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

11/26/2025

I am THANKFUL for my wife, my health, a successful surgery (see Below), Our Catify Cat Family (currently 28), and ALL of our one time and monthly supporters of this feline family we care for (all rescues)!! Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone!!.....

I normally TRY not to go off topic here (our cats, their health and building updates) but I feel maybe someone needs to know as this is a Testimony about my surgery (Bi-Lateral (double) Hernia) that I just had on November 20th and my care for the cats we have. Something to CONSIDER if you have any type of Hernia....

As of Monday, November 24th, four days after my surgery, I am BACK to 18+ hours a day between my household, work and cat care duties..... UNBELIVEABLE !! "IF" I had had the ROBOTIC Surgery as planned, I was told I would be down for AT LEAST 4 weeks. This Surgeon I had has WORKED A MIRACLE.... One day after my surgery his LIMITS was 25 lbs or less lifting, as of THIS weekend, I am told to do my normal routines and listen to my body. With all this said.... YES, I still have some pain, full healing will take a while yet, I have some bruising/swelling, 3 1/2" Incisions, but NO MESH, NO Extras, all naturally, surgically repaired and this technique has a 1% or less failure rate.

The Technique is called "Shouldice". I know people and have seen many stories on how it would take 3-8 weeks (sometimes longer with a double hernia) with other types of hernia surgeries before your able to function the way I am within 4 days. My surgery even took longer due to my right side being so large, but I was there and back home in 6 hours. In less than a day I was up and down our stairs (slowly). This doctor (35 years of nothing but hernia surgeries) I would HIGHLY Recommend. https://herniasurgeries.com/

So THIS Thanksgiving, I am so thankful I can ALREADY be back on my knees, scooping litter boxes, picking up our cats and loving on them, playing with them and caring for them. THANKS for all of your Prayers and Concern while I went through this. We wish you all a Very Happy Thanksgiving!!

11/22/2025

So my surgery (Paul) on the 20th took a little over 2 hours. To recover from the anesthesia it took an additional 2 hours before I even woke up. My surgery was scheduled at 8 AM and I got home at about 3:30 PM. Unfortunately, with a double surgery, I am very sore and having a couple of complications, one that I have finally worked through. While I work through the other one and do the healing process, our Catify cats are taken extremely good care of me. No matter where I sit or lay, one or more are always there with me. Thankfully, I had someone very reliable help for Thursday and Friday along with the next week upcoming. My wife is doing an awesome job for this weekend helping with the cats. Will update you all next week sometime. BOOTS is still doing good from his radio active treatment and will have follow up blood labs on 12/5 to see if his thyroid readings are back to normal.

11/18/2025

As I await my surgery this upcoming Thursday, MY ENTIRE Catify Cat Family (currently 28) ALL KNOW something is going on with me, especially since I have to be so guarded in bending over, kneeling and lifting. They are ALL being even More Affectionate, seeking out attention more so by getting on our counters, beds, tables, etc, all for be to be able to love on them easier. Many are taking to laying down next to me when I have to do so throughout the day or at night time, sometimes four at a time. No Doubt between my wife, our friends and my cat family I will be in good hands while recovering. I just Love these Cats!!

BOOTS is doing fairly well after receiving his I-131 Radiation Treatment. On December 5th, he will get another blood draw to check his levels to make sure everything is coming back within range from the treatment.

11/08/2025

BOOTS and HUMAN Medical Updates: #2

Boots went in Wednesday 11/5 to Metro Hospital for his treatment and we brought home a "Radioactive" Cat on 11/7/25 around 1pm. Things went as good as could be expected. Boots now has an appointment for a complete Blood Lab Procedure to hopefully see the results of this $1520, I-131 Treatment. He was basically injected with radioactive iodine, and now for the next month we have to collect his p*e clumps and store them for two months before throwing them away due to radioactivity. MAYBE this radioactivity will give me SUPERPOWERS!! :-) We will keep you posted.

As for myself, my 11/24/25 Surgery HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A LONG STORY condensed since our last post.... We found a doctor, 35+ years of ONLY Hernia Surgeries, using NO MESH, over 25,000 surgeries performed, MOST ALL patients are back up and running FULLY Functional within 7-10 days, and according to a conversation I had with this surgeon, I will be back BENDING and SCOOPING our litter boxes within 2 days. The Robotic Surgery I WAS going to have was a 4 week recovery before I could resume Cat Duties. My Surgery date is NOW 11/20/25, so please pray everything goes as smooth as this sounds as it is a very unique technique he uses. I even talked with a patient WE KNOW who had this surgery by this doctor on 10/6/25 and he was OFF ADVIL in 2 days and back to normal work in a week, including up and down on ladders. SO I am excited for this, especially for the care we give our cats. Even though this procedure is More Expensive, the virtually No Downtime and only a 1% or less failure rate VERSES 7-10% Failure rate & danger doing the robotic surgery with Mesh, it would be worth it!!

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

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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.

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

11/06/2025

The HEART of most all Rescuers..... and WHO WE ARE.......

I got this MEMORY on my cell phone yesterday. These were four cats that were transferred from a partner rescue almost a year ago (see caged pictures at the rescue we got them from). ALL FOUR were captured, fixed but NOT released back to where they came from for various reasons. A LOT of times these are reasons you DO NOT want to know what they went through!!

Our Heart as with most all rescues, we wish we could SAVE THEM ALL, give them the life they deserve, Love Them and Spoil them (see uncaged pictures today), as that IS WHAT WE GET BACK IN RETURN FROM THEM!! This is why we are striving to get a location one day, so that we can care for more than the 28 we currently have. At least for us, these 28, God Willing I'm always around, WILL NOT have to experience any more bad life experiences!!

11/04/2025

BOOTS and HUMAN Medical Updates: PRAYERS PLEASE....

BOOTS: Boots TOMORROW (11/5/25) will go away for two days to the Cat Company in Akron for a I-131 Treatment, and we will pick him up on Friday 11/7/25. When completed, I will not be able to do anything but PET him for the next month and HOLD him for NO MORE than 5 minutes as he will be radioactive for the next month until the treatment wears off. Hopefully, this will CURE his Hyperthyroid (95% success rate: Cost to our non-profit $1500+)

HUMAN (Paul): "IF" I can hold out.... and not go into the ER before hand, I will have ROBOTIC Surgery for my Bi-Lateral Hernias. I am trying to hold out for this type of surgery as RECOVERY TIME they say is much less. HOWEVER, I am told that I WILL NOT be allowed to Bend Over, Kneel, LIFT or SCOOP Cat Litter, Let alone feed 28 cats by putting food bowls down and picking them back up when finished for THREE to FOUR Weeks. Since I am the PRIMARY full time care keeper of these wonderful felines, several requiring special care/food, I am forced to hire someone to help me full time for 3 to 4 weeks. This will add about $2500 or so in expenses on my end to pay one person. As I will need them for 8-10 hours a day Mon-Fri as my wife is tied up with her job from 7:30am till about 7pm. SO, we will be trying to do some fundraising to help cover these extra expenses until I can get back on my feet. ONE WAY are items we are listing on eBay to which 100% minus Credit Card Fees ONLY are donated back to Catify. We are listing things DAILY for a while. https://www.ebay.com/usr/catifycafeadoptions Otherwise if you would like to help, donation links are below: Thanks

If anyone would like to help with expenses for BOOTS or Temporary Help during surgery recovery, 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

10/26/2025

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.

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