New Concord Feral Cats, Inc.

01/13/2025

Adoption Opportunity - Zanesville
PAWS of Muskingum County Ohio

01/13/2025

Hours - Zanesville
The Chatty Cat Cafe

🐾 New Hours, More Cuddles! 🐾

Exciting news, cat lovers – starting today we’re now OPEN seven days a week! 🎉 Our whiskered friends are ready to brighten your day every day, but we need YOUR support to keep these hours around!

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🏆 Friendly Feline ($35/month)
🐾 Unlimited 30-min daily visits

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01/13/2025

Adoption Guidelines - Estate Planning
The Animal Shelter Society, Inc.

This is exactly why part of the adoption application process for The Animal Shelter Society asks anyone who is 18 - 88 years of age “in case of your demise - who will care for your pets”. We complete that individuals background/reference checks as well. This is so very important. The amount of family members who give up/surrender their parents (usually senior) pets is staggering. Please make arrangements for your pets. It is so very hard on these animals & once they come through the doors - they begin to deteriorate through no fault of ours. It is unfair to the animal & to our staff. Your pet deserves to be kept with family members they know & have given unconditional love to. 🐾♥️

01/12/2025

Adoption - Zanesville
PAWS of Muskingum County Ohio

Clara was adopted. She’ll have a slightly older kitty to keep her company plus a 4 yr old human.

01/12/2025

Adoption Opportunities - Zanesville
The Chatty Cat Cafe

01/12/2025

Update - Silver Fox - Muskingum University
A deep dive into the science, history and consequences of domestication.

We met the very cute and very bizarre result of an almost 60-year-long experiment: they’re foxes that have been specially bred for their dog-like friendlines...

01/12/2025

Update #4 - Silver Fox - Muskingum University
An interesting video made by Dr. Oakley, DVM about Silver Foxes.

Dr. Oakley encounters the Silver Fox, the largest fox species in the world. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribe➡ Watch all clips from Dr. Oakley Y...

01/12/2025

Adoption - Zanesville
PAWS of Muskingum County Ohio

We just had our third adoption for 2025! Carlos will be a companion for a female kitten

01/11/2025

Update #3 - Silver Fox
I received this video of the Silver Fox this morning. It was seen walking with a full grown rabbit in his mouth in front of the library. It returned to Lakeside Drive after supper.

01/10/2025

Update - MoJo’s feral kitten
Mealtime

My little buddy isn’t ready to be friends. But he has been completely accepted by Midnight and the other feral adults. The kitten is well now. The antibiotics I put in his food cleaned up his cold and eyes. And he has put on weight. I can always tell when the cats are feeling better because they spend more time grooming. What a handsome cat! A genuine New Concord feral cat. Just like your mom Mojo (RIP). And her mom Hope (RIP). And your Great grandfather Alex. And his father Shadow (RIP). And his father Spot (RIP). And his father Sasha (RIP). And his father Marcus (RIP). And all of your ancestors and their friends. And especially Toby (RIP). I am your guardian. All of us will always love you. And this is your home.

01/10/2025

Adoption Opportunities - Zanesville
PAWS of Muskingum County Ohio

01/10/2025

2nd UPDATE - Predator - Lakeside Drive
Silver Fox = Red Fox with “Melanism”
It is not an exotic pet. Accordingly to Wikipedia, the "silver fox" is actually the exact same species as the familiar "red fox".

So it looks like James Vanfossen and Alli McKirahan were both partly right. James said "that's definitely not a grey fox. It looks like a "silver fox". And Alli said it's a "red fox". According to Wikipedia and other sources, both of them are right. But according to other articles on the internet, both of them are also wrong. It is not a friendly exotic pet. It is just a common wild "red fox" with an unusual amount of pigment in its skin and fur.

I can only speculate with very limited information, but I believe it migrated into this area in search of food and shelter and a mate. Trapping and relocating is not an option. It is a wild animal. And it does eat small cats. Hunting season for foxes runs prior to breeding season from November 10 - January 31. Hunting on private property requires permission from the owner. There is no limit.

Breeding season in Ohio is from January to March, with peak activity in January and February. Red foxes are monogamous. Gestation period is 51–53 days. Litters usually have 4–9 kits, but average 4–6. Foxes typically have one litter per year. You might see foxes in your neighborhood or yard during breeding season.

01/09/2025

UPDATE - Predator - Lakeside Drive
Not a Grey Fox - Confirmed Silver Fox
It is a pet. The fox is in extreme danger. This is hunting season for foxes. It should be trapped and relocated to a safe environment asap. I have given suggestions in several of the comments below.

Morning Post- Jon Bates sent me these pictures this morning. A large grey fox chewing on a bone under his bird feeder. Fox do well in the winter months as long as they can find food. They like to eat rabbits and small cats

Hunting Foxes in Ohio:
https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/outdoors/2022/11/06/ohio-fox-hunting-fur-trapping-season-raccoon-opossum-skunk-weasel/69620207007/.

01/08/2025

Adoption - Zanesville
PAWS of Muskingum County Ohio

Sweetheart Winter was adopted today. She is the first adoption for 2025. Later today we will post the number of adoptions we had for 2024 and some highlights.

01/08/2025

Big shout out to my newest top fans! 💎

Mary Young Elson Mcgee, Karen Mcnichols, Patty Slasor, Heather Hill, Susie Fischer Kitchen, Tricia Saft Nichols, Jeanne Marie Harris, Jamie Hannum

Drop a comment to welcome them to our community,

01/08/2025

Entertainment - Zanesville
The Chatty Cat Cafe

Tomorrow is Wishlist Wednesday!!!

😺🐾😺 bring in a bag of either:
Purina indoor dry cat food
IAMS indoor in the blue bag dry cat food or unscented Tidy Cats cat litter

your walk-in cat lounge free will be waived!
(Only valid on Wednesdays for the month of January!)