Companion Cats

11/17/2025

Today's featured volunteer is Natasha. In addition to her many years of dedicated help with cleaning and providing care and play time with the cats she knows EACH ONE by name. 😻Trust me... that's a lot of names!

11/16/2025

⏰ Only 1 Hour Left to Bid!

This is your final chance to take home one of these stunning dot art portraits — Harvest Guardian, Blooming Curiosity, Petals and Pages, and Stained Glass Sentinel! 🎨

💛 Every bid supports Companion Cats and Kitten Konnection, helping provide medical care, comfort, and second chances for cats and kittens in need.

🚨 Bidding closes at 12 noon — don’t wait!
👉 https://givebutter.com/c/s1FHu8/auction

Let’s make this last hour count — for the art, for the love, and for the cats. 🐾💖

11/16/2025

🐾 Auction Ends Today at Noon!

This is it — the final hours to bid in the Feline Reflections Art Auction! 🎨💛

Each stunning dot art portrait — Harvest Guardian, Blooming Curiosity, Petals and Pages, and Stained Glass Sentinel — was created through countless volunteer hours, with love and compassion in every detail.

✨ Your bid today changes lives. Every dollar helps provide vital medical care, comfort, and second chances for cats and kittens through Companion Cats and Kitten Konnection.

⏰ Bidding closes at 12 noon — don’t wait!
👉 https://givebutter.com/c/s1FHu8/auction

Let’s make these final hours count — for the art, for the love, and for the cats. 💕

11/15/2025

No adoptions today. 😞
But we did have a few folks interested in volunteering with us stop in. Had a few folks drop off donations of food. Unloaded a bunch of donated litter.
Leo and Draco had to sit in time out for a few.
Not a bad Saturday. 😻

11/15/2025

Auction art. Bidding ends tomorrow at noon. Link to bid on these wonderful pieces. https://givebutter.com/c/s1FHu8/auction/items/1348816

11/15/2025

🐾💛 It’s Adoption Day at Companion Cats! 💛🐾

We’re open TODAY from 11 AM – 3 PM and our cats are ready to meet YOU! Come spend some time with our sweet, whiskered friends — you might just find your new best buddy (or two!). 😻

Whether you’re looking for a playful kitten or a calm, loving companion, our cats are waiting to make your home a little warmer and your heart a lot fuller. 💕

📍 Companion Cats, 29 Hoag St, Battle Creek
🕚 Today | 11 AM – 3 PM

Stop in, fall in love, and take home your new furry family member!

11/15/2025

🐾 Auction Ends TOMORROW at Noon!

It’s your last chance to bid in the Feline Reflections Art Auction! 🎨

Four stunning, handcrafted dot art portraits — Harvest Guardian, Blooming Curiosity, Petals and Pages, and Stained Glass Sentinel — are waiting for their forever homes.

💛 Every bid helps Companion Cats and Kitten Konnection provide medical care, comfort, and second chances for cats and kittens in need.

⏰ Bidding closes at noon tomorrow, November 16!
👉 Don’t wait — place your bids now at https://givebutter.com/c/s1FHu8/auction

Let’s finish strong and show how much love and compassion this community has for cats! 🐾💖

11/15/2025

UPDATE: All have been allocated.

We have 2 XL and 6 regular sized Breeze litter boxes to give away. If you would like 1 please comment and we will put your name on it for pick up between 12-3 tomorrow. If you can't pick up tomorrow you'll need to wait for the next batch. After the first 8 takers they will be gone but we will post again if/when we get more. We can't use them at the shelter.

11/14/2025

WARNING: Long post.
This may be a depressing post but it is a REALITY that needs to be understood. As you probably know, shelters and rescues are FULL beyond capacity and have to turn away pleas for help that we wish we could accommodate. Tango's story should help illustrate why "just one more" can't always happen and why we need help.

Tango came to us in April of 2022 from a gentleman whose kind heart compelled him to take in more cats than he could handle and we agreed to help with getting them vetted and trying to find adopters for the friendly ones. Tango was definitely one of the friendly ones.
Immediately we got him neutered, tested, vaccinated and treated for fleas and ear mites.
About a month later he was treated for Coccidia (a parasite causing diarrhea) that requires diagnosis and antibiotics.
In September 2024 he needed to have 11 teeth removed due to having weight loss from his painful mouth/difficulty chewing.
In December he developed an ear infection which was treated with antibiotic drops.
In March 2025 he suffered a ruptured eardrum from another ear infection in spite of having cleared the previous one. Pain meds and more antibiotics were required.
In June 2025 he needed vet care for an abscess on his face likely from another cat swapping or biting him.
Last week we noticed he appeared bloated and lethargic. His normal appetite and love for treats had lessened. Yet another trip to the vet with him confirmed our fears of FIP and we were told it was too late to try to save him. But we tried anyway...sending him to foster care with someone who has experience with treating FIP cats and curing some. However the vet was correct. It was too late.
He passed away on Wednesday.
Tango needed multiple vet visits, many prescription medicines and lots of cage time for us to attempt to provide adequate care for him in a shelter environment. We are a volunteer run organization that relies on donations to cover all expenses. I won't tally up the total we invested in him because even knowing the outcome we would make those same choices again.
Because that's what NO KILL means.
He mattered to us. Every single cat we have in our care matters. All of the cats that we wish we could say yes to also matter but we simply need more help to keep doing the next right thing for any cat.
Tango had ZERO inquires for adoption during the 3 1/2 years he lived at Companion Cats. He was friendly, affectionate, had no bad habits and other than his health battles (all treatable) was completely adoptable. Had he been in a home it's likely most of the issues would never had happened (maybe I'm wrong but...)

This is why we need FOSTERS. We need ADOPTERS. We need VOLUNTEERS. We need DONATIONS. We will continue helping cats like Tango and the hundreds of others that need it as long as we can.
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/companion-cats-1
Because they all matter.

R.I.P. Sweet Tango - you are already missed.

11/14/2025

🎨 Final Days to Bid!
The Feline Reflections Art Auction ends this weekend — November 16!

Don’t miss your chance to take home one of these stunning dot art cat portraits: Harvest Guardian, Blooming Curiosity, Petals and Pages, and Stained Glass Sentinel.

💛 Every bid supports Companion Cats and Kitten Konnection, helping provide medical care and second chances for cats in need.

👉 Bid now before time runs out!
https://givebutter.com/c/s1FHu8/auction

11/13/2025

Please vote so you can to help out a great organization.

Thank you to all who nominated your favorite local non-profit organization for our annual Charitable Giving Campaign. We received nearly 500 nominations, and are proud to announce this year's amazing finalists are Against All Odds Cat Rescue, Eaton County Humane Society, Earth to Table Urban Garden, Helping Hands Food Pantry and Housing Services Mid Michigan.

Voting is officially open at www.eaton.bank/community-strength and runs through Wednesday, Nov. 26. Vote for your favorite and share to help generate as much exposure as possible for these outstanding organizations. The winner will be announced here on Tuesday, Dec. 2