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

12/21/2025

Ginger & Clove are also ready for adoption. This is a bonded pair much to my foster mom Jen Lynn 's surprise 😮 they did NOT get off to a good start but they finished on a great one. These girls love love love all day and play endlessly! They love each other so much!

Ginger was conveniently dumped at one of our colonies a few weeks that is now being monitored with trail cameras. When Jenn went to feed on her day, this tiny 4 week old kitten was standing all alone screaming to the top of her lungs, help help! Jenn was able to walk right up and get her. It turned out to be the very day her last foster kittens were adopted. Her foster room wasn't opened an hour before it was filled right back up.

Thankfully Ginger was bold & trusting of humans so we were able to successfully get her to a safe place & start protocol meds right away. She was later joined with her now bff Clove. This is such a loving pair! If you are looking for a pair, you can't go wrong with these two!

These will be at PetSmart in Albertville this week. You'll have to go by and meet these angels!

12/21/2025

Meet Cammy (brown tabby) & Charlie. Both of these sweet angels are ready for their forever homes. Cammy loves pets. She can be shy at first. She's not labeled a "lap cat" but she has so much love to give. She was dumped at a dog rescue, Second Chance the day of our yard sale & has been with our foster mom Jennifer Rachel since that day until yesterday. She is now at PetSense in Hampton Cove hoping someone will pick her.

Charlie is all snuggles and love, fostered with Cammy so they are friends. He's a little lover boy and wants all your attention. We would love to see them get adopted together but as long as they find loving homes, that's the most important thing. Charlie is pretty independent & does his own thing with his humans. Also at PetSense in Hampton Cove.

If you are thinking of adding a bundle of love & joy to your family, please go by and meet these angels! Be a little forgiving and understanding with Cammy. Being neglected by humans in such a vile way as a small kitten seems to scar some of those effected but she does warm up & she sure needs love ❤️

12/17/2025

I wanna share a funny moment the other night. This was a first for sure. I started to wonder if I actually had a turtle 🐢

I was trying to do intake processing with these never before been touched by a human kittens and i want you to look!! This baby clamped down on me for the KILL!! Thank heavens this was my sweatshirt and not my arm, hand, or worse my eyes, lol. I think deep down, she wanted my 👀

She stayed latched on to me for 30 solid minutes. I called my husband on face time to see this. I was trying everything to get her to turn loose (off camera) I didn't want to hurt her but I did wanna secure her incase she did turn loose. She was the one who had already bitten through my thumbnail so I just wanted to get their meds done so they could decompress.

I understand these little darlings. These babies were just removed from the only life they ever knew and are suddenly is a new environment which is terrifying at first. I never ever blame the cat/kitten. Even when I've had to go to the hospital (which is another fun story I need to share) it is never their fault. They are responding out of fear and that is a risk i knowingly take and don't mind to take it!

Miss Snapper and I have since turned a corner as you'll see. Yesterday she let me hold and love on her without attacking me but whew weeeee, she was a handful the first night. I always tell them, we are GONNA be friends, you just don't know it yet.

They maybe small but they are fully equipped with their amazing God given claws & teeth! 😆

12/15/2025

Two nights ago I started at 4:30pm loading up traps, drop trap, carriers, and blankets then headed to Subway to rescue three kittens and momma cat from this brutally cold weather.

I was ON MY WAY to trap when I saw another momma cat & two precious kittens. I knew i was only equipped to handle one litter and my time was pretty tight. I hated to but I carried on with my original plans of trapping the subway babies. I left plenty of food for the mom & two. Shortly afterwards my mom Cyndee Patterson Perkins came to sit with me at Subway in Guntersville which is always nice to have company bc sometimes these things can take hours.

It was a LONG night. First the mom was trapped, then one kitten which went pretty quickly. Within an hour or so. Afterwards the two last kittens were very skiddish and not digging it at all, playing hard to get.

We retrieve & hangout at Publix. Us leaving the area, our vehicles, scent, and sound made the difference. Finally those two last kittens will be reunited with mom! Yay & whew! It was getting them settled in that was the real task!!

It was 2:38am when I finally got home and got to tend to my family & cats, only for me to constantly think about the other momma and two kittens knowing the temps would be getting to dangerously low numbers.

