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MEOW Cat Rescue

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Kirkland, WA
MEOW Cat Rescue

425-822-6369
[email protected]
10600 NE 68th Street, Suite F
Kirkland, WA 98033 MEOW is still staffed almost entirely by volunteers.
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Our History
In the early 1990s, a small group of animal-loving friends made a commitment to create a better life for homeless animals. With little more than determination, they started Mercer Island Eastside Orphans and Waifs, now commonly called MEOW Cat Rescue & Adoption, a non-profit organization with a no-holds-barred no-kill philosophy. It’s still all about the animals. Today

Since our beginning in 1997, MEOW has placed approximately 1000 animals into permanent homes annually. Donations from interested individuals, organizations and businesses provide financial support for this work. Adoption fees from $65 to $125 also help defray the cost of care for the animals. Our application process ensures that every adopted animal is placed in an environment where there is appropriate space, human contact, and a commitment to safeguard and care for the animal for its entire lifetime. Our standards are high. The welfare of the animals is paramount in the placement process. Cats and kittens come from various sources and situations: orphans found under a deck, an abandoned cat crying at the door, someone has developed allergies or is moving to a place where the cats are not welcome. Some come from the rescue community, finding tame homeless cats and kittens feeding with feral colonies. Newborn or senior, healthy, ill or injured, all are valued at MEOW. Incoming cats and kittens are examined for general health, illness, injury, parasites and tested for feline viral diseases and provided appropriate medical care. Daily care of cats and kittens is done both in the shelter and in the foster homes of volunteers, sometimes involving bottle-feeding orphans, often requiring intensive medical care of ill animals. MEOW provides a safe haven and socialization as well as proper nutrition and a clean environment while the animals await adoptive homes. Our volunteers speak with the public, interview prospective adopters, and provide education concerning the care of pets on such subjects as providing a rich environment for indoor-only cats, the benefits of spaying/neutering and microchipping, introducing a new pet into the family, addressing behavioral issues, proper daily care and well-cat/kitten care. Each year MEOW is faced with the impossible and each and every day we recommit ourselves to something in which we truly believe, the motto we adopted at our inception, ”all nine lives are precious”.

01/13/2025

Siblings Ferrereo and Mars are sure to be showered with lots of love in their new furrever home!

01/12/2025

Congrats to Socks and her new family, kicking off a Sundayvof adoptions at MEOW!

01/12/2025

MEET FINLEY!

Finley is a great big love bug of a cat! He is a 2 1/2 year old male domestic short hair black and white tuxedo. So dapper!

Finley came to us all the way from Montenegro where he was a street cat. When he arrived stateside, one of the first things we noticed was that he had advanced dental disease and was most likely experiencing great discomfort. He went to foster care while he waited for his dental appointment. He was a gentleman of a cat and is good natured and easy going.

In December, Finley had a complete dental including many extractions. He eats canned food only as it is much easier on his mouth. Also, he put on a bit of weight in his foster home and it would be healtier for him to weigh a bit less. The canned food will help with that. He has fully recovered from the surgery and is now at the shelter just waiting to begin living his very best life.

We think Finley will do best in a home without young children. Because he was a street cat and isn't at all bothered by the other cats in the shelter, we think he'd do just fine in a home with another cat (with slow and gradual introductions).

Finley has been neutered, vaccinated, microchipped, dewormed and viral tested. He is FIV+, and we have learned so much in the last couple of years:

~ FIV cats can live just as long and as healthy as Non-FIV cats and
ultimately die of the same causes as Non-FIV cats.

~The virus cannot be passed to humans or other animals.

~ FIV cats can live with other non-aggressive cats without spreading the virus.

~ FIV is transmitted primarily through a deep bite where the virus is injected
directly into the bloodstream of the Non-FIV cat. Bites of this kind are
extremely rare, except in free-roaming, un-neutered tomcats.

~ The virus is weak and cannot live outside the cat’s body for long and is
killed by light, air, heat, and household disinfectants.

