This past month I have been focusing largely on TNR before the doctor leaves on her vacation in mid-May. I had a list and began with an elderly lady in the next town over. I had TNRed several cats for her the previous year and needed to round up the stragglers. The woman’s backyard was severely overgrown so a volunteer from her church was kind enough to come over and clean it up so that I could trap.
Princess came to my attention in early November 2024. Our rescue normally only takes in cats from high-kill shelters. Until Princess. One of our volunteers told me about her. She is a senior about 16 years of age. She was born deaf and blind, and has a condition abbreviated CH that can affect motor skills, balance, and coordination. She lived outside with a person’s other cats.
I left off my last column with an incoming cat from a winery a few miles from my home. The 10- pound male cat was incredibly beat-up and smelled REALLY bad. It was, of course, the unmistakable smell of hormone-charged urine. Obviously, the dude, now named, Cotton, needed to have outside accommodations. Even then the smell was permeating the entire area.
We love to help the misfit kitties at shelters that don’t stand a chance of making it out alive! These are two very special kitties that will either find a forever home, or will live at our rescue running free.
As I ended last month’s column, my friend Janice and I were trapping the cats at the home of our departed friend. Bobby, the large male cat with the injured tail has settled in nicely at his new home. He was kept in a large enclosure on my friend’s porch for three weeks before she opened the door. Bobby is a very lucky cat with a wonderful new home. The two black cats, a brother and sister, are living in my yard where they seem to be very happy.
Our rescue received a found-animal alert on one of our adopted kitties. Fabio, an orange, long-haired kitty, was three years old when he was adopted from our rescue in 2020. The family that found him said he wandered into their garage about three weeks back. He would leave during the day and come back at night.
I spent most of November in a mad rush to get all my remaining cats fixed before the doctor left for winter vacation. In addition, I had several people contact me about getting their cats fixed so the rush was very real.
Skittles lost her owner and was surrendered to a shelter by the family. Sadly, no one in the family wanted to keep her. She is eight years old, overweight, and her hair was matted all over her back. She has known only one owner and one home her whole life.
The holidays are a time to gather with loved ones, to feel the warmth of family in the place we call home. For many of our adoptable pets, however, that dream remains out of reach. Their "home" is a shelter––a place full of care, but still missing the love and stability of a forever family. While we do our best to provide them with comfort and attention, nothing compares to the joy of being in a home filled with people who love you.
Bobbi is a beautiful orange and white male cat I met three years ago because the CCSPCA shelter knows I have a soft heart for cats that aren’t perfect. They were ready to put him down at the close of the shelter that day.
