Kitty City

08/26/2024

Cookie is a shy boy who lost his ears, all his toes but one on his right foot, his tail and permanent hair loss on hocks due to severe frostbite. He is a sanctuary favorite and could definitely be adopted into a quiet home.

08/25/2024

If I see this or others like this posted one more time, I’m going to lose it. Do your research. I even looked up the report that is being cited on this flyer and that is not what it says. Important words have been left out and off this flyer. Before you post things like this, make sure you’ve done your research, run it by your vet. I ran it by my vet and they had a good laugh. This is not helpful as spreading the wrong information about FIV is very detrimental to these cats. I would also like to think we’ve learned a lot and come along way in the last 30 years with some of these reports being written as early as 1994 and we didn’t know very much about this disease at that time. FIV cats are very adoptable and yes, they could live a long time or no, they may not. FIV is a very unpredictable disease. We don’t want to make it sound worse than it is, but we certainly do not want to sugarcoat it because we want people to be aware of what they need to look for when they adopt these cats so that they get their best life possible. A lot of the reports that you are reading say cats don’t die from FIV. No, they do not. Cats die from the complications that FIV creates by attacking their immune system so that they are not able to fight their pneumonia or cancers or opportunistic illnesses. This is just mincing words. Running an FIV sanctuary we see a lot of this so it just makes me start seeing red. There… Rant over. I apologize, but it felt very good to say it.

08/25/2024

This little girl ( gray tabby) was at Runnings just sitting on their forklift. Unfortunately, the forklift nicked part of her ear off so she also has a small injury. When we picked her up we were also told she may have gotten a shock as she was hiding under their fridge and started screaming so they didn’t know if she bit a wire or something underneath there. When we picked her up, she was also shaking pretty heavy. She’s very very thin and has very very dirty ears, but we put her with another cat that we had trapped on Thursday just because we felt the risk was lesser then what we would gain in a result for them. They each really did need a friend they’re both young and found it comforting to have each other.

08/24/2024

Gandalf arrived about 10 days ago as a feral guy. He was drooling so took to vet. He had a bacterial and a yeast infection in both ears and all four canines broken. The one canine was broken at gum line with tooth shards sticking out. He feels so much better! He is over 25 pounds and was not grooming himself well leaving his back completely matted. While he was sedated, we had the vet shave his mats off and he was released in the barn yesterday. He’s doing very well and he’s shown up at the food dish several times and headed up to the hayloft.

08/24/2024

When you can’t look at the bright side, I will sit with you in the dark.

~ Mowgli and Alice in Wonderland-

08/23/2024

Set out to trap this little one hiding in some tree rows this AM before chores. Now she is safe in our shop.

08/22/2024

It’s $5 Friday!

 This $5 Friday is not going to be for any particular cat. We have so very, very many vet bills and so many cats needing to come in and unfortunately, we are turning cats away left and right because we are full and at capacity. What many people don’t realize is at the sanctuary, we provide lifelong care for the 30 to 40 disabled and FIV+ cats that are currently there and that takes a lot of money. It takes a lot with winter coming up and heat bills on three different buildings. We have some big projects we want to get done yet before winter so that we can get the cats moved inside with enough room and get personalities matched and make their winter comfortable and cozy. The second part of Kitty City is the adoption part and we’re constantly taking in cats, getting them prepared for adoption
which also is very very costly. Any amount today helps to keep us going and keep more cats coming in. We thank you so much for your loyalty and generous support. We truly could not do anything without your help.

08/22/2024

Are you sick of hearing people say spay and neuter your cat? This is why we sound like a broken record. Take a listen ….and remember CDHS offers help with cost! 

https://fb.watch/o983qXd_Cr/?mibextid=v7YzmG

08/22/2024

I am perfect, whole, and complete, just the way I am.

Rooby-no front legs
Mya- blind
Berkeley-FIV/amputee
Blackie-feral
Stitch-severe CH/blind
Martin-black dog/blind
Nostradamus-severe CH
Zima-behavioral challenged/deaf
Jovi-behavioral challenged/broken jaw injury/missing an eye

08/22/2024

08/21/2024

Good bye Rayne. Stay dry and be happy.

08/21/2024

I may be out in disguise tomorrow performing random acts of kindness. Maybe YOU will get Finzied. Until then…..

08/21/2024

Ok do what I do.

Presenting Angus
Presenting Turtle
Presenting Nakia

Now let’s play again… roll in the sand. Hey guys…. guys….. come back.

08/20/2024

What a great day to lay on our favorite bench under our shade canopy.

Bottom row
Angus ( FIV)
Nakia (CH)
Prim ( neurological)

Top row
Turtle ( extremely sight impaired)
Smart Alec (FIV)
Cookie ( extreme frostbite damage)

08/19/2024

We had a new cat spotted at the sanctuary so ( 1st photo) was trying to get to trap it as we don’t want anything sneaking in but got this guy instead! ( 2nd photo).

