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Colony Cat Club Detroit Advocating for Detroit's cats, one kitty at a time. Colony Cat Club is a Detroit-based cat rescue that was officially created on March 31, 2023.

Born out of need, we are ready to work towards our belief that every cat deserves a chance. Our mission is to care for our city's discarded kitties through rescue, adoption, and TNR (trap, neuter, return). We also believe in empowering and supporting our neighbors through providing assistance to care for their beloved cats.

02/13/2025

Opal has been adopted! 🎉

Opal gave birth inside last spring after having countless litters outdoors in Hamtramck. TNR is crucial to stop the neverending litters that some of these kitties have year after year. If you drive through any Hamtramck neighborhood, you will see many outdoor cats. That's the unfortunate reality. Most colony kitties aren't as lucky as Opal, who got to raise her final litter indoors. Opal is sassy and sweet, and likes to bite her best friend Peewee the dog on the head. 😂 Our sweet precious mama Opal is a ✨foster fortune!✨

Congratulations Opal, Peewee, Martha and family! 🎉 We are so grateful that you gave Opal a chance at a better life. ❤️‍🩹

02/13/2025

Love is in the air 💕 because Peanut got adopted!🎉

Peanut was the only kitten Charlie had. Charlie is an amazing mama, and put her whole heart into raising and loving Peanut. As Peanut grew, it was apparent she needed a friend, so Sylvie joined the girl crew. Peanut is friendly, affectionate and brave. She came to events and won everyone over with her cute little face and amazing spirit.

Congratulations Peanut, kitty pal Yuki, Sabrina and Emily! Want to hear a cute story? Picture 6 shows Peanut waiting with her belongings for her forever home. The last picture shows Peanut as a newborn with her mama, on the same pink cheetah blanket. Her foster sent Peanut home with her baby blanket. 😭 When her adopters came, Peanut hopped right in her carrier and was ready for her new life. WE ARE SOBBING. 🩷🩷

02/10/2025

This orange cutie needs our help! He is hurt and will be taken to the vet asap, but he needs a safe place to recover. Can you foster him?!

02/09/2025

Let us tell you the story of Ferdinand the Feral:

A colony caretaker noticed Ferdinand hanging out around their house a few months ago. He was feral and no one could get near him. The caretaker began earning Ferdinand’s trust, but he still couldn’t be handled. As freezing temperatures hit, he started going door to door, meowing to be let inside, but was still unsure of people. Wanting to help him, his caretaker decided to at least get him neutered and vaccinated. After many hours of working to trap him, his colony caretaker was able to get him into a trap by hand!

Ferdinand was neutered, vaccinated, ear-tipped, and then released back into his colony outdoors, since he was still not comfortable around humans. About 3 weeks after he was released, he ran into his caretaker’s house, and refused to leave! He has officially chosen the indoor life, and is living every minute of it. He is now a lap-cat and the perfect WFH buddy. He’s quickly learning that being pet and brushed feels great, and will rub on his caregiver’s legs for attention.

Ferdinand is not a fan of dogs, but loves other cats and used to follow the other cats around outside! This adorable guy is estimated to be around 3 years old.

We are now taking applications for Ferdinand! Fosters are greatly needed so that we can continue helping to bring cold kitties inside. If you’re interested in fostering or adopting this handsome gentleman, or helping another cat in need, please click the link in our bio for more information.

02/09/2025

We can’t believe we’re saying this, but Cally is still on the market! It’s hard to believe that such a sweet cat is one of our longest residents in foster.

Cally was originally trapped and spayed by one of our volunteers, and then released back outside to her colony. If you notice her left ear, you can see that it’s “tipped,” indicating that she has been spayed! This helps to avoid trapping and bringing a cat in to the vet for TNR that has already gone through the process.

Cally proved to be affectionate and friendly with people, and was brought indoors to a foster soon after being TNR’d! This beautiful girl has a quiet, loving personality and is always ready to curl up next to you for some quality snuggle time. She loves to nap on the heat vents and in the sunshine and will happily settle in your lap or beside you on the couch, purring contentedly as she soaks up all the love. She is indifferent about other cats and while she would coexist with another kitty, she would do great as a solo cat who had all the human attention to herself.

If you are looking for a calm, gentle companion who enjoys the simple joys of a cozy cuddle, Cally is the perfect match! You can apply for her using the link in our bio.

02/08/2025

Calling all our arts and crafts friends! Please join us this Wednesday evening 2/12 for a Valentine’s Card Making event.

We’ll have some craft materials ready for you to make the perfect card for your special someone, or for your beloved pet 💕 Though our adoptable cats will be unable to attend, we hope you’ll bring your friends and family to support our rescue and have some fun with us. Each ticket purchase will go to our rescue to help us TNR more cats in Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park.

