03/09/2022
IF YOU HAVE FOUND A CAT IN NEED OF HELP PLEASE READ:
•I cannot currently help, I am on a much needed break from rescuing and will not be doing so for the foreseeable future (at least a handful of months)
•If there are kittens, leave them with their mother unless in immediate danger (such as visibly sick.) And if you have to take in kittens and foster them; DO NOT USE MILK, USE FORMULA if they are bottle-aged.
•If you have an injured cat and cannot afford help, post on local animal facebook groups to try to help fundraise, but ultimately see if you can “surrender” the cat at a local emergency vet
•If you’ve found what you think is a LOST cat, or have lost your cat, go to petfbi and enter the information, the Nextdoor app, and local lost pet Facebook groups, also be sure to print posters (in color) and post locally, as older people aren’t as tech-savvy.
•If you’re looking to rehome a cat, or are fostering a cat and need help placing it- please FIRST post online in local pet rehoming groups on Facebook, then if you can’t find help after a couple weeks, contact your local shelters about surrendering.
The BEST thing you can do for feral cats is to TNR- trap, neuter, return/release. Go to thekittenlady.org and search her TNR articles.
It may cost a bit now to spay/neuter, but there are always low cost clinics near you, and it costs more to care for hundreds of cats, which is what will happen soon if you let them multiply!
FEEDERS: As much as we love that you love the kitties, the BEST thing you can do is to SPAY/NEUTER them, the more you feed, the more dependent they become, meaning you’ll have flocks of ill/injured/inbreeding cats, meaning you’re going to see mass deaths. If you spay/neuter, you’ll have less mouths to feed, it will cost you less in the long run, and you can afford to take your colony in to the vet as needed. Start a gofundme if you have to! Again, look at The Kitten Lady’s TNR information, or ask a local shelter how to TNR- many will even lend you a trap!
I appreciate all of you looking to help your local kitties, but unfortunately I don’t have any secret resources at this time for fosters/colony help.
And if a cat is in peril, such as has severe injuries, please go to the vet first and worry about paying the bills later, you can always start a gofundme, but a life can’t wait.
Some of these things may seem obvious to us rescuers, but I‘ve learned through the frequent questions I get that it’s not obvious to the regular citizen, so hopefully for those coming to my page for help, this list can answer your questions.
Of course, if this list hasn’t answered your questions, feel more than free to contact me for help, but know that my hands are tied for the coming months as I’m on my rescue break and I don’t have too many places to point you other than toward your own local vet/low cost clinic/shelter.