Dedicated to assisting our community with awareness, education & resources for the care, rehabilitation and adoption of homeless kittens.
We are dedicated to assisting our community with awareness, education & resources for the care, rehabilitation and adoption of community kittens-feral/homeless/stray.
613-770-4357
08/01/2025
🎉Raffle Time 🎉
We are raffling off this beautiful Afghan in support of the Napanee Community Kitten Rescue đź’•
Tickets are 1 for $2 or 3 for $5 and can be purchased in store (cash only) or by sending an e-transfer to the rescue with your a message saying “raffle” along with your contact information.
Winner will be drawn at our adoption weekend on January 18th & 19th đź’•
03/01/2025
UPDATE! DUE TO THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED IN THE PAST 6 DAYS, UNLESS THERE ARE CANCELLATIONS, SPOTS ARE FILLED UP TO JUNE.
Happy New Year everyone! In 2025 we will continue to offer Sponsored days for CATS at the Southeastern Ontario Spay Neuter Clinic in Trenton.
If you require help with spay and neuter please read the attached poster and provide ALL requested information to [email protected].
Please keep SHARING so that we can assist with getting as many cats spayed/ neutered as we can. Thanks!
01/01/2025
We are incredibly grateful!!
Thank you so much Wayne, and Giant Tiger!
Giant Tiger Napanee manger Wayne Wakeling once again donated to the Napanee Community Kitten Rescue this holiday season, filling a cart with over $400 worth of cat food.
30/12/2024
Protecting Our Animals and Wildlife During Fireworks...
As New Year’s celebrations approach, we urge everyone to consider the impact of fireworks on animals and wildlife. While your cats and dogs may display visible signs of stress, countless wild animals also suffer from the noise and chaos of fireworks.
Here’s how fireworks can affect animals and their environment:
• Wildlife Moms Abandon Their Young: The loud explosions can startle mothers, causing them to abandon their nests or dens.
• Disorientation: Squirrels, birds, and other small mammals may become disoriented, unable to find their way home.
• Panic-Induced Injuries: Frightened animals often exhibit dangerous, life-threatening behaviors such as fleeing into unsafe areas.
• Debris Danger: Firework debris can end up in water sources or on the ground, where birds and fish mistake it for food, leading to injury or death.
How You Can Help
If you choose to use fireworks this New Year’s Eve:
• Keep them away from wildlife habitats and water sources.
• Clean up all debris immediately.
• Consider noise-free or eco-friendly fireworks as a safer alternative.
A little thoughtfulness can save lives. Let’s all celebrate responsibly to protect the animals that share our world.
Thank you for your kindness and care!
30/12/2024
30/12/2024
Here's is a sweet little dear who needs a forever home! Justine is a beautiful 7-8 month old, spayed tortoise shell beauty. She is people-oriented and very affectionate. She would likely do well in a home with other cats but we are unsure if she'd suit a home with a dog. If you are interested in fostering to adopt Justine, please fill out our adoption form on our website and drop completed form off to Paulmac's in the Napanee Mall.
28/12/2024
Our second call about a kitten in the cold was absolutely heartwrenching. (Pictures may be disturbing)
Fund in a driveway, the lovely folks who spotted him got him inside and began warming him and called for help. I went and picked him up and headed straight to the vet.
He was unresponsive, hypothermic and emaciated. His body temperature did not register on the thermometer. He had no muscle or fat, just skin and fur on bone. His heart was in arrhythmia. Circulation almost non existent. Pupils contracted and unresponsive. Bloody frozen stool.
We made the decision to euthanize him, as there was virtually no hope of recovery.
He froze to death because he was starving to death. With no fat, no food for calories...the cold was too much.
No baby should have to go through this. But they do. More often than we know or want to know.
Spay and neuter is the answer of course.
But so is changing the mindset that cats are okay out there. That they can look after themselves. They cannot. They suffer so much from hunger, disease, predation, injury, infection. The mortality rate for kittens is about 75 to 80 percent in the first 6 months of life outside.
And rescues and shelters are overwhelmed on a regular basis. We simply cannot rescue them all.
So spay and neuter your pets.
If you have cats living outside...spay and neuter them too. Even fixing one prevents so much heartbreak. Reach out for help. Get neighbours together and raise some funds to get them done. Provide shelters with straw for the winter...plans are on the internet. Fundraise for your local Rescue. Volunteer to help them. Talk to your local council about TNR programs. Get involved.
