Neighborhood Cat Advocates

06/16/2025

BREAKING BREAKING NEWS: Buddy has been adopted!!!!

06/10/2025

We would love to have you foster for us!

Fostering is great for:
- Families with kids
- People that work from home
- Anyone interested in helping us save more cats and kittens!

If you're interested, please fill out our foster application here:

https://www.ncachico.org/fosterapplication.html

MEOW!

05/27/2025

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES

Last week, volunteer trapper Sarah (who also happens to be the person behind this page) became aware of a injured and unwell cat in Chico. I went to scope out the location and see if I could see the cat and I saw him right away. I approached him slowly and eventually was able to lean down and give him some head scritches. I left to go get some trapping supplies (E-Z Nabber Cat Catcher Net, a regular net, a transfer cage, and a regular trap) and returned to the location within 15 minutes. The kitty was still there.

I placed the transfer cage around the corner of the house but near where he was laying. The plan was to scruff the cat and drop him into the transfer cage, but plans don't always go ... to plan, so that's why I brought all the extras. I approached him again, gave him some head scritches, and started to rub the back of his neck. Then, when he relaxed a little, I scruffed him and dropped him into the transfer cage. He was very clearly sick and in pain and had nothing left to fight.

He was seen at PawPrints Spay/Neuter Clinic the next day. His foot was worse than I imagined. It was very infected, necrotic, and the skin was no longer attached. We also ran a triple test on him while he was sedated and sadly, he came up positive for FIV. We made the decision to end his suffering.

That same day, we had another cat with an injured foot that also came up positive for FIV (from a different town entirely), so he too was euthanized.

And then, just as the dust was settling, we discovered a mama cat had given birth in her trap! This has happened only one other time in our history of doing this work, and has never happened at our clinic! After such a sad and heavy day, we were delighted (albeit slightly frustrated) to see a mama give birth and take care of her four little babies.

This work is HARD. We never know what we will encounter day to day, but at the end of the day, preventing suffering and unwanted litters is our mission. But, if a litter magically makes it just under the wire, we're not going to be angry about it. 😻

Mama and babies are safely in foster care right now, and mama is doing THE BEST JOB taking care of her littles.

05/20/2025

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Packages may be started during our vaccination walk in clinics on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8 AM to 11:30 AM or 1 PM to 2:30 PM.

Spay/neuter is included. Remember spaying and neutering saves lives.✨

We hope to see your babies soon!

05/16/2025

Our spay/neuter clinic is hiring! Please share!

Current Job Openings: We are always looking for more dedicated people to join our team! ​We are only open on the weekends so weekend availability is a must. Sorry, we do not offer full-time...

05/16/2025

FOSTER FOUND!

Urgent foster needed! These four little ones were pulled out of a pipe at a property that is currently being cleared.

If you're interested in fostering them, we need from you:

1. Do not put them in a room, closet, bathroom, etc. and not spend time with them. They need socialization right now before they get too old. They are at the perfect age!
2. Please communicate if anything seems amiss; runny poops, sneezing, etc.
3. Please respond if we reach out to schedule vaccines, appointments, etc. We are not fans of being ghosted!

We will provide:
Food, all supplies (toys, litter, litter boxes, cubbies, whatever!), and all medical care. You need to provide snuggles, playtime, and love!

Fostering kittens is really easy and SUPER fun! Especially a batch of four!

If you have the time and space to help these littles grow up to be loving kittens, we want to hear from you! We will adopt them out so you don't need to worry about finding homes (although we will gladly accept applications from friends and family members!)

Please DM us or email [email protected].

Meow!

05/11/2025

To all the cat moms: We see you, we love you, and we thank you.

05/03/2025

How is Loki not adopted yet?! He is the sweetest, lovingest (is that a word?), most loyalest (okay now we know that is not a word), most amazing, wonderful, playful boy, but best of all .... he's BLACK! Black cats are characters and should always be the FIRST cats to be adopted but they are always the LAST! Why?!

Loki is so deserving and 100% needs to find his forever home, stat! Faster than we can make up a new word, even!

Visit the Chico Cat Cafe to meet Loki and tell him that we promise not to make up any more new words. Today. No new words ... today.

05/03/2025

Thank you North State Public Radio!!

For this Chico nonprofit, fixing feral cats isn’t just a cause, it’s a daily mission.

05/02/2025

What a loving tribute!



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04/29/2025

Not only do we help other organizations with spays and neuters, we also help with fundraising, too! Pictured here is CAWA Board President Sarah Downs and Vice President Armeda Ferrini answering calls during KZFR'S pledge drive yesterday. We had a great time and were very grateful for the on-air time to promote our beloved organization. Thank you, KZFR 90.1 FM!

We have the best volunteers! Thank you to Armeda & Sarah of Neighborhood Cat Advocates for volunteering during our Pledge To Protect Community Radio.

04/23/2025

Meet Penny! She was part of an NCA TNR effort in Durham. Turns out, she's friendly! However, she has a significant leg injury that is unfortunately going to require amputation. She has an appointment at a regular vet this Friday for the initial exam, and from there the amputation will be scheduled.

PawPrints Spay/Neuter Clinic Vet Assistant Breanne Begay is fostering her and set up a fundraiser for the amputation. If you'd like to donate to the fundraiser, follow this link: http://spot.fund/xz4z5rksc

If you'd like to donate to us directly toward the amputation, you can go to our website and click the donate button there. https://www.ncachico.org/

Thank you for caring, and remember ... sharing is caring!

Meow!