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The Ranch Cat Rescue in Bloomington Indiana provides a safe environment to foundling kittens and cats looking for loving forever families.

11/14/2025

It's Five Dollar Friday and today I want to share the amazing healing journey that Mr Robinson has been on over the last month. Now that he's feeling better I'm more comfortable showing you his terrible before photos. Dude was a mess! We still don't know what happened to him, but thanks to modern medicine, a clean environment, and lots of love, this injury is a thing of the past!

The best part, he's an absolute baby man. He loves to be held and cuddled and purrs like a diesel engine. He still thinks humans are a little scary (and he's right) but after some more time and consistency he's gonna be an A+ lap cat.

If you've not donated in a while, visit theranchcatrescue.org/donate for all the ways to help us help cats like Mr Robinson. ❤️‍🩹

11/13/2025

It's been exactly 3 weeks of FIP treatment for tiny Gordon. For the first time I am cautiously optimistic in reporting that his belly is beginning to decrease in size and his weight gain is back to that of a normal kitten vs a rapidly filling water balloon. Lil guy still has a ways to go, but man does this give me hope! 🤞

11/07/2025

This is Gordon and his emotional support sibling, Cornelius. For the last two weeks Gordy has been my entire focus, and while I adore his tiny body, I’m also very mad at it. Here’s why.

A couple weeks ago our besties at Street Cat Community Outreach called about a kitten with suspected FIP. We’ve handled seven FIP cases here - six confirmed and cured, one unconfirmed neurological case that was fatal. Feline Infectious Peritonitis is a mutation of feline coronavirus that’s deadly without treatment. While treatment access in the US has been tricky, we now have a semi legal compound version, though injectables still feel sketchy.

What makes Gordy’s case unusual is his age, only eight weeks old when he arrived. FIP is most common in cats three months to three years and there aren’t adequate studies on kittens this young. We are so lucky to have Dr Soto who supports this treatment and has been there to read the medical tea leaves, tho interpreting those for Gordy has been a challenge. His bloodwork was perfect, antibody test negative, and we had to send out his abdominal fluid for pathology to confirm the elevated proteins that pointed to FIP.

Despite early negatives, we knew what we were seeing and started treatment right away. Unfortunately he’s been slow to respond, and we did have to switch from oral meds to injections. The good news is the fluid is staying low in his abdomen and not pressing on his lungs. The bad news is he’s still shaped like a butternut squash. Using Corny as a control, Gordy’s only gained .12 lbs more in two weeks, but I need to see his weight drop more and that fluid resorb before I’m gonna unclench my butt cheeks.

Send this tiny guy some healing energy. As frustrating as it is, I live for beating FIP, and I believe Gordy will earn his spot on our wall of success.

11/06/2025

**UPDATE - FULLY FUNDED**
Y'all are the beeeest!! Thank you! Grand total was $548.37 and you funded it in less than an hour. Thank you for your help with this unexpected expense, the kitties will really appreciate as the temps drop this week.

Huge shoutout to Jason at Thermostat Mechanical for the quick work. We highly recommend them for all your pet-friendly HVAC needs!

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Ranch fam! We need your help ASAP! Our furnace has been down and unfortunately we need $500 for a new motherboard. Our very nice HVAC repairman is out getting a board now. Can we fundraise enough when he's back in 45 minutes? 😬😬😬

if you're able, send a donation via Venmo or PayPal today!

Herbie tried to fix it, but has no opposable thumbs.

10/29/2025

Wednesday morning merch drop!! It’s been a minute since we’ve had our online store up but it’s back and stocked full of merch for you and your cats.

We have new cat art (made with “help” by cats of The Ranch), handmade cat toys, and logo stickers. As always, all purchases help care for the kitties. Thanks for taking a look!

theranchcatrescue.org/shop

10/27/2025

This is Kim and if she were a motivational speaker she would absolutely use this pic in her bio.

She came to us a couple years ago after she’d been hit by a car and was surrendered to a vet hospital. She had some pretty severe trauma and needed her tail amputated, but she survived! Unfortunately due to nerve damage the accident left her unable to go to the bathroom on her own. So at four years old and an exclusively outdoor cat her entire life, she needed to adjust to being an indoor critter with bladder/colon expressions. It wasn’t easy. Both for her and the flesh on my arms. But we got there!

