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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.

08/17/2024

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!!

08/10/2024

OK.... Skipping Update 4 of 5 until Tuesday... TODAY UPDATE FIVE of FIVE.... Please Pray.... We are Putting in an OFFER!!

Navigating through these difficult times and facing the fact that DONATIONS are down across the board for ALL Rescues and the FACT that we REALLY want to help more when it comes to cats and the organizations that rescue them.... we HAVE BEEN looking this year (Quietly) for a building to START and GROW from there (besides the 25 we care for now) since we could not garner the support needed for our $5M State of the Art Facility due to economic conditions. Since April, we have been looking for a place/building where we can HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE by assisting other rescues with some of their cats to free up their space for others who need care.

This Place, a church, built in the late 1800's and added onto in 1970, in Marshallville, Ohio has a LOT of Potential !! Easy to get to, and over 5667 Sq. Ft., heated/cooled, .78 acre and even though it needs some work, a lot of upgrades, we could easily accommodate 200+ Cats in an open environment for the majority of them and large rooms for others. We are Submitting an Offer Saturday Evening which will be submitted on Monday to the seller. There is another offer being submitted as well, so it's in God's hands if we are to get this particular property. If not we will continue to look.

If we get this, we will then share the details of how we would set this place up to give you a better visual..... for starters, the sanctuary would become one HUGE Living/Play area (10' to 11' Ceiling) for upwards to 200 cats with them having a SEPARATE Litter Box Area in a different room they can easily access.

So we are asking you for your prayers that if this is God's will for us to start here, then the offer would be accepted. Thank You !!

08/08/2024

Today, (from our previous post) We power washed our Catitat with hot water inside/outside and sanitized it, Reinstalled 2 cleaned hammocks and added repurposed sections of cat trees that were still in really good shape. After it was power washed, I had 3 supervisors that were I think watching me.... at times.... 💤💤💤

08/06/2024

Update 4 of 5 is coming later this week.

Today and tomorrow we are stripping down our "18' Outdoor Catitat". Taking out most of the old places to hang out and installing newer used ones from the trees that we have replaced, That are in much better shape. We are also defurring The 2 back-to-back cat trees we have up on posts. You can see in one of the pictures that before an after.

Tonight, I will be interrogating our 25 cats to see which cats left so much Fur behind. 🤣

08/03/2024

We are SO VERY THANKFUL. Fighting the Rain Showers Friday and Saturday, Our Orrville Community Yard Sales brought in $ 2309.00 for Catify!! We were hoping for at least $500 to $1000.

These funds will be applied to our $12,000+ Vet & Prescription Food Bills we have occurred this year so far for cat care.

08/02/2024

This is a rare treat for me! To walk into a room and have 4 of our 25 kitties wanting me to come over and love on them, let alone all be this close together. And just for the record, we never encourage our cats to get up on tables!! 🤣🤣🤣 From Left to Right.... Tyson, Michelle, Rogue and Barry.

07/30/2024

UPDATE THREE of 5:

Some folks & volunteers know.... most folks don't. My wife by trade is a doctor of chiropractic (24 years) and advanced certified in her profession. She has been a Chiropractor since 2000. Part of OUR GOALS for Catify was for her to get training/education (College Course) for the ability to adjust cats, dogs and horses. We decided to go through this process starting back in March of this year. This entailed monthly trips to Texas for 3 days at a time besides a TON of online education and testing as well as actual Hands-On with Cats/Dogs/Horses.

I am SO PROUD of my wife, as she not only completed this course on July 14th, 2024, but she worked full time, as well as taking care of many other responsibilities. This 217 hour course was more like 350+ hours as when my wife does something, she does it with excellence and does it to LEARN and put it to use. You can see by the pictures, a LOT of the notes she printed off and I can assure you that the majority of those pages have Hand-Written notes she did as well !!

We have personally seen results for years with the patients she works with and also for our cats that we have been taking to a Veterinarian/Chiropractor in Richfield, Ohio and have also seen great results with our own cats over the years!! After we get a chance to get a breather, get her certification and figure things out.... we will see where we go from here with Catify Cafe & Adoptions, Inc. (coming soon in Update #5), and how we can implement this new service for Cats and Dogs.

