A Little About Catherine

I have been an animal lover all my life. I can’t recall a time in my childhood when we didn’t have pets. I had everything from hermit crabs, hamsters to even a baby chick I brought home one time around Easter! Of course we had the usual two cats and two dogs I think every household has at least at one point in there lives.

I have been a resident of Baton Rouge for the past 22 years and have been happily married to my husband Drew for the past 7 years. Together we share our home with 9 cats and 2 dogs all of whom have been rescued from the streets or adopted from animal control shelters.

Approximately four years ago I began taking care of a stray cat in our apartment complex. After a few months Molly was socialized well enough that I wanted to put her up for adoption through Cat Haven. Because Cat Haven doesn’t have a shelter I was going to have to become Molly’s “foster mom” until she was adopted. When it was time to take Molly to the vet to be spayed, it was then that we found out she was pregnant. A few months later Molly gave birth to 5 of the most beautiful kittens I had ever seen. Soon it was time for Molly and her kittens to be put up for adoption through Cat Haven. After the first kitten was adopted I didn’t think I could bear to watch Molly and the rest of the kittens find new homes. Luckily, I was able to place two of the kittens with one of Drew’s co-workers, but I couldn’t bring myself to part with Molly or the last of her two kittens Allie and Pete.

After my experience with Molly I realized I wanted to help other cats and kittens that were living on the streets with no one to love, feed or care for them. It was then that I joined the Cat Haven family. With Cat Haven, I served as the Coordinator of their Fix-A-Feline program which enables people to have their household cats/kittens spayed or neutered for free if they are financially unable to afford to have this procedure done. Working with Cat Haven continues to be a rewarding experience as we take in cats and kittens that otherwise would be forced to live a dangerous and lonely life on the streets.

It does seem that cats have an extra special place in my heart; however I have a passion for all animals. While I may not have had the opportunity to share my life with every breed of animal, I hope to have the experience of getting to know a few more through you.

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