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A “Shelter of, Circle of… Friends” is Catify Cafe's Vision for Our Community, Soon Providing Low Cost Veterinary Services for Cats, a Huge Cat Café with a Garden Arboretum Rooftop, Trap-Neuter-Release Program, Cat Adoptions, Cat Boarding & More.

02/27/2025

GARFIELD UPDATE & NOW WH**EY Update

When it RAINS it POURS….

Garfield is doing Fairly Well Overall. It was 35 Hours before he peed. He is NOT really drinking water and we have ONLY gotten in him about 2 ounces total (as of 6pm today (50 Hours Later from Surgery)) of Gravy or Liquids from Moist Foods. This is hard to watch, BUT, understandable when you have EVERY Tooth or what was left of a tooth extracted.

SO we currently have Garfield Isolated with his Best Friend SNEAKERS who has really taken to CARING for Garfield!! Garfield Emergency Care & Same Day Surgery was $1564.41. We are Hoping Garfield will start to eat a little more tomorrow and he will receive another pain medication as well. He should recover overall well and today he even mustered TWO Kisses as I was holding him from time to time today.

SADLY, On Monday Night, another cat, WH**EY, stopped eating and being her normal self. We weren’t able to get her in until today and NOW she is scheduled for SURGERY on March 6th, 7:30am. Wh**ey just about 4 years ago had dental surgery to have a couple of teeth removed and a ultrasonic teeth cleaning. Sadly, she now has three areas that they THINK without x-rays (which will be done at surgery) she will have 3-4 teeth extracted, possibly more. Her Fees Today were $250 ad we are looking most likely another $1000 next week.

We will keep you updated NEXT WEEKEND on both of these kitties. If anyone would like to help us with these expenses, please use the venues below. If you need a 501c3 Tax Receipt for your donation, please let us know. Thank You So Much for Your Generosity to our organization. For those who have been Supporting STRONG through his ongoing health issue, we will be updating STRONG’s Status (encouraging) next week.

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

02/24/2025

Prayers for Garfield.... Starting Saturday, he was just NOT his Normal Self and stopped eating. This is a CLASSIC example of "Suffering in Silence and not Showing It" On Sunday, even though 35 degrees outside, he insisted on staying out in the habitat for a few hours, now we know WHY.... The Cold must of been helping him. He never ate anything Sunday. Today we did an ER Drop off (7:30am) only to learn he has a massive infection in his mouth and several teeth that need to come out, so he is currently in Emergency Surgery.

Garfield was one of our TRUE Feral Cats initially, years ago. After over TEN MONTHS before being able to capture him he finally became part of our family!! I can even HOLD HIM like a BABY while LOVING on him....HOWEVER, I will get torn up trying to trim nails or any type of inspections and NO CARRIERS. Today, he drew blood on me getting him into the carrier and Garfield DID NOT treat the vet staff well. So while he is OUT (for surgery) his nails will be trimmed and he will be on the road to NO PAIN in his mouth and the infection treated. Overall, under normal living conditions, he is a Very Sweet, Lovable Cat that has a Briggs and Stratton 3.5HP PURR Engine!!

02/18/2025

Sure, everybody was begging to go outside. 3 minutes later everybody was begging to come back inside!! When it's 13° outside with a wind chill of probably 5 and snow in the habitat, I wonder why?

02/09/2025

Here are the CLOSE UP Pictures from our current 26 cats in our new 2025 banner that are under our care..... WHICH ONE is Your Favorite(s)??

02/08/2025

Here is our NEW and Current 2025 Catify Banner. With MUCH GRATITUDE and Appreciation, our Graphics Designer, Karma Hartzler, who has been with us since 2019 and has been the designer of all of our logos, advertising, annual banners, cat icons and EVERYTHING ELSE we have thrown at her with nothing but WORDS to her of what we wanted. She is SO CREATIVE and has Blessed Catify in so many ways with her Talents for our Non-Profit Organization & Kitties!! THANK YOU Karma!!

Next Post Upcoming Monday: February Catify Information and Updates!!