My Wife is Awesome and I Love Her for all that she does!!

07/28/2024

Update TWO of 5: FLEAS...

We at Catify Cafe & Adoptions are very fortunate and have been Flea FREE for seven years. Unfortunately, this year about two months ago we noticed a few fleas on Strong, and then it spread to the entire crew of our 25 cats. When we were Flea Free, ALL WE DID was to treat our lawn two times per year and a 25' perimeter around our outdoor habitat for the cats. We never had to treat the cats due to this.

We know all the many ways folks/cats can get fleas, but we feel due to the DOUBLE vet visits this year and vet stays with our cats versus last year, that somehow through one of the many visits we got them from one of the many vets/animal hospitals. Today, they are almost gone and just waiting for the cycle to break. OUR CHOICE of Flea Treatment is Bravecto, as ONE Application lasts up to 90 days instead of having to do it monthly, which we feel is LESS Stressful for the cats. When we had an episode over 7 years ago, this was the product we used one time and they were gone.

We would like to THANK Merck Animal Health (maker of Bravecto) for sending us enough doses to treat TEN of our cats at their expense and also for allowing us to be able to purchase additional ones at cost through their 501c3/Rescue/Shelter program. We appreciate the help we get from organizations like Merck Animal Health, THANK YOU.

07/24/2024

Over the next two weeks, we will have FIVE updates to share with you on what we have all been doing and where we are going from here..... So Today, Our FIRST UPDATE of Five: we start with a very important update... The health of our "cats with ongoing health issues (THREE)" that you have helped to support, to which we are very Grateful !!

As of 7/24/24.... WOOLLEY.... Since his SECOND catheter was removed (See our July 5th Post) Woolley has been p*eing on his own up through this morning fairly well !! We are SO THANKFUL !! With his Prescription Urinary Food, Hospital visit, Vet Visits & 4 day stay this set us back $3000+, but we are glad he is on the other side of a blocked bladder. Unfortunately, two weeks ago, Woolley turned aggressive when it came time for his medication, so we had to stop giving it to him so that we would not STRESS him and have any setbacks. We are feeding him six times a day (moist food) with lots of water mixed in with it to keep him well hydrated and urine flowing. Woolley is 15 1/2 Years Old and we thank God he is still going and hope to have many more years with him. He is also pictured with his MOTHER, Sophie in one pic.

CHUCKERS.... After several months of Digestive Issues with lots of Diarrhea after he was transferred to us, having multiple vet visits, medications and testing along with prescription food...... we are very happy to say Chuckers is NOW off prescription food, and eating our standard higher quality food we feed our other cats. When we first took him he was very scared/leary of people, cowed down when trying to gently pet him and would withdraw. Today.... Mr. BUTTINSKI.... comes running up, cuts in line to get Belly Rubs and love pats.

STRONG (almost 1 Y.O.): To see ALL of Strong's Health Issues (MANY since 4 week old) you need to go back to our Posts Starting in September 2023. Our LAST heath issue we are still trying to get him through is his TAIL. We are still trying many other options to save his tail from AMPUTATION. This past Saturday, Strong went 3 weeks without attacking/shredding his tail and did not have "Pain Attacks" which triggers his biting/shredding of his tail. We are still doing Laser, Chiropractic & Acupuncture treatments and TRYING to give him TIME to heal. SADLY, for the last 3+ months he has to live in a CONE, Cage and be limited to enjoying life like he should be able to. His relief of the cone is when he eats or we are holding him as he can't be trusted out of sight as we NEVER KNOW when these attacks are going to happen. Other than this (which we are still going to give him more time to see), he is doing GREAT. Still on Prescription Food $5.00+ a day, but we are going to TRY to wean him off and see if his bowel movements will remain solid on the standard food we use.

For our other 22 cats.... outside of the occasional Hairball or Hairtube they all seem to be doing well.... enjoying our outside habitat, warm weather and lots of Love and Food!!

