We're back at Petsmart!

I don't know where the days are going - I swear, I blinked and November was gone! So here's a few of the highlights from November:

*Special-needs cats Lila and Gypsy have both been adopted by CATsNAP volunteers!

*We raised about $400 dollars at 2 Bergner's events for our food and litter program.

We're back in the Petsmart adoption center for the month of December. The new PVC beds are in all the cages, and they are amazing. One volunteer worked all month long and made all the fleece beds for us. They keep the cages cleaner, and give the cats a place to sleep and hide that's not their litter box. I can't even tell you how excited I am for these beds!

If you're looking to adopt a wonderful cat, please go to Petsmart and take a look at Chelsea. She's about 3 years old and is a sweet (yet shy) cat. She's now looking for her THIRD (and final!) home. Her last people simply decided that they were "no longer cat people" and she came back to us. She is a bit on the quiet side and will take some time to adjust once she does get into a home. She also seems to bond a bit more quickly to women than men. She would thrive in a quiet home where she can just be herself.

Also, we'll hosting "Pictures with Santa" on December 19 at Petsmart. See you there!

Welcome Jonesie

Meet large and in-charge Jonesie, a 5 to 6 year old neutered and front declawed male left homeless after his owner passed away. Yes, Jonesie is on a diet. He was 20.6lb and is down to 18.8lb. He is a nice cat and can move quickly (believe it or not) when he feels like it. He is looking for a loving home that will help get his weight down a little more. He likes other cats and does not seem at all bothered by dogs.

More Kittens!

It's seems like we've been especially flooded with cats over the last few days! One of our feral cat trappers caught another 6 cats this morning and there appears to be 8 more cats in this particular colony that still need to be trapped and fixed. Let's hope she gets the rest before the cold really hits us!

One of our foster moms took in these 5 the other day. We've just pulled them out from a high-kill shelter and they will be ready for adoption within the next few weeks!

Jake

Benjamin

Amelia

Ava

Hannah

Belle

Don't even try to tell her she's not the cutest kitten in the world. She'll have none of that...

Kittens!!!

Even though the weather is getting cooler, we're still getting lots of kittens in. If this year will be anything like last year, we'll have them all winter long. We just got in a group of 5 fluffy kittens yesterday. I have one litter of four (5 weeks old) - two grey boys, 1 tabby boy and a long hair tortie. CATsNAP took in a tiny 4-week old grey tabby girl yesterday and we've decided to put her in with this group as she was very lonely.

I recruited some volunteer help to wash the kittens (I think she enjoyed the bathing process more than they did). These kittens were filthy, particularly the tabby girl. It took about an hour and a half to bathe all 5 kittens.

We have 2 names so far for the kittens (I'm taking suggestions!) The tabby boy is Arthur. His tortie sister, who you will meet tomorrow, is Belle.

This is the 4-week old girl. She was found outside and was covered in poop, mud and canned cat food. You can't even imagine how bad she smelled...

A lot of the kittens we take in are either feral and angry or completely terrified. This group is completely different. They are playful, social and all-around awesome. After they were dried and ate dinner, they romped around their foster room and didn't stop playing until bedtime.

Updates

Scarlet and Reggie went to their forever home this week! I'm so happy that they have been adopted together and went to a great home with a very loving mom.

Cute little Chester went to his forever home this week as well. We still have a great group of cats in the Petsmart adoption center until the end of the month.

We've also started building elevated pvc cat beds for the cats in the adoption center. We're hoping this will reduce some of the messiness of the cages while giving the cats more playroom and giving them a comfortable place to sleep. The goal is for all the cats to have one pvc bed in each cage by December 1. Our fantastic volunteers have already offered to build the beds, but I am looking for people willing to donate their time to help me sew the beds. It should be a fairly simple project. Please let me know if you are interested in helping. I think the cats will really enjoy the elevated beds.

Finally - please keep Gypsy in your thoughts. The tumor that was removed last week, did in fact turn out to be cancerous. The vet believed the cancer had not spread, but her foster mom found 2 more lumps this evening. Let's hope for the best and that these lumps are not cancerous as well. It's been an emotional roller coaster with this cat. Just when we think we're getting a bit ahead with her progress, something happens. She will be back at the vet on Monday for more testing. Until then, her foster mom continues to take amazing care of her. Gypsy has been better fed and more loved in the last 2 weeks then in the last 6 months, if not her entire life.

Better Every Day

Thank you so much to everyone who braved the cold and donated food to Gypsy last Saturday at the Farmer's Market. We received 110 cans of cat food and 14 lbs of dry food for her. We also took in several donations this week and at last count, we have over 160 cans! I think we'll be well over 200 cans of donated food by the end of the week! Thank you everyone! It's not too late to donate food, we'll always accept food/supply donations.

Here's the most recent pictures of our poor girl -

Gypsy is being very well cared for by one of our foster parents and is getting healthier everyday. She went to the vet yesterday and just weighs over 5 lbs (and this is after a week of 3 cans of cat food a day). The vet estimated her age at closer to 8 years and not the 1-2 years we originally thought. The head wound was not an infected bite wound, but rather a tumor, which was also removed yesterday (click on photo to see stitches). The vet doesn't think it's cancerous, but it has been sent to the lab for testing just to be on the safe side.

While she looks in pretty rough shape, her blood work was good she shouldn't have any long-term damage or illness and should make a full recovery.

Rest, food and lots of love should make her whole again and we are expecting her to have a wonderful, long life ahead of her.