The Cat House
A unique cat themed arts centre & cat lounge in Norwich
Our Cat House Cats
It is really important to us that the majority of our cats are rescue cats, as there are so many cats needing homes and we feel we can offer a wonderful home to the right ones. We fully endorse the adoption of rescue cats as a great option to people looking for a new family member, and as such we aim to help local rehoming organisations to promote the cats they have that are ready for adoption, along with promoting information about the rescue centres. Occasionally we may offer cats for rehoming from our venue, if they don't settle in the café environment. We have also helped many local families rehome their beloved cats when they needed a new home - 52 cats to date!
Introducing our amazing Cat House cats:
Please note: none of our cats are up for adoption, they are permanent residents at The Cat House.
Willow the one eyed cat
​Willow is our newest arrival. She is a beautiful Lilac British Long Hair that was given to us by her breeder at 10 weeks of age, as she needed extra care and attention because of her missing eye. She had an injured eye when born, then it disappeared soon after - it is possible the mother cat ate it! When Willow reaches maturity we will be able to get her eye socket operated on and sealed shut, as well as get her tear duct sealed, as currently her non-eye gets sticky and gooey on a daily basis. She is a feisty meatball! She is rough and tough and doesn't let her lack of an eye stop her from doing anything! She jumps and climbs, plays super rough and tumble with the big cats and loves a cuddle too.
Meeka
Lovebug Meeka is a young siamese boy. He is THE most loving cat we have and will willingly curl up on any lap that becomes available, or climb up for a cuddle close to your face. He is best buddies with Willow as they both love a bit of rough and tumble play. Meeka was underweight when he came to us, and very quiet. After 4 weeks of close monitoring and careful feeding he gained weight and is now zooming about playing and being chatty, just as he should be!
Lily the Lykoi
Lily is the rarest little bean to arrive at The Cat House. She is a sweet, cheeky little Lykoi - also known as a Werewolf cat! Lily was hand reared from 4 weeks of age as her mother rejected her, so she is super human focused and just loves a cuddle or sitting up high on your shoulders to get a good look around. Her hair moults and regrows throughout the year, each time growing back a different shade of black/grey/silver/white, so she will continually change! She has webbed toes and a kink in her tail and seems to wear many hats - we think she is part cat/monkey/rat/bat/meerkat/chihuahua!!!
Tourmaline
Tourmaline is a mottled precious gemstone, and so it was a perfect name for this uniquely coloured pale-tortoiseshell British Shorthair. She is a typical BS in that she loves to sleep, is mild mannered, purrs lots and yet can be a whirlwind when playing! She has settled in very well and especially loves Romeo, who grooms her regularly :-)
Roxy
Roxy is a chocolate point moggy and is one of our most chilled residents. Roxy was part of a huge litter needing homes, so we were happy to offer her a permanent home as she is very sweet and friendly. She may be small but she is certainly mighty! She is confident and can produce deep growls if the others get too close. Her best friend is Dave.
Rory
Rory and his sister Mimi were rehomed to us by their owner who realised they needed more time than they could give. They are Persians, and were in need of a good groom, so we got on the case and got them trimmed and tidied by the lovely Rachel from The Cat's Whiskers Grooming. Rory is friendly, funny and easy going and still loves to play with toys, favouring those with feathers on.
Mimi
Mimi the stunning, sultry, silver Persian is Rory's sister. She started out being extremely shy, preferring to come out only at night to feed. That slowly changed once she settled in, and now she is always bumbling about keeping an eye on the goings on. She is a gentle girl who is beginning to enjoy human attention, however she only lets a few people stroke her, so you are certainly lucky if you get some Mimi time! And if she sits on your lap... well, you are truly honoured!
Gretel and Grayson
These sweet siblings were rehomed to us from a local family who had too many cats. They are the sweetest pair, who love gentle strokes and are friends with all the other cats. At first Gretel was an observer, a gentle girl who watched the goings on, however she has now transformed and wanders about enjoying strokes and attention. Grayson started life as Grace... then we found some little hairy balls...! He just bowls on into the action, bouncing around causing merriment wherever he goes :-) Oh and he loves his toes being rubbed!
Romeo
Romeo is our stunning European Maine Coon. He isn’t a rescue – Sarah had promised herself a Maine Coon once she had opened the Cat House, and here he is - such a majestic boy! He is very playful and loves carrying little plastic cat springs about in his mouth. Check out his huge feet and long tail – he will be enormous when fully grown in a couple of years! He is a bit of a mummies boy, wanting Sarah to pick him up and carry him about like a baby... problem is he is nearly 8kg at 18 months old!!
Khamoon
Khamoon is a young adult Sphynx cat. He was kept as a stud cat in a small room so is enjoying the space and toys available here at The Cat House. He is super friendly and loving and has made friends with all the other cats very easily. Khamoon is a mucky boy; being hairless he secretes oils that can't be wicked away by hair so he needs 2 baths each week, which he tolerates. He has large eyes and uses them to spot the cosiest lap... but watch out he will snuggle right into your armpit and won't want to move!