Details:
Tickets will be $20 each, which includes 1 drink ticket. There is an under 21 ticket option that doesn’t include the drink ticket.
⏰ Wednesday 2/12, 6-8 pm
🏠 Urbanrest Brewing Co
2615 Wolcott St, Ferndale

Link to purchase a ticket is in our linktree found in our bio, or below:
https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/valentines-day-card-making-event

02/07/2025

Our sweet and spicy Sylvie has been adopted! 🎉

Sylvie was hand grabbed during a TNR outing by one of our co-founders. Swipe to the last pic to see the surprise on Sylvie's face! She wasn't so sure about us, but we were sure about her. Sylvie was cautious at first, but really warmed up when she met her foster sister Peanut. We were thrilled when Sylvie found her forever home.

Congratulations Sylvie, kitty sibling Kodong, Joshua and Yeini. We are so glad that Sylvie has upgraded from life in an alley! ❤️‍🩹

02/06/2025

We are excited to announce that Emma has been adopted! 🎉

Emma was found under a mobile home when she was just a month old, and needed some extra TLC to thrive. Some kids in her neighborhood found her and brought her to the local cat lady 😹 who contacted us. Emma wasn’t eating on her own. Luckily, that didn't last long and she got to eating and growing. She is playful and sassy and silly and now...ADOPTED!

Congratulations Emma, her kitty brother, Callie and Marlo. We could not be happier for her! ❤️❤️

02/06/2025

Meet the 80s Kids Litter ✨ Mama Carol and her 6 rad kittens: Duchess, Penny, Dozer, Popple, Wembley and Mokey.

Carol was an outdoor cat who gave birth to her kittens on February 1st. The family absolutely would not have survived outdoors, and we are so grateful that we were able to immediately help. Carol is a baby herself and only about 9 months old. 😭

Carol is extremely sweet and affectionate. She is getting the hang of being a mama, but she really is craving human affection. She never really got the chance to be a proper kitten herself, and she deserves a loving family to dote on her once she gets the kittens weaned and ready to find their forever homes.

The kittens are only 5 days old. Right now, their lives are all about eating and sleeping. Carol is working overtime to keep them clean and fed. She is an inexperienced mom, and we are so glad that she will *never* experience childbirth and the fear associated with surviving outside again.

We wanted to introduce this family to you right away so that you could follow along with their journey as growing kittens. We are getting ready to enter kitten season, so if you would like to experience the joy and insanity of kittens firsthand, consider becoming a foster! It's an experience like none other. ❤️

01/30/2025

Meet the Picklesworth Family: Mrs. Pixie von Picklesworth and her kittens PJ, Rumpelstiltskin, Monty and Lucy.

This little family has had quite the journey to survive. Mrs. Picklesworth was a stray who was brought inside by a neighbor temporarily to have her kittens in October, but then the entire family was let back outdoors. Another neighbor saw the Picklesworth Family suffering outside in the cold, and moved them into their basement, even though they have terrible cat allergies. They reached out to us, and we were luckily able to get immediate veterinary appointments and help. The family is now looking to find permanent homes!

Pixie von Picklesworth is the amazing mama of the family. She is an affectionate lap cat, who is laid back. She will not back down to dogs, and is best without dogs or with a dog who respects boundaries.

PJ Picklesworth is a confident, affectionate, playful, and cuddly main character. He is the first to greet you. PJ would be good in any home. He’s such a ham!

Rumpelstiltskin is confident, affectionate, playful, talkative, social, and feisty! She loves pets, and will need regular brushing with her soft long hair.

Monty Picklesworth is silly, talkative, playful, and shy, but coming out of his shell. He is independent, but is also BFFs with Lucy. Monty is SO soft, and has chill orange cat energy.

Lucy Picklesworth is the littlest of the litter. She is a shy violet, but warming up to human touch! Lucy will hang out near you, but is still getting used to hands petting. Handling is no issue though. She LOVES cat toys and plays independently with them. Lucy is so soft, and would do best with a littermate or mama. Monty is her BFF and we are determining if they are bonded.

The family will be spayed and neutered next week, and we are accepting applications for them TODAY! Does your life need a Picklesworth?

01/30/2025

We are berry excited to announce that Kiwi has been adopted! 🥝

This little guy came to us with his four fruit-themed siblings. We named them something sweet because these kittens were spicy! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Kiwi was the first to be won over by churu and snuggles, and was the first to find a home. He landed in an amazing spot with a previous adopter, and now has a brother to hangout with every single day.

Congratulations Kiwi (now Mark), big brother Kirk, Shelby and Jason. From Shelby: Mark is the cuddliest cat on earth. He loves sitting on laps and curling up to us on the couch. He's also very interested in "helping" with the dishes. He gets along great with Kirk and they love to play all the time!! Him and Kirk are both doing great and we love them so much!! ❤️

We love to hear it!

