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Kitties In The City Rescue, Guntersville, AL (2025)

07/05/2025

Happy 4th of July cat lovers!! We wish everyone a happy and safe Independence Day & weekend ❤️

Last week we had 21 intakes in a matter of 4 days. Serena the Kitty who had the head wound is recovering in one of our loving foster homes. She scratched and kicked off that huge scab so it looks way worse but it's healing as it should. She has now been spayed, yay!

We have a kitten who had some sort of accident. It appears as if he chewed on a wire. He experienced a burn inside his mouth & tongue as well as a wound on the outside of the mouth. He stayed overnight at Westside. He's healing beautifully and already eating like a warrior.

Amara's eye recovery is looking perfect! Her vision out of the remaining eye is actually seeming to improve every day. She's still getting lots of love and eye drops.

The other babies from that horrific case are all doing well too. I'm happy to share that everyone is on a great path and making progress. Twenty one more babies in 4 days! Whew, that's a lot of cuteness, that's a lot of love, and that's also a lot of food, litter, and medicines. Thank you all for your love & support ❤️ we need it!! ❤️

06/27/2025

Fosters needed!! Can anyone foster short or long term, please let me know 😁

We can use your help.

Another rescue mission was underway today. What is it with so many babies this past week with horrible eyes 😭

Please if you have kittens outside somewhere and they have icky green goop, please get them some medicine. They will lose their vision, sometimes in both eyes. That is a permanent life altering change you can make for them.

This one has scaring on her cornea from infection. It has not developed an ulcer yet. She can see and her vision will now be saved in the other eye but her right eye unfortunately is completely gone.

Ah she is sooooo sweet! She sat so still and sweet in my lap the entire ride. She's already full of love and at her foster mom Amy's house now.

Thankfully we are good on litter but we need kitten food, lots of kitten food right now. I'll share our Amazon wish. Fancy feast kitten pate is our preferred canned kitten food. Any help is greatly appreciated 👏

06/26/2025

Our little road side babies are doing great! One of our foster moms Leah Hollaway reached out & said her friend just found a kitten all alone on the side of the road & didn't know what to do. She has a little skinned place on her bottom lip, dirty with fleas, and a minor broken tail but seems great otherwise. She's enjoying yummy chicken & lots of loves with Amara ❤️

Our second little baby was found on the side of the road in Albertville. While our other volunteer Holleigh Hayes was at PetSmart shopping for litter (right before closing tonight) in comes a lady who just found this kitten on the side of the road. No physical bumps or bruises just the usual fleas, underweight, & dirty. Nothing we can't fix!

What are the odds, both babies were on the side of the road in completely different areas, close to the same age (maybe a week or two apart) and look so much alike 😆 I'm sure they're gonna be great friends.

06/26/2025

As soon as I picked up Amara, I had a call about a cat who they thought had been ran over. I left the vet & went out to help this little princess. Thankfully all her limbs are perfectly fine. She's eating & drinking like a champ. She needs to eat a lot! She's all bones. She had some ticks, one really large tick. She was covered in fleas but was in great spirits.
She was suffering from a head injury, likely from an attack, perhaps another cat. Definitely not ran over! The wound area had already healed a good bit and created a large black scab. The infection was draining nicely which is what we want to see. She saw Dr Lauren for an exam & convenia injection and is expected to make a full recovery.

We've had two other kittens from two entirely different locations found on the side of the road from two different people.

The other kittens with the bad eyes are doing AMAZINGLY well! Their eyes look so much better. It's amazing what love, food, and medicine will do. Our foster mom, Amy picked them up today. Her daughters are already head over hills. They take such great care of their foster babies! We have names 😁 I adore these names too, what a great job her daughter did

Toast (girl)
Tangerine
Koko
Latte

06/25/2025

Amara's siblings were rescued the next day thanks to our hard working dedicated volunteer Holleigh Hayes! She has been a Trooper & here by my side for HOURS as we did our intake process. We started early yesterday & worked on these babies until 8pm. Today has been slammed as well. We had 19 babies fixed week before last, 12 last week, and 6 more today and many more to go. We are trying so hard to keep space for dire need emergencies but we fill back up immediately. I started at 6:30 this morning & it's 1am now. I'm just now getting a chance to share and update you. I appreciate your patience and understanding! I'm behind but I haven't forgotten you guys.

