Cups and Claws Cat Cafe Newport News

01/30/2025

Are you kitten me? There are only a few spots left for our first CAT BINGO Friday evening! There will be several rounds with a few fun prizes, and Swag plus some feline good info Book now at www.cupsandclaws.com

01/29/2025

Our Favorite Veteran handyman is installing some more super cat highway furniture to create a safe and happy place for our rescue partner kitties 💙

01/29/2025

Book now at www.cupsandclaws.com

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01/28/2025

Come visit our MEOWS of the week Ms. Nayla Garfield's Rescue, Inc. and Ms. Oreos Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society

stay tuned for more fun videos and pictures of these cuties

01/28/2025

Reminder for our adopters from our rescue partners to make sure to visit this amazing Nextdoor for Business

Our “Welcome Home Wall” is looking a little bare, and we need YOUR help to fill it up!

In 2024, we proudly gave away 92 Pawdoption Care Kits, and we’re aiming to break that number this year. If you’ve recently adopted a furry friend, bring in your adoption papers and claim your FREE Pawdoption Care Kit, packed with over $125 worth of high-quality goodies for your new pet.

As an added bonus, your pet will get a spot on our wall, celebrating their fresh start with you. Come visit us and let’s make 2025 a year of even more adoptions and wagging tails! 💚

Together, we can give every pet a great start. See you soon! 🐕🐈🎉

01/27/2025

Happy Sunday Restart Spotlight

We are thrilled that so many cuties have gone home this month and more to come! Thank you for coming in and helping these rescues feel love, to support small rescue missions, and more importantly to enjoy some peaceful time here working, playing, enjoying family time and more🐾🥰

01/24/2025

Raffle ticket for a chance to WIN a 1 hour portrait session and 8x10 print from Heather Hughes Photography. 100% of donation (minus Square processing fees) will be donated to Cups & Claws Cat Lounge in Newport News, VA for the Catio build out coming soon- we hope💙😺😺😺😺😺

01/21/2025

Tuesday's Did you know?

Although we are not yet a full coffee shop or even serve liquor yet, We partner with ☕ Column 15 to serve their amazing fresh brewed coffee. We serve Rising Tide Bakery fresh baked all natural bakery items💙

However you can also bring in any lunch or dinner items that you purchased outside our establishment🍕🍟🥗 so come on in during lunch, or pick up a pizza and come on in and get your kitty snuggles!

2025 Goals 🎯 1. ABC license to serve package beer and wine
2. build our outside Catio
3. purchase an industrial Coffee maker
4. more catification for the ceiling space

01/21/2025

Wait, WHAT?!?!?! A portrait session for just $10? 🥰⁠
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Ok, so I'm going to try something I've never tried before and see how it goes.⁠
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In 2024, I donated sessions to 12 auctions for charities and helped raise 💰️THOUSANDS 💰️ of dollars for amazing causes such as and many more - which was amazing and I'm on track to do even more in 2025 🫶⁠
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But... not everyone does auction events. 😪⁠
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So, I'm going to try a raffle - and my first recipient will be in Newport News who supports several local shelters and saves hundreds of kitty lives each year. 😻⁠
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For $10 you get 1 entry.⁠
For $20 you get 3 entries.⁠
And for $25 you get 5 entries.⁠
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On Feb. 1 there will be a LIVE drawing and someone will 🎉 WIN 🎉 a portrait session with me and an 8x10 print for anytime in 2025. (a $440 value)⁠
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You could use this as a Valentine's day present, Mother's Day, a professional headshot, a senior portrait, or some cute photos of your fur babies (even dogs too 🐶❣️)⁠
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Here is the link to Enter:
https://checkout.square.site/merchant/HVE2PQXY8XTG1/checkout/NMOPRL566T5ZNANWB45F3MWP
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And I'll be doing the drawing LIVE so be sure to follow or like my page so you can see if you 🎉 WIN on Feb. 1 🎉

01/21/2025

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01/21/2025

Our Monday MEOW of the week is Ms. Nayla Garfield's Rescue, Inc. https://www.garfieldsrescue.org/animals/detail?AnimalID=20721396

😺This beautiful panther is spunky, sweet and less than 2 years old. She is ready to bond easily but her ideal would be as a companion for a person that is looking for some feline family 💙

01/20/2025

We will be closed for our regular deep cleaning and pet care days ...Please come in any time during our open hours for some self-care and supporting your community one kitty at a time 💙

01/19/2025

Thank you Kitten Lady for sharing the truth about breeding . We love our rescue mutts

I title this photo: The Discarded Cats Breeders Don’t Show.

It’s no coincidence that the two highest-need kittens I’ve ever cared for—Chouchou and Miette—were discarded by breeders. Both were born with congenital issues that require significant medical care, including surgeries to correct cleft palates, stenotic nares, and angular limb deformities. These conditions aren’t accidents…they’re the direct result of breeding for extreme physical traits.

The flat faces, tiny noses, oversized eyes, and skeletal builds prized by breeders and breed enthusiasts come at a devastating cost. These features may look “cute” to some, but they are inherently unnatural and, for many cats, lead to lifelong health problems. Kittens like Chouchou and Miette are casualties of human aesthetic preferences, bred into existence for profit and abandoned when their medical needs outweighed their monetary value.

As Persian breeders continue to select for brachycephalic profiles that push noses inward, it’s no surprise that some, like Chouchou, are born with skull deformities that limit even the most basic functions of eating and breathing. I’m thrilled that we’ve been able to help him overcome both through multiple surgeries, but the interventions we’ve had to take have been challenging, not to mention that he didn’t deserve to go through any of that in the first place.

Miette, a Persian/Ragdoll mix, was bred to inherit traits from both breeds: Persians’ small frames combined with Ragdolls’ large size and predisposition for skeletal problems created the perfect storm, resulting in legs so malpositioned that she cannot walk without splints and will need multiple extensive, expensive orthopedic surgeries in the future. I’m so angry for her, and so sad that this sweet little soul will have to experience an intense recovery for a condition that could have been prevented.

I share this to say that when you see fancy, fluffy, purebred cats, please remember that there is a dark side—there are unseen victims of extreme gene selection. Real, living beings who deserve to be able to eat, to breathe, to walk, to jump, to play.

Anyway. This photo pretty much says it all. ❤️

01/18/2025

Big Luke wants to remind you that tomorrow is bring a senior day and they get in FREE 💙