If anyone would like to help with our Veterinarian Expenses for these cats, we would Greatly Appreciate it.

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Orrville, OH 44667-0021

07/23/2024

READ and STAY AWAY from This Product!!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OHIO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DISCOVERS MISLABELED PESTICIDE PRODUCT ON STORE SHELVES

REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (July 19,2024) – The Ohio Department of Agriculture’s (ODA) Pesticide Enforcement program is in the process of removing a pesticide product from store shelves in Ohio after receiving a consumer complaint.

The product has been distributed as "Sergeant's Nature's Guardian, Flea and Tick Control, squeeze on for Cats and Kittens" and found in Dollar Tree stores across the state.

These boxes are labeled with active ingredients of lemongrass, clove and peppermint oils and are registered as a minimum risk pesticide product. In May, ODA inspectors collected samples for testing. Recent lab results show the product was contaminated with traditional flea and tick pesticide ingredients: Imidichloprid and Methoprene. Products containing these ingredients have specific instructions on their use, which these misbranded boxes do not include.

ODA is pulling registration for the product labeled as "Sergeant's Nature's Guardian, Flea and Tick Control, squeeze on for Cats and Kittens" and encouraging the public to be aware of the issue.

ODA notified the U.S. EPA and is issuing an order to hold any remaining inventory of this product sold at any Dollar Tree stores. The Pesticide Enforcement program is continuing efforts to communicate with Dollar Tree Headquarters, requesting the product be removed from stores in Ohio. A picture of the product is below.

07/07/2024

On a positive note... Nothing like a Sunday Nap, catching 😴 and 🌞 at the same time!! This is Grayson and Abby.

07/05/2024

This is a Very Heart Breaking and Hard Update for Catify on (1) Charlie and NOW (2) Woolley.

(1) Charlie "Crossed Over to the Rainbow Bridge" on Friday, June 21st @ 2:15 pm while my wife and I held her through her last breath. We all face hard things in life, but for me I feel this is the HARDEST. On Monday 6/17/24 her Glucose Levels were high again so this time our vets put her on Bexacat Medication (to drop glucose levels by 66+% within 8 hours) and a Purina DM Prescription food. On Thursday 6/20, she almost stopped eating completely and Friday morning I could just tell she did not want to fight anymore. In Jan/Feb of this year (see those posts) she had Feline Herpes, Mycoplasma and elevated levels of the CoronaVirus COMBINED. I could see in her eyes then she DID NOT want to leave us and wanted to fight to live. $4K for those multiple vets visits, IV's, Medications, etc. and a 3 day ER Care stay, she pulled through like a champ. During that time she went from "Nurse Charlie" (always caring for and loving our other cats) to a Super Grateful and Super Loving Cat to us, ALWAYS looking at us with such gratitude and love!! She is SO MISSED by us and ALWAYS Will Be!! Run Charlie Run...... Enjoy your New Life!!

(2) It was bad enough we just lost Charlie on Friday..... Saturday night Midnight, I had just tucked into bed with a CHURU Treat (as I always do every night) the last group of our 25 cats, Woolley, Sophie, Tellie, Abby, Jethro & Grayson. All was Good!!
Sunday, 6/23, Woolley at 8:30 was fed breakfast, but he did not eat and was NOT able to SIT upright to eat, TRIED to eat and then went under a bed and LAID on his side. At 10:30 I checked on him and he was STILL there in the same spot. 11am the Cleveland Road Animal Hospital opened and we were there. $700 later, NO Answers and given Gabapentin for pain. He DID have a Massive P*e Accident in the carrier around 1pm, we left the hospital at 3pm. Monday, still not better, went to our vets, x-rays were done (extensive blood labs done at hospital) and his bladder at that point was just the size of a "Ping Pong Ball", but had not p*ed since Sunday 1pm. Tuesday, STILL no p*e (Cameras on Litter Boxes) he went back and now his bladder was the size of a baseball. He was admitted to the vet facility for four days (Tues-Fri). One of the vets in an email on 6/26/24 stated:

"I received your letter regarding concerns with Wooley's x-rays. I will start with that I believe that his issue is Cystitis and the Resultant Bladder Issue. I commend you for continuing to stay on top of what is going on with him."

