Catify Cafe & Adoptions, Inc, P. O. Box 21, Orrville, OH (2025)

10/26/2025

Catify Update: Only a few people know up to now that I (Paul) have been dealing with a Bilateral Inguinal Hernia. Going back about 18 months ago I only had one on my left side and dealt with it as it did not bother me too much. However, about 2 1/2 months ago I got a second one on the right side and in the last two plus weeks I have been really dealing with painful times, digestive issues & more. All while working, caring for our current 28 cats, taking care of house duties and many other tasks. I will have emergency surgery if I can't hold out till Wednesday the 29th for a consultation with the surgeon that is scheduled (working closely with doctors), or I would think based on the severity of where I am at with this, it will be quickly after the consult.

The recovery for me back to "Normal" activities will take (estimating) 2 months, possibly longer depending on the complications on my right side. I am blessed to have secured two young men through our church who will help once a month to change out all of our 16 jumbo litter boxes (we just did yesterday), refill them with new litter (40lb boxes) and do my heavy lifting as needed. A member of one of the rescues we have helped has offered to come and feed/care for our Catify Cats until I can resume light duties (No Lifting and up to two weeks). During this time all projects we are working on will be on hold and once I get to the other side of this surgery we will continue working on our projects.
So If I do not post here for a little bit (based on how I am feeling) you all will know why.

Our CATIFY CATS we care for are ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.... they ALL know something is wrong and are all super affectionate (more than normal and we get LOTS of LOVE under Normal). THREE cats pictured are awesome nurses, staying by my side when I am having to lay down, which is now several times a day. They are up by my side in seconds every time. Cats are SO AMAZING and it just floors me why so many people are mean and cruel to cats, dogs and all animals!! God Bless All Rescues who are helping them !!

10/14/2025

Health Updates for these Cats: We don't ask often, but any help would be appreciated, see below.

BOOTS: Our most recent very sick kitty (see RECENT Previous Posts Oct. 3rd & 6th) Boots is currently Stable, receiving daily the medication MECLIZINE, Started him on Hills Science Diet Y/D Food ($160.53) One Case of moist food (24) and One 8.5 Pound of dry food). As of today, he is NOT liking the food very well and it is the ONLY FOOD PERIOD he is allowed. So after this morning, we consulted THE CAT COMPANY in Akron and will proceed with a $1520 Treatment (discounted price for our 501c3) It is a One and Done treatment which will be better than forcing a pill on him TWICE A DAY for the rest of his life or trying to get him to eat enough of this special food to stay alive. So between this treatment and recent vet visits, labs & x-rays we will be north of $2400 so far not counting a future vet visit and labs follow-up. For Info on this I-131 Treatment see: https://thecatcompanyakron.com/i-131-treatment/

STRONG: Strong overall is doing fairly good. We feel that SLOWLY, Ever So Slowly, he is beginning FINALLY after 2 years to start to FEEL at the base of his tail and he now has gained more control over his Bowel Movements. We still wrap his tail with Popsicle Sticks from 7am until 11:30pm, then from 11:30pm until 7am he is in a cone to allow his tail time to breathe from being wrapped up all day. If you are unfamiliar with STRONG'S Story, visit our web page to see JUST HOW BAD his life got by Four Weeks of age, now he is 2+ years old. He still eats prescription food for his digestive issues he had. https://www.catifycafe.org/strongs-story

BUTTONS: Go to our JUNE 8th Post and see how QUICK we captured this handsome boy. Unfortunately, after being fixed, he wound up with severe digestive issues and worms. For the last 6 weeks or so, he seems to finally be back to normal, however, no longer a Feral Type Cat (we could not hold, touch or pet him at all for months prior to capture) and now a Handsome, Lovable Cat. We are slowly earning total trust and are even able to pick him up now.

LUCY & ABBY: See Our May 9th & 16th Initial Posts: BOTH have recovered from their IMMEDIATE Need for Dental Surgery, but Abby however got really sick right after recovering from surgery and after being on medication for 2 1/2 weeks did recover. Today, Both are Doing Well and Follow my wife & I almost everywhere. At night time they are TWO MORE additional Bed Bugs in addition to other cats who like to cuddle us while we sleep.

If anyone would like to help with expenses for BOOTS, we are a 501c3, all volunteer non-profit and all proceeds will go directly for their care. We would greatly appreciate your support!! Thanks.