This little man did not deserve to die this way. He was not outside starving to death by choice. Nor were his siblings or parents. My heart hurts.
Many thanks to the family that called us. Thanks to the folks at Richmond Veterinary Clinic for their compassion and understanding. His name was Henny. He will not be forgotten.
28/12/2024
Does anyone recognize this little one?
Out in the cold asking for help for the last day or two, but has likely been out for longer. Skinny, starving, and cold, but not hypothermic. May have traveled in a vehicle. Found County Road 8.
Warm, dry, and in our care now.
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Our Christmas Tree and Wreath Sale is coming.
So many compliments come our way about the Trees and Wreaths...thank to Christina and John for supplying us each year.
Trees 60.00
Wreaths 35.00
Mum and babies living in a van are rescued.
#spayneutersaveslives #spayandneuter #mumcatsareawesome
#socializingkittens
#feralcatsneedlovetoo
***UPDATE ***
Maudie is in surgery. We will update you when we know more.
UPDATE
Maudie was in for her recheck today. You may remember her...her belly was a horrible mess of wounds, discharge and infection.
It looks now like it is persistent patent urachus.
This is congenital.
Here's how I understand it.
When in the womb...babies urine travels through their umbilicus and when they are born, that closes and they begin to use their normal outlet. But in some cases, the first outlet doesn't close off...and they still urinate through their belly. The primary symptom is scald, skin and urinary infections, and many other problems, including the flystrike and maggots little Maudie had.
We are planning a high contrast ultrasound to see what's going on. No decision can be made about surgery or anything else until we know more.
Maudies bill is already over 1000.00 and the ultrasound will be close to 600.00...surgery if possible about 2000.00.
If you can help...that would be wonderful.
We have three more surgeries ahead as well...2 enucleations and more dentals.
Etransfer to [email protected]
Donate at Richmond Veterinary Clinic
https://mygivingcircle.org/napanee-community-kitten-rescue/donate
Or drop off donations to Paulmac's Pet Food Napanee Paulmac
UPDATE
Maudie was in for her recheck today. You may remember her...her belly was a horrible mess of wounds, discharge and infection.
It looks now like it is persistent patent urachus.
This is congenital.
Here's how I understand it.
When in the womb...babies urine travels through their umbilicus and when they are born, that closes and they begin to use their normal outlet. But in some cases, the first outlet doesn't close off...and they still urinate through their belly. The primary symptom is scald, skin and urinary infections, and many other problems, including the flystrike and maggots little Maudie had.
We are planning a high contrast ultrasound to see what's going on. No decision can be made about surgery or anything else until we know more.
Maudies bill is already over 1000.00 and the ultrasound will be close to 600.00...surgery if possible about 2000.00.
If you can help...that would be wonderful.
We have three more surgeries ahead as well...2 enucleations and more dentals.
Etransfer to [email protected]
Donate at Richmond Veterinary Clinic
https://mygivingcircle.org/napanee-community-kitten-rescue/donate
Or drop off donations to Paulmac's Pet Food Napanee Paulmac
Helping little Maudie
#nokittenshouldsufferthis #rescuekitten #maudiesaurus #stegasauruskitten
Rescued kitten with nasty wounds. She wears a sock onesie to keep the sugar bandage on, and protect her little belly.
#rescuekitten #nokittenshouldsufferthis
#sockonesie #thankstovetseverywhere Richmond Veterinary Clinic Kingston Regional Pet Hospital
Ion. Available for Foster or Foster to Adopt. #orangekitties #adoptdontshop #rescuekitties #orangecatsofinstagram @nckr1
We are hoping to officially open to intakes shortly, but when an emergency crops up and no one has room anywhere....
This wee one is the only surviving kitten from her litter, and mum disappeared. We will attempt to find her and get her spayed, but she's been missing for a couple of days now, and we dont know what happened. In the meantime, we will care for her baby, and look for a rescue to take her on if possible.
Sharing a video of little Lando, our wee man with FIP, so you can see the size of his belly. In wet FIP, fluid builds up in the cats abdomen, compressing organs, causing breathing and eating problems among other issues.
FIP, wet or dry, is invariably a fatal disease without treatment.