So with these babies, it's obvious by their condition upon rescue, all these babies have experienced a high level of suffering. Someone is responsible for this. These people ignored & dumped their kittens on our community. What did they think would happen to them? Without intervention all these babies would continue to decline. Their little eyes will take consistent treatment & yes we have another kitten that lost his eye due to neglect. Thankfully the others were rescued in time. They're all on antibiotics & regular ofloxacin drops.

You could feel how full of worms their bellies were but you could still feel all their ribs. They are definitely passing the parasites. There were huge piles of dead worms. I won't show those pic 🤢 it just amazed me those little bodies had so many. Now they're completely flea free after capstar, a dawn bath, & revaluation for each kitten. We had fleas jumping everywhere. So much is not seen on camera. These are just small snips. We had them on us just from cleaning these babies & jumping all over the counter. I can't imagine what these angel went through.

They look & feel so much better already and are now ready for their foster home. They have bright futures ahead & all are expected to make a full recovery. This is what it's all about. Turning their lives completely around. We have 2 girls & 3 boys. Amara will reunite with her siblings soon but she's staying another night and day at Westside & will be with me for a few days afterwards. Her eye surgery went great and she's feeling much better too. I was nervous for her because of how weak & fragile she is but clearly she is full strength and resilience. I'll give an exclusive update on her tomorrow after I get her home with me. For now here is a peak of our intake with her sister & brothers.

06/24/2025

Amara's update & intake process

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The intake process takes a while depending on what all needs to be done. We worked on this baby for 2 to 3 hours last night. You couldn't get a comb through her fur, and she needed a little bit of everything, including some pain kitty meds.

As soon as I got a better look at the other eye, I thought they both had to come out, and that's actually the same thing Dr Laurej said upon first view of her. The bad eye is so bad that the other eye doesn't seem "so bad," but it has an ulcer on it as well. We talked this evening on the phone. I tried to play with her this morning, and she may only see shadows, but she did seem to follow the toy.

She smells so much better, she's clean, she's eating, and pooping like a champ.
She is having her eye removed first thing in the morning, and we will wait and see how the other eye does in a few weeks to see if she can at least have some vision. She's so sweet and so very precious.

Her siblings were rescued today! Our awesome volunteer went out there and rounded up 4 more babies, and if you guessed they have bad eyes, you'd be correct. We spent the entire day doing intake until 8pm tonight just getting these babies processed, medicated, & cleaned.

We need fosters!!! If you can foster, please let me know!

These babies have all had a full parasite flush out and are resting now. We have more surgeries & needs with this litter.

Thank you, guys, for any and all your support! I apologize I didn't get the video edited last night. I had an intake at 2am in the morning. Didn't get in bed until 4am. Trying to share everything and post everything is a bit challenging sometimes.

Again I'm so greatful for your support & shares!

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06/23/2025

It literally never ends! I just got Amara (eye baby) settled. Step outside to get my medicine bag & heard a kitten crying somewhere in the woods where I live. I wasn't going to sleep until I found this itty bitty Meowing sound. Thanks with the help of a friend who came out in the weeeeee hours after midnight, this kitten is now safe. It's boy, he was starving!! Thankfully he looks okay other than a bit underweight. That won't last long in our program 😆 we'll get his weight up. What are the chances of that?? People are dumping kittens left & right!

I will be posting a video on Amara's intake. It appears the other eye has a nasty ulcer growing as well. She's all cleaned up and resting now. I gave her a little cat pain medicine to help her rest sound. She looks like she's getting the best rest she's ever had.

06/22/2025

⚠️⚠️⚠️ PLEASE SHARE, PLEASE HELP US HELP THIS BABY ⚠️⚠️⚠️

Oh my heart hurts for this little one 😭

We have another new intake today. We have more new kittens from this past week that I haven't had time to post about. They were sick upon rescue. I will catch up on our other darlings later but the one I'm posting about now is in dire need.

