Cats of Davidson

03/21/2025

UPDATE : Sol and her kittens are doing very well! ❤️

Yesterday, Sol brought 4 sweet kittens into this world. We are blessed that she had a smooth and healthy process in doing so. Her 4 kittens are now experiencing their first full day of life 🙌

Stay tuned for more updates!

03/21/2025

We are pleased to announce Sol has birthed 4 kittens today! 🙌

She, and all four, are doing well! More updates to come. ❤️🐱

03/20/2025

UPDATE : Sol has 4 kittens! ❤️🐱

We have been watching Sol very closely today as she went into labor. As of this evening, four kittens have been born. The kittens have been nursing as they are born, and we are seeing them in multiple colors!

We remain very hopeful and excited, and are blessed to share this news with you all. We will keep updating as we continue to monitor Sol and her kittens so far!

Thank you all for the support - you all are what makes opportunities like this possible! 🙌

03/20/2025

We are on BABY WATCH today! 🎉🐾 🐈

This is Sol, a sweet very young mama rescued from a large community of cats where we are currently conducting a massive TNR operation.

Sol came to us with a fairly significant upper respiratory infection and has been under a veterinary care, so we are hoping for the best.

She just started labor about an hour ago… we are very excited to keep up with her activity throughout the day and will be sending out updates!

Stay tuned! 💌❤️

03/18/2025

✨NEW Monthly Donation Feature ✨

This spring, we expect to be busy caring for newborn kittens and ensuring they are healthy for fostering and adopting. 🐱

Kittens are brought into our rescue in need of medical care, food, and shelter, which we strive to provide as part of our mission to end the suffering of unwanted or abandoned cats. 🐈

By becoming a “Monthly Donor”, you can contribute to our care for kittens as they go through the pre-adoption process. By committing to donate even just a couple dollars a month, we can strategically plan our work so that we are maximizing our efforts to help our kittens each month. 🐾❤️

➡️ HOW TO DONATE: Under the "Donate" tab on our website you will see an option to become a monthly donor. By clicking on the “Become a Monthly Donor” button, you will be brought to our donation page with one-time, or monthly donation options.

💕 Your support helps provide life-saving care and resources to vulnerable kittens and gives them the best chance at a happy, healthy future. Every dollar counts!

Here are some of the lovely kittens we have been able to give a home, thanks to all of the support we have received over the years❤️

03/17/2025

🐾 March 17 is Gertrude of Nivelles Day, and did you know she’s the patron saint of cats? 🐱✨

Saint Gertrude was known for her kindness to animals, and over time, she became a symbol of protection for cats and their humans. Today, we celebrate by showing extra love to the feline friends in our lives—and helping those still looking for a home!

Want to honor Saint Gertrude’s legacy? Adopt, foster, or donate to help the Cats of Davidson find their happily ever after. 🏡❤️

📸 Share a photo of your cat in the comments!

03/05/2025

Kenzie and Junior… Happy Gotcha Day 🥰🥰

🎉 1 year anniversary of being brought home together, into a loving family who loves them dearly…it warms our hearts to see them thriving with their forever family ❤️

Their Adopter Mom says the bonded pair have adjusted seamlessly to life at home since being at the rescue and then Foster home, and are doing very well 🙌

We want to give as many cats as possible the chance to find a loving home, just like these cuties!

Stay tuned on IG & FB for updates on available cats and reach out to for any further details. Thank you for your continued support! 🐈❤️

📸 Kenzie and Junior enjoying some relaxation time at home 💤 & pictures from a year ago from their Foster Mom!

03/03/2025

Technical Difficulties!

Our apologies; we are starting a new series call Then and Now.

At the same time, we are trying a new posting service.

We just posted the THEN part of our story abut Willow and the NOW portion didn't get posted. So for all of you are texting and calling and emailing - we are so sorry! But stay tuned for an amazing update about how well Willow is doing now in her forever home! She's pretty stinking adorable!

Thanks -
Cats of Davidson

03/03/2025

Many of you have asked if there is a way to set up a monthly donation to Cats of Davidson - and we are excited to announce we are finally setup for monthly recurring donations! Click below to learn more.

🌟 Become a Lifelong Friend to Kittens and Cats in Need! 🌟Join Cats of Davidson’s Monthly Giving Program and provide ongoing support to local kittens and cats in need. Your purr-sistent generosity ensures that stray, abandoned, and community cats receive food, shelter, medical care, and lovin...

