Community Cat Network of Cincinnati

04/24/2025

Today, together with our partner vets at Pleasant Ridge Pet Hospital and his feeder, we made the decision to let Enzo go 💔 🌈

Enzo was part of an established colony with a watchful caregiver, who recently reached out, as she noticed Enzo has been losing weight, not eating as much, and moving a little slower. He was trapped and brought to our partner vet today where he was as found to have extreme jaundice, a weight loss of about 4 pounds in just a few months, a probable mass in his abdomen, and hemolytic anemia.

Sometimes, the best thing that we can do for a suffering community cat is to help them cross the rainbow bridge peacefully. We’re grateful to be able to help in this way.

Please keep Enzo’s feeder and the rest of his colony in your thoughts.

Photos of Enzo in his prime - what a handsome fella he was.

04/21/2025

When your face can’t hide how you feel about Mondays.

Oh Sir Fluff, how we love you 🥺💜

04/20/2025

UPDATE: Shelter has been located. Thank you!

Tribe, Does anyone have an extra cat shelter, not in use, that could be available today for a mama and her 2 newborn babies?

04/20/2025

UPDATE: Mom has come back and relocated the babies, but they are still in the garage. We are working on the situation.

🚨‼️Immendiate assistance needed for 2 day old kittens located on the Westside off North Bend Rd. They haven’t eaten in 24 hours and mom has abandoned them. The person who reached out to us said she cannot bring them in her house. I am cross posting on several pages.

04/16/2025

Our hearts are full of gratitude for our friends at Fostering Felines! When we put out a plea for a temporary medical foster for Sir Fluff, their director offered to take him while his foster mamma visits family 🥺💜

Getting away can be hard when you’re a foster, but it is needed and deserved! There’s nothing that warms our hearts more than rescues helping each other, and we’d love to show them some appreciation by sending them some donations! If you’re inclined, please support the good work that this rescue does:

Venmo: http://venmo.com/u/FosteringFelines
Paypal: http://paypal.me/FosteringFelinesOH

Pic of Sir Fluff living it up at his temporary foster home

04/13/2025

Meet Adam!

Part of an established colony in Camp Washington where Purrfect Friends Cat Rescue did TNR last summer, and pulled a LOT of kittens into their rescue that have since been adopted out, Adams feeder reached out when he recently started experiencing loss of fur.

The feeder trapped Adam today, he is spending the night at one of our board members homes, and will be seen by our partner vets at Pleasant Ridge Pet Hospital tomorrow. We’re hoping it’s just a flea allergy, but want to be certain it’s nothing that requires more treatment.

We’re grateful to Adams feeder for her watchful eye, to our friends at Purrfect Friends who will be fostering him after his vet appointment until he’s feeling better, when he’ll be returned to his colony, and to our partner vet who is squeezing him in tomorrow!

04/11/2025

Today, we said goodbye to “Misty” (who actually turned out to be a senior male cat).

Misty’s feeder reached out this week when they noticed a wound on Misty, and at an appointment with one of our partner vets this morning, a large, hard mass was noted. After discussions with our vet and the feeder, and taking into account quality of life, and that the mass was believed to likely be malignant given its presentation, the decision was made to let Misty go.

Misty’s life mattered. His feeder cared enough to reach out for vet care, and cared enough to
make the humane decision so that he wouldn’t have to suffer. While today was a heavy day for us at CCN, we’re grateful to have helped Misty pass with grace, to prevent suffering, and to help his feeder have peace of mind. 🌈 🐾

Fly high, Misty. Your feeder will see you again one day.

04/09/2025

We are looking for a temporary medical foster takeover for Sir Fluffy for the dates 4/16 (in the later evening) - 4/20 (later evening, OR Monday 4/21).

Needs: fluids once a day, meds twice a day, and a gentle bathing of hind end every other day (foster will providede instructions on this). Food will be provided as he is on a prescription diet. He will need to be kept separate from other animals as he has not been combo tested after 39 days yet (initial combo test was FIV positive, FELV negative).
His stool is improving but is still a bit messy.

Who can help us?! 😻😻 🐾 🐾

04/07/2025

Exciting News!

We are thrilled to announce that Martha Clark has generously offered Community Cat Network a $2,000 matching donor grant! This incredible gift means that every dollar you donate will be matched — doubling your impact for the cats in our care.

Your contribution will help provide essential medical care for sick and injured community cats in the Cincinnati area. Together, we can make an even greater difference!

Donate today and have your gift matched! Your donations help fund care for cats like Big Guy, pictured below, who is recovering from an amputated front leg. Thank you, and a very big thank you to Martha Clark for her generosity.

Other ways to donate: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3770706659640386688&created=1744040596.655778&printed=1

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=WXUYGJFFFCSX8

04/04/2025

WE HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT!

Sir Fluffy had his FIRST 100% solid bowel
Movement today 🥳🥳💩

We know it’s a Friday night and maybe p**p isn’t what you’re excited about, but it is a hot topic at CCN (and for most rescuers, if we’re being honest), and we are simply thrilled to hear that our sweet boy is heading in the right direction - his treatment plan + high level TLC are working 🙌🏻🙌🏻!

