One of the best parts about attending BlogPaws is seeing old friends and making new ones. In the past, nearly all of the non-human attendees at the pet blogging and social media conference were dogs. While dogs were still in the majority, there were a surprising number of cats on hand last week, too.
There were three kittens from Random Felines: Armani, with his wide, blue eyes.
Gucci, whose fuzzy, orange fur and blue eyes charmed everyone he met.
And Dior, their somewhat shyer sister.
There were three cat friends from Kitty Cat Chronicles, too: Castor was on his first outing. Here he is pictured meeting Armani at the Cat Writer’s Association booth.
Sophie, the ever-cheerful ambassador for wobbly cats everywhere, was here, too. She had a birthday party while she was at BlogPaws that were attended by many friends and well-wishers.
Kylo Ren was also on hand for Sophie’s festivities. As you can see, he had a lot of fun with the ribbons.
Two cats from Playful Kitty joined us at BlogPaws: Dexter was brave and curious about everything.
Mana, on the other hand, wasn’t as brave as her younger brother, and I only saw her in her stroller.
One cat I was excited to see again was Bug. I originally met her in passing earlier this year in a crowded hallway at the NAVC conference, and I wasn’t able to learn more about her at the time. It turns out Bug is a world traveler and adventure cat! Her human is a veterinarian, and at his vet practice, there is a special space for cat socialization, cat agility, cat boarding and weight management called Bug’s Gym.
This beautiful Maine Coon cat attended with the Averting CAT-astrophe rescue organization. He nearly had a catastrophe when his human unzipped his stroller and this guy leaped out onto the carpet as a ballroom full of people and dogs began to exit a nearby ballroom. I grabbed him and held him in place until his human could get to him, so we really did avert the potential catastrophe of him getting loose in the hotel. He is a big boy, and very friendly.
Sakie might need to be called the most patient cat in the world, since she has to share a stroller with two dogs! She doesn’t seem to mind, though.
Samson is a cat mode and therapy cat. He is also very handsome!
Cat lovers who spend time on Instagram may know Nala. She was in the cat lounge for meet and greets.
Along with Nala, Luna Rose was also in the cat lounge to meet her Instagram fans.
Speaking of Instagram, another popular kitty from that social media site, Yeezy, was at the conference. Yeezy was remarkably calm, even in the loud lobby where this photo was taken, where he was chilling out in a swag bag.
One cat who doesn’t miss a BlogPaws is Coco, the couture cat. She and her human helped staff the room so that the humans could check out all the latest in toys, climbers, beds, and other goods for cats.
That’s a lot of cats for one conference, and I know there were a couple I never got photos of. It’s great to see that the confident cats are starting to step out and represent cat-kind at the BlogPaws conference.
We envy all the kitties what can stand all the commotion and handling. We could never do that!
How awesome that so many cats were there! I wish I could have been one.
Beautiful photos (beautiful subjects!) …
Those are such good photos. Looks like everyone had a great time. Bet it was fun seeing all those cats. Thanks for the good report.
All it took was that first photo to melt my heart. It just kept melting after that. You met some adorable and gorgeous kitties, that’s for sure!
I thought there were a lot of cats there last year…but this year there were even more. It’s nice to see cats represented so well. ~Island Cat Mom
What a great BlogPaws Conf and so many friends too
Hugs madi and mom
guyz…tell mom thanx for sharin her awesum fotoz; itz nice two see pals; even if itz looooong diztance !! 🙂 ♥♥
Wow, so many kitties to visit with at BlogPaws! Great photos!
Hey, thanks for sharing those photos! Great to see we felines are being very nicely represented!
Do you all know that your mom shared a room with all those kittens? You have a couple here our mom missed seeing. We know Mom Teri had four with her and Mom did see all of them. Your mom did a great job of tracking down the cats and getting photos. it is nice to see more cats each year, according to her. They are always much better behaved than the dogs. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo and Cooper Murphy
That was such a fun time but the Dad says he misses his pal Armani!
wait….mom missed the cat escape story 🙂
Geez Dior looks grumpy though…hahaha
That’s awesome ! Thank you for sharing these photos ! Purrs
It was so much fun to see so many kitties representing at BlogPaws this year!
That’s fantastic that so many kitties were there!
TW actually missed some of them including Nala. It was great there were so many cats there.
Wow, didn’t realize that so many kitties attend this thing. Thanks for the photos.
The feline contingent was definitely well represented! I think more kitties than ever were there this year from what I see online.
Our mom did NOT get as many great pics of the kitties as you did. The kittens are so darned cute!
WOW!!! I’ve never seen so many cats at BlogPaws! That’s wonderful : ) So great that more and more people are traveling with their cats and providing opportunities for socialization.
And oh the KITTENS!
Thanks for sharing your awesome pictures.
We’re looking forward to hearing more about the conference!
There were a lot of cats this time, which was nice. These are some beautiful photos and I’m impressed you remembered all of their names. Loved spending time with you again.
Nice to see so many cats there. Thank you for introducing them to us
Lots and lots of cats! Thanks for the photos!
So many kitties, yay! I would’ve loved t meet them all. Great photos!
It was wonderful meeting you at the conference! I was so impressed with all the cats there, I have a few of Armani, what a charmer.