~ Casual behaviors do not pass the virus. (e.g., shared food or water dishes
or toys, mutual grooming, snuggling, mock fighting, shared litter boxes,
scratches, not even sneezes.)

~ FIV cats need the same care all cats need—a quality diet (the best you
can afford), live in a safe environment (indoor and/or outdoor cat-proofed
area), regular Vet exams, treat any health problems as they arise, and
LOVE.

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We are currently conducting in person adoptions on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1-5pm (walk-ins welcome, but appointments prioritized). To reserve an appointment to adopt, please complete an application by visiting www.MeowCatRescue.org/adopt and submit to [email protected]

01/12/2025

Our adorable Blanche found her family today. What a happy household this will be! 🩷🐾🩷

01/12/2025

Cuties, Rumble and Skye, are on their way come. Congratulations everyone!

01/11/2025

Reese and Twix were the first adoption of the day - hooray!!

01/11/2025

Chad was picked up today and he will be joining Arlene, who was adopted last weekend! We wish them a lifetime of love!

01/09/2025

MEET BLANCHE!

Blanche is a sweet and petite 10 month old female who came to MEOW after wandering in through the front door of a local resident in the community and making herself at home! Not able to keep her, the resident reached out to MEOW for help and while stray cats aren't generally common intakes for us (those will typically fall under the jurisdiction of local municipal shelters), MEOW agreed to house Blanche until we could either find her owner or get her scheduled for a spay surgery. With no owner coming forward over a few weeks and no microchip to help provide background on her, MEOW had Blanche spayed and vaccinated to make her ready to find a permanent furrever home!

Despite not knowing much of her background, we do know that Blanche is INCREDIBLY friendly and loves human attention - we also suspect she would do well with another feline/s provided a proper introduction is done.

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We are currently conducting in person adoptions on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1-5pm (walk-ins welcome, but appointments prioritized). To reserve an appointment to adopt, please complete an application by visiting www.MeowCatRescue.org/adopt and submit to [email protected]

01/08/2025

MEET CALYPSO!

Calypso is a gentle, laid back 2 year old female who came to MEOW after being found wandering in an apartment complex in southern King County.

Regrettably, we don't have much background on Calypso's life prior to being rescued, but we suspect she was a previously owned cat who was abandoned after her prior caretakers moved away. While a bit reserved at first meet, Calypso warms up when offered gentle affection and enjoys being indulged with head scritches. While we aren't sure how Calypso would do with another cat or dog in a home, we think she would make a GREAT companion in a calmer, quieter home with a predictable routine she could adapt to.

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We are currently conducting in person adoptions on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1-5pm (walk-ins welcome, but appointments prioritized). To reserve an appointment to adopt, please complete an application by visiting www.MeowCatRescue.org/adopt and submit to [email protected]

01/08/2025

MEET JESS!

Jess is a very sweet and outgoing 1 year old female who came to us after being rescued from a home with too many cats on the eastern side of the state. As with many of those kinds of situations, the homeowners started out with the best of intentions rescuing local felines in need but things quickly got beyond their control at which point they reached out to agencies and independent trappers across the state for help.

Oh so friendly and sociable, Jess would be a stellar fit in most homes, including those with younger children, other cats, and even feline friendly dogs - she's practically purrfect!

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We are currently conducting in person adoptions on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1-5pm (walk-ins welcome, but appointments prioritized). To reserve an appointment to adopt, please complete an application by visiting www.MeowCatRescue.org/adopt and submit to [email protected]

01/07/2025

Finn may be just 9 years old, but he has a heart of gold when it comes to giving. When he was just 5 years old, he learned about a child in his neighborhood with cancer and he wondered what he, as a kid himself, could do to help. Thus began his over 2-year commitment to grow out his hair to donate to Wigs for Kids, not once but twice, donating over 14 inches each time!

The list of selfless deeds goes on and on. Finn's love of cooking, plus a Cub Scout’s dedication to community service, not to mention his neighbors’ generosity, has enabled him to hold a number of bake sales and donate to several different charities, among them MEOW Cat Rescue and Canopy Cat Rescue (both benefitting his favorite animal: cats), and more!