We are working on info with siblings. Not sure where they are but this baby is in TREMENDOUS need of help now. Four kittens suddenly dump in Albertville. Not only has the kittens eye completely ruptured, it looks like this poor baby has a broken arm/wrist as well. The other eye is super pink. I know this innocent angel is suffering & in lots of pain. Probably infested with parasites too.

Our volunteer is on her way to the finders location to see if she can find the siblings & get this sick baby. The finder has this one secured. I will get her to the vet first thing in the morning.

If you can please help us with these vet bills for this baby please send whatever you can. I know this kitten will need at least an eye removal surgery which cost several hundred dollars. Unsure what else and unsure about the arm. Please share this post. Please help us if you can. I know this must be miserable for this angel. These are the type of cases we will never turn down regardless of how full we are. She needs us

Thank you so much for your love & support!!

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06/19/2025

Meet Max, June, Julie and Ruby. These 4 darlings were rescued by one of our amazing adopters who has agreed to foster.

Max is already a foster fail. It was love at first sight. What's so special about Max is he is missing a front paw. It's not infected & it doesn't slow him down. He doesn't use it to walk which means he won't need it amputated. I'm assuming momma kitty probably chewed it off by accident after birth. I've seen this happen before. Their little bones are so flexible, like cartilage. It's rare this happens but it happens with puppies sometimes too.

Other than that, these babies are all happy & healthy despite their feisty feral beginning moments. Tinsley has done such a fantastic job with these little ones. They had such cute hisses 😆

They had white gum, a few fleas, and they've passed some dead (really long) worms after deworming. They're all parasites free now and they're little butterballs. Tinsley heard what someone was planning on doing to these little kittens and refused to allow that to happen. She stepped up immediately to change the course of their life and has done her own independent outreach to help find them homes.

We are so happy these four babies are doing great and have a happy future ahead of them. Congratulations to little Max on your new home sweet boy! I know you'll be loved and spoiled every minute of every day!

06/18/2025

It's a miracle!! This is such a miracle from heaven, it fills my heart with joy I can't describe. There is still tragedy in this story but the end is amazing!

I always get calls with so many kind people who found kittens or a kitten in need. FLEAS ALONE WILL KILL THEM!!! So will coccidia & worms. They just don't have the immune system to feed parasites and still support themselves. It's super important to immediately get rid of fleas, deworm them, & do a complete parasite flush out. Some situations are extremely urgent. Over the weekend I met a lot of people who found kittens and most were in need of intervention to some degree.

Jill found one at an abandoned hotel
One of our adopters found 4
The owner of the wonderful Bed & Breakfast in Guntersville found one as well.
Our transport volunteer Holleigh found a second kitten
I forget how many people i met just this past Sunday. It's a pretty typical day to make runs for several hours helping kittens in or not in our program. The fact is, if we could we would take them all. I love them all and I love when the finder can keep or foster. It helps more than anyone will ever know!

The last litter of kittens (4th litter of the day) I went out to help Sunday, there was no turning back. These babies were pitiful on every level. I've never seen kitten alive with solid white tongues. Their gums were white as snow but good grief their tongues where seriously just as white. I've only seen that at death or moment (seconds) right before death.

The fact two were still even breathing amazing me. I immediately started the usual Sub Q fluids, tube feeding, protocol meds, antibiotics, & eye treatment. I did all this on a blanket on the ground outside. I had no facility on site and these had NO TIME to spare. Urgent was not even close. These babies was on the door steps of the rainbow bridge. Thankfully I always come prepared. I even had with hot water with me which I use to warm food and fluids. In this case I had someone get me more warm water bc I had to start killing the fleas asap! These babies were covered in a million fleas. One passed away 15 minutes after my arrival but I expected the last two as well. Medically speaking, they were just terrible but I continued treatment anyway.

I monitored and cared for them so close every minute. I had them in my bathroom, my husband helped me tube feed. The next day Holleigh met me and helped. I became spoiled having an extra hand. Holding the kitten & holding the tube in the mouth while the kitten is pushing it out and plunging the syringe all at the same time is NOT an easy thing to do by yourself. She stayed with me so long that she helped with three sets of feeding & fluids.