01/29/2025

Detroit city council unanimously passed the pet shop ordinance today! 😻

This ordinance immediately went into effect, and bans the sales of cats and dogs inside of pet stores in Detroit. The icing on the cake? Pet stores will still be able to collaborate with animal rescues to host adoption events in-store. ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

Thank you so much to everyone that submitted statements, supported the hearings and shared posts. You got the word out! We made our collective voices heard and enacted real change. There is still lots of work to be done for Detroiters and their animals, but this will help keep puppy mill stores out of our city.

We are working hard as an organization to tackle systematic changes to correct problems that have been ongoing for decades. We are so grateful to have the opportunity to play a role that will positively impact our communities now, and for the future.

The cats needed this win today!

01/26/2025

‼️The Detroit city council hearing to prohibit cat and dog sales in pet stores is tomorrow‼️

There will be public comment about the proposal to prohibit commercial dog and cat sales at Detroit pet stores. Please show up to support the felines. ❤️‍🩹

When: Monday, Jan 27th, at 10am
Where: Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, 2 Woodward Ave, Detroit. Room 1340.

They start on time, so it would be a good idea to show up a few minutes early to allow for parking, getting through security, and sign-in.

Here is that link again for virtual attendance: https://detroitmi.gov/government/city-clerk/city-council-agendas-documents

If you cannot attend and would like to submit a statement supporting the ordinance, please email [email protected] and we will pass it along.

The cats pictured above are from a well cared for colony at Featherstone Gardens in Detroit. The last photo shows their straw fortress. What lucky and loved kitties! We would like to curb the amount of cats living on the streets, and supporting this ban will prevent more cats and kittens from entering an already overwhelmed community.

Why is the ban so important? We are inundated with cats in Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park. As a rescue, we have taken in 14 cats already this month, but we have had more requests than that.

How many cats do you think we've been asked to find homes for since January 1st? Guess below in the comments! The first person to get the right number will get a free Colony Cat Club Detroit T-shirt. You know it's higher than 14! If no one guesses correctly, we will post the number in our stories on Tuesday.

See y'all tomorrow!

01/24/2025

Meet the Three Amigos: Chevy, Steve and Martin. 🖤🤍🖤

These little tuxies came to us by way of an accidental litter. We were able to take them in as adoptable kittens, and get their mama spayed as well. It is important to ensure that the cycle of breeding ends. Their mama, Kitty, will never have to go through another birth again. We are so relieved! The boys first night with us included vaccines, dewormer and a bath. They were less than thrilled.

Chevy and Steve are little puffy kings. They like to make themselves big to let all the toys in the room know who the boss is. Martin is more aloof. He likes to snuggle and be pampered. As the runt, he isn't worried about proving that he's the big guy on campus. Martin has time to dream. ✨

All the boys are FIV/FeLV negative and ready to find their forever homes. We are opening up applications to Instagram first!

01/23/2025

We are so thrilled to announce that has stepped up to sponsor the adoption fees for Fred, Shaggy and Lumpkin.

Premier Pet Supply is covering the total fees of $500 to help us find homes for 3 of our most vulnerable adoptable kittens. Fred, Shaggy and Lumpkin are all positive for Feline Leukemia.

Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) is a contagious viral disease that weakens a cat's immune system, making them vulnerable to infections, anemia, and certain cancers. It spreads through saliva, nasal secretions, urine, and shared food bowls. FeLV+ cats can live alone, or with other FeLV+ cats. While not all cats exposed to FeLV become infected, those who do may experience symptoms like lethargy, weight loss, and persistent infections. There is no cure for FeLV once contracted.

Mike and the team at Premier Pet Supply believe in helping the local community. They stepped up immediately to offer financial support to assist us in finding these kittens forever homes.

If you have a soft spot in your heart for special needs animals, please consider applying for these babies. Fred and Shaggy are a bonded pair, and Lumpkin can be adopted as a single gal. However, all three of them have interacted together and are willing to add some kitten playfulness into your life. Please note that while these adoption fees are 100% sponsored, we will still be doing a thorough process to find them the perfect home.

Thank you Premier Pet Supply! You are truly making a difference in the lives of animals all throughout Metro Detroit.

01/21/2025

Your timeline just got a heck of a lot cuter! Introducing the Spice Rack litter: Saffron, Paprika, Clove and Nutmeg.

These little sweethearts were an accidental litter. We were able to get their mama, Scarlet, spayed and returned to her loving family. No more babies for Scarlet! This group of kittens is extremely well socialized. Their family did an amazing job raising them. We know that letting kittens go is always hard, especially when a group is as loved as these little ones. We are always looking for kitten fosters!

The two buff gingers, Saffron and Paprika, are boisterous boys. Clove and Nutmeg are sweet and sassy little girls. At 8 weeks old, they are ready to find their forever homes! They love to cuddle, snuggle and play.