I had long day ahead of me yesterday. After my errands and feeding colonies, I dropped off another container with wheat straw and gave some food to the momma & two kittens then came home. ALL weekend i had been away from my home, husband, and my cats dealing with community cats. I can not begin to express how patient my husband is with me, God Bless him!

I was bringing in groceries and my husband knew something was on my heart. I shared SS of me asking Google 50 different ways if it was possible those 8 week old kittens would survive in this cold weather, even with them having a momma cat & container with straw. Everything i read said it's highly likely they will set in hypothermia and DIE so guess what?? Without knowing how on earth I'm going to manage this, support this, find space for this, I couldn't just crawl in bed although it was already 27 degrees & after 6pm with high winds. I knew it had to load EVERYTHING back up and get out in this mess yet again and I did just that.

Even though everyone i know was tucked inside warm and I wanted to be too but I couldn't in my mind know those little angels were out there & have peace in my soul. Impossible!!

For two straight nights, I'm out carrying and setting traps around our community, rounding up mommas and kittens just to keep them safe from these harsh temps.

All of the kittens either scratched or bit me, including through my thumbnail which is still throbbing, the orange momma i trapped last night actually let me pet her a few seconds and she fell asleep so fast! She knew I was trying to help her. I've never seen a grown cat go from being trapped to sleeping so quickly. It was like she was saying, "I can rest now, I'm warm" she cuddled her kittens and closed her eyes with such beauty & peace.

Lisa Michelle Mackentepe met me last night after getting them settled in. She was there to clean and scoop for night shift (she's amazing btw) We sat with them and talked to each other watching as they had a sense of security & love. That is why I'm the crazy cat lady. By the time I left it was 19 degrees, late in the night, but I slept GREAT knowing those babies, although mad, they were safe and warm.

Here is a short video and a glimpse of a few moments over the weekend with these darlings!

They had fleas and worms, so while parasites are dying, we will be making plans for foster homes as soon as they are parasite free ❤️

Edit - I'm gonna add this incase anyone can help or contribute in any way!

Paypal.me/kittiesinthecity

Cash app $kittiesinthecity

Venmo

12/13/2025

Can anyone help?

There is a momma cat & at least three kittens (could be more) in downtown Guntersville. I met them yesterday. The mom has never met me & allowed me to get somewhat close so it is possible she could be socialized.
(YES, I know she hissed but i bet she could be so sweet) I spoke with Dr Lauren about her tail and while under sedation via spay sugery she will have some of her tail shaved. She has gotten a lot of paint on it somehow.

The momma & little kittens are immediately off the busy highway although it doesn't appear that way in this video, they are! More so, I'm highly concerned about the brutal cold temps in the coming days ahead. These little ones could absolutely freeze to DEATH in the temps we are facing! They are small & vulnerable. That would be an awful way to die. We are asking for community help as our financial situation has been depleted from the hoarding case and several unexpected surgeries.

If you can help support this rescue mission by fostering a mom & her kittens (working with mom and her kittens to socialize so they can get adopted) or financially help support this rescue mission so we can provide medical care and protocol meds we would be extremely grateful 🙏

Every cat/kitten needs the obvious, dewormer, revaluation, ponazuril, spay/neuter, and vaccines. Since the mom has recently or could still be nursing some there is always additional expenses because the surgery is more intense and takes longer.

Any help appreciated! Things we ALWAYS are in need of

Food - cat chow "naturals" (not regular)
Wet food - any kind
Litter - any clumping litter
Pet beds & blankets are always needed as well.

Please comment and or email [email protected] if you are willing and have the love & time to work with these kittens.

If you can help a little or a lot financially here are ways you can do that

There has been a couple of donations that has come in this week, I just wanna say THANK YOU to you. You have no idea how grateful we are and how much every cent is needed. Thank you, thank you, thank you!! 😊

Paypal.me/kittiesinthecity

Venmo

Cash app $kittiesinthecity

12/13/2025

Morris & Oscar has left the building!! They are in route right now to their forever home. Thank you to my friend James who is taking these bonded brothers together ❤️

We are so thrilled & happy to know they have a bright happy future ahead with other cats friends. We will also dearly miss our sweet boys. They have brought so much much much joy to our hearts! How Morris plays so seriously when he plays with a feather wand, how they chase each other around the room and up & down cat trees but now they will get an entire house to explore with windows & experience laying in bed with their human dad.