The tongue starting turning pink a little pink Monday night however the gums are still solid white. At that point getting them through the day would be a success and sure enough we did! I put them on a heating blanket (on low) and constantly tube fed every 3 to 4 hours and giving medicines each feeding.

Well guess what?? You just won't believe it! The little black & white one is up walking around and today she started eating chicken on her own. She was tube fed earlier this morning but she can now eat on her own. It brought tears to my eyes. I couldn't get over it. What a joyful moment to see this baby going from minutes away from deaths door to where she is now and so soon. She's walking, even grooming herself, and now eating. Her gums are still very pale white with a itty bitty faint tint of pink. Her eyes are now opened after draining lots of green pus for two days. Her eyes have a film over them. We see improvements though and we're doing all we can every minute.

Now that she's eating on her own, she's in a foster home and I'm visiting a couple of times a day.

I'm amazed just amazed. Last year I tube fed Tipster every 3 to 4 hours and sub Q fluids 3x a day for a solid week and he's here with me today but his tongue was never solid white. He had white gums for days & days. He was non responsive too. I was overwhelmed with joy & relived that amazing feeling today. I'm so happy this angel is a true miracle from heaven! A real true miracle 🙌

Btw - tube feeding looks extremely rough and it is but when they won't or can't eat on their own, you have GOT to get over that and get food in those tummies. It's not fun, it's not pretty but man oh man when these milestones happen it makes it all worth while!! Bless this angel and RIP babies for the precious ones who didn't. Bitter sweet sometimes

06/14/2025

I hope everyone is having a lovely week so far. I apologize for my absence the past few days. Last week was so so very hard! We lost three babies in one day, all different situtations and locations. One being Oakley. The precious little angel I was so hopeful for that we tube & bottle fed. I had just posted his progress days before. His foster moms did an amazing job but his liver wasn't developed properly. We tried so hard yet at three little weeks old, he went into liver failure. He stayed at Westside all day declining as the hours passed despite all the aggressive medical intervention. There was just so much going on & the week before wasn't pleasant either. I just needed to take a step back from FB for a moment.

Although I've not posted much I've not slowed down for two minutes. Last week we had 29 ready for spay/neuter. Of those 19 were fully vetted and those are ready for adoption. The 10 who didn't make the cut will get vetted next week. That's not counting the many we already have up for adoption or the newborns to 8 week old babies that aren't old enough for vetting. All our hutches are full of precious angels awaiting their next journey. PetSense in Hampton Cove, PetSense in Madison, and PetSmart in Albertville has the most adorable & happy little kittens hoping they'll get to go to their new home soon.

One day last week I had 27 emails/FB messages (not including phone calls) JUST IN ONE DAY! Every day someone needs help with a colony, multiple litters of kittens or cats that have been dumped. We have to get some of our babies adopted before we can open intake again.

At this time intake is closed. What are some options for you if you've found cats or kittens?

If you have pregnant cat or momma & kittens. Offer them a room in your home. Foster them yourself until you can get them into a rescue. If you rehome yourself, please spay/neuter before rehoming. Also, don't be afraid to ask questions for potential adopters. Their future and life is literally in your hands.

If you need help with TNR we can assist with low cost options for you. Apts are a bit backed up and we have several on schedule as it is so please be patient.

Sometimes you have to be that someone. When i see people make a post and say they found kittens "someone needs to do something" YOU are someone. Please help by stepping up for these little ones. They are innocent & vulnerable. I wish we could say yes to every single situation we get calls about. At the moment we are way way way over capacity but we are trulu doing very best we can! Please be understanding and patient with us as we try to make ways to help all the little angels we can.

Thank you all so much for your understanding and support!

06/05/2025

Edit : nursing mom found thanks to my precious friend Karen Caring Angels Animal Rescue 💖 we are praying hard this little one makes it. I know he's in great hands with Karen. We have transport arranged. Another thank you to Sylvia Claborn for getting this 32 hour old kitten to safety and Kay Marshall County Animal Advocates for being the first responder. We were able to give some fluids and keep this little darling warm.

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