The Cat Posse

11/25/2025

Doing some holiday shopping today? Here's a suggestion for the cat lover on your list.
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11/25/2025

I know it's extremely frustrating and confusing when your cat stops using the litter box, but it's critical to remember that it's not an act of spite. There is a reason for the behavior that makes sense to the cat. Your first step should always be to rule out medical causes, and then take a good, hard look at the litter box set-up. Also, examine what might be going on in your environment that could be causing stress or fear. Never resort to punishment.

11/25/2025

We are hosting a TNR Clinic at Stray Paws in El Monte today. 35 cats that won't be adding to the overpopulation crisis any longer! Thank you to Nadia Awad Grochowski Leah Thomson Snell Katrin Davis Moreno
and Van Alstine for making our quota for the clinic. You are all Rock Stars!

11/25/2025

On-line store closes on 12/5/25 so don't miss your opportunity to purchase some yummy treats and help our kitties!

✨We are $786 away from our goal!✨

These treats make such great gifts to bring with you to any party or gathering ☺️💕 and you’re helping us pay for food, meds, vet appointments and supplies for the cats in our care!

Click the link in our bio to purchase! We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday season.

11/25/2025

✨We are $786 away from our goal!✨

These treats make such great gifts to bring with you to any party or gathering ☺️💕 and you’re helping us pay for food, meds, vet appointments and supplies for the cats in our care!

Click the link in our bio to purchase! We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday season.

11/24/2025

Cats are not gifts... they're a 15-20 year commitment, they're family! 💗

11/24/2025

When People Attack TNR, Here’s What They Never Tell You

Every time a community steps up to protect feral and free-roaming cats, the same small crowd of TNR naysayers pops up with outdated talking points, junk science, and wildly inflated “kill the cats to save the birds” fear-mongering.

Let’s be clear:

They’re not quoting real data.
They’re quoting old myths, bad math, and disproven models that were never based on actual field studies.

Here’s what they DON’T want people to know:

✅ 1. “Outdoor cats kill every bird in America!”

That claim comes from a single speculative model that assumed:

every cat hunts constantly

every bird co**se is found

every kill is counted

and cats behave like robots instead of living animals

Actual field studies show the opposite:
Neutered colony cats roam less, hunt less, and stay close to their feeding stations.
The more TNR you have, the less wildlife impact you see — because stable colonies stop producing waves of hungry kittens.

✅ 2. “But they reproduce like crazy!”

Not fixed cats.
Only unfixed ones.

And here’s what the anti-TNR people don’t say out loud:
If you remove cats, new unfixed cats move in to fill the vacancy — and start breeding immediately.
It’s called the Vacuum Effect, and it is documented worldwide.

TNR removes the breeding.
Killing removes the cats, but never the population pressure — which is why it fails every single time.

✅ 3. “We need to trap and kill them to solve the problem.”

Communities have tried that for over 50 years. If it worked, we wouldn’t still be having this conversation.

What has worked?

TNR.
Every city that implements high-volume TNR sees:

fewer intakes

fewer kittens born outdoors

healthier colonies

quieter neighborhoods

and drastically reduced shelter killing

That’s called measurable outcomes, not ideology.

✅ 4. “Feeders make the problem worse!”

Nope.
Unmanaged, unfixed colonies grow.
Managed, neutered colonies shrink.

Feeders are the reason cats can be trapped, monitored for illness, vetted, stabilized, and humanely reduced over time. They’re the backbone of every successful TNR program in the country.

✅ 5. “TNR doesn’t work — I read it online.”

They read it on an opinion blog that cites itself, not science.

Meanwhile:

Entire counties have cut kitten intake by 70–90% after implementing TNR.

Large shelters have dropped their kill rates from “automatic euthanasia” to functional No Kill because colonies stopped endlessly producing kittens.

Neighborhoods report less noise, less spraying, fewer fights, and fewer issues after TNR — not before.

You don’t get those results from killing.
You get them from fixing what’s actually causing the problem: breeding.

❗ The bottom line:

People who attack TNR aren’t defending wildlife.
They’re defending failed, outdated, cruel policies that never solved anything.

People who support TNR are supporting:
✔ humane management
✔ actual science
✔ stable colonies
✔ fewer kittens born outdoors
✔ lower shelter intake
✔ lower shelter killing
✔ healthier communities for people and animals

TNR works.
The data is not debatable.
The only debate left is whether communities choose compassion — or cling to the failed methods of the past.

11/22/2025

11/22/2025

  Dental issues are common in cats. Because cats can be very good at hiding pain and illness, cat parents may not know that something is going on until obvious outward signs appear. Many cat parents are also reluctant to brush their cats’ teeth or are unaware of the fact that teeth brushing is ev...