“I was like, ‘This is the dream,” she said. “I mean, it's cats and coffee, and I don't know what could be better for a career.”
She decided she wanted to open her own cat cafe in the future, although she didn't know when
First, she obtained a degree in chemical engineering and worked in the field. However, she said that, after she didn't feel connected to the final product, or like she was making a difference in the community, she moved to Sarasota to open Katy’s Cat Cafe
Since the cafe's opening in the Rosemary District in 2025, Katy's Cat Charity Co., the nonprofit rescue and adoption program behind the cafe, has helped about 60 cats find homes
Recently, a slowdown in business created significant financial challenges, putting the cafe at risk of closing its doors, according to Morcos — until community members came through
The nonprofit announced a need for $8,000 in emergency fundraising by Saturday, but three days ahead of the deadline Morcos said the funds raised were nearing $9,000
“I’m really thankful to the community for that, because we were able to raise a lot of money in a very short period of time, and that's really saved us,” she said
In fact, Morcos said that, when the project was in the approval stages, there was not a protocol for how to handle it, which made the issue of zoning difficult
Originally, animals couldn’t be boarded at the site, althoug