Lando has been enrolled in a Canadian study group, and has begun treatment, and although he has a long way to go, and there are no guarantees, he is not deteriorating, and is just a wee bit better. Luckily so far, he has not lost his appetite.
If you'd like to help with his medication...the GoFundMe link is below.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/QwJuSYKLUtf4cYEi/?mibextid=qi2Omg
UPDATE...The kitty, Squirrel, has been transferred to us, and is up for adoption!
This was meant to be posted a while back.
But I think today is a good day to put it out there, as it was a day full of cooperation, community, and kindness (and who doesn't need more of that).
And all involved deserve a big shout out, and many thanks for what they did.
I got a message about a cat in a tree. Folks were getting worried about it. Now I know a lot of folks believe cats will come down on their own...but sometimes they just can't.
So I started the calls, messages etc. to find an arborist to come and help. We've done it before several times.
It was a very busy day for everyone I called, and response time was a bit slower than I had hoped for, (not surprising as they were all out on jobs). The temperature was falling and snow was in the forecast, and then I got more information about the cat. It had been up in the tree for 4 days!
That prompted me to get in touch with PAWS, Provincial Animal Welfare Services...the folks who enforce the Provincial Animal Services Act.
They went into action.
(I got to watch and take pictures).
They got permission for the Napanee Fire Department, Hook and Ladder 811, to come and help. Luckily they were not out on a call.
There was a pickup truck in the driveway to the property, blocking full access, and the keys to it were in Picton, so Wards Towing were asked to move it onto the street so the firetruck could get closer to the tree, and the cat.
They came very quickly and got the truck out of the way.
The ladder truck got into position, set its legs and the ladder went up and out. One of the firemen went up and out to the end...then it was maneuvered into position...but the cat got spooked and went further up. Waiting patiently, the cat returned and went a bit further down. It was grabbed quickly, and put in a carrier...then down they came. Cat on the ground and safe!! The firetruck packed up and left, the tow truck put the pickup truck bac
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“Dedicated to assisting our community with awareness, education & resources for the care, rehabilitation and adoption of homeless kittens.”
Napanee Community Kitten Rescue was formed by a group of like minded people who saw a need for foster homes to care for orphan kittens/bottle babies, and for older feral cats and kittens that would not do well in a shelter setting, but would be happier and more responsive in a foster setting.
Feral & stray - homeless kittens and cats are our main focus. We look after tiny orphans, and older kittens who either have lost their mums or who need to be rescued with their mums from risk and peril. Often they are at a construction site, recycling plant, industrial setting, abandoned boat, in walls, under a deck or porch - at risk from starvation, predators, cars, dogs and people and their activities.
We have also rescued many injured cats and kittens, when no one else would help. This is not our main job, but we cannot say no to a cat or kitten that requires urgent care.
We care for the kittens and cats. Medical care is provided if needed, along with the basics - vaccines, de-worming, de-fleaing, spay and neuter, food, love etc. We work with local vets and are so grateful for their expertise and compassion.
We are all volunteers - our foster homes provide all the love and care while we look after the medical costs and provide mentoring. We get the kittens and cats ready for their new lives as loved companions. Our adoption and Foster to Adopt programs work well, and we are partnered with Paulmac’s Pet Food and PetSmart Charities as well to help find homes for our charges when they are ready. We are planning on starting a barn cat program in the future for those of our cats who would prefer overall not to be too much with humans. In the meantime, we have had help with this from other rescues.
We are strong advocates for spaying and neutering pets (all our kittens and cats are spayed or neutered) and for Trap Neuter Return (TNR), the only humane solution to overpopulation. We have stabilized three colonies thus far with TNR, plus we have dealt with 4 hoarding situations (on our own and in two cases, in partnership with the OSPCA). We provide contact information for those needing help with TNR, but our main mission is the care of orphan kittens and feral kittens and cats, and most of our kittens, mums and babies do not come from colonies, but from single mum cats taking up residence in some very singular situations. When possible, we always make sure that we do not get kittens from the same place again by spaying/neutering any other cats in residence...but the majority of our intakes are individuals - not groups or colonies.
As of June 2019, we have rescued close to 1100 kittens and cats. There are three of us in the group - with a solid group of regular foster homes, and some that foster in emergencies, with some seasonal fosters as well. We love what we do, and we believe in our work. We hope you do too.