PayPal: [email protected]
Venmo:
Cash App: $catifycafe
Zelle: 3304652568

CHEWY.COM: https://www.chewy.com/.../catify-cafe-adoptions-inc... (Chewy Gift Cards help us Purchase Prescription Food we Need)

Have STOCKS to Transfer?? Contact us directly [email protected] In most cases, you pay NO Capital Gains (for stock transfers to 501c3's) AND get a Donation Receipt for the Value (the day it's transferred) when donating to a 501c3 Organization like us. ASK you Accountant.

Mail Checks TO:
Catify Café & Adoptions, Inc
P. O. Box 21
Orrville, OH 44667-0021

10/09/2025

This morning for the first time, since summer (last week, 83°) it hit 35°. Tonight we have a frost warning. So today we have installed 18 feet of warming pads for the cats to be able to stay outside if they wish during cold weather. Of course, they are able to come in and out as they please through a specially designed window we have made in our sun room.

10/07/2025

UPDATE on BOOTS from our 10/3/25 Post>>> Here's what we know so far... (pictures are from today)

As of Today (10/6/25) Boots is functioning about 85% better. Still some wobbling in his walking/steps, but no longer falling over. Rapid eye movement has stopped for the most part. Finally eating normal and back to drinking water. Still unsure of himself and looks a little worn out overall. Does NOT have that Sparkle in his eyes that he normally has.

Blood Labs are back. He definitely has a Hyperthyroid with a reading of his T4 at 13.9 verses 0.8 to 4.7 Normal Range. His Cardiopet proBNP reading was 184 with the top end being 100. His Hyperthyroid could be causing this reading. The fact that Boots has recovered a lot since Thursday of last week will hopefully rule out a stroke. We still have him on medication from his initial visit and will begin a Thyroid Medication which they say will be for the rest of his life. We will have another consult with the vet tomorrow about options.

There was nothing more horrible than to see our poor little Boots flopping around like a fish out of water with his eyes rapidly moving non-stop on Thursday night with having a head tilt. There was nothing we could do other than what was done at the vets and what we were told to do for home care. He still has a slight head tilt to the right but we will hope to get this under control as time goes on. We just felt absolutely HELPLESS and wish we could have made those symptoms STOP Thursday night. So for now, he will be on the medication and will be retested (senior blood labs & Cardiopet proBNP) in about 4-6 weeks from now.

10/04/2025

PRAYERS PLEASE: We haven't updated you on some of the cats as much that we that are dealing with health issues this year... so today and early next week, we will do a couple of posts to cat everyone up. The MOST IMPORTANT and Current case is Boots. Up to Wednesday Oct. 1st, he was fine, acted normal in all areas of life!!

Thursday Morning 6:45am, he was staggering around losing his balance. We got him in to one of our vets we use at 11:15am and BACK AGAIN Today (10/3/25) at 11am. $700 Later... Boots has had Xrays, Extensive Blood & Urine Labs (as of 10:30pm on 10/3 we are STILL waiting on results) IV Fluids, a Cerenia Shot and tonight we started him on Meclizine.

BY Thursday night (10/2/25), his condition got worse, falling over, staggering all over, rapid eye movement left to right, right to left. Up to this point there are FOUR possibilities (until we get the blood labs back) We have him under a very watchful eye and care until we find out.

1. Inner Ear Infection: RULED OUT after vet exam.
2. Idiopathic Vestibular: causes sudden loss of balance, head tilt, circling, nausea, and vomiting.
3. Stroke: Xrays did show a Large Heart for his size
4. Tumor on the Brain: Would need an MRI to find that and rule it out.
5. Also concerned about his Kidneys since up through Wednesday he always drank a lot of water.

As of this posting, his walking/falling is SLIGHTLY improved, Rapid eye movement has slowed down maybe 40-50%. We are giving him IV Fluids and mixing in water into his moist food that he finally started eating again tonight (Wednesday night was his last full meal). So we are hopeful and Praying for his recovery and asking for your prayers too. We will update you when we know for sure what is going on.

My wife & I rescued Boots in 2015, skin on bones, malnourished, typical fleas/worms and initial gut issues. We got him fixed, all of his shots, all medical attention and TONS of LOVE and he has been with us ever since. We lost one of his buddies (Sneakers) at the end of July of this year and we are not ready to lose Boots !!

09/25/2025

Here are some of our 28 catfy cat family members. These kitties are just absolutely adorable.

09/10/2025

The CARE & LOVE we give to these Wonderful Felines that we take from other rescues (when we have room, We currently have 28), mostly due to unique circumstances hindering each cat (Abuse, Health Issues, etc.) is worth our time and efforts. So we THANK YOU for those who do support us!! Ways to Support are Below.

