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My name is Mama Katie!

Posted over 3 weeks ago

My basic info

Breed
Domestic Shorthair
Color
Gray or Blue (Mostly)
Age
Young
Sex
Female
Pet ID
22035043-Mama Katie
Hair Length
short

My details

Alert icon Not good with cats
Checkmark in teal circle Spayed / Neutered
Checkmark in teal circle Housetrained

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Meet Mama Katie (MK): 
This darling, talkative, confident, kitty is a true survivor. She was rescued from the streets with two kittens and instantly showed her gratification by snuggling up to her rescuer. Now that Mama Katie is an empty nester, she is able to grow into her true personality: an opinionated, loyal, bold, vocal, and sensibly sweet gal.  
Some things to know about Mama Katie: she has been through a LOT of change in the past couple of months, transitioning between multiple foster homes after being raised on the streets. So, while MK is affectionate, kind, and adaptable, she still gets overwhelmed by constant change like any normal cat. When this happens, she needs time to decompress and reassurance that she is safe and loved.  
MK needs to be the only cat in the home as she is territorial and protective of her human and personal space. She has shown indifference to dogs, but it’s not clear how she will integrate with one in the home.  
MK is an active, young adult, who appreciates a human who will give her lots of attention when asked, but space when needed.  
 
        MK is spayed, fully vaccinated, microchipped, and up to date on flea medication.  
 
 
Please consider giving MK the permanent home she deserves and needs.  
         Email mayrasanchez@stanford.edu for an application.
 
November 8, 2025, 11:35 am
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Contact info

Pet ID
22035043-Mama Katie
Contact
Kathleen Creger
Email
Address
PO Box18287, Stanford, CA 94309

Their adoption process

Additional adoption info

We have applicants fill out the application--usually online. Someone calls to talk wit the applicant to find out more about their needs and desires. If we find all in order on the phone, we invite the person to visit the cat in the foster home. If it seems the 2 are a good match, we visit the potential new home to be sure all looks according to what was said and that they are ready for the cat. We then deliver the cat to the home. They must be willing to keep the cat inside and have a safe place for the cat to retreat to if he needs it. Plus secure screens. Of course, agree to keep the cat healthy with yearly exams, immunizations, good food and fresh water, fresh litter, etc.

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Go meet their pets

We have adoption fairs on the 1st Saturday of each month from 1-4 at the Pet Food Express at 1768 Miramonte Ave in Mountain View

Our cats are posted on our website
feline friends network.org

More about this rescue

In 1989, Stanford University had a problem with roaming cats all over the campus. Too many students think kittens are cute and adopt, but realize at the end of the year, mom won't let them bring them home, so they let them go (there is a no pets policy in campus housing). The university decided to exterminate these feral cats. But a group of people who had been trying to care for some of these cats got together to take care of this issue by trapping them all, getting the metered, taking many in that were tame enough to be pets, and attracting others to special feeding stations on the campus that are watched and fed and watered daily by volunteers. Through adoptions and attrition over the years, the number of regular ferals we have on the campus now is at about 15. We continue to find new cats as people dump them, but we also have a policy of adopters returning the cats to us if they must surrender them instead of taking them to a shelter where they would most likely be killed. We also find many lost cats and reunite them with their owners.
We always need volunteers to do the feeding, fostering, and some administration work like making flyers for our adoptable cats and posting them and putting them on various websites. We do a once a year holiday letter with information about what is happening along with a donation appeal. We need donations to purchase good food for our ferals, get our cats neutered and make sure they are healthy. Vets are quite expensive, even with our shelter discount. We have no real administrative overhead except for stamps and paper.

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