02/03/2025

Here is a PEAK into what our Catify Family gets to experience. (CLICK ON THE LINK at the End) Our cats have (except for the late night/early morning) free run of our home. This is one room they all love, our SUNROOM (you are able to see PART of this room). In the FAR LEFT of the Live video stream is a window that goes out to our 18' Long by 5 1/2' Wide by 8' Tall outdoor Catitat. Our cats have an 14" tall entry/exit through a blocked off, insulated window, to help keep heat/cooling in. NINE cats sleep in this room at night time otherwise my wife & I would have NO ROOM on our bed !!

This video feed is temporary until we get our newer streaming cams up and running, we will also have one to access IN Our Catitat by late spring. Typically you can view this room from 9am until 9pm EST.

https://video.nest.com/live/87g3JygY1P

01/29/2025

December 22nd, 2024 thru January 14th, 2025 was an extremely sad time for us in losing three of our Catify Family Members so close together. Since we began in 2019 we have lost 10, all due to various health issues. While we currently have 26, it still amazes us on just HOW UNIQUE each cat is with their personalities, temperaments, likes/dislikes, energy levels and so much more. While at times there may be some similarities to others, I can truly say they are all so vastly different from each other!!

As for these that we lost.... They will Never be Forgotten!! They have touched our lives in their own unique way!! Their memories will live on!!

01/20/2025

So what do you do on single digit days temperature wise? Lay in the sun and watch Live TV right out the window. Tomorrow night is forecasted to be negative 13.

01/19/2025

Folks.... If you have ANY Outdoor Cats and/or dogs, or for those who let them in and out all the time, PLEASE..... Bring them in Now for the Next Several Days. Starting Sunday 1/19/25 we are going down to single digit to Negative 11 (current forecast at the time of this post) with WIND CHILLS up to NEGATIVE 25. MOST ALL Domestic Type Animals, including cats and dogs can't survive such temps and wind chills. PLEASE provide indoor warm shelter & food for them until temps get back to normal !!

01/14/2025

This IS NOT HOW we wanted to start the New Year!! Today, we lost WOOLLEY. Woolley last June had a Urinary Blockage and had to be catheterized twice over a two week plus period. He weighed 15.5 lbs at that time. Today he weighed in right at 9 lbs. Age: 15 1/2+ Years old. Starting Saturday he ate very little compared to what he would normally eat over these last several months. Sunday, Monday and Today, he stopped eating ANYTHING, just a few licks of gravy/juices, but did drink water.

Woolley was a TRIO of cats we took as their original human they adopted passed away after 13 years (from a kitten). That was 2 1/2 years ago. Sophie was the Mother and Mouse was the sister to Woolley. The TWO girls took to me right away within several days. Woolley, was a HUGE Griever over losing his original human and then the sudden change of a new home & new humans. He accepted me from a distance and if I got too close I would get SWATTED (less and less over time). This went on until June of last year even though I would bribe him with tons of treats, chicken and more.

In June of 2024 with his urinary blockage, a hospital stay and then a relapse where we kept him home (catheterized) and gave him IV fluids twice a day... Woolley finally gave in and accepted me as his human. I could even give him kisses without getting swatted!! This was a major milestone for us. Our bond from that point forward was awesome. I held Woolley today in my arms as he crossed over to meet his mother, sister and his PAL Jethro (whom we just lost on 12/31/24 see two posts back). My heart is broken once again, but I am glad to know he is no longer sick and running free!!

Sorry for the Delay on our next Update. Our CATS will Always take Priority!! We will update you soon as to our report for last year AND the five new cats we have taken over the last few weeks.

01/05/2025

Strong Donor Update: First Off, THANK YOU All who donated for Strong's Surgery for his Tail Amputation, wee DID raise all funds to cover that cost!! In our November 10th, 2024 Post we stated that my Wife became certified to be able to Adjust (Chiropractic) dogs, cats & horses. Well.....

One of my wife's professors/instructors (Texas) who is ALSO a Veterinarian for 40+ years, that she trained under, suggested after hearing our case for Strong and what he all went through, a whole food nutritional protocol (3 products) that is geared to help with Strong's Nerves with the possible goal that he will regain feeling in his tail and that the PAIN SURGES will subside.

