We completed the CatWise Cat Café Tour sponsored by Wellness Natural Pet Food and it was an amazing experience to have the opportunity to do a book tour at some of the most popular cat cafés around the country. We went from coast to coast, where I signed copies of my latest book, CatWise, met many wonderful cat lovers and had the chance to cuddle with some precious cats at the cafés. We even made an extra stop at Cat Adoption Team in Portland so I could do a lecture on shelter enrichment for cats.
Teaming up With Wellness
It was an honor to team up with Wellness for this first-of-its-kind tour. The most amazing part of all was that Wellness donated 1,000 meals for cats at each stop of the tour. The meals were donated to the shelters associated with each cat café, for a total of 8,000 meals in all. Thank you, Wellness, for your generosity and devotion to keeping cats healthy and happy as they wait for their forever homes.
The CatWise Cat Café Tour was a tremendous success and a wonderful chance to spotlight how cat cafés provide another avenue for adoption.
Cat cafés have been an international hit for a number of years and recently they have become very popular in America, with new cafes popping up in many cities.
CatWise Cat Cafe Tour Locations
We kicked off The CatWise Cat Café Tour kicked-off in March with a press conference at Global Pet Expo, the pet industry’s largest annual trade show. Our first cat café stop was at the Orlando Cat Café in Orlando, FL. We then hit New York to appear at Meow Parlour in NYC, Morgan’s Cat Café in Hudson Valley and the Brooklyn Cat Café in Brooklyn. The tour moved on to Philadelphia for a stop at the Kawaii Kitty Café. The west coast was next, where we did a book signing at Purringtons Cat Lounge in Portland and Seattle’s Meowtropolitan Cat Café. The cat cafés were all wonderful and if you have a chance to visit one in your city, don’t miss the opportunity.
Here are some pictures from the tour.
Seattle Meowtropolitan Cat Cafe
Outside of the cafe, with the owners and publicist Dana Humphrey
The drink menu
The rules
Meeting fans
Meeting fans
Cool structures for the feline residents
A closer view
Part of the cats’ kingdom
The cats have plenty of room to roam
Just chillin’
Door greeter
Purrington’s Cat Lounge
Presenting a gift from Wellness for 1000 meals to shelter cats
Fun artwork in the cat room
Front counter
Meeting some very special fans
This kitty played the role of door guard
Morgan’s Cat Cafe
With Bobbi Jo Forte, the owner of the cat cafe
The cat room
Doing a TV interview at the cafe
The cafe counter
Signing books
Kawaii Kitty Cafe
Front counter at the cafe
Wall art
Meeting fans
A tired kitty sleeping in the window
Did a quick TV appearance while in Philadelphia
A kitty taking a quick catnap
Brooklyn Cat Cafe
Making room for everyone
The cats took the comfy seats
Elevated areas for the cats
Trying to nap at a busy cat cafe is difficult
Two cats taking a break from the crowd
If you need to use the bathroom, you’ll have to wait your turn.
Orlando Cat Cafe
I’m with Sandra Cagan, the owner of the Orlando Cat Cafe
Answering questions at the Orlando Cat Cafe
Everyone received a terrific goody bag from Wellness and one lucky winner received this gorgeous gift basket.
One of the feline residents chilling out
Meow Parlour
It looks as if someone was curious about what’s inside the goody bag.
What’s the best part about doing a book signing at a cat cafe? CATS!
This kitty made sure there was no game playing that night.
When you go to Meow Parlour, be sure and taste the macaroons.