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If you are anything like me and you love coffee and kitties, a cat cafe is the place to go! I've been hearing about these places for some time, so we took a trip to the Orlando Cat Cafe to see just what all the fluff was about.
First, you enter through the Axum coffee shop where you can order your favorite caffeinated beverage. You may then sit in the cafe sipping your drink and watching the 20+ cats and kittens play, sleep and lounge, all through the viewing window or you can head into the cat play area and interact with all the sweet felines.
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| Prince |
The first thing you may notice upon entering are all the cat beds, toys, trees, giant kitten tent, stairs built into the wall leading to more cat beds higher up and, of course, all the cats. We were immediately greeted by a beautiful, friendly little tortie named, Callie.
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| Nap time for Callie |
This sweet kitty reminded me so much of my own torti from years ago also named, Kali. There is a bulletin board on the wall with pictures and information on all the kitties so you can easily find the names and ages of all your favorite cats.
The very first cat that was wide awake and ready to play was, Ramsey. She is 7 years old and had a bit of dental work.
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| Ramsey |
I'm not sure if the dental work had a part to play in her adorable quirk, but notice her little tongue in both pictures?
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| Ramsey the mighty huntress |
It wasn't long before we were invited to the kitten tent where the youngest members of the feline family reside. Each small group is allowed 10 minutes of play time with the babies.
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| Little Macho |
So much cuteness and sass in such small packages. Little Macho was, as you can see, exhausted from all that play time, but Big Macho was full of energy and ready for fun!
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| Big Macho |
Once our ten minutes were up we headed out of the tent and found more kitties we hadn't yet met like, Shiny.
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| Shiny |
And the lovely Miss Tiki who was a permanent fixture on this throw pillow.
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| Tiki |
We found kitties in every nook and cranny of the play room!
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| Tamatoa |
I noticed this handsome boy, Tamatoa, has what looks to be an ear tip. I wondered if he was previously part of a TNR (trap, neuter, return) program. All of the lost girls cats are either rescues or were at one time feral kittens we ourselves found and adopted. I myself feed all the community cats in our area and have recently begun having them TNR'd thanks to the wonderful cat rescues that make it possible.
Out of my first group of ferals, one kitten decided he had enough of the wild life and chose to become an indoor fur baby where he can demand all the attention he wants. With our homes already full we were not considering adopting during our visit, but if we had been, there was one special kitty that I fell in love with. His name is Donkey.
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| The Most Precious Bean Toe award goes to, Donkey! |
This little guy recently graduated from the kitten tent and he is such a purr baby! He will make the purrfect lap top model when he finds his furrever home.
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| Donkey |
All of the Axum staff and SPCA volunteers were extremely kind and helpful. The cat play area was very clean and nicely decorated with all things cat themed. You are required to sanitize your hands before entering the play area and once more before handling the kittens in the tent. They go above and beyond to keep the animals happy and healthy.
We highly recommend visiting the cafe if you are looking to adopt your new best friend. If you can't adopt, you can still support them by volunteering or donating items from their wish list.
Be sure to check out their website where you can find information on all the available cats and kittens and you can reserve your spot in the kitty play area.