LONG STORY SHORT: Woolley on Tuesday had a Catheter installed to drain his bladder, IV Fluids Twice a day, Medication and tried to feed him. Friday, 6/28 Catheter came out and now we waited for him to p*e on his own. Came home at 3pm. From 3:24pm Friday through Saturday Morning 7am, Woolley TRIED to p*e 15 times and NOTHING. Saturday morning, 7:30am back at vets for a 2nd Catheter and came back home for us to care for him. Tuesday 7/2/24 had the 2nd Catheter removed and Thankfully he started to p*e, both controllable and non-controllable. As of 7/5/24, now MOSTLY p*eing on his own "IN" the litter box, but will be on IV fluids through today to help continue to flush things out and keep things flowing. NOW Woolley is on prescription food for Urinary Care and will be for the rest of his life. Next couple of weeks will tell what will go on with him, so Please Pray.

Woolley, Sophie (mother cat to Woolley) and Mouse (Woolley's Sister who we lost last year to cancer) came to us from an "Owner's Death" after 13 1/2 years and all places at that time who would take them would have euthanized them due to overcrowding and lack of folks wanting to Adopt "OLD" cats. We transferred them to our care on 8/29/2022 as we had room at that time, so that they could live out their lives and be loved and well cared for. How much longer we will have Woolley we do not know. We spent $2800+ so far (from 6/23 - 7/5/24) to get him through the Vet Hospital and Vet care, Meds & Prescription Food he needed. If anyone can help with these vet expenses we would greatly appreciate it.

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06/18/2024

Prayers for Charlie Please!! As consistent as we are and keeping a Daily, Watchful Eye on Charlie due to her past illness and weakened immune system, she virtually overnight tends to have an event. Saturday she went from eating (NORMALLY) 6oz Moist Food daily and Dry Food additionally throughout the day to 1/4 of that over the weekend. Sunday she was "Very Mopey" but still responsive, although also having Diarrhea starting Saturday. Yesterday, Monday 6/17/24 off to the Vets we went.....

Charlie has endured MORE than any cat should have to health wise, both from the Rescue who Trapped her and since we received her in Feb. 2022..... (see our Jan/Feb 2024 Charlie Posts). On 4/11/24 Charlie went Lethargic on us QUICKLY and the vets found her GLUCOSE at 401. It was recommended to TRY LOWER CARB FOODS, to which we did after CALLING Manufactures to find out CARB CONTENT which is NOT listed on Dog/Cat Foods. We found one (Moist Food) that was 3 Carbs per can versus 8-20+ on a lot of the foods. The Switch of Moist foods helped since 4/12/24 through this past weekend. Her GLUCOSE on Monday was 472. We SINCE found out TODAY that the Prescription Dry Food she loves HAS 38.7 Carbs PER CUP OF FOOD, nearly as much as a CAN OF COKE/SODA.

Now our Vets want Charlie on either Insulin shots 2XDay or a Daily Diabetic Medication called BEXACAT. An OPTION we are going to try starting tomorrow (when it comes in) is PURINA DM Prescription Food, both Moist & Dry. LOW Carb, High Protein and Dense Calories. We have seen MANY great reviews on this item and in many cases they were able to STOP medication with it. Charlie is scheduled for a Follow-up on 7/8/24 for a Glucose/Keytone reading to see if the prescription food is helping. If NOT, the Expensive Medication ($84 per month) will be the route. The first two months with "Required" Vet Monitoring of the medication will be close to $500. Currently her prescription food will be approximately $115 every three weeks.

If you would like to help with Charlie’s bills:

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06/13/2024

We would like to THANK Purina for their continued support of Catify Cafe & Adoptions, Inc. with their coupons for their Purina Vital Systems moist food. This over the counter food has REPLACED the Real Expensive Prescription moist food we had getting Chuckers and Tellie for severe digestive issues. Both of these cats have had no digestive issues with this food and their BM's are nice and solid. THANKS Purina for your continued support of our organization!!

