Our neighborhood in Saskatoon was quite rich in free-ranging cats, enough that I never really felt like we needed our own cat to enjoy cat-petting benefits. It was a short walk down the block and we’d start seeing cats on porches, most of whom were happy to wander out to the sidewalk for a belly scratch. Graham and I took ‘kitty walks’ together, but also lots of separate walks, so I’d often take photos with my phone of the new kitties I found to send him: (corner of Princess and 7th, you are missing out!) Our new neighborhood is not nearly so cat-rich, which I realized scrolling through my phone photos. So, this post is a sort of ‘Saskatoon Cat Retrospective’.
Biter is always willing to run out the cat door for pets 
This is Biter in a deceptively gentle-looking cat loaf 
Snaggletooth trying to look winsome… but watch out for those capricious scratchers!
Luna is a flamepoint Siamese with blue eyes and a strange voice 
She had all-weather robustness, and often seen even on snowy icy days 
Luna likes to roll over for pets, but is twitchy so after 3 sec she gets up and does a donut before rolling over again
I am unafraid of ‘middle-aged lady likes cats’ stereotypes, so I’m not being defensive when I say that I am not the only one who notes the location of cats in the neighourhood, attempts to pet them, and then sends a report with photo documentation. Most of my family does this, not only as a ‘kitty report’ but also for other animals/nature seen out on a walk… birds, plants that are flowering, and foxes/skunks/dogs etc.
Max on the roof – difficult to photograph because if he sees you looking he jumps down and runs over to rub your ankles 
Max is another all-weather adventurer 
Max will jump into your arms and knead your shoulder and arm with his little paws. He purrs constantly and never turns down an opportunity for pets.
Grey blotchy 
Mini-Deez, who looked like a 60% of Diesel the cat 
Grey blotchy had a sibling… 
…orange blotchy
Tiny tiger, a very young wiry tom 
Slightly skittish, but still came over 
Jojo Marmalade, who runs over for pets and then drools big puddles on the sidewalk 
Soft tortoiseshell, who lived 30m from our front door but was rarely outside 
Bruce the aging skogkatt, who gets a little stressed out and then his fur gets matted and needs to be trimmed. 
Bruce’s blue eyes
Rochi the giant Cappuccino-cat 
City Park cat farm, which had at least 5 
Frisco the aging tabby 
Murf the ginger tabby
Sugar Lion, extremely friendly skogkatt 
Famous original Max 
More Rochi 
Miss Kitty, or so it says on her fish-shaped tag
Posted with hope that our new Tullinge neighbourhood has plenty of cats!
This is the cutest post on the interwebs. That was such a solid homage to the kitties of Saskatoon. I sense they are all walking a little more proud today, with that acknowledgement.
I Love kitty/nature report, thank you so much for sharing this cuteness.
I hope your new neighbourhood is many friendly kitties for you and Graham to pet.