The best part of my job is meeting so many funny, wonderful cats (and their hoomans too!). I will share pics and stories about the cats I have now, and the ones I've had over the years. Let's start with Sophie (aka Cutie McPretty). Sophie came to me in 2020 after I found her roaming an alley in Chicago. She was most definitely pregnant, and I was most definitely concerned about her from the start. After trying to befriend her, it was obvious she was feral; I couldn’t get anywhere near her without her running in fear. But I didn’t want her to have her babies outdoors. One day, to my surprise, we made eye contact, and I swear I felt like she was giving me the ok to help. So I trapped her, brought her indoors, and made her comfy in a large dog crate with pillows, water, food, and litter. Just in time, too! Three days later, a variety pack of six gorgeous kittens were born. While she was nursing, I would often feed her from my hand to help the exhausted new mama out. She became feeder friendly fast and quick, and I didn’t have the heart to put her back outside, so I went to work on socializing her. And then one day, she left me pull her into my lap and I knew I had loved the feral right out of her. Sophie has been living indoors only for over two years. She greets me with loving head butts and the sweetest purrs I’ve ever heard. All her babies eventually got adopted into loving homes.