Brie gets along well with other cats since she's always lived with dozens of them. She made friends quickly with her roommate, Posh, when she came to the shelter (the top left photo). She has also learned to love and trust us.

In 2005 a number of small rescue groups worked together to clean up a situation in which a number of cats rescued by a soft-hearted person had multiplied to many dozens of cats in one home. Katie's Place took several of them. One was a kitten we named Brie. She was nothing but fur on a skeleton and one of our volunteers took her home to foster so she wouldn't die alone in the shelter. But Brie lived and she grew stronger. She grew up to be a dainty, demure little thing with a slightly timid nature. She was the prettiest cat but she never learned to use the litter pan in the three years that she lived with the volunteer. In the end, the volunteer replaced her flooring and brought Brie to the shelter. Brie lived in a smaller area with another shy cat for quite a while. Eventually she started using the litter pan and she was doing very well. We were so optimistic that we listed her for adoption. Then we moved to the new shelter and Brie stopped using the litter box again. She's a lovely, mild-natured, friendly cat but there's likely been inbreeding in her background, and living in a home crowded with many more cats than her person had time for took its toll. Brie may not be 'the sharpest pencil in the drawer' but she's an endearing little cat. She is content at the shelter. It's her home.

Sept/09
Sweet little Brie is so quiet and undemanding that it's easy to overlook her. She always looks up with a bright, welcoming face when you go into her communal room. But every room has a few cats that hunger for attention and hop from perch to perch trying to stay at eye level with us when we come in. So even a bright, welcoming face tends to disappear into the background. Brie doesn't mind. She doesn't expect any more than she has. She is completely placid. Perhaps she'd be more restless if she came to us from a home where she'd been the only pet, like many of the cats who hunger for our attention. Sharing a human with many roommates is all she's ever known, and she is content in her world.

Jan/10
Brie's long, fine coat became quite tangled so the volunteers took turns brushing the mats out. Some cats don't like being brushed, especially when they get matted and the knots pull, making their skin tender. But Brie was very good about letting us brush her -- placid and accepting as ever!

May/10
We had some youngsters living in Brie's communal room. We put three or four cats under a year of age in there together so they'd have someone to play with. Brie showed a surprisingly motherly streak toward these youngsters. One day one of them, Vixen, finished tearing around the room and went over to flop on the couch in front of Brie for a break. Brie gave the youngster some deep grooming licks and nibbles to the neck and head as the youngster lay there, soaking up the attention. As ever, she shows no particular need for their company and doesn't seek them out herself. She just seems to enjoy their company serenely when she has it.

Nov/10
Never was there a more placid creature than Brie! She spends her time curled up quietly and doesn't bother about other cats or people. She enjoys attention but doesn't ask for it. When youngsters playing reckless games zoom across her nest while she's napping, she takes it in stride. Other cats might hiss or swat. Not Brie. She is ever serene! In the photo, she watches with the indulgent eye of a loving aunt as young Hunnicutt cavorts (just visible at the far right).
 
 
 

June 28/11
Brie is such an exceptionally pretty cat with very soft fur and a mild nature. She could soon find a home if we could promise people she'd always use the litter pan. She's calm and undemanding. She may not be the very brightest of cats. We've got some bright cats who are always up to something because shelter life makes them restless. Brie is content with life in her communal room. Her placid nature is her advantage. If there's nothing to do -- no people around, no other cats playing -- Brie just hangs out and snoozes. If a new cat has joined the communal room and is creating ripples among the other cats as he or she settles in, Brie doesn't worry about it. She stays out of the way, roosting quietly in a nest.

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