House of the Happy Cat

21/07/2024

George has surprised everybody. I thought this cat was an old fart in renal failure and and unable to use his back legs. The blood work came back surprisingly good. no kidney issues. he wasn't eating. he's now eating very good with a healthy appetite. his mouth is a mess. I figured out that he might have had an injury to his tailbone so I started him on pain meds and with rest. now he's walking. he is the sweetest guy. the only downfall for him is the amount of drool. He's cuddling with me in bed and half. the bed is soaking wet. He's going for a dental on Tuesday if anybody wants to help donate cuz just the tooth cleaning is 200. He's got a sneeze and his eye is a little runny.. who knows what this poor guy has been through. there's no doubt that he's a Maine C**n but no one can tell me how old he is but you can tell this guy is feeling so much better

My phone randomly adds punctuation where it doesn't belong and doesn't capitalize voice to text anymore. so forgive the horrible text above. I'll fix it when I get on the computer

20/07/2024

Gonna be at Petco Sunday noon to 2:30 with kittens!

19/07/2024

just dropped off seven cats to be fixed at Sheltering hands

18/07/2024

Yin came into rescue as a little kitten with his brother Yang. unfortunately, Yang was a Siamese colored kitten and yen is black which means Yang got adopted right away and Yin has been in rescue his whole life.
it's the sad part of rescue where people choose looks over personality so the ones that don't have the looks end up staying here their whole life.

He is a sweet boy and is currently in Foster. He was a little bit skittish and now he's doing so much better.

Kito came to us along with 28 other cats and kittens from a horrible hoarding situation. All of them were very sick. Kito has lingered in rescue because he gets Sneezy but even with medicine he'll clear up up to a point so he's just one of those cats who's always going to have the sneezes

here are the words of his biography from his foster mom

Kito is a charming and playful cat who is always ready to greet you at the door with a burst of energy. Kito is not only beautiful but also full of personality. He loves to play and will keep you entertained for hours. One of his favorite pastimes is watching cat TV. Kito is exceptionally responsive and comes running when you call his name, making him the perfect companion for someone who enjoys a fun and affectionate cat.

Yin is a stunning all-black cat whose sleek, shiny fur makes him look like a mini panther. Initially shy, he has blossomed into a friendly and affectionate companion who now greets everyone that comes over. Once you start petting him, he won't let you stop. He adores morning cuddles and scratches, making him the perfect start to your day. While he enjoys playing, he's always gentle and never too rough. Yin listens well and prefers a calm environment, as loud noises can make him uneasy. If you're looking for a loving and gentle feline friend, Yin (or Yinny, as he's affectionately called) is the perfect match!

Yin has the most gorgeous golden eyes. give us a call if you're interested

17/07/2024

these sweet babies are 7 weeks old. they will get first shots next week and getting mom combo tested this week to clear them. All boys except the torty

16/07/2024

UPDATE
so far no one has reached out to claim this cat. His vet bills at the vet so far are probably a little over $200 but surprisingly his bloodwork wasn't bad. Even the vet was surprised. Initially he couldn't use his back legs and wouldn't eat. But again, they couldn't find anything wrong. He is now eating with an appetite. I gave him sub Q fluids for a few days, meds for nausea and meds to increase appetite so I think all that helped. I also gave him some pain meds as he seemed sore. He can stand on his back legs a little now. It may be that he got kicked or injured in a fight or something. It's just weird because he is neutered and doesn't have the coat of an outside cat that has been on his own. Maybe the owners died or were put in a facility and the family just dumped him. It is more common than you would care to know.
Based on his blood work I feel it is safe to try to get his mouth better as it smells rotten. That is scheduled next Tuesday at Pet Vet. The cleaning is $200 and then $25 per tooth extraction if he needs any out. Again any help so that I can get this old man up and feeling better and maybe find a final home for him would be appreciated. You can safely donate directly to my rescue through all the apps or zelle or phoning in. I do not use Pet Vet that often so would rather not have an unused balance there. Archer I use weekly.

George C**ney's vet bill is going to start running in the hundreds. if anybody wants to donate, you're welcome to call Archer Animal hospital and pay toward his bill.
as long as he's in my care he has to be taken care of even if he belongs to somebody. I have him back at the vet while they look his blood work over to make sure he doesn't need a urinalysis. plus he seems very weak and weird in his back leg so he might need an x-ray. if his blood work is okay, he might need a dental. I mean we're talking upwards of $800 just to help take care of this old guy

15/07/2024

this is Mufasa. apparently he was adopted as a kitten and 8 years later after having never been neutered, he started showing aggressive behavior right after they moved and being stuck out on a hot porch. he ended up attacking the dog and then biting the owner when she tried to intervene. The husband immediately said he had to go and he was going to be either euthanized or dumped on the side of the road if I didn't take him. He's still pretty angry, but he's going Friday to be fixed and have all his vaccines updated and microchipped. He's absolutely adorable and from what I heard he was the sweetest boy, loving to be held and petted and he liked to be carried.

