Community Cats Care Clinic

05/08/2025

There’s one in every crowd. 😻

04/30/2025

04/21/2025

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Cat facts 4 # lover...
1. Unlike humans, cats cannot detect sweetness–which likely explains why they are not drawn to it at all.
2. Ginger tabby cats can have freckles around their mouths and on their eyelids!
3. A cat has the power to sometimes heal themselves by purring. A domestic cat’s purr has a frequency of between 25 and 150 Hertz, which happens to be the frequency at which muscles and bones best grow and repair themselves.
4. Cats only use their meows to talk to humans, not each other. The only time they meow to communicate with other felines is when they are kittens to signal to their mother.
5. Despite imagery of cats happily drinking milk from saucers, studies indicate that cats are actually lactose intolerant and should avoid it entirely.
6. The longest living cat on record according to the Guinness Book belongs to the late Creme Puff of Austin, Texas who lived to the ripe old age of 38 years and 3 days!
7. The Cat Fanciers Association (CFA) recognizes 44 breeds of cats.
8. A cat’s cerebral cortex contains about twice as many neurons as that of dogs. Cats have 300 million neurons, whereas dogs have about 160 million. See, cats rule, dogs drool!
9. Polydactyl cats (a cat with 1-2 extra toes on their paws) have this as a result of a genetic mutation. These cats are also referred to as “Hemingway cats” because writer Ernest Hemingway reportedly owned dozens of them at his home in Key West, Florida.
10. Sir Isaac Newton is credited with creating the concept for the pet doorthat many cats use today to travel outdoors.
11. The average cat can jump 8 feet in a single bound–nearly six times its body length!
12. A cat’s smell is their strongest sense, and they rely on this leading sense to identify people and objects;a feline’s sense of smell is 14x better than a human’s.
13. Cats only sweat through their paws and nowhere else on their body.
14. A cat only has the ability to move their jaw up and down, not side to side like a human can.
15. A group of cats is called a clowder.
16. A female cat can be referred to as a molly or a queen, and a male cat is often labeled as a tom.
17. A cat has the ability to rotate their ears 180 degrees–with the help of 32 muscles that they use to control them.
18. 70% of your cat’s life is spent asleep.
19. A cat’s nose is as unique as a human’s fingerprint.
20. Cats have 3 eyelids.
21. Your cat’s heart beats at a rate almost double that of yours, from 110-140 beats per minute.

04/01/2025

Del is here today for his neutering (if I can get him away from the computer). He is available for adoption through Island Kitties Rescue

03/28/2025

TNR Tip Thursday: Trap Training

⚠️ Make sure you have a TNR appointment PRIOR to actually trapping a cat!

Trap training can be used to help a community cat get used to eating near and then in a trap BEFORE the trap is actually set, which can make trapping day more successful.

If a trap can be safely left outdoors in the cat's territory for an extended period of time, it's possible to train a community cat to go in it to eat.

The area needs to be secure so no one walks off with the equipment, like a secluded backyard or a private courtyard. The process usually takes from one to two weeks.

For each trap deployed, follow these instructions:

1. Secure the front door of the trap in a raised position. You can run a stick through the sides of the trap to block the door from falling or use a twist tie or similar item to tie it in place.

2. Place the trap in the cat's territory near the normal feeding spot. Leave it in place throughout the training.

3. On the first day of the training, put the cat's usual meal on the ground a foot or two away from the trap's front door. Use a small plate or bowl. Start further away for a more skittish cat.

4. Keep putting the plate at this spot, the same distance from the trap, until the cat starts eating the food. Then, for the next meal, move the plate six inches or so closer to the trap's front door. When the cat starts eating from this new spot, move the plate closer to the front door again.

5. Repeat this process until the plate is right next to the front of the trap. When the cat is comfortable eating there, move the plate a few inches inside the trap. Keep waiting for the cat to eat, then moving the plate a few inches further in until it is all the way in the back of the trap and she is going in after it.

On your scheduled trapping date, at the time the cat is used to eating, untie or unblock the front door, bait the trap, and set the trigger.

Thank you Neighborhood Cats for this information - https://www.neighborhoodcats.org/how-to-tnr/trapping/hard-to-catch-cats

03/14/2025

03/13/2025

If you see your cat repeatedly straining to urinate, especially if it is a male, this is an emergency. Male cats can get blocked more often than females and it is fatal if they are not treated.

03/13/2025

Easter is coming. Please be aware that Lilies are highly toxic to cats as well as many other plants.

03/04/2025

02/18/2025

We have some super adorable adoptable cats and kittens here for surgery today They are all purrs 😻

01/25/2025

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Never (any time of year) release a cat that's had surgery the same day of surgery. It can take 24-hours (minimum) for the anesthesia to dissipate/leave their body. Even if they appear alert, they can have balance issues. In addition to that, the anesthesia has a slowing affect on their entire body. That includes the GI-tract & digestion is slowed. It's in the cat's best interest to hold him/her until all their body parts are functional/working as they should. 😽

01/16/2025

Experts at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine have provided a resource page for pet owners and the general public on highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (H5N1).

Recently, H5N1 influenza cases have been reported in cats that have consumed contaminated commercial raw food diets, unpasteurized milk, or had contact with wild birds and cattle.

Experts recommend that pet owners discontinue raw pet diets, and limit pet access to wild birds and raw milk.

Refer to this page for updates, recommendations and more information on this evolving H5N1 outbreak: https://www.vet.cornell.edu/departments-centers-and-institutes/baker-institute/research-baker-institute/h5n1-avian-influenza-bird-flu