I am a cat lover. If I had my way, I would have a house full of cats; but because hubby and I are rarely home and hubby's work moves us around the world, I'm unable to keep even one *SIGH*. I've had to be satisfied with feeding strays, playing with store kitties and hanging out with my friends' cats.
Cat cafes are my type of hangouts, so I was looking forward to visiting Coffee Cat. The cafe is separated into three main enclosed areas: a large dining area that can be used as a private party room, a smaller cafe type room, then there's the cat room. You gain admission to the cat room just by purchasing anything from the cafe. I would suggest to definitely buy some cat treats (P65) to attract the cats and help them to warm up to you.
Before we went to play with the cats, hubby and I snacked on a grilled cheese sandwich with a side of tomato soup (yummy) and a blueberry cheesecake (too much cream cheese).
Periodically the cats are taken to the back room for rest and feeding times, so we had to wait for the cats to come back out. I was the first one to go in; you need to remove your shoes and sanitize your hands before you enter. Two cats immediately hid, while the rest gathered around me because I had the treats. Beware of the Savannah because he/she will steal the treats from the other cats. I had to toss treats away from the others, and while the Serval went to get it, I gave treats to the more docile ones. I would also suggest to put the treats on the floor instead of trying to let them take the treats from your hand, you might accidentally get nipped.
Now I've volunteered at a number of shelters, socialized many cats and even raised one from a newborn. In my opinion, these cats need more socialization. After all the treats were gone, they stayed apart from each other and from us hoomans. They weren't cuddly nor affectionate, and seemed to only tolerate the petting and scratching (didn't hear any purring from any of them). Only the munchin seemed to want to play; we had to use our fingers and keys as toys since there was only one toy available (you can see it in the video).
Not all of them are neutered/spayed as evidenced by the gray Scottish fold trying to mount one of the females; she was not having any of his nonsense though and he gave up trying.
One thing I do have to say about them is that they do have a good variety of cats to observe; however, I was sad that I didn't get to see the Sphinx because it was asleep in the back room.
It's not easy to get to, we had to take a Grab. If I lived close by, I would stop by often to help socialize the cats. If you're not familiar with cats, I would suggest to bring a cat person with you to teach you how to interact with them, unless all you want to do is observe them. A couple positives: didn't notice a litter box smell, and we didn't leave covered in fur (they must groom them often). read more