Today Kim has free run of the house, handles her bathroom time with only mild grumping, lives for faucet drips, and is one of my favorite cats ever. We currently have eight special needs cats, Kim included, who require various levels of help making business. So when folks laugh and say I just play with kittens all day I like to tell them that I literally squeeze the s**t out of cats up to 16 times every day. Does it make folks respect our work more? No, no it does not. But it sure is fun for me.

10/25/2025

Bloomington! Come party with us at - 902 W Kirkwood

We'll be talkin cats and slinging catnip till 4p!

10/24/2025

The Ranch is setting up at the BadkneesTs Market Experiment tomorrow (Saturday) from 11a-4p!

We’ll have handmade cat toys for purchase and bios of adoptable rescue kitties to talk to you about. We even made some catnip bats for spooky season.

Come check out all the vendors, bands, and food/drink at 902 W Kirkwood!

10/22/2025

Coke did great during her dental this week, baby girl worked a double making those biscuits! She had a total of EIGHT teeth removed and is feeling so much better already. She was in a foster-to-adopt situation pending her surgery so she’s back home with her daddums and is now officially adopted, hooray!

Cat teeth are so cool. The little incisors and molars have pretty standard roots, but look at the closeup of the lower canine. The tool indicates where the gum line would be so you can see how crazy long the root is. Since cats use their canines for murder they’re anchored deep into the jaw. If you notice your cat having dental problems make sure to get them to a vet. Signs of dental pain in cats can be excessive drooling, pawing at their mouth, vocalizing or chattering when they eat, poor grooming, or bad breath just to name a few.

The total for Coke’s surgery was $962.56. If you’re able to help us with the balance we’d be forever grateful! It’s through the small donations of many that we can provide the care kitties like Coke need. Thank you for making our work possible!

theranchcatrescue.org/donate

10/15/2025

Calling all cat lovers - we’re looking for volunteers!

The Ranch Cat Rescue is home to an average of 150 cats with over 5,000 square feet of space dedicated to their varied needs. For some we’re a temporary landing pad while they wait to be adopted, for others we are their forever sanctuary. A lot of work goes into caring for these critters and we’re looking for more passionate volunteers to join our team!

Cat Care Techs - Assist with direct cat care and basic cleaning tasks. Time requirement is one day a week, minimum of two hours.

Indoor & Outdoor Maintenance - Seeking handy folks who can help with improvements in our cat spaces and outdoor needs. Bonus if you love cutting firewood! Time requirements are task based.

For more into and to apply visit theranchcatrescue.org/volunteer

10/13/2025

Omg y’all, last week was bonkers! Six new intakes and moderate chaos getting everyone settled.

First up, a planned transfer from our pals at Street Cat Community Outreach. A gentle giant of a community cat who needed to retire from outdoor life. Poor guy has bad teeth, a gnarly ear infection, head tilt, and pretty sus vision. But he’s a total biscuit making baby man who is melting our hearts. He came in as Tom, but we upgraded him to James Herbert Thomas.

Next was a medical rescue, a feral missing a palm sized chunk of his neck. Covered in the photo, because yikes it’s rough. After some hissing and grumping, he revealed he’s actually a big scared babums who loves tummy rubs. He’s on meds and tolerating wound care like a champ. The new tissue is healing beautifully and he’ll be neutered soon (and probably need a major dental). He came in as Smokey, but he’s now Mr. Robinson. I love him with my entire soul.

Then came a group of four little moo cats abandoned on a friend’s family land. One is a young male kitten favoring a leg and not feeling great. But he’s eating well and resting comfortably. Another is a young female. Maybe his sibling? Or mom? Or both?? She’s looking suspiciously round in the middle, so both are getting a full service vet trip soon.

Third we have The Bob, named by a 5 year old hero who helped catch him and I’m obsessed. We thought he was a feral but turned out to be the sweetest guy with the roundest, chonkiest cheeks I’ve ever seen. He just needs a neuter and some decompression time.

And finally, the one I fear most, a 7 year old friendly housecat named Diana. Of all the gutter goblins we dragged in, she’s the only one who truly wants to bite me and tests my reflexes. I call her Dirty Diana. I’m sure she’ll settle in soon, this is a big change for her and she’s been through a lot. Bless.

So yeah, last week was a blur, but everyone’s safe, fed, and on the mend. More updates coming as I get caught back up. Till then, send these babes healing vibes and feel free to earmark donations to our coffee fund! 😅

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