06/11/2024

Our Kitten Strong (now 10 months old) UPDATE: Long Informative Read...

This poor kitten has been through WAY MORE Health Issues than a cat should have to endure!! He is STILL FIGHTING and WE ARE TOO... fighting for him. For those who MAY NOT KNOW Strong's story, search our FB page for the word STRONG and look for posts back to Sept 8th, 2023 when he was only 4 weeks old and hit by a vehicle.

The Good News: He has overcome many of those initial issues he had over time. In the last couple of weeks (with Chiropractic & Acupuncture treatments and Laser Therapy) we ARE noticing some movement throughout his entire TAIL from time to time while laying still. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME since he was hit by a vehicle at 4 weeks of age!!

The BAD News, he has now ATTACKED his tail MANY times (I lost count at 15) in the last couple of months. This is due to (what the vets estimate) pain surges going into the tail from time to time with NO KNOWLEDGE of WHEN these attacks come on or how long they will last (as short as 5 minutes to as long as 30+ minutes) Strong is so smart, he even found a way the other day to rip/bite off his tail bandage WHILE WEARING his "Cone of Shame". When he bites his tail and if we don't get to him quick enough, he does a pretty good number (damage) to it.

OUR GOAL for Strong: Due to finances, we are not able to do a MRI (average cost $4K+) to look deep into the areas he was hit by the vehicle, to look at his nerves and possible causes/solutions. Our vet bills for 2024 SO FAR are north of $8000, mostly expenses for Charlie, Chuckers, Strong, Ellie Mae & Jethro and a few others. Our TOTAL Vet Bills last year was $9800+, so this year we are probably going to double our vet bills and the donations are not coming close. With that said.... we opted to "encourage" his hind/tail area to heal with Chiropractic & Acupuncture care from Dancing Paws Animal Wellness Center in Richfield, Ohio every two weeks for a while, with a KETAMINE injection to HOPEFULLY HELP block some of the PAIN Signals that Strong is Experiencing. ($107 per visit) Also, we are doing DAILY Laser Treatments using an Erchonia Professional Laser System, that has been graciously loaned to us for the use on Strong for the next couple of months. These units have THREE Programmed Veterinarian Settings for Digestive, Brain Activity (The cerebellum is the part of a cat's brain that controls balance, coordination, and fine motor skills. It's located at the lower, back part of the brain) and lastly for Chronic Pain in the back hind & tail areas. The typical cost for three daily treatments would be around $50+, thus saving us around $3K over two months. The goal of the Laser treatments is to help restore/help heal Strong from his initial injuries. The fact we are STARTING to see TAIL MOVEMENT while laying still, using all three different treatments is encouraging to us. We are trying to do all we can to PREVENT Tail Amputation, as there is NO GUARANTEE (Vets recommendation) that if the tail was amputated that Strong still would not TRY to bite/attack his STUB of a tail due to the nerves and initial damage or Phantom Pain.

If you can help with Strong’s Treatments & Our Vet Bills: Thank You!! We are 501c3, so let us know if you need a receipt.

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

05/28/2024

BEFORE & AFTER.... We completely gutted our Sunroom starting on the 20th and finished on the 26th (May). See PREVIOUS POST for before pics. There is Nothing More Heartwarming than to see all of your kitties APPRECIATE the Hard Work that goes into a deep cleaning, de-furring, putting together new wooden cat trees, removing old & installing new carpet, cleaning the windows & so much more. Our Cats Love the additional hiding caves and especially the double wide cat tree. Next, is the remodel & pressure washing of the 18' long Habitat you'll see to the left (going outside) in the panoramic pictures.

05/24/2024

So what do you do over a 4 day weekend? WORK HARD!! This is our annual event. Starting with this room... strip everything out and give a extra thorough cleaning, Replace the carpet and this time, 4 cat 🐈 trees. We now have mostly solid wood cat trees which hold up so much longer and better. The new ones today we got last year and stored them. The companies we have been buying these from have been selling them to us at a good discount because of our non-profit and we have not been able to find prices elsewhere to beat them. We always try to be good stewards of the funds we get, And get the cats that we care for get quality items for an awesome price 😀. Back to cleaning I go with a sanitary wipe down of everything!!