02/28/2025

💙A Lover Boy Looking For A Forever Home 💙

This sweet, loving kitty showed up to a home in Huntersville, longing to be cared for. He’s neutered, super-friendly, and very well-behaved around other cats, animals, and people.

We are not sure why he was roaming the streets alone, but his gentle demeanor makes clear that he belonged to a family at one point. He just wants to be loved again 💔

The current care-taker says “he walks with me to feed the birds in the morning then comes running up the stairs waiting for some love.” With a busy life caring for other pets already, the owner sadly cannot take on caring for this angel but is sure that he will easily settle into a home with the right person. “He just loves to be pet and scratched. Purrs so loud. Just wants to be loved.”

🙏 We hope this will reach the right person who can love and care for this beautiful, precious guy, who really just wants a forever home and family.

If interested in adopting, or want to find out more, please contact Cats Of Davidson. We want to find this sweet guy a home ASAP ❤️

02/26/2025

💔 Chloe Needs a Miracle! 💔

This is Chloe. She’s a stunning, medium-haired seal-point cat who once had a home, a sister, and a person who adored her. Then Hurricane Helene changed everything. Chloe lost her sister. Now, she’s about to lose her person, too.

Next week, Chloe’s owner is being moved into FEMA housing, where pets aren’t allowed. This sweet girl, who has already lost so much, is now searching for a soft place to land.

🎀 Chloe is more than just a beautiful cat—she’s incredibly smart and loving. She was trained to tap her owner’s cheek to indicate low blood sugar, making her a wonderful companion for someone with diabetes. But more than anything, she just wants what every cat deserves: a warm, safe home and someone to love her.

💌 Can you help Chloe start over? She needs a hero. If you’re interested in giving Chloe the home she deserves, please email [email protected].

Even if you can’t adopt, please share—her perfect match might be just one post away. ❤️

02/25/2025

🚨 ATTENTION: Microchip Update 🚨

You may have heard that Save This Life Microchips has shut down operations, which means pets registered with them may no longer be searchable in national databases. 💔

🏡 Our local Main Street Veterinary Hospital is among the establishments that partnered with Save This Life. To ensure pet safety, they are suggesting pet owners to re-register their furry friends’ microchip with a different registry ASAP.

✅ A great free option is available on: Free Pet Chip Registry (https://www.freepetchipregistry.com/)

‼️ If your pet was microchipped before 2024, please check their registration status and update it to keep them safe! 🐱🐶❤️

Main Street Veterinary Hospital

02/23/2025

💡SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT: Peter Needs a New Best Friend 💔

Peter’s story is one of love, loss, and hope.

At just 9 months old, this tiny 7-pound boy had already found his perfect match—a human who adored him. From the moment she brought him home, Peter blossomed from a timid rescue kitten into a confident, playful little king who ruled the house with quiet charm.

But heartbreak struck. His loving owner was diagnosed with cancer and, through no fault of her own, had to make the devastating decision to give Peter up. Now, he sits in his foster home, confused and longing for the warmth of the life he lost. He doesn’t understand why he’s back where he started.

Peter is gentle, independent, and low-maintenance. He’d love a quiet home where he can feel safe again—whether as a solo cat or with a calm feline friend. He’s shy around dogs and young kids but has so much love to give to the right person.

💔 Can you be Peter’s second chance? He’s ready to love again—he just needs someone to love him back.

📍 Davidson, NC. Apply to adopt Peter today!

02/23/2025

Just a reminder that kitten season is starting soon!

02/20/2025

This is such an important read. Why do we eartip feral cats? THIS is why.

Skipping the Ear Tip. Is This a Dealbreaker?

** This is a follow up post to yesterdays ear tip post giving a real life example of the problems encountered when you don't ear tip a colony. **

Marianne contacted trapper “Joan” when the 2 stray cats she fed became 35 in just 18 months. She could afford to feed a few cats, but not 35 and certainly NOT the 100+ cats she would soon have if they weren’t fixed before kitten season. But she was adamant that these cats NOT be ear tipped. She felt it was wrong to “mutilate their ears.” Trapper Joan explained the purpose of ear tips, reassured her that it wasn’t painful and let her know that the spay surgery and rabies vaccines would be free if the cats were ear tipped. Nope, she was not going to allow them to be ear tipped!

Although frustrated, the Joan knew that there would be multiple litters in the next few months if they weren’t fixed. This site was close to her home and she had vouchers that would reimburse her costs if she DIDN’T eat tip. She decided to honor their wishes and not have the ears tipped. And this is what happened.

