I made the mistake of getting treats out for a photoshoot then all Katydid wanted was more treats and less posing. 😹 By the way, come back tomorrow for an epic giveaway announcement for three month subscription with CatLadyBox! 💖
Katydid was showing off for a friend but this is a very familiar story … 😹😹😹
It’s a Cat Lady Box unboxing! Katydid had so much fun helping me dig in to these goodies. 😹 I want to give a huge thank you to @catladybox for sending us this box to enjoy but most importantly for sponsoring Pet Project Rescue and being a matching donor for Give to the Max Day!
Give to the Max is Minnesota’s largest giving holiday and we’re helping to raise money for TNR and community cats. Can you make even a small donation to help community cats? Your donation will be matched and if we don’t help get these community cat colonies, there’s going to be a crisis next year and young kittens like Katydid will have no where to go because rescues are already full. We need TNR to manage community cats and we can’t do it without the help of the amazing volunteers, generous donors like Cat Lady Box and of course YOU!
Pet Project Rescue is funding spay and neuter surgeries for feral cats, supporting the volunteers who are doing TNR in those colonies. Without funding, these efforts would not be sustainable and Minnesota lost its major resource for free surgeries for feral cats.
Please visit PetProjectRescue.com to make a donation today!
Uncle Calvin came down to play with Katydid but she’s a lot of energy for this boy. He liked having the upper paw from the couch … lol … Bring on her level makes him feel a bit insecure when she’s so much energy. Katydid has been an only kitten for a while and would definitely benefit from learning to play well with others. She wants to, she’s just in a high energy kitten phase. The good news is that Pet Haven (the rescue Katy is fostered through) has lots of other kittens available for adoption too if you don’t already have another young cat at home for her to play with. 💖 I’ll be posting a link to her adoption profile daily in stories until she’s adopted. 💖
Snapple did a little pre-show shopping at @seameowcon last weekend. 🍓 He’s always been a catnip enthusiast, especially when he was Chief Inspector at Yeowww! Catnip and zipped around the warehouse here on his cart. Snapple enjoys a lifetime pension so he still gets his employee benefits during his retirement. 😹
Snapple was born with a condition called cerebellar hypoplasia (CH) which leaves him wobbly and disabled. Cats with CH still live happy and enriched lives with a little extra help from their caregivers. CH does not shorten lifespan or cause pain. While Snapple’s case is severe and he needs more help from humans, the love and joy he and his family experience, more than makes up for the extra effort involved.
Katydid got a new cat tower today! 🌙 She’s having all kinds of fun! 🌟
Katydid is quite the little cuddle bug. 💖 She’s falling asleep in my lap while I post this … 😻
Too cute. Too sweet. Too perfect! 💖
Caturday morning with Katydid. 💖 She parties pretty hard over night so mornings are pretty low key. She really is the sweetest girlie! 😻
I visited a cat colony in Minnesota with Jada tonight and met this sweet girl who is eligible for rescue placement if one can be found. Thanks to the efforts of Jada and several other independent rescuers and trappers, 23 cats and kittens from this colony have made it into rescue. Thanks to Pet Project Rescue and the donations they received, 17 others were trapped, neutered, vaccinated and returned where they are fed daily. ❤️
RESCUES : this girl could use placement before winter. She’s young, friendly and handleable but could use some indoor socializing. She is already fixed!
DONORS : We’re seeking matching donations coming up to Give to the Max Day! If you would like to make a meaningful impact to animal welfare, please reach out. Or if you’d like to sponsor a spay surgery or buy food to food for this colony, I can get you that info. The need is great as rescues are all full and there aren’t enough resources to go around.
PET BRANDS : We also have some opportunities for content creation and UGC in exchange for donations. We’d love to work with you! We have several packages available.
Minnesota TNR fundraiser
We have a desperate need for TNR solutions in Minnesota. Barry is one of the lucky orphaned kittens to have been found and made it into rescue. Currently most rescues are full and there is no where for cats and kittens needing rescue to go. Which is why TNR is so important!
The Animal Humane Society recently announced they are no longer going to fund free spay/neuter surgeries, a program they have had in place since the 1990’s. This will unfortunately cause extreme hardship for small Twin Cities animal nonprofits such as Pet Project Rescue as well as independent trappers, who are left with no alternatives for affordable veterinary care.
At one point, there were 90 slots a week available for free spay/neuter for TNR’d cats through the Animal Humane Society. More recently those slots were cut to just 10 per week and it has been a challenge to get those appointments. As of July 1, those appointments will now cost $75 making it very difficult for low-income communities, independent trappers and small rescues to keep their TNR efforts going. While we’re holding a fundraiser to help in the short term, this isn’t going to solve the problem for the long term.
What have you done to address TNR and community cat populations in your community? I’d love to hear from you! Both from a fundraising point of view and access to those veterinary services to have spay/neuter surgeries done for the cats you’ve trapped.
And if you have the means to donate to the fundraiser, Pet Project Rescue is committed to helping independent trappers and other small non-profits cover the costs of surgeries with the funds raised. Thank you!
https://fundrazr.com/FUNDMNTNR
A wobbly kitten Christmas party
Throwback Thursday with these little chaos monsters! 🎄❤️🎄 I have to say, this group really knew how to party! I can’t wait to see what fun and mischief they get into this year at their forever homes!
