I am not a rescue. I never set out to rescue cats. It was an accident. To quote my deceased sister, “…My brother accidentally started a cat rescue…” 🙂 That happened when I got involved with rescuing a colony of cats (The Henderson Cat Colony) abandoned by a neighbor who moved. I had no idea […]
FIP Undiagnosed Versus Treated
The kitten in the photos in this column developed eye issues and the owner took it to the vet several times; however, the vet’s prescribed treatment was not working and its eyes were getting worse. Repeatedly, the owner was told to just continue antibiotics and wait. She finally reached out for other opinions and connected […]
Have You Tried Clipnosis For Easier Injections?
I wanted to share this because it looks like it could have helped us with Josh’s FIP Injections. This scientific technique of using a device to scruff a cat has been around for years, just not in my bubble of knowledge until now. Ohio State University has an excellent article about the research and results […]
Ringworm Treatment
What is Ringworm? VCA Animal Hospitals (Ringworm) International Cat Care (Ringworm) Cornell Feline Health Center (Ringworm) $27,000 Ringworm at failed Cat Rescue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5j_B7yboY4 How to confirm a suspicion of ringworm(most types but not all) Greg Martinez DVM Glowing Ringworm in a Cat (Video) This is a concise article, but purchase is not necessary and is too expensive […]
450 FREE Spay-Neuters Available on June 3rd
The Empty Shelter Project does AMAZING work The June 3rd event is for cats & dogs owned by residents in 77411, 77082, 78083, 77099, and 77072. You will receive free spay/neuter, microchip, and vaccinations for your pet! Click For More Info & To Signup There are 5,954 unwanted homeless dogs and […]
THE $207 FREE KITTEN
Often when a person finds themselves involved with an unexpected litter of kittens, that person may need to relocate them for any number of reasons. Typically, that’s when the FREE KITTEN sign goes up or the kittens get listed in FREE ANIMAL Facebook groups or they contact a rescue or shelter to take them. FREE […]
Have You Seen A Roaming Cat?
PUBLIC SERVICE CHALLENGE If you see a cat roaming your neighborhood and if you TRULY want to help save cat lives instead of just SAYING you do, then take action and get that cat fixed BEFORE you find a nest of newborn kittens like Phoebe and her little family. https://txcat.org/cat/phoebe-and-family/ How do you know if […]
Killing Fleas On Cats You Cannot Touch
ONLY USE MEDICINES INTENDED FOR CATS AND FOLLOW WEIGHT AND DOSING GUIDELINES Treating untouchable cats for fleas can be accomplished with the following medications mixed in wet food served to the cats: Capstar nitenpyram kills adult fleas for 24 hrs over the counter Flea Assasin nitenpyram kills adult fleas for 24 hrs over the counter […]
Phoebe and Family
Another surprise when doing a good deed. As I understand things, this beautiful long-hair feral mama was trapped to keep a cat-killing dog from eating her and her kittens. She had six kittens only a few days old. Because she is feral, she was kept in the trap since yesterday evening while a place for […]
Pet Loving Veteran Now Flying Fur
You may not have heard of Paul Steklenski, but he is a veteran in Pennsylvania with a heart of pure animal love. 🙂 His animal rescue Flying Fur Rescue is a remarkable operation that has been servicing an area from Charlotte, NC to Quebec, Canada since 2015. He has focused on moving animals from kill […]