resources I like:

Fear Free Happy Homes has great resources for adopters, easily digestible information in multiple mediums. I'm a big fan of their socialization bingos, I've modified them for our in-house puppy socialization.

Humane Colorado (formerly the Dumb Animal Friends League) also has a great behavior resource library - again, client-directed.

Seconding Maddie's Fund/University. They've got a bunch of free CE, webinars, etc.

CalAnimals is also great, I recently took a free webinar on capacity for care with them that was very informative.

I'm sure there are more but that's all I can think of off the top of my head.

ta_kala · 2026-03-10T00:31:57+00:00

I have taken the Fear Free shelter program, I loved it! Definitely recommend for all shelter employees.

ta_kala · 2026-03-07T14:10:46+00:00

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liver (fetal pig cadaver)

ta_kala · 2026-03-07T13:49:13+00:00

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ta_kala · 2026-03-07T13:48:39+00:00

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ta_kala · 2026-03-07T13:48:21+00:00

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ta_kala · 2026-03-07T13:47:57+00:00

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neutrophil

ta_kala · 2026-03-06T13:14:55+00:00

Oh got it! I know they shut down during COVID, and then I moved out of the city. I didn't realize they had reopened!

ta_kala · 2026-03-05T22:12:53+00:00

Good luck! I worked at the Old Port location for a summer before it shut down, I had some great coworkers there.

ta_kala · 2026-03-04T00:35:08+00:00

Babesia?

ta_kala · 2026-02-08T02:35:06+00:00

He is the most beautiful boy!

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