AVERAGE $1.00 Donated = $1.40 to us... We wanted to update you all on just HOW FAR your single or monthly donations go with our organization. The one thing I have learned throughout life is to always TRY to be a Good Steward of my own money and in this case... Other Peoples Funds Donated to our organization.

Last year (2024) we spent $44,139.50 to care for 27 Cats. $15,010.53 of that was for Veterinarian Care Alone. The $44K would have been HIGHER if we did not do the following.....
Since we are a 501c3 we are Blessed with:

10% Discount all Services/Items from our Main Veterinarians we use.
$300 Monthly in Free Food Coupons from Purina (One of our Monthly Sponsors)
1.75% Cash Back Unlimited using our Organizations Credit Card
2% to 25% Cash Back (depending on deals & time of year) from RAKUTEN online purchases ((Chewy, Pet Supplies, etc) over $2000+ to date.
10% up to 40% off Pet Store Purchases COUPONS (PetSmart, Pets Supplies Plus, Etc.)
PetSmart REWARDS Program for Purchases on top of Sale Prices.
10% to 20% Off GIFT CARDS to Pet Supply Stores. Recently we did $500 Cards and paid $450. Sometimes (holidays) we pay $400.
PetSmart & PetSmart Charities Sponsors/Supports us in a Partnership Program they have.
Facebook & Chewy, we receive various small donations from time to time.

Ways to Support our cats we care for:
PayPal: [email protected]
Venmo:
Cash App: $catifycafe
Zelle: 3304652568

CHEWY.COM: https://www.chewy.com/.../catify-cafe-adoptions-inc... (Chewy Gift Cards help us Purchase Prescription Food we Need)

Have STOCKS to Transfer?? Contact us directly [email protected] In most cases, you pay NO Capital Gains (for stock transfers to 501c3's) AND get a Donation Receipt for the Value (the day it's transferred) when donating to a 501c3 Organization like us. ASK you Accountant.

Mail Checks TO:
Catify Café & Adoptions, Inc
P. O. Box 21
Orrville, OH 44667-0021

08/13/2025

So last month we gutted our Outdoor Catitat from the two+ year old cat trees and beds that were weather beaten. We did a new layout and installed several partial cat trees from the inside of our home where parts of them were shredded but sections were still in good shape. It is SUCH A JOY to see our cats enjoying being outdoors, hanging out together and yet totally safe !!

08/02/2025

Until we get a facility, a lot of people ask how we are able to keep 28 cats in our home to which most all of them we transferred from other rescues due to abuse, health issues, unusual circumstances surrounding each cat, etc. The Question is since they are all uncaged and especially when it comes to litter boxes, how do we do it??

First off, in July 2012, when the economy had tanked, we were blessed and got a gorgeous, well built, up to date home with 5500 sq. ft. at a price one could not pass up. We were in the right place at the perfect time!! Our home was only on the market for a total of 54 hours.

So with a full size finished basement, main floor and upstairs we have a total of 16 litter boxes. 14 of those are jumbo size and 2 are extra large size. Because we have folks coming to our house a lot, we only use Arm & Hammer Clump and Seal Litter. We virtually have no odor and we scoop anywhere from 5 to 7 times a day. We change out the litter boxes with clean & sanitized ones monthly, Add litter weekly, and currently we go through 22 - 38 pound boxes of litter per month (836 pounds). We are supported with special pricing for the litter, but our monthly cost for litter alone is $440 or $5280 annually.

A big thank you to our donors who support us from time to time and monthly, We greatly appreciate you and this is an area that some of your funding goes to. If you would like to support our rescue for these cats we care for, go to our website and at the bottom of our main page we'll show you all the ways you could donate. www.catifycafe.org

07/23/2025

This is a SECOND SCAM (BOGUS DONATION) Attempt aimed at our Non-Profit. Look at our June 10th Post for a check for $4000 from a different scammer. This check was a Real Bank and Real Account number, STOLEN. The next paragraphs is from the SCAMMERS and unfortunately some people will FALL for this!! Sadly, we could have used both of these funds towards our vet bills!!

(One of MANY emails from this SCAMMER)
Greetings,

I am writing to bring to your attention an error we recently discovered upon reviewing the payment details.

After cross-checking our records, we realized that our secretary mistakenly issued a check in the amount of $4,550 instead of the
intended $1,550 donation we had pledged.

The remaining amount was originally designated for a separate donation to an Orphanage supporting children in need of medical treatment and medication. Unfortunately, a mix-up occurred, and the entire sum was issued in a single check to your organization.

