Dispatches from Pops: SSRT Day 5: LA Part 1

There's nothing better than a blessing from a giant, flying cat.

I must admit, today was not as much about Sauerkraut raising awareness around issues of animal welfare, or working with a local organization to raise funds.  Today was about celebrating the joy that many, many of us take in having a glorious, unpredictable, beautiful, temperamental, wonderful cat.

CatConLA began this morning, and let me tell you, it was an experience.  We woke up, got ourselves ready, and drove the RV to The Reef in downtown Los Angeles where the event was being held.  The line to get in was around the building!

Once we got in, we were met by hundreds or thousands of people who are of a like mind: that cats are to be celebrated for their humor, intelligence, weirdness, uniqueness, curiosity, and stoic strength.

Not to say there’s anything wrong with dogs - they’re awesome too!  But once in a while it’s good to just become one with your feline side.  And today, we did that!

We got to meet some of the people that have become our friends through social media, or those we have gotten to know, and have gotten to know us through Sauerkraut.  I can’t count the number of times I heard, “There’s Sauerkraut’s Pops!” and Humom got to meet in person a lot of the people who have supported and befriended her over the past year and a half.

Humom's new backpack from The Paw Project gets two paws up!

Sauerkraut (and most cats) was not allowed into the event, but one very special cat was: the amazing Lil BUB, and her human The Dude!  Personally, this was the highlight of my day.  The work that Lil BUB does, the awareness that she’s raised, and the way she and her people have been so giving and generous to worthy causes has been inspiring to us.

Throughout the day, when people wanted to meet Sauerkraut we were able to bring them out to the RV in small groups so they could spend a little special time with her.  There were even people who just saw the RV and Sauerkraut’s name on the door and knocked to see if they could meet her - and she was happy to see every person that came to the door.  We met animal welfare professionals, fellow pet owners, internet followers, bloggers, veterinarians, and others - all of whom we’re fortunate to now consider friends.

Can you spot Humom and Pops in this crowd?!

By the end of the evening, Sauerkraut had kind of had enough activity though - we went to a Meow Meet where people were able to bring their cats, but the noise and activity were a bit too much for her, so we brought her back to the RV to hang out and have some dinner.  

All in all, it was a great experience… and there’s more in store for tomorrow!  

StabbyTabby had the most AMAZING leggings with you-know-who on them!