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“I had no plans to fall in love with her,”
says Carolyn. “She was really shy at
first. After about three weeks she
showed her true colors. She got more
comfortable.”
It was hard for Carolyn, her husband
and her son not to fall in love with
Meme. The lovable little girl, who was
about two-and-a-half years old at the
time, made quite an impression on the
family.
“By the end of our time watching her,
all three of us fell in love with her and
we decided to keep her. She’s such a
beautiful animal,” says Carolyn.
Today, Carolyn and her family are very
happy that they decided to adopt
Meme. She’s been the perfect addition
to their home!
L o v e , W h e n Yo u L e a s t E x p e c t I t
T H E K I T T Y
K O U R I E R
MARCH 2013
4261 Culver Road
Rochester, NY 14622
(585) 338-9175
www.petadoptionnetwork.org
Carolyn Fame wasn’t expecting to
adopt another pet after the loss of her
23-year-old cat. For someone who
loves animals as much as Carolyn does,
the attachment that she had to her cat
made it very difficult to consider letting
another pet into her heart.
“My cat was like my first born child.”
recalls Carolyn. “She was everything to
me.”
In May 2011, Carolyn was asked by a
friend to cat-sit one of the cats
available for adoption at PAN. The
foster mom was going on vacation and
needed to leave Meme (short for Mary
Elizabeth) in the care of someone
loving and responsible. Carolyn was
hesitant at first, but her love of cats
overtook her weariness and she agreed
to help.
Recent Adoptions
January: Heidi, Rosie, Hope,
Watson, Tipsy, Veronica, Pizza,
Robby/Hubbell, Jessica,
Celeste, Paris, Bella, Evelyn,
Crosby, Lefty, Leno, Kim,
Wendell, Lisa, Chase
February: BW Fluff, Drew,
Dylon, Daniel, Jillian, Frosty,
Bubbles Darlene, Pink Martini,
Buddy, Tommy
Left and Right: Meme
prefers to lay on her
back in hopes that she
will get someone to rub
her belly...it usually
works, too!
These Lovable Ladies Found a Second Chance!
Upcoming Events!
Annual Meeting: March 24th @ 4pm. PAN Center,
open to the public
PAN’s 10 Year Anniversary Party! August 11th from 1-6pm at Norton’s Pub,
1730 Goodman St. N, Rochester
Food, live music and entertainment, cash bar, auction and prizes!
Family friendly!
Visit our website to learn more about events and adoption promotions!
www.petadoptionnetwork.org
PAN takes pride in finding permanent homes for
our wonderful cats and kittens that end up with us.
On rare occasion, the adoption doesn’t work out
and the kitties come back to us to stay in foster
care until their true fur-ever home can be found.
Bubbles Darlene and Pink Martini will be a year old
in April. They came from Rochester Animal Services
in May 2012, and were adopted in November. Pink
Martini was accidentally injured when a rod fell on
her during a home repair project. She was promptly
taken to the vet by her adopted family. Both kitties
came back to PAN after the unfortunate mishap.
Luckily for these beautiful, friendly girls, they were
recently adopted again and are enjoying their new
loving home!
On the right: Bubbles (top) and Pink (bottom.)
Martha’s Corner If there is one kitty who knows about the Luck O’ The
Irish, it’s Martha! She continues to thrive at home with
her family. She’s slowing down a little, but she is older.
Martha has a heart condition, but her family hopes it’s her age
that is making her sleep a little more and be less playful. When
she does play, she plays HARD. Sometimes she tries to take
Jenny’s food (her dog sister.) Martha is lucky that Jenny loves
her to pieces and is willing to share anything with her. Martha
loves to sit in the window and look for birds. She sends her best
to everyone!
PAN is always looking
for volunteers to help
with
fundraising events
staffing the
adoption center on
weekends
Fostering cats/
kittens
If you are interested in
helping, please fill out
a volunteer or foster
application on our
website or stop into
our center to talk with
someone between
12-4pm on weekends.
“People are very respon-
sive and willing to help.”
Mary is also excited to
become more familiar with
the volunteers and put
more faces with names.
Below: Duke (and Prince in
the background) were two
kittens that Mary fostered.
to get her cats spayed, and
found out that PAN had
been involved in the
process. She started
volunteering at the center
on adoption days and even
fostered about 15 cats in
total!
Volunteering and caring for
cats has been a source of
joy for Mary. “I’ve loved
cats all my life,” she says.
In January 2013, Mary
became the Volunteer
Coordinator for PAN. She is
in charge of scheduling
volunteers to work shifts
during adoption days on
the weekends.
“It’s been going very well,”
says Mary.
In a few weeks, PAN is
holding their annual
meeting in which new
Board members will be
elected. Mary Lochner is
running for election to join
the Board because she
loves being involved with
PAN and helping animals in
need find permanent
homes.
Mary began volunteering
with PAN about five years
ago. She and her husband
had many kittens to find
homes for after their two
female cats ended up
having litters of kittens at
the same time! Mary
found help from a
newspaper advertisement
Volunteer Spotlight: Mary Lochner
The Importance of Spaying and Neutering
(taken from PetMD online, March 26, 2012. http://www.petmd.com/blogs/thedailyvet/lhuston/2012/mar/
spring_has_sprung_considerations_for_cats and The La Plata Humane Society of Durango, CO)
Spring is around the corner, and with spring comes longer days. The sun comes up earlier and stays up
longer. This increasing day length plays with cat hormones. The result is kittens—lots and lots of kittens.
Of course, kittens are cute and cuddly. Everybody loves kittens. But kittens grow up to be adult cats pretty
quickly. Before long, kittens start making kittens of their own.
Did You Know?
A female kitten can come into heat and become pregnant as early as 5-6 months of age. An un-spayed
female will go into heat every three weeks
A female cat that has not been spayed can become pregnant with a new litter while she is still nursing
and caring for her previous litter
A female cat can have several litters a year which results in an overpopulation of cats. The average litter
size is 4-6 kittens
During “Kitten Season” you will see signs everywhere for Kittens for Sale, they are sold by the wayside,
they are dropped off in boxes at the grocery stores and they end up in animal welfare organizations
Male cats who have not been altered have strong, smelly urine and can develop undesirable habits like
spraying
Female cats spayed prior to their first heat cycle have a significantly lower risk of mammary cancer later
in life
All cats and kittens available for adoption from PAN have been spayed or neutered, and we
urge the community as a whole to act responsibly and ensure that their other pets are
altered. Do it for the health of your pet and to help reduce overpopulation!
The Cat’s Pajamas
Q: What does a cat do when it gets mad?
A: It has a hissy fit.
"In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats." - English proverb