We sincerely apologize for this oversight and would greatly appreciate your guidance on how best to proceed with the excess funds. We trust in your integrity and are confident your organization will assist us in resolving this matter appropriately.

Thank you very much for your time, understanding, and kind assistance.

Best regards,
Jennifer Paddock

07/22/2025

"Buttons" Follow-up update for our donors/followers: The LAST Paragraph is a RECAP from our July 13th Post about what Buttons current condition was at that point in time...

Buttons is Such a JOY and a BEAR at the same time !! Overall, he is doing good, but we are still dealing with either a parasite or a GI/Digestive issue. We did submit today a Stool Sample to the vets to be tested for everything including Giardia (Parasite). His stools have improved from diarrhea to mushy piles. We have also started him on the expensive prescription food, Hills Science Diet BIOME & ID combination which is what we feel helped stop the diarrhea part. We will get those test results back in a couple of days.

Since our last post, I have made a little more progress with him in "Humanizing" him. I still have to be "On Guard" with him as his personality from time to time is one where he looks like he want to jump/attack you and HAS launched upward towards me when I am on the floor on my knees on occasion, so I am working with him still. There are times in the last week he is ACTUALLY Purring while I pet him gently, so I am holding out HOPE for this one. Thankfully, so far, he bites, but are love bite types, just enough to let me know BUTTONS is in charge, until I bring in food or treats, then "I" seem to be in charge.

NOW that he is safe, it is neat to see him relax and actually play with toys and our other cats verses being ON GUARD all the time having to lived outside and get in fights with who knows what as we saw him injured a couple of times prior to trapping him. We are also thankful he tested NEGATIVE on his SNAP test. For now we will continue to help him get better. If you would like to HELP with Buttons Expenses, LINKS are at the end. Thank You.

RECAP Post from July 13th:
BUTTONS: Our Capture on June 8th, was fixed on June 10th, SNAP Tested Negative and was GOING to be released on the 12th after a couple days of recovery. Well, we STILL have him today. He wound up having Round and Tape Worms, Diarrhea and I'm suspecting Giardia. We got him through ONE round of Panacur with his MOIST Food, and NOW we can't get him to take the second round, so we are working through this. He is STILL Semi-Feral, hisses, attempts to bite (not hard yet) but WILL NOT let us pick him up, let alone give him medication via mouth. His NAILS need trimmed in a bad way. Other than that he is doing good and I AM able to pet his head, chest and front paws, so I am making SLOW progress.

If anyone would like to help with our ongoing expenses with our current 28 cats, we are a 501c3, all volunteer non-profit and all proceeds will go directly for their care. We would greatly appreciate your support!! Thanks.

PayPal: [email protected]
Venmo:
Cash App: $catifycafe
Zelle: 3304652568

CHEWY.COM: https://www.chewy.com/.../catify-cafe-adoptions-inc... (Chewy Gift Cards help us Purchase Prescription Food we Need)

Have STOCKS to Transfer?? Contact us directly [email protected] In most cases, you pay NO Capital Gains (for stock transfers to 501c3's) AND get a Donation Receipt for the Value (the day it's transferred) when donating to a 501c3 Organization like us. ASK you Accountant.

Mail Checks TO:
Catify Café & Adoptions, Inc
P. O. Box 21
Orrville, OH 44667-0021

07/20/2025

Well, we got the REMODEL of our 18' Long by 5 1/2' Wide by 8' Tall, Two Level Outdoor Catitat. (see our 7/15/25 Post for the Old Look). We were HOPING to have it done on Friday the18th for our cat Sneakers whom we lost Friday, but he DID get to enjoy the lower main deck with his friends in the morning. Starting yesterday we put together the new insides and finished up this afternoon. This week we will add some rubber mats on the lower deck and outdoor carpet on the walk-ways.

I was under a GREAT DEAL OF PRESSURE to get this done with all the Supervisors out there inside the Catitat with me. However at the end, it was Heartwarming to see them already start to ENJOY their new layout. With the new layout, this can accommodate ALL our cats we currently have (28). From Spring to Fall, they virtually live outside in this. There is a 22" overhang over all sides to protect them from most rain storms without getting wet. All we do is open one of our windows to allow them access in/out whenever they want.

If we are able to build our facility we have on blueprints, there will be FOUR of these (2 1/2 times Larger than this one, 225 Sq. Ft, Two Levels) attached to our Four Large Adoption Rooms to house 120+ Cats.

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