05/23/2024

Update on our Kitten, Strong this weekend.

Until then, we continue to make a lot of our cats suffer needlessly outside (actually, They patiently wait at the window or should I say demand to be let out). This is a great way to let them enjoy the outdoors and yet be safe from all elements.

05/13/2024

Caring for 26 cats at one time is truly a full time job. I personally am up 18-19 hours every day between my job, care for our cats, home upkeep, etc. It is so rewarding to have the cats in return take care of me while I sleep. They are our Guard Kitties!! These three are up in bed with me within 3-5 minutes EVERY NIGHT, with sometimes a fourth cat, Abby. There would be many more if I did not separate them at night time!!

With the Cats: Can I Roll Over?? NO Can I lay on my side?? NO Can I pull up more covers?? NO Sleep in ONE Position?? YES Is it worth it?? ABSOLUTELY !!

05/09/2024

Kitten Stong Update: Seems we go from the frying pan to the fire.... On Friday, May 3rd, Strong Mutilated his tail AGAIN for a FOURTH TIME. On May 2nd several X-Rays were taken (See three of them here) and on Saturday May 4th, had a follow up visit at the vets and received a Depo-Medrol Steroid Shot to try to address any inflammation and/or pain. Sometimes this "Self-Mutilation" is a result of PAIN and CATS are really good at hiding signs of that. Because we are spending a lot of time with him, I would agree, EXCEPT I believe it comes and goes and does not last for long periods, based on how Strong conducts himself like a normal 9 month old cat. Strong has been through SO MUCH since 4 weeks old and come SO FAR for us to just give up on him.

Here is what was said about the x-rays: Healed Sacro-Pelvic Fracture (but not healed correctly) * Healed Fractured Hip Socket (but not healed correctly) * Coccyx Nerves injured quite possibly from trauma but also from some Malposition of some of the bones currently. 2 DVM's recommend: Chiropractic Care, Laser Therapy and Acupuncture as helpful treatments, following a MRI to check the condition of soft tissue since X-rays showed bony injury and due to the patient's current symptoms. This is ALL to try to help save his tail since he has been self-mutilating. The tail is important for balance in cats so we really want to try to save it if we can. We are hopeful that the biting of the tail is nerve regrowth and will pass once his nerves heal...if they will heal well.

We NEED Your Help... In 2023 we spent $9800+ ALL YEAR on Vet Bills for ALL of our 27 cats. This Year SO FAR, we are north of now $6500 for vet care (5 cats) and to get Strong all the Treatments of Chiropractic, Acupuncture and Laser This will range between $1400 - $1800 and the MRI through Medvet, Initial Consult $206 and then the MRI would be between $3000 - $5000. This cost would be narrowed down at the Consult. Average is upper 3's to low 4's. We really need to see what is going on with the nerves & soft tissue as "IF" we amputate the tail now, there is NO GUARANTEE currently that Strong still won't try to BITE the backend once healed from the amputation due to the nerves, thus why we need to see what is going on FIRST. Friday 5/10 starts Laser Treatments two time a day for 2 weeks to start and on 5/14 he will get his first acupuncture & chiropractic treatment. Saturday we will post a video of his Laser Treatments. Anything you could give would be very much appreciated !!

If you would like to help with Strong’s Treatments & MRI: Thank You!! We are 501c3, so let us know if you need a receipt

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04/28/2024

Another beautiful sunny and breezy day and the low 80s and our cats are loving it outdoors.

04/27/2024

UPDATE: Do you all Remember LILLY?? The 6 week old kitten that we rescued... Well here is a UPDATE about her. We (Catify) had her from July 27th, 2023 (when we caught her) until September 17th, 2023 when she was adopted. We had her a little over 7 weeks, so she was 13 weeks old when adopted and NOW almost a year old. LOOK at her pictures from the beginning to now. We are so excited for her.... living with her four humans and loving life !! THANK YOU Stasiowski Family for loving your kitties that way you do!!

