Even More Reston Cat Lovers Celebrate International Cat Day

RESTON, VA — Stop, stop! No more! We get it. Reston loves cats.

Last week, Patch put out a call on social media asking for Reston cat owners to share photos of their favorite felines to celebrate International Cat Day on Sunday.

And boy did they respond.

Patch was so overwhelmed with the number of photos we received we decided to post two photo galleries, one on Friday and the other on Monday. Below you will find the latest batch of cat photos from Reston.

One last thing for dog owners — Patch has not forgotten about you. International Dog Day is Thursday, Aug. 26. Keep an eye on Facebook and Neighbor posts for an announcement of when we'll be accepting photos of your canine companions.

There's a walkabout kitty named Milo in N. Reston who has become quite the local celebrity. He is well known in neighborhoods along about a 2 mile path, and his picture has been posted countless times in this forum and also on Nextdoor. — Kate Bulow Dunn, Reston

He definitely has celebrity status — in North Reston. I’m thankful he is a love-bug and people have been so kind to he and me. Yes, NextDoor posts are countless times and tells the Milo journey, he has met so many families for which I am grateful. I wasn’t on NextDoor until my niece said she would post a picture at a time when he was in the “missing” status. So, I got on and to my surprise that were many threads about him: he had four names, many favorite “haunts” that he would go to (ARC, Popular Grove, Red Hawk) hang out, stay for a bit and move on, sometimes back home, other times . I’ve met so many of you, I now get Milo alert texts, where he is and I go to that location, early morning, or dinner time, scoop him up and he’s back home, for a bit . Little-bit, Freeloader, Smudge, I mean Milo would be a good kitty for this article. — Diane Rickman, Reston

Mitty Kitty has a challenge – Jim

Lake and Laguna, our three month old kittens, wish you a happy International Cat Day! — Mariel Ed, Reston

This is my cat Hampton. He is from New York. — Nicole Warga, Reston

Here is my rescue foster, Thor. He is 12-weeks-old and a very active kitten. Total love bug! He is available for adoption. — Sarita Chauhan

This is Jake and he loves shrimp! — Heidi Cooper, Reston

Here is our Monkey cat. Rescued off the streets as a stray kitten. Gets his name for perching on our shoulders as a kitten. — Ashley Lorin, Reston

Reston kitties, Gyda and Ragnar, who are in love with the recent mild weather and resulting open doors! — Mary Miller

This is Guinness. We rescued each other 2.5 years ago. — Peggy Miller, Reston

Simon. My rescue. 13 years old in Reston — Larisa Briggs, Reston

This is Tobias who is 6. — Meredith White, Reston

This is Freyja Loki, she has sass for days. — Peg Fram, Reston

This is Emmy! — Jenny Rosenberg, Reston

This is Bandit from Reston. He’s a rescue Siamese Lynx adopted from The Humane Society of Charles County Rescue in Maryland. — Alissa Paine, Reston

My little lady Daisy telling me it's time to stop working because she needs attention. — Andria Ortega, Reston

This is Blackie, who lives with me in Reston. This 12.5 year old friend enjoys helping me in the kitchen by supervising the process from his stool. — Heather Wright, Reston

Norman is a 10 year old huge boy who was supposed to be a barn cat but now lives the life of luxury. Eleanor is our sweet quarantine kitten who just had her first birthday! — Shelby Zelonis Roberson, Reston

Here is my Olivia. — Christina DeAcetis, Reston

Minxy and Dexy (two Reston cats adopted four years apart) love their Shark Bed! Both are rescues. Dex was originally adopted by another family at six months, with her two kittens. They kept the kittens and ditched mama cat. I rescued her two days after I lost a beloved kitty, Treo (below), to cancer, because she reminded me of Treo, and I wanted Minx to have a new friend. — Cyndi Hale, Reston

Treo — Cyndi Hale, Reston

This is Alice. She’s turning 1 this month! — Tawan Thepsongsang, Reston

Archibald and Nittany celebrating the 4th of July. — Ashley Marie, Reston

Zoe and leo in Reston. They’ll be 5 in November. — Ashley Siehl, Reston

Daisy was rescued from the streets of San Antonio, Texas in 2017 — Ashley Siehl, Reston

Maya and Nala. Both rescue babies. — Gretchen Miller Raiti, Reston

Kris Trader

TJ, a rescue in Reston. — Suzanne Ben-Aida

Jenn Smith Griffith

Ziggy aka boogers. He was very sick when we rescued him. Best cat ever. —Gretchen Miller Raiti, Reston

Do you have a cat that you are celebrating International Cat Day with? Share their photos in the comments to this story.