Nellie, Dot & Pearl
These three sisters are bright and clever and cause chaos wherever they go! They are almost identical so wear different colour collars: Nellie is red, Dot is yellow and Pearl is purple. Pearl is the feisty one, Dot is cheeky and persistent and Nellie is the softy with big golden eyes. They are nosey and jump inside any box or bag that appears - they are definitely the adventurers of the group, loving to jump up on your shoulders!
Dave - the Geezer!
We found our Dave! We were hoping to find a young ginger male that needed a home, and we did! He has been de-flead, vaccinated and neutered, and is now living with us. Dave is a firm visitor favourite as he is super friendly and a glorious ginger all over. He is so glorious in fact that we are dedicating his birthday (May 22nd) to being National Ginger Dave Day! Dave loves making biscuits with Stan - they seem to have a blossoming bromance, so expect to see plenty of biscuit making!
Previous Cat House cats we have now rehomed:
Teddington Bare
Teddy, our hairless Russian Donskoy, was our little icon, our mascot, and was so very loved. Unfortunately he was prone to the cold, and would lose weight over the long winter months, not getting to keep the calories from his food, as they were used up keeping him warm - even when he wore cosy jumpers and had a heated bed. So we fostered him out over 2024/25 winter to give him a quiet, warm home. He thrived and bonded with 2 other sphynx boys, so we took the hard decision to leave him there as his foster parents were more than happy to offer him a permanent warm forever home.
Tallulah
Tallulah was a pretty little brown moggy, a very bright, alert young lady who preferred to observe from afar rather than get involved. We made the hard decision to find her a family home with a peaceful, predictable environment. She is now happily settled with a family who are frequent Cat House visitors, who also have 4 other cats, where she can enjoy snoozing on a sunny bed and exploring the cat-proofed garden with her new cat family.
Obi
Tabby Obi was a young typical moggy; easy going, had bundles of fun and energy, loved his grub and purred freely. He came to us as a kitten and settled in perfectly, being super confident from day one. However, as time went on and he matured, it became apparent something was going on with him and the Triplets... they were often observed backing away from each other very slowly, with some territorial marking and a general sense of unease in the room. We removed Obi for a few weeks to see how things were without him and everything went back to being relaxed, easy going and happy cats all round. It is possible Obi had some Bengal in him - this would explain his need to be in charge. He is now happily settled with some friends of The Cat House, with a large safe garden and much love.
Plum
Plum, a 3 yo lilac British Shorthair, was a breeding queen who needed a new home - we were happy to oblige as she was such a sweetie pie! Plum was a huge bundle of love, enjoying human contact and being friendly with other cats. However, after a year with us it became apparent that Plum's favourite thing to do was to sleep, oh and to eat, and that resulted in her staying out the back in the cat room 80% of the time, plus she was putting on weight. Since winter was approaching, and therefore the cat room will be colder, we decided to find her a cosy, warm retirement home. She is now v happy and content living with one of our staff members family members :-)
Pixie
Pixie is a rescue velour coated Donskoy. She is a stunning silver colour and her coat feels like felted wool! She initially settled in v well at The Cat House but it appeared she was being bullied by the Triplets - we have no idea why, but we couldn't allow it to continue so she has now been v happily rehomed to a local family who are regular visitors, and whom already have 2 sphynx cats. They are all getting along well, playing and being crazy cats together. Pixie is living her best life and even though we miss her like crazy we are so pleased for her :-)
Floyd
Floyd is a Chinchilla Persian. He came to live at The Cat House when he was young, and was loving it, however as he got older it became apparent he wasn't enjoying the multi-cat environment anymore, as he was hiding and staying away from interactions. So we found him a wonderful home as the only cat and are happy to report he is now v content and is loved, adored and spoilt rotten by his new family.
Olive
Sweet Olive came to us from Hallswood Rescue along with Vinnie, and at first she settled in well and was v happy to be with us. However it soon became apparent that she wasn't comfortable being in a large group of cats as she kept herself hidden away. She has now found her forever home with one of our work experience students and has immediately settled in, happy to be in a quieter environment.
Vinnie
Big eyed Vinnie has recently been rehomed to another of our works experience students. He was a very sweet boy, however we realised he needed a home with a safe garden to roam in, as he had previously been used to going outside before he was taken to Hallswood Rescue, so he never quite settled with us as was always wanting to go outside. We are happy to report he is loving his new home in Wymondham and is settling in well :-)
Leo
Lovely Leo our big cream Persian boy has been rehomed to one of our regular customers. Leo had originally been v shy, hiding all the time and only coming out at night. Then we saw a huge improvement in his confidence, however that became over-confidence and he started trying to be the boss, which the others didn't like. They were unsettled and scared of him, so we decided it was best to find him a cosy indoor home where he could get the cuddles he craved and be top cat. He is settled well with his new human and loving the one-to-one attention.
Buddy
Big fluffy Buddy was one of our first rescue cats, and whilst he settled in initially, we observed his behaviour to be like that of a caged lion - pacing up and down the catio railings and gazing to the distant trees longingly. So one of our customers adopted him back in October - they were able to offer Buddy four acres of wonderful gardens, trees and wildlife to play in and watch. He has bloomed in his new home and loves climbing the trees. We are super happy that he is finally settled.