Since December 21st, when we started Strong on this, we are already seeing movement at the very END of his tail which is a first vs moving the entire tail (SEE VIDEO). We are hopeful this will work and save his tail amputated since there IS A CHANCE Strong will experience "Phantom Pain" (after surgery), which is the "wild card" we are concerned about. Otherwise, if this does not work, Amputation will take place in April, 2025.

So currently, while we wait during this process, Strong is OUT of his cage from 6:30ish am until 10:30pm every day with his tail wrapped in Popsicle Sticks to prevent biting/damage. At night, we place a cone on his and unwrap his tail to let it breathe overnight. THANKS again for your support for that who gave financially as YOU are the reason we are able to help the cats that we do !! Thanks Again.

12/30/2024

SOMETIMES life deals some very difficult blows... as it is for us these last 10 days. Not only did we lose Abby a week ago Sunday totally unexpectedly (see 2 posts back) Tomorrow at 11 AM we will be saying goodbye to another, Jethro (approximately 16) 😿😥.

Back in late August of this year, Jethro had dental surgery done. Blood labs were done just prior to surgery. You will see in the one picture, 1 of 2 pages of blood labs that we did today. The totals on the far right is what they were back at the end of August. Sadly, since the surgery, he is currently very anemic, major kidney issues, Extreme high levels of potassium, And red blood cell count virtually not there.

Jethro, like a lot of cats, hide their illnesses very well until they just can't do it anymore as in this case. Over this past weekend he virtually stopped eating and has been drinking a lot of water. Jethro is at the point that would require hospitalization, a blood transfusion, and other urgent care. But in the long run it's only gonna help him for a very, very short time.

So the vets have done what they could to stabilize him for one more night so we get a chance to say goodbye and we will be losing him tomorrow at 11 AM. Jethro has been part of our team since November of 2010, and has been the social butterfly and ambassador to all of the cats that we have brought in over the years. Jethro gets along with all the cats and has a unique way of accepting them and making them feel welcome.

The hardest part will be not having him sleep with us at night time, Cuddle in my wife's arms, Rubbing his chin on my chin and loving us unconditionally. The picture with my wife and the 2 cats are Jethro and Abby who we just lost last Sunday and they were both of her lap kitties. The 2 pictures of Jethro on a blanket with my arm around him is today as I write this post. We will miss you Jethro... SO MUCH!!

12/28/2024

What do you do on a 55° morning on December 28th.... go outside and enjoy 😉 the Catitat without FREEZING to death in the middle of winter.

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 from SOME of our Catify Family

12/22/2024

DON'T KNOW WHO NEEDS TO HEAR THIS..... but Don't Ever Take LIFE for Granted and CHERISH ALL MOMENTS you have with them... Meaning for Both People and Pet Companions, which ARE Family Members Too !!

TOTALLY UNEXPECTEDLY at 1:45pm TODAY, our Cat ABBY had a Catastrophic Seizure that caused loss of control of her back legs/hip, We were on our way at 1:58pm to the Animal Hospital in Wooster when she passed away in my wife's arms at 2:10pm. Just 30 minutes prior to the seizure, she was enjoying the day, eating a CHURU Treat and was trying to steal Jethro's Food once he was done eating.

We woke up today NEVER Expecting this tragedy to happen!! Abby was around 13-14 Years Old. Abby Adopted us late Fall of 2014. My wife just got to work, opened the back door to the practice and in WALTZES Abby, walking in and out of the patients rooms, then winding up in the business office, got up on the counter and laid on a Laptop Keyboard for warmth. Starving, having two different types of worms and other minor health issues, she found her new humans. It's IRONIC... that day too we woke up and NEVER Realized we were about to add another cat to our family or just how much she would become part of OUR FAMILY !!

ABBY will be greatly MISSED, all the lap times, laser light chasing, playing fetch, Treat Times and good ole classic laughs from her daily routines !! RIP ABBY.

Be sure to hug and love on your pet companions TODAY !! As you Never know when they will not be around anymore !!

