The Cat Nanny at Cat Central Station

31/12/2023

19/02/2023

My latest pair of leg warmers. 🥰🐾

18/02/2023

Smokey is alllllll tuckered out after his 2 km run this AM. 😆

23/10/2022

Having a serious case of kitten paralysis- no cure required. 😻

24/09/2022

26/08/2022

Adopt and save a life ❤️

17/06/2022

Once upon a time, in the Kadköy area of Istanbul, Turkey, there lived a cat named Tombili (a traditional Turkish name for overweight pets).

She was known for leaning against stairwells and staring at passers-by. Her kind personality was also well-known. When she died in early August 2016, a petition to honor her life gathered 17,000 signatures. Seval ahin, a local sculptor, made a sculpture that replicated her reclining stance.

The statue vanished a few months later, causing a public outcry. "They stole the Tombili monument," a Turkish legislator was quoted as saying. They are the foes of all things lovely. Hatred, grief, and war are all they know."

Two days later, the statue was returned.

13/06/2022

🖤🐾🐈‍⬛

13/06/2022

Say hello to Irish.

My name is Irish and I am a foster home volunteer with Tails to Tell. I am a Certified Feline Specialist who for the last fifteen years has run a professional cat sitting company in Calgary.

I’ve been fostering cats for almost 30 years, mostly pregnant mom’s and/or mom’s and kittens. Though I've put in many years of fostering for other rescues in BC and in Calgary, I really like supporting Tails to Tell. In my experience, it is our rural shelters that more often than not, need the most help. Knowing that the extra space in my family home can save the life of a kitty is why I foster.

My most memorable foster incident was when my husband, in his manly way, needed to use the washroom in our foster room. Once in position, he inadvertently peed on Jazzie, our curious foster cat who had decided at that very same moment, to leap across the toilet.😆

My most recent foster cat with Tails to Tell, named Ruby, has been the most rewarding kitty to work with. She has magically blossomed before our eyes. This wee red headed girl has gone from a sad, thin kitty who almost stopped eating, to a much healthier foodie feline. From a scaredy cat who we had to rip our couch apart to get to, now to a playful love bug. To a "no-lappy" cat to a lap cat and a "no-pick-me-up" cat to one who purrs when being held...and all within three months of love and fostering! So amazing! We are praying for the right patient hearted “purrson” to come along and adopt this amazing Ruby girl.

How do I let them go? I give myself full permission to cry and grieve them after they leave. I allow myself that sadness for with great love comes great loss after all. However, my tears are a small price to pay in knowing that these beautiful feline companion creatures gifted to us, have been given another chance at finding a new loving home…one they may not have had otherwise! So I am grateful I can do this part, as hard as saying goodbye can be.

Tips for those thinking of becoming a foster...I have several. The one I often like to share is that a cat’s stomach is only about the size of a ping pong ball, so to keep that in mind not to over feed our foster kitties unless of course they need fattening up, then I’d suggest several small calorie dense meals daily. The other tip I like to share is litter box related. The best “input" we can give to ensuring the health of our foster kitties, is to check their “output". Stools should be like moist ci**rs in shape. If not, kitty may either have diarrhoea (and thus possible G/I issues frequent in stray kitties especially) or on the other side of things, may be constipated and needing more hydration (like adding water to their wet food).

Thank you Irish for all the work you do for our foster "kids". You have done such an amazing job. We couldn't keep doing what we do without people like you.💕

If you would like to discuss fostering for us, please fill out an application 👇 and our Foster Coordinator, Karen will follow up with you.

https://tailstotell.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Tails-To-Tell-Foster-Care-Application.pdf

27/04/2022

🐕 My final piece of advice is the one that requires the most amount of time and effort at the start, but gives you the best chance of long term harmony. The aim is to maximise the number of positive (or neutral) meetings, to safeguard their relationship when (and it’s bound to happen sometimes) your dog upsets your cat or vice versa.

🐈 This means initially, you (or anyone else in your home) needs to be 100% alert to prevent negative interactions unfolding, every single time. Negative interactions could be the dog chasing the cat, showing her too much unwanted attention (sniffing, nudging, barking) or the cat blocking the dogs access through a corridor or doorway. Of course there are plenty more examples.

🐕 In these situations, the dog should be distracted and engaged with something fun to keep the situation from getting out of control (you can call the cat away too but dogs are usually much more responsive 😂). Exciting toys should be kept to hand and it’s essential you practice their training so you are in as much control of the situation as possible.

🐈 This is the part I found most overwhelming with Bucky as (being a puppy) his behaviour was sometimes relentless. But we have been careful and kept negative interactions to a minimum. His behaviour is now much more settled (at almost 2!) and if he annoys the cats (usually play bowing in front of them bouncing from side to side) they’ll scarper. But because of the resilience we have worked hard to build (and the set up of the environment), they recover quickly and soon reappear when he is a bit more settled or distracted.

🐕❤️🐈 It has been a very hard journey, but totally worth it if you put in the groundwork and set them up for success right from the off. 🐈❤️🐕

Note - If you are at all worried about your cat’s (or dog’s) safety, do not continue with the introduction.

17/03/2022

Here you go Queen fans! Bohemian "Catsody"

Cats are royalty. We are their willing servants. Bohemian Catsody - enjoy a parody song of the Queen classic, Bohemian Rhapsody, this time, all about CATS! O...

08/02/2022

Who can relate?! 🤣🤣🤣

30/01/2022

We are foster home based rescue serving Camrose and surrounding areas. We focus on abandoned feral and semi feral animals but also accept surrenders. We believe every animal deserves a chance at a healthy loving life and home.

06/12/2021

Meet Chief MEOW Officer ~ Mr. Jingles from our great local energy tea company Rviita! This handsome boy wants to wish you all a very MEOWY Christmas!

14/11/2021

Our Indian Food foster kittens

30/08/2021

Ha ha Bob Ross kitty! Thanks Michelle Denman

18/06/2021

Peekaboo!

04/03/2021

Wow...A little blast from the past, before the company name changed. =^..^=

Thanks again to my dear friend, Lisa Taron, the amazing Pet Blog Lady!

Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Irish Beth Maddock, a very successful professional cat sitter who owns and operates Cat Care Calgary Inc. For anyone who is curious about what cat sitting is all about and who want to hear from a real pro, this is the gal! How...

04/03/2021

https://www.facebook.com/LADbible/videos/456865278695107

04/03/2021

04/03/2021

Since Seresto pet collars were introduced, the EPA has received more than 75,000 reports related to the collars, including 907 involving human harm.

01/03/2021

Good inforamtion!

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes-personal-shopper/2021/02/26/plants-safe-for-cats-dogs/?sh=5ddd66007f38

Beautiful, non-toxic house plants safe for cats and dogs, because no one wants that vet trip.

19/02/2021

Want to work with MEOW Foundation? We are currently seeking a Communications and Social Media Specialist to join our team! For more information and to apply, see here: http://ow.ly/xQS150DDzTj

Application deadline: February 25