Thanks to our KITCR family for all you've done to help foster, clean, visit, transport, and just being apart of journeys that end with joy like these two!

We have so many others who are just as loving & fun in dire need of a Christmas miracle 🙏 a home to call their own! Adult cats are overlooked so often yet they have endless love to give. We are discounting adoption fees as an incentive to help these deserving adult cats land their forever home!

12/11/2025

Just look at these two boys! These are the sweetest more adorable little orange fellas who absolutely demand loves! We have tons of orange cat mojo. These are definitely the lap cats that will give you endless amounts of kisses and loves! Adoption fees on adults 6 months and older, I will personally sponsor half the cost just to see these angels get into loving homes bc they deserve this. Please consider opening your heart & home to one of our angels before Christmas 🎄We are in the Guntersville/Arab area but we've adopted to homes in TN, GA, south Alabama etc. We will make it happen if these babies make a good fit for your home!

12/11/2025

Kitties have been set FREEEEEEE!!! They were remarkably calm last night and slept the anesthesia off. By morning they were ready to be home.

I'm sorry to mention this again but people continue to slam my inbox with intake requests. We need to get some adoptions going so we can open intake. I will be sharing post & pictures tomorrow of some of our sweet cats that we've had with us a while. We need your help sharing those once we get our adaptable babies posted. You never know, your share maybe the very one that leads a rescue cat to his/her forever home which means we can open intake & save more! It takes a village and a village is needed. We have so many, I'm honestly struggling to manage even the basics such as food/litter/medications. We've had major surgeries and many unexpected vet visits as well. We have to be careful financially. We want to say yes and help all of these precious catsband kittens but we have to not only have the space but have the budget and funding ability to so. I see all your messages, please understand we are doing the best we can every day!

12/09/2025

So much goes into trapping!

Yesterday we loaded 5 traps in Robin's van, last night I loaded 6 more in my SUV. I spent last night rounding up cardboard boxes and cutting them into strips so those sweet cats don't hurt their toe beans inside the traps. Stopped at DG & bought up a bunch of sardines & tuna, yummy 😋

We got up at 5am this morning & layered up a ton of cloths so we could finish getting things ready. Once we got to the Lake Guntersville Yacht Club it was time to start opening the food and making trails inside each traps and placing them in bushes, between boats & on the edges of the wood lines. Now for the fun part, waiting and watching 👀 Loading them one by one as we trap.

I must say these cats have it made! It looks like a cat's dream! Woods, water, buildings, places to hide, and plenty to do. It was obvious to us these cats are well taken care of, they are definitely not going hungry. They are insanely beautiful and healthy!! We caught 6 and we saw one other one that out smartes us.

We are headed to Westside Veterinary Hospital for their surgeries. Then we will load them back up and they will spend the night with Maria. Finally one more load & unloading, tomorrow morning, they will get to go back to the only place they know as home.

Thank you to Dr Lauren, my awesome friend Robin Rotellini for being with me, Maria Martinez Graham, and the Guntersville Yacht Club for making a difference in the lives of these 6 cats! Meow 😻

12/09/2025

This is little Bailey. She was dumped at PetSense in Hampton Cove a few weeks ago as a tiny little kitten. She was terrified, lost inside the store, not trusting anyone and running from everyone.

Finally, one of the staff members caught her and called me to let me know they finally got her. I can't imagine the fear she experienced and why she was left there. If you've ever been to that store (we love that store btw) you know it's off 431, in a shopping plaza, at a major 4 way red light, surrounded by stores and traffic. She didn't just "happen" to find her way there as a little 4 week old kitten. I don't understand people but I will say, it was an important part of her miracle!

She had a hernia most likely since birth. It was so large it was pushing every organ in her tiny body out of place. We couldn't understand how she was even using the bathroom. As Dr Lauren said, "cats are amazing!" Everything inside her was pushed out of place & had been that way for so long that even her liver had adhered to the inside of her abdominal cavity. Since she was a rescue & we spay/neuter early (8 weeks/2 pounds) she went in for a regular spay which turned out to be life saving bc it was then that this life threatening birth defect was discovered. Her surgery was very intense and lasted a long time. Our vet did an outstanding job! Thankfully her surgery was a huge success.

