His Hands Extended Sanctuary

11/14/2024

Thanks to the wonderful company Whiskers, makers of the fabulous Litter Robots, we are so fortunate to offer this $939 Litter-Robot 4 Starter Bundle as a donated raffle prize, WOW Tickets at $10 each and can be purchased at this link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=DVBRCB7FZFCTW
Drawing will be Dec 12th *if minimum ticket sales are reached or drawing date will be extended. Winner will be announced on Facebook. Winner can elect to pick up at our sanctuary or we will mail.

11/14/2024

Gorgeous and very sweet 6 month old Doodle surrendered today, loves cats, other dogs, and housebroken. Needs all vetting and neutered, we will try to get him on the surgical schedule Mon. He will benefit from going to a private home quickly as that is what he has been used to. He is a lovely Doodle and very sweet. He lost his home through no fault of his just a housing change where he was not allowed to be included in. Sometimes people try as hard as they can and life challenges lead to tough choices. This is one of those times.

11/14/2024

Thank you West Liberty Salem Band Boosters for the four 5 gallon containers of detergent with bleach you donated this morning. It will be put to use immediately. Thank you.

11/14/2024

Meredith Mae, our in resident 175 year old granny cat, getting in touch with her apparently not forgotten kitten side. She had great fun with Barry today and the flash light on his phone. This makes my heart very happy.

11/13/2024

An at risk litter surrendered today, will kitten season never be over this year, yikes.

11/13/2024

Thank you Kitty Brew

She was the best momma kitty to her litter and they all got homes ❤️ It’s Fiona’s turn for a family of her own! Thank you for choosing adoption! #4311

11/13/2024

Thank you Kitty Brew

Sugar Cookie loves her new family! Thank you for choosing adoption! #4309

11/12/2024

Thank you Kitty Brew

Creamsicle (who’s behaving like a spicy potato) found her new mom! Thank you for choosing adoption! #4308

11/12/2024

Update on Kramer

11/12/2024

After working all day, this is what I look forward to, holding my Winnifred for play and cuddle time. And then she falls asleep right next to my heart. She weights a whole 1.1 pounds now and I am so in love.

11/11/2024

My philosophy exactly

11/11/2024

Thank to all Veterans for your service, it is because of these brave souls, we can live in this wonderful nation and enjoy our freedom.

🇺🇸 On this Veteran's Day, we send a huge thank you to all those who served our country. 🇺🇸

11/11/2024

After a very long day, starting at 5 am, as usual, running the gambit from cleaning 4 kennels, one cattery, medicating morning and night, expressing two cat's bladders three times a day, taking Gunnar for his bath at Auntie Georgia's, distributing food to two groups helping the less fortunate and feeding community cats, making phone calls to schedule appointments, and calling tomorrows surgeries for both vets, the day at the Sanctuary was finally done. So up to the house to do night insulin for one cat and one dog, see to the house babies needs and fix dinner. I walked in the office door, to have my groom of 50 years, look at me, soaking wet from the rain and wearing various layers of assorted slim to speak the sexiest words I have ever heard. And they were, "hey is there any of that crab and monterey jack cheese quiche you made last night left, and if so can we warm up it up for dinner? Oh yes we can dear man, and thank you Lord for a hubby so easy to please with leftovers after a really long day.

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11/10/2024

These two doll babies are litter mates, about 6 weeks old and came in our last TNR day. They had no one who wanted them so we decided to get them ready for adoption so they did not have to, as tiny babies, live out side in the winter. They are ready for homes
If you are interested in these siblings email [email protected]

11/10/2024

Thank You Jesus for allowing The Sanctuary to show Your love to those less fortunate. We are so happy to be able to share food with Joyce Harper in her work with those needing help feeding their pets. We are expected to love and help one another and always hope folks can see Your hands in our work.

11/10/2024

After sedating Kramer for handling, the lump on his jaw did not turn out to simply be an abcess, as I originally thought it might be. Instead it was something much worse. He has been dealing with a huge mass, hard and painful, that made eating very difficult. Totally feral, with no trust in humans, this boy fought sedation like the true mini tiger he had lived his life as. When he finally gave in and could be examined, it became obvious this was not something that could be removed, fixed, or he could live with. The options were to keep him caged give pain meds and make his final days as pain free as possible, which would put our staff at risk and stress him horribly. We discussed with the caregiver of his colony what her wishes were, and even though it broke her heart, she made the right decision. Subjecting this truly feral fellow to daily handling and caging would be no life for Kramer and his final days would be those confinement and constant stress having to deal with humans who he is not accepting of. We never woke Kramer up and euthanized him while sedate to not increase his stress of being handled. We hate to give up but when there is no positive future, making the last days or weeks of a feral cat those of confinement is not a kindness. Kramer is now free of pain and the stress of having to be handled by humans he never learned in his hard knock life could be his friend. Hopefully he understands that now at the Bridge.
Kramer a truly feral TNR cat is lucky enough to be cared for by a wonderful lady. Who despite the fact he tried very hard to not be caught and she was badly bitten, loaded him up in a cat carrier and got him to us. He was VERY CAREFULLY, once in a live trap, given an injectable antibiotics and pain meds, while he told me in cat speak that my parents were never married. He has soft food and water and his trap covered to keep him calm. I put extra snaps on his door. I really do not want this spitfire loose in the surgical room. Tomorrow we will carefully sedated him so we can examine him with no stress for him or risk for us. It is okay Kramer I understand you are scared, in pain, and a fighter I can respect and understand that.