The Cat Lady of Great Neck

01/06/2024

This little baby was trapped on the Cat Lady's patio and is very very fortunate to be under the care of the Ladew foundation until she finds her forever home. If you'd like to adopt her, please visit them in Oyster Bay and tell them the Cat Lady of Great Neck sent you!

01/01/2024

2023 was a year of changes for the Cat Lady... the loss of dear sweet Bella in February and the loss of adorable beloved Miskayt in July was almost too much to bear. Yet we welcomed Mochaccino into the herd in January, and Zisele in August, and found a home for Spooky (now Snickers) in October as a "working cat" after a year of trying to socialize her with little success.

That was just at home... !!! August also brought a phone call from the NCPD 6th precinct asking for "the Cat Lady of Great Neck" to come and rescue a cat stuck up in the wheel well of an SUV, and November brought little Rosie onto our patio. The cat-kitty went to Last Hope in Wantagh thanks to John Debacker's help, and Rosie will be available for adoption soon at the Patricia Ladew Foundation in Oyster Bay. I'm so grateful to my friends in the rescue community on Long Island, because without them, these kittens would not have a chance at a forever home. Why?

BECAUSE WE STILL DON'T HAVE A CAT SHELTER IN NORTH HEMPSTEAD.

That is my resolution for 2024... to improve the situation for cats in my town, and to continue advocating for a shelter in the Town of North Hempstead.

Happy Mew Year!

12/31/2023

Happy Mew Year!

12/13/2023

Hoping you all got lots of catnip!
Just don't get too close to the candles... you might burn your whiskers.
Happy Khanike!

09/15/2023

My phone rang at 7pm.

Me: Hello?

Man on phone: Is this the Cat Lady of Great Neck?

Me: Who's calling?

Man on phone: Nassau County Police, 6th precinct. There's a cat stuck under a car in Great Neck, can you help?

Me: Where is it? How big is it? Is it in the wheel well or just under the car?

Policeman on phone: (Gives address that is literally across the street from me) It's a little kitten, I'm not sure where it is now.

Me: I'll be right there.

So... I take some tuna and go to the garage and get a carrier and go across the street, and find my neighbor also there. Turns out the kitten was originally under his car, but when they tried to get it, it ran across the street and was supposedly now under another car... but none of us could find it.

I banged on the wheel wells, I crawled under the car and shone light everywhere... no kitten.

So... I tell the homeowner, please call 311 tomorrow and tell the town you need a trapper, blah blah blah, knowing full well it will take weeks or months for them to get here. And then I tell him listen, if you see the cat again, call me.

And he says (and this is where I start to really get upset) - "We caught it yesterday but didn't know what to do with it so we let it go."

And this is the sad plight of stray cats in Great Neck. (and Manhasset, and Mineola, and Port Washington, and Roslyn, etc...)

PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH KITTENS THEY FIND BECAUSE IN THE TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD, THERE IS NO PLACE TO BRING THEM.

I can't blame the people, really. I BLAME THE TOWN GOVERNMENT WHO DOES NOTHING TO PROVIDE A SHELTER FOR CATS IN THE TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD.

The Town of North Hempstead needs a cat shelter and a suitable TNR program!

07/28/2023

This is Mochaccino. She is a TNR that I just couldn't release... and now she's learning how good a life indoors can be.

07/18/2023

Great information

Alley Cat Allies is the nation's leading cat advocacy organization. Improving the lives of all cats and kittens. Learn how to help stray and feral cats.

06/21/2023

Saturday June 24 is the Senior Prom at the Ladew Cat Sanctuary!
If you've never been there, this is the perfect time to go.

A walk-through of the before and after remodel of the Ladew Cat Sanctuary, with the before conditions on the left and the after conditions on the right. See...

06/08/2023

TNR works!

After the pandemic boom in pet adoption gave way to pet abandonment, locals in Brooklyn are trying a controversial approach to population control.

04/22/2023

A marriage made in heaven!

Hannah Shaw, a kitten educator and advocate, and Andrew Marttila, a feline photographer, are a “meow” made in heaven.

04/09/2023

More satisfied customers... Brie and Cheddar.

04/09/2023

It's spring break and The Cat Lady of Great Neck is busy caring for lots of kitties while their hoomans are on vacation.
Luna loves the head scratches (who doesn't?).

03/07/2023

DO YOU FEED FERAL CATS?
FEEDING & FIXING GO TOGETHER!

If you are feeding stray cats in the Town of North Hempstead and need them fixed, call 311 from your phone and go on the list for your outside cats to be fixed. The list is very small right now.
The town has a contract with a trapper who will trap them & have them vaccinated and fixed. They will recover them after surgery. When they are recovered they will be returned to their colony or feeder. All free, paid for by your taxes.
Call 311 from your 516 area code phone, or 516-869-6311 from outside the 516 area code.

01/08/2023

TNR explained -

There are millions of community cats who need our voices to lift the up and demonstrations of our love and support. What's the best way to accomplish that? G...

11/23/2022

From The New Yorker magazine, 11/21/22 issue.

Caption:

"I decided to just bring cats."

05/15/2022

Truth!

05/08/2022

Funny cat happy mothers day animation gif

05/08/2022

05/07/2022

If you want to be an advocate for cats, here is some good information from Tender Loving Cats, a Suffolk County rescue group.
https://www.tenderlovingcats.org/faq.html

What do I do if I find a litter or newborn kittens unattended during the day? What should I do if I find a cat or kitten on my property?

04/22/2022

Familiar tune?

04/17/2022

Scientific study proves what cat ladies all know... TNR Saves Lives!

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04/08/2022

Good advice for adopters.

04/02/2022

03/29/2022

What do you say? Okay!
https://youtu.be/lPdcTwnBK7w

This cat talks human. But just one word.Check out Akkodha's story: https://www.instagram.com/the.ok.cat/ *******************************...

03/29/2022

Black cat blues...
https://fb.watch/c23gwf0xsw/

03/24/2022

hehehe... leaning in to the rumors!

03/15/2022

Sending positive thoughts and light to all the people and cats of Ukraine.

This 15-year-old girl escaped Ukraine on a crowded bus full of refugees with nothing but a suitcase and her cat. They are now safe in Poland.