The cats in Kotor caused us a lot of tears and sorrow, but they also trapped our hearts and gave us endless love and laughter. In a town where we don’t know many people, the excitement of the cats when they see us meant more to us than you can ever imagine. Their acceptance and friendship validate us. Here are some of their stories.
Cat Calling and A Mission in Kotor Our only mission in Kotor, Montenegro was to sterilize as many homeless cats as we could afford. That decision was made in 2018 when we saw a neighbor stomp Kelly Koh’s healthy...
Gregi, We Hope Somebody Saves Him After six nights in Kotor, we left for Sarajevo on November 8th. While on the bus, I saw a post on Kotor Kitties’ Facebook page about “a large male orange cat with...
We are Sorry, Michelle. After picking up sickly Angela on December 10th, Kenric and I made a point to always look for and feed her only remaining sibling. We don’t know what happened to the other...
A Few Milliliters of Water Can Save a Life On December 10th, 2019, while we were out feeding the cats, two ladies told us about “a very sick kitten at the Sara Pizzeria near the Cathedral”. I was surprised by how...
The Monster Stomped on the Kitten’s Head It’s our third night in Sarajevo. Before this, we spent five nights in Kotor, Montenegro. Last fall in Kotor, I fell in love with a cat I named Waxy and her friends....
Waxy Goes to the Vet I gave her my grey T-shirt; the one I wrapped her in earlier. As I said goodbye, she realized she trusted the wrong human.