Feral Club Cat Rescue

02/15/2025

01/27/2025

Great Read! Be part of the solution instead of being a keyboard warrior.

I’m so sorry for what I’m about to post, but I must vent.

Let’s set up the scenario… You see a post about an animal from a shelter or rescue that you don’t agree with.

😿 Perhaps they are returning a TNR kitten outside when you think they are young enough to be socialized and adopted out.
😿 Maybe they are warning of euthanasia and you think the animal deserves more time.
😿 Did you tag them in a comment about an animal needing help and they never answered?
😿 How about an injured animal they are announcing they may put down when you feel like the injury is not that severe?

All valid thoughts, right? Here’s the thing, instead of telling THEM what THEY should do from behind your keyboard, why don’t YOU help? ✅ If you don’t like the way something is being done, do it differently. 💞 Telling someone else how to run their own organization is not helping anything. 🚫 If you truly feel the organization is doing something inhumane, get someone with authority involved (but if that were the case, they probably wouldn't be posting about it in the first place. 🤔)

I see this “advice” posted all the time:
“Don’t give up on him/her.”

Shelters and rescues do not “give up”. They are the most not giving up people I’ve ever met in my life! 🙌 BUT, they are “big picture” people. They are forced to be. While people reading posts are considering only that ONE story, the shelter has many animals and situations they are dealing with Every. Single. Day. and a limited amount of funds, space, time, volunteers, etc to do it with. 😿 So before you condemn decisions that organizations are making, consider offering actual solutions.

Don’t want that kitten put back outside? Offer to put the time in to foster, socialize and rehome it. Don’t want that doggy put down? Offer to adopt it or foster it or pay the vet bill. And if you can’t do those things, why do you expect they can? Ohhh... because they are an “organization”? That only means they are helping a MULTITUDE of needy animals! Some days hard choices have to be made and it’s because no one has stepped up to help. ‼️ If you want to see a difference, BE the difference. ‼️

People who work in animal welfare typically don’t do it for the money. They don’t do it because they like to see animals suffer. They don’t do it for popularity. They do it for the love of animals. And their job is hard and they are so, so tired. Do not add to their stress by trying to manage their decisions from the comfort of your home.

01/26/2025

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01/23/2025

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01/17/2025

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12/22/2024

Senior pets deserve to be adopted into loving homes also.

Lady, a 20-year-old cat, was surrendered by her family to BARCS Animal Shelter, located in Baltimore, Maryland.

They told the staff the reason was because Lady had some accidents outside of her litter box. Lady was terrified and confused as to why her family would abandon her.

The beautiful tuxedo feline was examined by a vet and it turns out she had valid reasons why she was having accidents in the house. The staff realized that she was almost completely blind and in the beginning stages of renal failure. After observing her, the staff told Love Meow, "Her aging, wobbly back legs sometimes make it difficult for her to get to her litter box in time."

She deserved to spend her golden years in a loving home. "After a lifetime of being a loyal and loving pet, she belongs in a home and with a family to prove to her that love is not conditional and to show her that even though she is sick, she is deserving of someone who will love her until her very last day."

The shelter posted a picture of Lady with the status, "She’s alone missing her home, scared, confused and wondering what she did to end up here. Where did her family go, when will they be back to get her? Where is her soft bed, and all of her favorite sun spots? No pet deserves to spend the end of their life in a shelter kennel—Lady needs an angel to save her."

Luck was on her side, Rebekah Carlyle, a veterinary tech, came across a post about Lady and she was immediately reminded of her beloved cat, Minnie. Rebekah adopted Minnie when she was 20-years-old from BARCS. It was love at first sight. The pair immediately bonded and it felt like they had been together for years.

Four short months after Minnie was adopted, she passed away from renal failure. Rebekah was heartbroken and told Love Meow, "I was absolutely shattered. They sent me home from work, I couldn't even function. I think about her every day." She knew that she had to help Lady and called the shelter to inquire about her.

Rebekah and her husband, James went to meet Lady and take her home. "The second I saw her, I lost it. I put my hand in the cage and she sniffed me then let me scratch her," Rebekah said. Lady was going home with her forever family who will love her unconditionally.

Lady was a bit nervous in her new home, but quickly warmed up to her new mom. Lady loves to lay in her mom's lap and isn't shy about asking for attention. She enjoys ear scratches and the comfort of her mom nearby as she eats. "Hi everyone! This picture right here is exactly why we do what we do," was posted as an update by James with a picture of Lady and Rebekah.

She was immediately started on a prescription diet for kidney health and her new mom is starting her on supplements to help with the arthritis in her back legs. "I am so happy to be able to help another, I feel like I owe it to Minnie. They didn't deserve to be thrown away after 20 years of the only thing they've ever known."

Lady will spend the rest of her days with people who love her unconditionally.

12/09/2024

A143062 Bolt
A143064 Lily
A143074 Blackbeard
A143075 Pip
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Lhjn0vXGAFhgntoZJ7BuUNBBsd_zU81YQYLXA7G96iA/edit?gid=2 =2

12/09/2024

A142053 Orchid
A142058 Penny
A143060 Taylor
A143069 Daisy
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Lhjn0vXGAFhgntoZJ7BuUNBBsd_zU81YQYLXA7G96iA/edit?gid=2 =2

12/03/2024

Yesterday, we dropped Raider and Rue off at the Rowan County Animal Shelter so they can be adopted. They looked scared and we are sad to let them go, but they have big things to do for someone that needs them.

Back from Foster
Rue A142643
Raider A142644
Please check our spreadsheet for more information :
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Lhjn0vXGAFhgntoZJ7BuUNBBsd_zU81YQYLXA7G96iA/edit?gid=2 =2

11/25/2024

Raider and Rue are eating mostly solid foods now. They found my lap to be a good place to sleep then play. We are going to miss them but hope they bring joy to someone that needs it.

11/21/2024

Rue and Raider are both double the weight that they were when we picked them up 3 weeks ago. They are getting fewer feedings of kmr and more wet and dry cat food. They play hard and explore when they aren't sleeping.

11/09/2024

I was just about to feed Rue from the syringe when I thought it was time for her to try hard food. I put a drop of kmr on a crumb of dry food and she took it! Now she's face down in a little plate of dry food.

11/09/2024

Razberri was fostered by a human, too. She's helping get Rue and Raider accustomed to big kitties.