04/27/2024

UPDATE: Our Poor Kitten STRONG just can't seem to catch a break !! On April 5th, we found Strong's Tail SOMEHOW self-Injured, and we (including the vets) could only guess how it happened overnight. See our FB Post of April 10th. He was shaved at the area damaged, given antibiotic & medication. Our job for the next couple of weeks was to bandage it several times a day, confine him and see what happens. THEORY is it was caused by Strong due to the auto hit he took on 9/8/23 when he lost ALL use of his tail. Now the tail has about 50% use.

Quick Summary:

Since 4/5/24 Injury... by 4/24/24 it was 99.5% healed SEE PICS Dated 4/24/24

Starting Sunday 4/21/24 we left off his COLLAR and he never went after his tail up through 5am 4/25/24

Somewhere between 5am & 6:45am on 4/25/24 we found a substantial multiple injury on his tail near the same area.

Now Back to being caged, with collar and tail bandaged several times a day.

Theory again is possibly if he has NO FEELING but limited movement in his tail he may not feel what he is doing to himself.

We are doing ALL we can to TRY to keep his tail so that an amputation won't be necessary.

If you would like to help with Strong’s bills: Thank You

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P. O. Box 21
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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.

Please say a prayer for our baby kitten Strong! 🙏 From the beginning of this incident with the vehicle, we got his bladder to 100% and his bowels even to 99%. The usage of his tail is back at about 50%. However, about 36 hours after our last update on him, he started with loose stools again and by Wednesday of last week they were complete water with particles in it. Thursday of last week we treated him for tape worms as he was too young and under weight when we got him for that. Friday, we took him to the vets for an appointment as he had rapid breathing. After his exam, it was determined that probably due to his system fighting something is the reason for that. As of this morning he still has diarrhea and we have taken a sample in for a complete panel to be tested. We will get the results back tomorrow. As of this post, he has part control of his bowels and other times when he's sleeping it just comes out as you can see in the video on one of the sides of the cage. We are changing all pads approximately every 2 to 3 hours, bathing him and showing all the love ❤ we can. He initially lost 3 and a half ounces (weight) over the course of 3 days but as of today has regained 2 of those ounces back. Good news for him but bad news for me, his appetite is still there, he eats a lot therefore a lot of clean up. His energy level when we are with him is through the roof. He just wants to get out and play and be loved. So when we see him sleeping like this we let him sleep as much as he can. We are fighting for this little guy so much as he has so much to give. He has the cutest head tilt when he looks at you as if to say pick me up and love on me. We just hate seeing him reverse out like this after he's done so well. We will keep you updated. We will have a Chucker's update for you tomorrow 😀

Kitten (Strong) injury by vehicle UPDATE: Bladder is still working at 100%, his bowel movements are at about 90% now was still some leakage. We are getting some movement up and down with his tail, look at the video halfway through and you will see it rising. Does not have left to right movement yet and still has no feeling. But just the fact that he is starting to get movement in it is very encouraging for us! This movement up and down is a little bit more than the last update. He is now running and walking wonderfully, still eating like a champ, Pours out his love 24/7, And has a purr engine like a Briggs and Stratton lawn mower engine. We continue to hope and pray for his tail movement so it does not have to be amputated and that his bowel movements will get to 100%. On a side note, I must be a bad cat dad! Here Strong is only 8 weeks old and already using kitty weed. (Catnip Banana) as seen in the 1st part of the video. 😮

UPDATE # 5 - Bank Kitty, NOW RENAMED.... STRONG After what this Kitten has gone through and is going through, even though he IS a SWEETIE, we feel that STRONG is a much better name for him due to what he is enduring from his injury. THANK YOU to those who have helped towards Strongs Bills and Care!! PAYPAL: [email protected] Venmo: @CatifyCafe We also accept STOCK TRANSFERS into our Non-Profit TD Ameritrade Account Which in most cases saves you from Capital Gains and benefit from a 501c3 Donation, always consult your accountant on the tax benefits. Email us for more info: [email protected] Mail Checks Payable to: Catify Café & Adoptions, Inc P. O. Box 21 Orrville, OH 44667-0021