I think if someone would give him a chance he could be that cat again. He is 8 years old but still on this side of being a senior. he looks like he might be part munchkin as I'm told he has little legs but I haven't been able to interact with him yet. I will be able to see more after he gets neutered and calms down some. if you'd like to Foster him or give him a try please send me a message

15/07/2024

this is Birdie. She's about 3 years old. She was adopted from our rescue as a kitten and taken into a home with several children and very loved until they decided to go out of the country for 2 years and then just dumped her unceremoniously back on the rescue shrugging their shoulders and saying there's nothing they could do. even though the spouse is a surgeon with plenty of money and telling me that they had already moved some cats back to The other country but just not her.
I'm aggravated because they went on and on and on about how much they loved her and how special she was until after they dumped her and I asked for the vet office so I could get her vet records and they just blew me off and never answered again.
Birdie went straight from the home. I rescued her from to her new home as a kitten so she was never in the rescue environment. this has been extremely stressful for her and she was very aggressive at first. but after about a week she has finally come out of her shell and walking around the house with the other cats and being okay. She would need at least a good solid week of down time and I have no clue how she would be with dogs or even other cats. Right now she's being okay and not overreacting. She's an absolutely stunning cat and was very good with their children so I think she would be great in a home with kids and she's still fairly young. we do need to update her vaccines and make sure she has a microchip. unfortunately since I don't know what they did, I don't know if we're duplicating vaccines but I have to have them in order to adopt a route. I would do a reduced fee so she already had her adoption fee paid but just to cover the cost of updating her vaccines. please let me know if you'd be interested in fostering her or adopting her

15/07/2024

This is Naan. She's about 9 months old. Linx point Siamese female. She's fixed and up up to date on her vaccines and microchipped. She came in along with two others and she had severe damage to one of her eyes. When we took her to the vet they recommended trying to heal it and not removing it which is what we did. So she still has her eye but she probably has no vision out of it.
She is extremely shy and skittish. She needs someone with a quiet environment and a lot of patience and she will eventually come out of her shell. I would be willing to do a reduced adoption fee if someone would be willing to give her a chance.

15/07/2024

just got a call from someone who wanted to adopt a kitten because they brought in a stray kitten and let it go outside and there's a lot of construction and it disappeared so I said yes but any kitten from me would have to be inside only and her plan was to also let the new kitten outside

I don't know what's wrong with people. it's like I have disposable cats. as soon as they get killed you can get another one and throw it outside

14/07/2024

13/07/2024

Meet Tigger!
This handsome boy is a confident, independent leader of his siblings. He started off as the most playful of the group and has turned into the biggest cuddler after just a few days. He loves blankets, beds, and sprawling out for a nap. He likes to nuzzle up in laundry baskets while his siblings run around. He does well with all of his siblings and is neutral to a large dog. Overall, Tigger is smart, calm, and ready for a new home! Pictured in the blue collar.

13/07/2024

Meet Piglet!
Piglet is the smallest of his brothers, but that doesn’t hold him back. He loves to wrestle and play with all of his siblings. He is neutral to a large dog, sometimes curious about her. Piglet is the curious explorer of the group. He is one of the first to check out a new environment and investigate new toys. He particularly loves stringy wands. He often finds himself in higher up places to get a good lookout spot. Pictured in the pink collar.

11/07/2024

Adoption fell through for Tangerine so she needs a home - she is so adorable

11/07/2024

Cats and kittens available

All kitties are cleared of FIV and FELV (your current cats should be also)
All kitties receive fvrcp vaccine and booster, felv vaccine and booster, rabies at appropriate age (your cats should also have these vaccines and be current. All kitties are spayed or neutered at required age by vet which is at least 3 months or 3 pounds. (Your current cats should also be fixed). All kitties receive a microchip.

All kittens and cats in our rescue are on grain free food. At least food without corn or dyes. If your current cat is on food with corn or dyes these cats will start to get digestive issues so they must stay on and not have access to, low quality foods with corn and dyes. Including dog food.

All kittens and cats are required to be inside only or only out with a leash or monitored play. Not be free roaming indoor / outdoor cats. I cannot take one more adopter telling me how their cat got eaten by a coyote cuz they really wanted to be outside cats.

Adoption fee is typically $100 per cat or kitten. I often do specials especially for older kittens and cats who have lingered in rescue.

You must provide proof if renting that you can have a pet or another pet.

It's best to call me at 352-284-5610 to interview and let me help match the perfect cat or kitten to your home based on their personality. Most kittens are in foster homes so have to arrange for you to meet them unless I am doing an event.

10/07/2024

hey everyone, we're trying this again. we were a little late last month. please vote again. this would really help us out. we just had a $500 vet bill. that's pretty much almost every week now
https://woobox.com/nmbfwq?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0ibzHYvg_wXrTkPxp_ZiBrKBk1_e-HQpvpxPmrozSAFHLnS6NWWA-0l7A_aem_AzlE6sYNeMrU7sCLkZN8Zw

hopefully this link works

The winning charity gets $1,000!