Both Saffron and Paprika have been adopted. 🧡🧡 Their adopters were pre-approved and ready to go! Clove and Nutmeg are anxious to find their happily ever after. Is it with you?

Do you want to get pre-approved to adopt? Our adoption application is linked in our bio. 🥹

01/15/2025

We are so excited to announce that sweet Gingersnap is available for adoption! 🧡🖤🤍

We have a lot of history with this little lady. We TNR'd her over a year ago. Do you remember our kittens Crimson and Clover? Ginger is their mom!! This is a full circle moment for us and we are truly reeling from the events that led us to bringing Ginger in for adoption.

Gingersnap lived in a beautiful garden and greenhouse in Detroit. Her very attentive caretaker noticed that she wasn't feeling well. She got Ginger trapped and to a vet, who said she had caught a virus and put her on meds. While Ginger was recovering, she made it very clear that she was far too cozy inside and would not be returning to life outdoors.

Here's her full story from her caretaker:
Ginger is a healthy and active cat. She was living as a farm cat for the past 1.5 years. In the spring of 2023 Ginger was abandoned by a neighbor that was living across the street from my farm in the MorningSide neighborhood in Detroit. When her owners moved out, they left her behind to survive as an outdoor cat. When she first visited the farm in the summer of 2023, she was just barely a year old and already pregnant. She continued living under the neighbor's porch for the summer, but everyday would come over for food, and after a month or so, would take a few pets as well. Once she gave birth to 4 beautiful babies in October of 2023, Colony Cat Club helped me rehome the kitties, and also trap Ginger and get her fixed. Since then, she has become the most social member of the colony of cats that I care for on the farm. She greets all visitors, and loves supervising farm work.

Ginger is looking for a home that will keep her indoors only. She is young and acclimating extremely well. She seems to be very content being an only cat, and would be a great gal for a first time cat owner. She warms up nicely when treated with respect, and has great boundaries.

Apply for Gingersnap today! Swipe the pics to see how far she's come. Love you, Ginger! 🩷

01/14/2025

This is going to warm your heart on this chilly day: Bear got adopted! 🎉

We first met Bear when we were contacted by a colony caretaker who needed financial help to get one of her colony cats veterinary assistance. We agreed to help. At just 11 months old, Bear was being fed by the caretaker and disappeared for 3 weeks. He returned super skinny, with a severe head tilt, shaking eyes (sign of a neurological problem), unable to stumble more than a foot, and couldn’t even figure out how to get up to go to the bathroom. Our vet did X-rays which showed a skull fracture, and then did full body X-rays to see if he was hit by a car. He didn’t have a single other injury. Our vet felt that someone had hit him in the head with a blunt object like a golf club or a bat. We decided to try giving a medication to reduce brain pressure/swelling, even though it was a long shot. Well, it helped! His head tilt was better and he started walking again. 😭

The caretaker was going to keep Bear, but realized quickly that they couldn't give him everything they wanted to. We had a foster step up for Bear, and officially took him on as an adoptable cat. Everyone who met Bear loved him instantly. He was a little timid of people at first, but was taught unconditional love in his foster home. We were thrilled when he got his perfect adoption application.

Congratulations Bear, kitty sister June, Alex and Kaia! 🎉

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Are you keeping up with Carol? Her kittens are almost 2 weeks old, and they are starting to see the world on their own for the first time. Carol is doing a great job as a young mother. She is still a kitten herself! Enjoy this little pre-Valentine's Day video of these cuties. We have plenty of cats looking for their forever Valentine. Is it you? #adoptdontshop #kittens #colonycats #spayandneuter #catrescue #ccc

The pet shop ordinance passed through the committee today! 🎉🎉🎉 This means that tomorrow, January 28th, it will be voted on by the whole city council, and will take immediate effect if passed. We had great support from different Detroiters and animal organizations today, but tomorrow is the final hurdle. If a few more people are free to attend the full city council meeting (virtually or in person), we stand a great chance of getting this passed. We are happy to forward any statements you would like to submit to the council members. Please send all statements to [email protected] ✉️ Thank you to those who already shared messages of support. When: Tuesday, January 28. Meeting starts at 10am, and will run several hours. Where: 13th floor of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center on 2 Woodward Avenue in the Erma L. Henderson Auditorium. Virtual Attendance: https://detroitmi.gov/government/city-clerk/city-council-agendas-documents This January, Colony Cat Club Detroit has already received requests to bring 68 cats and kittens into our rescue. 😳 It is imperative that cats are not being bred and sold for profit in the city of Detroit. Thank you for your support! See you tomorrow!! #community #betheirvoice #catrescue #spayandneuter #helpushelpthem #volunteer #speakup #weneedyou #colonycats #ccc

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