She has fully recovered and is the sweetest, happiest little girl. After all she's been through, her wonderful foster mom Jennifer has made it clear, she doesn't see a life without her little Bailey. Had she not gone in for an early spay surgery she most likely wouldn't have lived a long life.

Now she's just like any other kitten doing what kittens do. We are so touched by the strength these little ones have like Bailey. Even through her experience of being neglected and thrown into a scary unfamiliar place plus dealing with the pain she must of felt from that hernia, she continued to push through. We love happy endings and we are so greatful this story ended with a happy healthy kitten and a forever home ❤️

12/06/2025

This is sweet Barbosa. You may remember him from the horrific hoarding case. His eye was infected & neglected for so long that it completely rotted out. Every day his new cat mom Heather was having to clean & wipe gunk trapped and debris that accumulated in his rotted eye. After the initial $2800 PLUS spent to spay/neuter, & provide medications to this hoarding case funds were completely drained and we still needed more medical care. I turned to my precious friend Kay at Marshall County Animal Advocates. Between what Kay, momma Heather, and us at KITCR chipped in we were able to come up with funds to provide this much needed eye surgery for this handsome fella who deserved this! He is such a sweet boy who endured living conditions that would make you cry but dry those tears bc now he's had all the medical care he needed and he is spoiled, literally every day as he should be. He gets so much love and rules the house now. Barbosa is such a special cat & so are the ladies who joined me in helping make this major surgery a reality for this handsome boy in need. It would NOT of been possible without Miss Kay & Heather. This was a huge success story! Seeing how he/these cats come from such deplorable (gross & filthy) conditions to a clean loving warm home soaking up all the attention is what rescue is all about!

It takes a village and Barbosa says thank you to all our KITCR family for making a difference in cats lives just like him 😊

12/06/2025

I apologize I haven't posted in a while. I desperately needed a social media break. That hasn't stopped or slowed down our many rescues and wonderful yet some heartbreaking stories.

We have at least 24 cats going to Westside Veterinary Hospital for spay/neuter on Tuesday. Ten of those are TNR's. My question is does anyone have a garage, shed, spare room that we can set 10 traps in for overnight?

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Edit - we found a perfect place. One of our friends Maria Martinez Graham lives minutes from the trapping site and has a heated huge garage. Thank you all for your kind offers. It means a lot. As we continue to trap this winter, the offers from Arab to Albertville maybe needed in the future.
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Just for the few hours because cats can't regulate their body temperature after anesthesia and the temp is dropping to a chlling 29 degrees.

We will transport them to their home/territory the next day. I just wanna make sure these little ones have a warm cozy space to recover.

If you or someone you know can us accommodate this mission, please let me know!

We have some wonderful stories to catch up on. I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving with family. Personally, this Thanksgiving (my birthday) was the best Thanksgiving I've ever had in my life. Lots of much needed family time.

Thank you all for your understanding 🙏

We have lots of precious kittens coming up for adoption plus we have sweet adult cats who make lovely companions. Our adult adoption fees are $50 each. Why? We take a huge loss on these darlings because they get overlooked all the time for the cute sweet kittens. (Understandably so)

If you are wanting to add to your family for the holidays please email us!

For the insane inquiries coming in via intakes, unfortunately intake is closed until we can get our numbers down. We have still managed to intake kittens in bad situations which will be shared soon. We are taking care of nearly 100 cats a day, every day. The cost just to feed & provide litter for these cats is over $200 per week. We've had major life saving surgeries, eye removal surgery, and one cat named Betty who endured 5 vet visits before she went to heaven. The battle to save as many as we can and do all we can has still been an every day task although I've not posted much.

For now, I wanna focus on our mission this comimg Tuesday. Please share with family and friends if you can help us keep some kitties warm overnight. Thanks so much my awesome cat friends.

Picture is of a feral who has now let me pet him after months of working with him. Turns out his is Mr Lover Lover now. Just look at those eyes. One blue, one brown! He is in need of a home as well. He demands attention & loves!

He doesn't have a name yet, ideas?

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