We were absolutely delighted when this very special boy stopped in last week. He visited cats and kittens and brightened everyone's day.
Additionally, he brought a very generous donation. Thank you Finn, from the bottom of our very thankful hearts. 💞

01/05/2025

Congrats to Stacy and Bailey who are heading to their new furrever home this afternoon!

01/04/2025

MEET CLAUDINE!

Claudine is a very sweet 8 year old female who came to MEOW after being abandoned inside an apartment when her previous owner moved away and left her behind. Claudine is incredibly friendly and would do well in most homes looking for a laid back, mature kitty (who also happens to get along with easy going felines and cat friendly dogs). Healthy and in great shape, Claudine recently had a full panel of bloodwork and a dental (one less thing for her adoptive family to worry about) and is ready for her new furrever home!

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We are currently conducting in person adoptions on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 1-5pm (walk-ins welcome, but appointments prioritized). To reserve an appointment to adopt, please complete an application by visiting www.MeowCatRescue.org/adopt and submit to [email protected]

01/02/2025

Hooray for Bumble, our first adoption of 2025! Bumble will be going home with her new furrever family and feline step siblings at home!

01/02/2025

Far and away our most used item in the shelter at this moment, we are currently going through a case and a half of Fancy Feast kitten pate every....single....day to keep our youngest felines well fed. That's not counting any additional cases that get sent home weekly for our close to 80 kittens in foster care.

To say we have a HUGE need for Fancy Feast kitten pate would be a MASSIVE understatement. If anyone out there is interested in helping us through kitten season, but are unable to foster, sponsoring a case of our kittens' most popular food choice is the next best thing! Best of all, you can conveniently order it via our Amazon Wish List or Chewy Wish List and have it delivered straight to the shelter!

Amazon Wish List: https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/3LXAT722VXY12

Chewy Wish List: https://www.chewy.com/g/meow-cat-rescue_b91143225 -list&wishlistsortby=DEFAULT

12/29/2024

Kelsey is on her way to her new furrever home and we think she will be a great match for her new feline step-sibling waiting for her!

12/29/2024

This big, gorgeous boy!! Yeti is going home...hooray!! Be well everyone. 🤗

12/28/2024

Speaking of "+1s" we have several great felines that are newly available this weekend, all of which would LOVE to be adopted into a home with another kitty companion. These are just a few examples....

We are open Saturday and Sunday from 1pm-5pm - WALK-INS WELCOME!

Hope to see you here!

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10600 NE 68th Street, Ste F
Kirkland, WA
98033

Opening Hours

Thursday	1pm - 5pm
Friday	1pm - 5pm
Saturday	12:30am - 5pm
Sunday	1pm - 5pm

Website

https://www.meowcatrescue.org/

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Lilia, getting in a final biscuit making before her trip home (we sent the snuggly bed home with her ♡).

This is Ace! As you can see, he thoroughly enjoys a hearty face/cheek massage. 😊 He's available for adoption, and is sure to be a most excellent companion for some lucky human(s).

Copper, our resident biscuit maker 💙

Let's talk about....MEOW Cat Rescue!

Megan is thoroughly enjoying her new toy! Wouldn't she look good playing with toys in a new home? 🌸

Category 5 PURRNADO at MEOW Cat Rescue!

Awwww....Ava making biscuits. 🤍 If you're looking for a baker, she's the one!

"LET'S TALK ABOUT....What it's like to be an animal care professional...."

GREETINGS from MEOW Cat Shelter!

Milliway is bright eyed, bushy tailed and rarin' to go! Congratulations ladies!!

Our "concert" litter - Alto, Bass, Soprano, and Tenor - absolutely LOVE playing with wand toys! If you're looking for cute kittens with lots of energy, it doesn't get much better than these cuties! #adoptdontshop #BlackGoesWithEverything

We have a darling little biscuit maker looking for a good home. 💚 Her name is Jade 💚

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