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Orrville, OH
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Strong Donor Update: First Off, THANK YOU All who donated for Strong's Surgery for his Tail Amputation, wee DID raise all funds to cover that cost!! In our November 10th, 2024 Post we stated that my Wife became certified to be able to Adjust (Chiropractic) dogs, cats & horses. Well..... One of my wife's professors/instructors (Texas) who is ALSO a Veterinarian for 40+ years, that she trained under, suggested after hearing our case for Strong and what he all went through, a whole food nutritional protocol (3 products) that is geared to help with Strong's Nerves with the possible goal that he will regain feeling in his tail and that the PAIN SURGES will subside. Since December 21st, when we started Strong on this, we are already seeing movement at the very END of his tail which is a first vs moving the entire tail (SEE VIDEO). We are hopeful this will work and save his tail amputated since there IS A CHANCE Strong will experience "Phantom Pain" (after surgery), which is the "wild card" we are concerned about. Otherwise, if this does not work, Amputation will take place in April, 2025. So currently, while we wait during this process, Strong is OUT of his cage from 6:30ish am until 10:30pm every day with his tail wrapped in Popsicle Sticks to prevent biting/damage. At night, we place a cone on his and unwrap his tail to let it breathe overnight. THANKS again for your support for that who gave financially as YOU are the reason we are able to help the cats that we do !! Thanks Again.

SEE OUR PREVIOUS POST... then after the sun 🌞 hides behind clouds ⛅ its time for the toys...

TWO UPDATES: (1) Our offer for the church property/building was submitted last Saturday and we should hear back from the Realtor sometime this week after the Board of Trustees makes a decision. (2): Update on our near 1 year old kitten who was hit by a vehicle at 4 weeks of age. He is now almost off of his prescription food ($5.00+ per day to feed him) His digestive & bowels are finally allowing us to transition to Blue Buffalo over the counter food which is about $2.25 a day, so we are THANKFUL. His TAIL is the last of his many issues he had wrong that we feel is SLOWLY coming around. We will give this another month or so and if not much better from today, we will consult a neurologist to see what options, if any, we have before an amputation. Please WATCH this two minute video to see what he goes through when he has these attacks. They are lasting about a minute or two and them NOW up to 2 weeks in between attacks. He has been getting Chiropractic, Acupuncture and Laser Treatments to try to help the healing process. Outside of these random attacks, he is a healthy, very happy, purring kitty!!

Charlie, a very Unique Cat with a Unique Meow

This is CHARLIE as of 1/27/24.... LISTEN to her "Meow" & "Purring". She is 90% Better. Her Story and Difficult Decisions we made helped her to get through her totally unexpected medical crisis she just experienced starting 1/9/24. Her full story on Monday Night 1/29/24!!

Here is ONE of our THREE cats with health issues we have been dealing with. This one (Strong) ends with very good news, at least for now as of this post. We think he finally has BEAT all his issues since we took him back in September. THANKS to the donors who have help to support Strong, we have received to date approximately 45% of his vet bills and care. Currently, his prescription food runs about $5.50 per day, but we finally found what is working!! WATCH the 2 1/2 Minute Video for COMPLETE Info!! BELOW ARE WAYS YOU CAN HELP TOWARDS THEIR BILLS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE: PayPal: [email protected] Venmo: @catifycafe Cash App: $catifycafe Zelle: 3304652568 Mail Checks TO: Catify Café & Adoptions, Inc P. O. Box 21 Orrville, OH 44667-0021

HAPPY NEW YEAR !! We Wish Everyone a Very Blessed, Prosperous and Awesome New Year for 2024!! A HUGE, HUGE THANK YOU to all our supporters and financial donors who have helped us care for the cats we have taken in over the years !! You are SO VERY APPRECIATED for all you have done !! THANK YOU for those Anonymous Donors who donated gift cards through CHEWY.COM!!

