CATastrophe Upstate Rescue

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CATastrophe Upstate Rescue

We strive to give as many cats as possible a second chance at a good life. ***We do not rehome owned pets. Watch for postings of our adoptables daily!

This comes at a major cost for us that we usually won't recoup so we are essentially paying to rehome your pet. Please understand our personal and economical decisions to not be a rehoming agency.***

MISSION STATEMENT: To give as many cats as possible a second chance at a good life, especially those who are most vulnerable or abused, injured, have a disability or terminal illness, or are in need

of medical care. We are a no-kill care program and work hard to rehab and rehome as many cats as possible. We are all volunteers so we rely completely on donations. We want to help them find the right homes quickly so we can help more kitties!! We are very fortunate that many times we see cats go from scared garbage kitties to beautiful loving cats and we want them to find great homes quickly...so we don't get too attached!!! SANCTUARY PROGRAMS - MISFITS CARE AND FERAL CARE

MISFITS CARE PROGRAM: We have a Misfits Care Program that we only expect to continue to grow. Sometimes cats come into our care that cannot be rehomed. These cats still need medical care, food, beds, toys, and all of the things “healthier” or “more presentable” cats deserve in order to have the best quality of life for the remainder of their lives. This is the most costly of the programs as many of these babies need constant medical care, medications, emergency vet visits, etc. We do not make this decision lightly. We WANT to rehome every single cat that comes in. Both medical and feral cases are kept at the rescue and not sent to fosters for both human and cat protection. Due to this, the rescue currently has a big need for facilities on property or to purchase a property nearby for sanctuary purposes so we can continue to accept these patients, and ferals in particular. FERAL CARE PROGRAM: We sometimes take in feral cats that remain feral after their care. Sometimes they need lifetime care so we don't have the heart to send them back to the streets, fighting for survival while battling a chronic medical condition. Most true ferals will remain feral, but sometimes we find that something has changed in them. Some cats become somewhat friendly/trusting from the time in our care. I call them friendly ferals as a reminder that sometimes cat miracles do happen, but once they become friendly they actually aren't ferals by definition anymore. Friendly ferals are former ferals, or "wild strays." They usually remain unpredictable and humans can be too trusting and end up bitten or worse. I will ALWAYS find this out the hard way, but I won't have that on my conscience for making the decision to "turn over inventory just because a cat will show up at food time and let people pet it." If I'm afraid to pick them up and walk around with them then I won't adopt them out.

*We are not a feral intake program. We do not disturb existing colonies unless there is a need, such as medical intervention to preserve or improve a way of life for a cat. We do accept pregnant ferals if we have openings. Mom needs fixed and babies need socialized and fixed to end their generational curse. These cats are always in need of SPONSORS to ensure we are able to meet their daily needs. Reach out to find out how you can help with both of our Lifetime Care Programs. GENERAL CAT RESCUE
We are always in need of fosters, so please reach out! In some scenarios, we may prefer a foster-to-adopt over a foster home for reasons such as needing stability and to learn trust. This is decided on a case-by-case basis. We do wait until at least 4-6 months of age to spay or neuter our kittens, per vet recommendations.

03/28/2024

02/16/2024

UPDATE: My best friends are super kind and covered the cost so I’m very thankful 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

I’m not on here a lot anymore since I’m putting a lot of time into earning money, but we do still have expenses. Facebook updated their donation program so we lost all of our repeat monthly donations.

I am supposed to pick up a huge load tomorrow but I don’t have the money in the account to be able to cover it. It’s $183.75 but that’s over 900 lbs of litter and 300 lbs of food.

If you’re able to donate at all then please Venmo
Zelle is 8643869484

I really appreciate any help with this!

02/02/2024

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01/29/2024

I miss her ♥️

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01/22/2024

I haven’t been really, really sick in over a decade.
I need someone to take care of me half as much as I take care of others when they’re sick 😭

01/04/2024

Pro Pet Tip: Most people have heard that animals with loose stool can be given plain chicken and rice. Guess what I learned this week…

Chicken baby food and baby rice cereal are just as good!!! Pop a jar and put a little water in the rice flakes. That is so much easier and quicker than boiling chicken and cooking rice.

FYI- if you ever see baby food on my lists it is for the fur babies!!! 💯

12/24/2023

Some of these are really good

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12/22/2023

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12/20/2023

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12/16/2023

This app is crazy! It’s one of those shopping apps but on steroids. I got $15 because I used a referral link, and so did the person who referred me. Must use the link and get the app, not desktop.

I’ve only connected WM and Amazon and I’m over $50 already from previous purchases. Earn while you shop, but also earn from shopping through the app and sharing links to products from the app.

It’s like getting a discount for everyone shopping!

AND THAT IS HOW YOU GIRL MATH! Video in the comments

Brandclub earns you cash rewards when you engage with your favorite brands while shopping online or in-store.

12/15/2023

I forgot to share this a few months ago. This terribly sad looking kitten is on the wall of one of the emergency vet rooms. It was so sad!

12/14/2023

I didn’t realize that I didn’t share Rusty’s UGC debut!

29 likes, 3 comments. “Floppy Leg LOVES Natural Dog Company's Coldwater Atlantic Salmon Oil!! Don't let your pup miss out!! Pop this in their stocking or surprise them with a sq**rt in their food and I promise they will LOVE it!!!”

12/09/2023

FYI My phone is completely dead and B's is only working intermittently...in the same week...right before Christmas...

So if I don't respond or you don't hear from me then now you know why!

12/06/2023

This is the first product video I did. The next one stars Rusty the floppy legged Doberman. Please feel free to share!

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12/05/2023

12/01/2023

We received a very generous donation to the kitties yesterday, completely unexpected. We are so very grateful 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 It’s because of donors that we are able to help kitties. I’m just their therapist 🤣

We are looking forward to helping our remaining few from kitten season find homes. Hopefully they will be home for the holidays. We still have the sanctuary babies and those who are temporary care before being adoption ready.

Next year we hope to focus more on the medical emergency cases like we started out taking in, than the influx of kittens falling from the sky. Those are our heart and soul, but we often find it hard to say “no” when there just aren’t enough places than can say “yes” during kitten season. Then those medical cases end up getting “no” which was the whole reason we took on medical to begin with.

I just wish there was a place they could all live with love when they want it, and everything else whether or not they need it. Spaying and neutering is a partial answer, but there are still so many that need help.

***I haven’t been on FB directly as much since I’m using so many of the social media platforms now to work on UGC creation to help with some of the rescue stuff and also some personal UGC. As you can see, the furbabes have been hard at work!

11/27/2023

11/25/2023

Wow. Um, no.

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Pickens, SC
29671

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+18648979393

Website

https://sc567.petfinder.com/, https://forms.gle/scZq2AQ9W5uVtkQe7, https://catsupstate.com/

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