And now, back to your regularly scheduled, non cat p**p, Friday evening.

Pic of Sir Fluffy and his amazing foster 😻😻

04/02/2025

Don’t let his expression fool you (see what we did, there), Sir Fluffington is incredibly grateful for all of your wish list donations!

We’re seeing some signs that he’s on the right track, but he has a long way to go. As long as he keeps improving, we’ll keep trying. And by “we”, we mean his amazingly dedicated foster, Natalie, (and her kind hearted helper Jen) who is providing the very best care.

03/29/2025

Sir Fluffington is so grateful for all of your donations! He and his foster have a couple of more urgent needs from our wish list - isolation gowns, additional collars (his will need to be cha ged out at least daily), cat shampoo (he’s getting gentle soaks to make cleaning him less traumatizing) , and gloves! Here’s the link, and items are sent directly to the foster: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2GPVTTT8I9680?ref_=wl_share

Thank you thank you! Video of our sweet guy in the comments 🐾 💜

03/27/2025

A little over a week ago, we received an urgent plea from a local county shelter. Their warden had brought in an injured cat, that they thought had a pr*****ed re**um. They asked if we could help, and we were happy to. He was transported to Jaax Veterinary Hospital (thanks Ryan Collins for the ride!) the following day, and has been in care there since.

The good news is that Sir Fluffington IV (don’t ask how he got that name, we claim innocence and know nothing!) did NOT have a pr*****ed re**um. The bad news is that he did have…..really angry testicles, because he was just leaking stool all over them🥴.

Today, he busted out of the hospital with an official diagnosis of coccidia. He has a long road to recovery, and is being fostered with the wonderful Natalie.

To say Sir Fluffingon is messy would be an understatement (which makes Natalie an angel). We could really use some supplies for him, and we’re linking our wishlist below.

Sir Fluffington is the very epitome of what we believe in - so many coming together to help an animal in need. From the Warden, to the staff at the shelter who reached out for help, to Ryan who transported, to the *amazing* staff at Dr Jaax’s office, and now Natalie - we’re beyond grateful for this village.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2GPVTTT8I9680?ref_=wl_share

03/21/2025

Meet Lucy! A couple of months ago, Lucy’s finder reached out for help with her medical care. She was a bit of a hot mess express, but thanks to our friends at Pleasant Ridge Pet Hospital, she was on the mend in no time.

Lucy was clearly friendly, and had a microchip! However….the chip led absolutely nowhere. There was no way to even find out where it was placed! And she had clearly been on her own for awhile, given the shape that she was in.

We reached out to the good folks that run Purrfect Friends Cat Rescue, and they agreed to take her once she was healthy, so that she could find a forever home. She’s now available for adoption! You can apply here: http://purrfectfriendscatrescue.org/adoptform.html

Lucy is a perfect example of what we can get done when we work together 🐾 😻

03/18/2025

If you don’t follow our friends at the League for Animal Welfare, well, why aren’t you?!

We love that they help community cats of Clermont County. Teddy is lucky to have made his way there!

Teddy is a community cat that lives outside.

He went missing for a couple of weeks, and when he came back to safety, his eye had ruptured :( It was likely from an infection (though injuries can take out eyeballs, too).

Our awesome medical team sprung into action, not only removing the last bits of eye that remained (to help Teddy avoid any infection in that socket in the future); but also treating his itchy case of earmites and getting rid of the trouble-puffs that led to some of the fighting-scars you see on that big 'ol head.

One eye and two testicles down, but feeling so much better for it!

If you're helping care for community (outdoor) cats in Clermont County, and your friends are facing some medical challenges, our amazing team can help you, too

03/15/2025

We don’t get frequent updates from most of the cases that we assist with, but we received one today that we simply had to share! “Smokey” and his buddy Coal saw one of our vets about a month ago for minor wounds, and neutering. They recovered well and have been back home, and last night, Smokey decided his kibble just wasn’t cutting it! When his feeders had chipotle delivered, he decided to make a move, and ran off with their dinner!!!

(Smokey is fine! He returned after eating his delicious chipotle and his feeder was able to remove what was left of the bag)

So grateful to his feeders for sharing this video with us, so we all can enjoy a laugh.

03/13/2025

“Big Guy” had his amputation yesterday, at Cincinnati Hills Animal Clinic. He’s recovering well so far!

Our plan is to have him on crate rest for 4 weeks, then move him to a private room in one of our board members houses, with a camera on him, to see how he does climbing cat trees, etc. Also….we aren’t certain he’s actually feral… so stay tuned!

03/08/2025

That’s not a community cat!!! 🙈🧐🧐

Another way Community Cat Network of Cincinnati supports other rescues, is by volunteering at vaccine clinics! Our friends at Crazy Cats Animal Rescue put on an amazing low cost vaccine clinic at Jaax Veterinary Hospital, on the second Saturday of each month. No appointment needed, and no exam fee

Spread the word about this wonderful community resource for friendly cats and dogs!