09/07/2024

Fleur is such a beautiful kitty cat. I don't know why nobody has ever been interested in her. She's all fixed and ready to go
her brother Fox on the left is also available and they also make a good team

09/07/2024

Bagel is blind but he really doesn't care. He's such a good boy and so easy going that when him and his sisters went to Foster he was the first one to come out and lay with her. the other two were hiding. He's a really good boy. beautiful and would fit into any home.

And a little update. she said her bigger dog went into the little apartment where he is and they sniffed each other and she left the dog in there and when she came home the dog was sleeping and bagel was laying next to the dog. he can be a little aggravated if he doesn't like what you're doing. he seems to be aggravated at other cats as well. I think he would be a great companion for someone with a older quiet dog and a quiet house with no kids

09/07/2024

Yam's babies have been adopted And she was being fostered by someone who took another adult cat and there started to be some interaction where the one he's keeping didn't like Yam. She can be a little bit shy but I think if someone would work with her she would do great and she's such a beautiful girl
She's looking for a home or she needs a place to be fostered temporarily so she doesn't have to stay in a kennel. let me know if you can help

09/07/2024

UPDATE
A wonderful lady stepped up to foster Jelly and within an hour of being in her home Jelly made herself comfortable and at home. She took a nap with the lady the first hour and in just a few days has already made friends with and is playing with her year old cat and making friends with her older cat. Needless to say when I asked her to take Jelly to Petco today for an adoption event she hesitated so I asked her if she wanted to keep Jelly and she said she did. This is the best news ever for a sweet girl who didn't deserve this to happen to her

In celebration I am adding Jelly's baby pic.

Jelly was adopted as a kitten and was recently returned due to them moving and not being able to take her. She's absolutely beautiful and it only took her a couple days to settle down and be back to her sweet self. She's available for adoption but right now she needs a foster home so she's not staying in a kennel

let me know if you're interested in her or if you can help out

08/07/2024

got some newbies in
going to get them tested tomorrow and start vaccines. some of the ones that are all together are a little bit skittish and hopefully we'll be going to Foster and working on that
most of them are female. the little white one with the black is a boy. both of the solid grays are girls
I think on the group with five the little tan tabby is the only boy

08/07/2024

if you message me because you're interested in a cat or kitten or you want to volunteer or you want to Foster, it's really important that you leave your phone number because most of you don't ever even bother to look at your messages again. even though I reply pretty quickly. I've gone back weeks later for people offering or asking and see that they've never once checked their messages. so leave your phone number and that'll solve all the problems

08/07/2024

Very disturbing when you find out the largest rescue in Alachua County with tons of resources and help just turned away some people with a tiny kitten thats in bad shape. And the shelter is closed on MOndays. I would take it but I do not have any open kennels right now until some cats go into foster. But how do you just turn a sick kitten away and call yourself a rescue when you have so many resources and volunteers you can't even use them all. That's just heartless.

03/07/2024

doing better today. I determined that it's a male and he's about 6 weeks old and he seems to be feeling better and eating good and the diarrhea is slowing down

03/07/2024

Sumter County Animal Control has over 200 kittens and it is not a NO Kill Shelter.
If you live in that area go adopt one and save it's life.

02/07/2024

got a call this morning from some people who said a little kitten showed up in their yard and it looked like something had attacked it. it looks like it got bit on the head but it's not swollen or anything. it has really bad diarrhea and a torn lip. unfortunately the vet office was booked up and only had half a day but I gave it a bath and treated its lip and gave it medicine for diarrhea and he or she is already feeling warm and safe and purring and not acting wild at all

please fix your animals
this is a direct result of people not fixing their animals

02/07/2024

hi there were several people who said they could help take care of cats at petco and im taking some on thursday
i have one person so far that can help
need a couple more people for friday and saturday

28/06/2024

this is about a 45-minute drive with the choir singing. 11 kittens. going to get fixed this morning. half of them have been adopted which is so amazing

28/06/2024

I'm looking for someone that lives close to Petco that I can hire as a paid position to help take care of the cats there. It would be very part time and not a lot of money but I need to find a solution other than trying to find volunteers. I need someone I KNOW can and will go there daily. Message me if interested - it doesn't need to be broadcasted who it is. I feel if I pay something I will have better success finding a dependable person.
It could potentially also include pay to pick up the cats that need to go and do everything to set them up.

24/06/2024

hey everyone, I finally got things back at Petco and now I'm trying to find the people who said they would like to volunteer to help take care of the cats there. I'm just having trouble tracking down all the messages of the people who said they wanted to help. this would just be picking one day a week for 1 hour and it's only going to be for like Thursday, Friday and Saturday. if we get enough help I might be able to have cats there sooner but I really don't like leaving cats in those little cubicles for too long. so if you had said you wanted to help, please message me again. Even better text me 352-284-5610 that would be a better way