Update #3 on the Bank Kitty. While we are nowhere out of the woods with this one, we are encouraged for the last 36 hours of having this wonderful little kitten. While it has slowed down, we still have anal discharge coming from this kitten, he has to be clean several times a day. Even though we have a litter box in with the kitten, he does not know how yet to use it. He is still very weak and now that I have had a chance to handle it several times, you can clearly feel the entire ribcage. Basically skin on bones. The encouraging part is the fact that it's only had 2 of 7 doses of medication so far and his appetite has really picked up! We went from just a few licks each feeding yesterday to almost cleaning the dish each time today. Due to the frailty of its system, we are only giving it 1 oz of special food at a time. He is eagerly awaiting to eat each time today and that to us is very encouraging. The other encouraging factor is he is not wobbling or favoring his legs as much today as he did yesterday. An almost tearful moment for me today is when he constantly looks in my eyes with gratitude and gives me his little meow's, tries to make some biscuits, and purrs all at the same time. We will keep you posted of any new developments and hope all goes well between now and his next vet visit on Friday. With situations like his and still so many unknown, we don't want to get overly hopeful but at the same time I'm not going to give up on him. For the couple of people who have donated towards his bills, we greatly thank you for that, as we will have many vet visits upcoming for this one, Especially if we have to do major testing costs starting Friday if the diarrhea has not stopped. Since we still are dealing with some unknown, we do have to keep him totally isolated from our other cats, So he is downstairs in one of our rooms but gets visited by us often.

Nothing aggravates us more than people just throwing cats out in the middle of nowhere, in this case downtown, at a bank. This poor little male kitten, approximately 4 to 5 weeks old, is not doing real good at this moment. It did not eat very well for being a kitten outdoors with no cat family around, It is a little bloated, and we suspect both tape worms and roundworms. As you can see in the video, initially it perked up as it wanted to eat, but I believe is not able to. We are very fortunate that 1 of our events we use will be able to see this poor kitten in about 2 hours. We will keep you updated as we know what's going on. 😢

Catify Café & Adoptions Final Plans

Here is our Catify Facility/Project Update. Additional Details coming on 9-2-2023

VOLUME UP to hear her purrrrrrr>>>> The Kitten name is Revealed!! Facility/Project Update will be delayed until Wednesday. We had an emergency vet visit with one of our cats, which had severe drooling and pain. She diagnosed with Feline Stomatitis which is a condition where chronic inflammation affects the soft tissues of the mouth (very painful). THANKS to EVERYONE who submitted name suggestions for this little kitten we found. The ALL were great suggestions & comments!! We chose LILLY out of them as I think that fits her really good. So far she is adapting well, and she is eating great. Very playful and LOVES attention. We'll update Lilly and Nuzzles later this week via video. Thanks again to all who gave us awesome names to consider!!

When I am wrong, I will say I am wrong!! I was WRONG!! In Yesterday's Post of this Stray, Guarded Cat, I had said: "Give me a FEW more days and I will TNR this one without a trap" What you see in this video started 5 1/2 hours AFTER my first post (11pm last night) and again this evening. We will also CHANGE this from a TNR to a TNA (Trap-Neuter-Adopt). I believe we will name him NUZZLES. He is still free at the time of this post and hanging around, but I will capture him early tomorrow or late tonight, and he will begin his New Journey. Did I tell you ANOTHER cat showed up late last night?? A KITTEN, maybe 4-5 weeks old, NO OTHER kittens or Mama as of today, and we have searched high and low!! Pictures to come tomorrow!!

Well, for the last few days it seems that I have a new challenge! A new stray cat. From what I can tell at a distance this is a male, my guess approximately 6 months old, Hungry as all get out, ribs are showing for the most part when viewing him close up. Monday and Tuesday the cat would take off as soon as I was seen outside, Today I think it was hungry enough to keep its distance but allow me to feed it. Give me a few more days and I will TNR this one without a trap.