WATCH STRONG Kiss the Vet Tech at the end after two shots. A TWO Minute VIDEO UPDATE of Strong's Vet Visit today. He currently is not doing well, so we ask for your Prayers and if you can, donations towards his and Chuckers expenses. THANKS to a few folks who donated for this on Christmas Eve, but we are still with TODAY's visit, $1200 short. POOR STRONG, since 4 weeks old (now 4 1/2 months) has been hit by a vehicle initially, lost use of his Tail, Bowels, Bladder, along with Fleas, Tapeworms, Roundworms and the nasty parasite Giardia to which we got him almost 100% back and cleared (Tail 60%+ use) and NOW THIS Respiratory Issue and loss use of bowels again. Thank You!! We are doing everything we can to restore his health!! CHUCKERS is stable with his bowel movements on medication until 1/2/24 vet visit with a specialist. PayPal: [email protected] Venmo: @catifycafe Cash App: $catifycafe Zelle: 3304652568 Mail Checks TO: Catify Café & Adoptions, Inc P. O. Box 21 Orrville, OH 44667-0021

VIDEO shows a NOT so pleasant Bowel Movement!! NOT SO GOOD UPDATE on Chuckers: He was fine up through Yesterday 11/19/23, ate normally, acted normal. This morning, Chuckers DID NOT eat his moist food and around 3pm today he had bloody diarrhea (See Video) and threw up a little blood. The best we could get for him is an "Emergency Drop-Off" tomorrow morning at 7:30am. All of the vets we use are overbooked due to the Thanksgiving Holiday this week. Please say a prayer for Chuckers. For those new to our organization: We transferred Chuckers from another rescue into our care the first part of October, due to abuse prior to the previous rescue capturing him. Over all he was progressing slowly, and is starting to TRUST me with his care. Just this past weekend, he is allowing me to place my face against him and give him kisses. He fought any type of "Trusting being real close Close" His "Cowing Down" on any SLOW hand movement near him is also starting to subside SLOWLY. So we are making progress with him, and now this happens !!

Kitten Strong UPDATE: Today is day 11 since his diarrhea started back up. Strong has been on the medication Metronidazole for three and a half days at twice a day to treat the Giardia that was diagnosed on Tuesday. We FINALLY, today, Went an 8 hour stretch with no poop. So today, we're leaving him out for 15 to 20 minute intervals to play and run since he's been locked up for the last almost 11 days, Except for the cage cleaning multiple times a day. We are hopeful by the end of this weekend he will be back to 100%. Thanks for your prayers.

Update # 2 for Chuckers: As of today, (October 17th, 2023) we have transferred Chuckers from our downstairs isolation to our main floor where initially he will spend some time with other cats to see how well he socializes with them AND for me to work on his "Cowing Down" on any movement or unrecognized sounds. For the most part, WHEN I am actually petting him, it helps to constantly talk with him and continue to move slowly in my movements. His current status is that after 30-60 seconds of petting, he must pull away, check his surroundings and once he realizes he is STILL SAFE, he comes back for another round. Picking him up as of today IS NOT an option. I hope that will give a little since I have to crate him on October 31st, to get neutered and his booster shots. This video was just shot last night at 11:30pm as we were tucking him into bed for the night (treats included) as I do for ALL, now 27 cats each and every night!! Since Chuckers is Healthy for the most part (Little Bowel Issues, we feel due to stress and food change to ours) we'll update you again within 1-2 weeks, especially since working with an abuse situation takes time to work through. THANKS to ALL who have donated towards his care!!

Listen to this 1 minute video update on our kitten Strong. We got the test results back from the samples we turned in yesterday and we have a fix for his solution. I did forget to mention on top of everything else this poor little kitten has gone through he had fleas also which were taken care of.

This is #1 of 2 Chucker's updates, that we transferred from one of our partner rescues Rittman Trapper. We took Chuckers to our vets last Wednesday and then brought him back to our place. This video was from Saturday night, late. October 14th. He virtually lived inside of this little cave for a solid 3 days except to pee and poop. He even wanted to eat his meals in there. I was allowed for these first 3 days to at least put my arm and hand in there and pet him and he allowed that. It truly took him about 3 and a half days to decompress, due to his abuse he encountered prior to capture. Wait towards the end of the video and you'll see we at least got his butt out. 🤣 The second update will come out this afternoon and you'll see a good improvement.