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| - I made the pilgrimage to this cat cafe for the 1st time 2 days ago on an invite to their 21+ Ladies Night / Pure Romance / cat mingling evening of fun. Cupcakes were served.
Founder Melissa Pruett devised the idea of having a cat cafe after visiting a cat cafe in another location. She solicited funding from Kickstarter for 2 years. The original name would've been La Gattara Cat Cafe but because she (still) needs more funding for more permits and space expansion for the cafe part (more varied food/drinks) especially, she changed it to La Gattara Cat Lounge & Boutique since it's more fitting. La Gattara opened on a summer of last year. Local artist Kate Benjamin designed the interior artwork and color scheme (baby pink & blue, with white and black). There were art display from paint nights, and I especially loved the 2 silhouette cat shapes. All About Animals rescue group supplies the kitties (all ages/sizes/shapes, purebred & mixed- from mellow to sassy) for adoption. It's cage-free with the kitties roaming and hanging around as they well-please. Reservations and walk-ins (up to 15 per visit) are welcome, but reservations are recommended. $10 for 1 hour of cat mingling. Other prices/freebies vary per event i.e. yoga, painting, and special events (drag queens, ladies night, holiday parties, birthdays).
'Cat Daddy' Jackson Galaxy from Animal Planet's My Cat from Hell series stopped by recently.
I had lots of fun interacting with the 25(?) adorable kitties and got to meet their mascot, Charlie Chaplin (with the bowtie), who oversees the lounge (and is not available for adoption). They loved to play hide&seek, to be brushed, to sit with, and to pose for photos & videos with me- 2 of them followed me to the restroom and actually watched me ;) I particularly liked this one senior boy (11 years) who looked like a Persian mix (beautiful eyes, BTW) who reminded me of my Gladys (who's a senior Himmie whom I adopted from another rescue center last January) ;) It is an evening to be had =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^=
I highly encourage you cat lovers to stop by and support the "cat cafe" mission to help adopt out the kitties in a cage- and stress-free environment that fosters social skills. As a result, they have been successful at adopting out numerous kitties. Also, please be kind and non-judgmental as it is a very busy center with a tiny staff and small budget that are still expanding- it's clean, but you may encounter a couple+ messes. And, have fun!
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