08/19/2024

At the sanctuary, we love who we love.

08/19/2024

Star light,
Star bright,
First star I see tonight,
I wish I may,
I wish I might,
have the wish I wish tonight.

The beautiful sanctuary cat Nostradamus.

08/18/2024

I’m sure many of you remember the kittens that were dumped in a trash bag at the car wash and then were put with a dog who loved having them however, the dog became septic from her surgery and needed to be euthanized. They were then fostered for a few days by the person who owned the dog, but we really felt the kittens would be best with a mother. We finally located a mother but she refused the kittens, eventually after several days, she would hang out with them and is being nice to them and I believe at the very least supplemental feeding them. The kittens are thriving. The mom is super sweet, so all is well. Finally, the kittens are somewhere stable and their foster, Nancy Tietz Cerkoney is doing a bang up job with them.

08/18/2024

Cookie heard it was going to be hot today and is reserving his place by the pool.

08/17/2024

The question is not, can they reason? Nor, can they talk? But rather, can they suffer?

This is a good example of a cat, who has been utterly let down by humans.

08/17/2024

It’s Black Cat Appreciation Day! What better way to celebrate it then by trying to trap a black cat that has appeared out at the sanctuary.

08/17/2024

Finzi was out today Finzi-ing people. Today’s Finzi gifts were sponsored by Cathy N Dave Heidt, Nancy Frieze, Julie Kenney, and McDonalds State St. and Alison Smith.

08/17/2024

Saturday Morning Musings with Mowgli

Escape the ordinary. Wonder, Wander, Explore , Discover , Breathe

08/17/2024

It’s a beautiful, peaceful night in the City. The barn was lit and quiet as well. We all feel Ransom guarding his city tonight.

08/16/2024

So…… you’re having pizza for supper tonight? Well, I don’t care because I got the biggest zucchini in the state. Oink oink and yum yum. Thanks Jennifer Deutscher

08/16/2024

We interrupt our $5 Friday today to share about our farm manager, barn boss, Cat King and protector , and friend to all, Ransom. The Handsome Ransom ( as everyone called him) came to us 3 3/4 years ago. Ransom was a cat that was caught on the Standing Rock Reservation , then went to another rescue and then when he tested positive for FIV, he came to us. It was written on his intake form that he was shy and scared however, we found the exact opposite! Ransom was a cat you couldn’t get rid of no matter what you tried. He ended up being a barn cat as he had litter box aversion issues and he was the boss of the barn cats. He also love to get in your car and sit with you, follow you around, cat herd the other cats around and he particularly loved outdoor movie night. Ransom’s immune system began shutting down and he started getting skin infections that were no longer treatable. He succumbed to his FIV but not after experiencing 3 3/4 wonderful final years. That is what the sanctuary is all about. It gives special needs cats their best days with love from so many wonderful volunteers and having all of their special needs met until the end of their days. Thank you to everybody who supports our sanctuary and our mission and helps to make lives like Ransom’s so wonderful. He will certainly be missed.

( I was having a hard time and don’t recover very quickly when we have to euthanize cats. Steve was the one that had to take Ransom in today and was having a very difficult time with it. As he was petting Ransom, there was shedding hair, he dropped the hair on the table and he looked down and he saw a double heart. We feel that was Ransom’s final message to all of us. Take it as you will.)

08/15/2024

$5 Friday needs to start a bit early!

Mandan PD called us today about a mom and 3 kittens that are nothing but bones literally and all have terrible diarrhea and it appears possible fleas. No one could fit them in so we will do an emergency quarantine area. They were left behind in an eviction case and were in a trailer alone for over 2+ weeks! No idea what mom found to eat but with 3 nursing kittens it took a toll. It’s a terrible situation but we’re on it.

Any amount helps with meds, food, vaccines, FIV testing, dewormer etc.

We thank you!

08/15/2024

This kitten has been coming to a local business with its mom for a while, after last night’s flash flooding from a torrential downpour the mother has not been seen again. Businesses, streets, underpass, basements, the mall and hospital were all flooded. Many of the manhole covers blew off as well making a very dangerous situation for people, animals and cars. The kitten showed up this morning again. We are afraid the mother may have been washed away in the flood. We had another dose of the torrential rain this morning. During this torrential rain we received the call on the kitten. Steve and I decided we would go look for the kitten so the same thing wouldn’t happen to her as the mother. With the help of a girl whose name I didn’t even get from Arrow Service Team , we all three trekked out into the rain, looking under trailers for the kitten. We found the kitten under a semi tractor. Steve got it to go up onto a tire as the employee got it to come to some food and I was able to reach underneath the semi and grab it off of the tire. It is about 10 weeks old and very hungry and very scared looking for its mother. More later after we get settled.