Adopt a River Cat

Adopt a River Cat Trap-Neuter-Return, cat rescue and cat welfare Founded in 1997, Adopt a River Cat (A.R.C.) Over the last two and a half decades, A.R.C.

is a no-kill organization based in the Fox Valley area that is dedicated to the spaying and neutering of feral cats and rescue of kittens born to feral cats. Born outdoors, these cats have adopted an extreme distrust or fear of humans, and as such cannot properly be rehabilitated as household pets. These homeless community cats tend to form colonies, where they interbreed and soon a population exp

losion occurs. The traditional reaction, or solution, to this problem has been to trap and kill the cats, but as it is a very costly method, it is only done in spurts, and as such, barely makes a dent in the population while opening new opportunities for colony growth. has been committed to providing a humane alternative to this method, by placing adoptable cats and kittens into no-kill shelters, or by following the standards of Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Release (TNVR). This approach mandates that feral cats be trapped, sterilized, and returned to a managed colony where food, shelter and medical care is provided.

06/28/2025

16 surgeries with vaccinations in 2 weeks! So good to have started up!😻

06/28/2025

We are looking for help to remove bags of spent litter from the garage shelter on a regular basis. We can have up to 4 bags a week when the shelter is at capacity during TNR season (which is 9 months of the year) and it has become too much for me to continue to handle. This requires picking the bags up at my house in Oswego where our licensed shelter is, which are at least 50lbs each but we can fill them at a less weight, and disposing of them in a safe (we dont want anyone getting hurt lifting them) and legal way. We are serious about needing this help it has become too much for me to handle. The bags also take up much needed space in the shelter and cannot remain in the shelter for any extended period of time. If you are able to help and can commit to helping with this task on a regular basis please message us. Thank you!

Heather Abraham
President

This heat wave was a rough one. Here are some tips for keeping feral cats cool and safe in the heat.
06/26/2025

This heat wave was a rough one. Here are some tips for keeping feral cats cool and safe in the heat.

The summer months can be sweltering, making it tough not to get overheated when outside. This is especially true for feral cats who have to find ways to stay cool even though they're outdoors all the time. How do feral cats keep cool in the summer, and what can you do to help? Providing lots of shad...

Little black brother in the back was reunited tonight with his siblings after avoiding the traps last week he decided to...
06/26/2025

Little black brother in the back was reunited tonight with his siblings after avoiding the traps last week he decided to go in the trap this week. Their mom and their auntie were fixed last week. Queen Mom. (the family pointed her out to is) made a showing this week, but unfortunately did not go in our traps. We are trapping again tomorrow night, but we know that queen moms are notoriously difficult to trap. But we at Adopt a River Cat are very persistent and do not give up. We will probably have to bring out the drop trap out for her.

06/08/2025

Our annual fund letter is out! If you would like a copy, please message us your email address and we will send it over.

Silly
06/02/2025

Silly

Meet 9mo Antonio! We are looking for a foster for him, he will need to be the only cat in the house because he is feline...
06/02/2025

Meet 9mo Antonio! We are looking for a foster for him, he will need to be the only cat in the house because he is feline leukemia positive. We are hoping eventually he will test out of it but we need time to do that and to keep him in a safe place where he can receive lots of love and attention. He just started coming up for pets a few of weeks ago. He really enjoys them, he is not big on being picked up (yet) and as mentioned, we are thinking very positive for this boy that he does not have a strong form of the virus and that his immune system will kick it out of his system eventually. Please message us if you are interested in fostering this young fellow or share to help us find the special foster home he needs.

05/25/2025

Astro is going to Anderson Humane this week to complete his journey towards a lifetime indoors! This adorable and sweet FIV positive boy has had quite a journey. We had a tooth with root exposure extracted for him late December, as we do for all cats feral or social cats that come through our care with broken teeth, at a new clinic we were trying out, he experienced complications. We had him examined at our vet Bristol Veterinary Clinic who then referred us to Veterinary Dental Center where Adopt a River Cat has been going for many years for expert dental care, who examined him and he was diagnosed with Feline Odontoclastic Resorptive Lesion (FORL) at the extraction site preventing the site from closing/healing, ulcerations at the surgery site and they also identified an additional incisor that had root exposure. He has really been one tough fellow through his healing journey. We are so thankful for Sharon Tritt who fostered Astro, transported him to his many appointments, showed him the TLC he needed and saw him through his healing process. We are thankful for our wonderful foster homes. We need many more foster homes so we can continue to provide socialization opportunities to community cats and older community kittens in the Aurora and Montgomery area like Astro (who socialized quickly - in one month!) to have opportunities to live indoor lives.

05/25/2025

Thank you Super Volunteer Mary for bleaching/cleaning all the cat crates today!❤️

We have a lot of litters that we have been tracking until they are old enough to pull from their moms. We still have one...
05/19/2025

We have a lot of litters that we have been tracking until they are old enough to pull from their moms. We still have one to get from this location. Some of these litters we have had residents take to Aurora Animal Care and Control Facility because they have been docile and the facility has space. These facilities have space because of TNR being done. When there is no TNR, these facilities do not have space because they are flooded with feral kittens. It becomes a bad cycle. The kittens are then put up for adoption at the facikitu or shelters and rescues pull them. This allows us to focus our time energies on TNR activities rather than caring for kittens in our care. By the time we started, the moms were already very pregnant this year so we track the kittens ages with residents help once they are born, pull them (which involves trapping) trap, fix, and vaccinate the moms and other cats at the location then return them to their caretakers.🙂

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Aurora, IL
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