Everything started well. Joan trap-trained ahead of time with traps zip-tied in the open position. She made appointments to get all the cats fixed over several days of appointments. Since they wouldn’t allow ear tipping, she planned to hold them longer so the fixed cats wouldn’t be released until ALL had been trapped. It seemed like a solid plan.

On day one, 18 cats were quickly trapped and another 11 went in the next day. However, it was now apparent that this was NOT a colony of 35 cats. Most of the cats were solid gray or solid black and there should have been only 6 cats left. She could see at LEAST 15 cats on day 3 and a few of the known tomcats had not shown up at all. Joan trapped another 6 cats, but didn’t have appointments for the rest. Since she didn’t have the space to hold over 35 cats for weeks, she had to make the tough decision to release the altered cats a few days later.

Joan managed to get more appointments a couple weeks later and started trapping again. In the first group of cats she brought in, three had already been altered. She did her best to check ahead of time, but this is difficult when you have feral cats in traps. Three appointments were wasted. Trapping again, she ended up with more already-altered cats. Over the course of several months, she tried to trap more of them, but at least 8 of them remained unaltered. Two of those cats had babies over the next few months. Joan looked for the kittens hoping to grab them and use them as bait to get their feral moms. But there were 10 million hiding spots. By the time the kittens showed up, her foster space was over capacity and they were too feral to get into a rescue.

Fast forward a year and this is the state of the colony. 34 cats were fixed at a cost of over $1,200. (A few had been fixed free by another vet or the cost would have been closer to $2,000.) At least 8 of the remaining cats had never been trapped and several had a litter or two over the next year. The colony size had nearly doubled and they were not doing well because Marianne couldn’t afford to feed them all. And now she was planning to move out of the area. Of course she called Joan to see if she would “take the cats and find them a good home.”

Joan was so frustrated and depressed with this endless site that she decided to work on other sites. She didn’t feel that this site was a good use of her time because she could get so many more cats fixed starting fresh on a new colony.

Not finishing a site is taboo in rescue because the population will quickly rebound. And without ear tips, it is nearly impossible to know which feral cats are altered. Appointments are wasted, resources are squandered and the already altered cats are stressed from unnecessary re-trapping and transport to the clinic.

We’ve all encountered people who want us to fix the cats but NOT ear tip. And this can be a reasonable request if there are just a few cats and they are easily recognized due to their unique color patterns or other physical features. But if you are doing a large colony, skipping the tip is a dealbreaker. It is likely to result in an incomplete trapping, continued colony growth and a ridiculous amount of work trying to trap a few unidentifiable cats in an sea of cats who are already fixed.

02/17/2025

If you've been wondering why we've been so quiet lately, we've had our hands full already this year. We're fairly certain kitten season never ended.

We have a critical need for an Adoption Coordinator and a Volunteer Coordinator as our two volunteers have taken full-time jobs and can no longer assist.

Adoption Coordinator: process adoption applications, do reference checks, coordinate meet & greets, and update our online database. Time needed: 5-10 hours a week.

Volunteer Coordinator: process volunteer and foster applications, coordinate foster placements, occasionally communicate between adoption coordinator and fosters. Coordinate adoption events with known and new vendors. Basic excel/spreadsheets for tracking. Time needed: 5-10 hours a week.

We cannot take in new kittens without these positions - these are pivotal to our work. If you are interested, PLEASE email us directly at [email protected] and either Roni or Amy will be in touch quickly. Thank you and keep on kittin! (winces - so bad. P.S. You get the ridiculous humor FOR FREE!)

02/16/2025

Cats knead with their paws (aka "making biscuits" 🍪) for a few adorable reasons:

1️⃣ Kitten Instinct – As babies, kittens knead their mother’s belly to stimulate milk flow. Even as adults, they keep this cozy habit as a way to show comfort and affection.

2️⃣ Territory Marking – Cats have scent glands in their paws, so when they knead, they’re leaving their "I own this" scent all over their favorite spots (yes, that includes you!).

3️⃣ Making the Purr-fect Bed – Wild cats knead grass or leaves to create a comfy sleeping spot. Your cat might be fluffing up your lap just right before settling in for a snooze.

4️⃣ Happy Cat Vibes – If your kitty kneads while purring, congratulations! That’s a sign they’re feeling super relaxed and safe with you. 😻