Peninsula CatWorks

01/23/2025

We asked for $608, and within a couple of hours, one generous, faithful supporter donated $608! Cannot thank you enough CD. The kitties send purrs. Our matching grant of $8,000 is now ensured, making it possible for us to continue paying vet bills for the homeless and stray cats who need medical care. Thank you EVERYONE!!

01/22/2025

We are just $608 away from achieving our Matching Grant of $8,000! Please reach out to anyone you know with some deep pockets. Hate to keep asking you same supporters over and over, but I know we can do this. It's for the cats, after all 🥰.

01/15/2025

Happy New Year! Thanks to you, our supporters, we start this year with the happiest news: Onyx, our little black kitten with horribly injured tail, now amputated, has found her forever home! Here she is with her new mom and new best bud, Blaze. It doesn’t get any better than this!

12/22/2024

Who cares? Just another black kitten…

Because YOU DO CARE, we are able to help little ones like Onyx:

This sweet, friendly kitten had been abandoned by someone who did not care. She was thin, scared and shivering in pain from a terrible injury to her tail. But she found her way to a feral colony feeding station. Her rescuer needed help with medical care for Onyx. We said, “Yes.”

Because we know how much YOU care, we are able to offer veterinary help to Onyx and other injured, sick kittens like her. knowing the funds will come in from you, our generous supporters.

We sent Onyx to a vet who said the infection and necrosis of her tail was life-threatening if her tail was not removed very soon. Surgery, even at a vet hospital that supports our rescue work with a discount, is still very expensive. But it is what we do.

Thanks to you, our little girl is playing and purring in a foster home, ready to make some lucky family a wonderful companion

So far in 2024, with YOUR HELP, we were able to pay for medical care for 36 homeless cats and kittens. Eye removal, leg amputation, dentals with multi extractions, wound abscess care, diagnostic tests, etc. There is no alternative help for these cats! We are 100% volunteer. Every dollar you donate goes directly to pay for vet care!

We have reached only $11,000 of our $48,000 goal, which would allow us to continue helping these homeless cats without each case draining our bank account.

Thanks to a very generous supporter, we now have a MATCHING GRANT of $8,000 that will DOUBLE all gifts made before January 31, 2025! This is the time to donate, even if you have given recently.

Please consider helping. (And please share this need with friends and family.) We do not want to be forced to shut down this much needed service.

DONATE TODAY at www.peninsulacatworks.org/donate.php

11/26/2024

We helped Tiny get 3 bad, painful teeth extracted today.

11/05/2024

UPDATE on Reine Queen of Belly Rubs:
She was doing great and thoroughly enjoying life as an indoor kitty...until her mouth became painful. Now she needs to have a dental to remove a few bad teeth so she can eat without yelping. Oh dear, another huge expense! But we will find a way WITH YOUR HELP. Please donate if you can.

10/18/2024

HELP FOR A CAT IN PAIN

When the little abandoned cat stopped eating, her feeder knew something was very wrong. A few days later, her right eye was bloody and half closed. This kitty had to get to a vet, and soon! The feeder called us for help.

The emergency vet said the eye was ruptured, extremely painful, and needed to be removed asap. Their charge would be around six thousand. Our small fund could never afford that kind of expense. It would wipe us out!

But we had to act quickly to get this little girl out of pain. Fortunately, we have worked with a wonderful vet, Dr. Chahal at Ark Veterinary Care in San Jose, who has done surgeries for us at more affordable rates. We got his OK to take our kitty there.

Just days after surgery, she started flopping on her back, "making biscuits" in the air, and asking for belly rubs. We named her-Reine, in honor of a wonderful volunteer who inspired us all. Reine-Queen-of-Belly-Rubs.

Here she is in a video "mothering" fellow foster kitten, BB, whose terrible diarrhea your donations cured.

www.peninsulacatworks.org/video/bellyrubreine.php

Thanks to YOU for changing her life from pain to purrs!

To help the many other homeless cats still suffering out there,
PLEASE, WE URGENTLY NEED YOUR GENEROUS GIFT RIGHT NOW!

With so many cats needing medical care, if we do not raise $48,000, we will be forced to close. Having this emergency fund will allow us to stop living on the edge, each case almost draining our bank account.

100% of your support goes to pay vet bills. Unlike larger charities, we have no salaries or overhead.

Here is our "daydream list":
48 people give $1,000
96 people give $500
192 people give $250
384 people give $125
300 give $25 monthly

Please DONATE TODAY
https://www.peninsulacatworks.org/donate.php

THANK YOU.

10/13/2024

Welcome LEONOR DELGAGO (and cats Bella and Nick) to our Board of Directors.

Leonor has been involved in cat rescue since 2004—helping to rescue, trap, and feed at local community cat colonies. As a humane educator, she gives presentations to audiences of all ages about cat and kitten care and rescue and volunteers at local shelters to teach young visitors best practices in cat and kitten socialization. Her bilingual (English–Spanish) editorial experience in educational publishing and online courseware has helped her reach out to diverse communities

10/03/2024

PLEASE HELP LITTLE BUDDY GET HIS PAINFUL TEETH FIXED

He is a sweet-tempered stray who disappeared from his outdoor colony. Two years later, he showed up again, emaciated and scruffy. He cried while eating and held his mouth open, drooling.

His feeder asked us for help getting him the vet care he so obviously needed. We paid for his medical exam and diagnostic tests. He was anemic and dehydrated and badly needed dental treatment. But because he was so frail, the vet advised he might not survive anesthesia.

Now, two months later, he has put on weight and is looking much better, thanks to his foster mom. His dental treatment will cost at least $1500! (Vet prices have soared lately.)

Please donate for Little Buddy’s dental. We are rapidly running out of money. But we cannot let this sweet boy continue to suffer. Ouch! Toothache hurts!

09/16/2024

Calling All Animal Lovers: Rally for Shelter Animals!

Join us for a “Rally for Shelter Animals!” on Tuesday, September 17th, 2024, at 12:00 PM. After the rally, at 1:30 PM, we will attend the City Council Meeting and utilize the open forum to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves.

Our focus is on the issues surrounding the San Jose Animal Care Center. If you plan to attend the meeting following the rally, please prepare your 1-2 minute speeches.

Our main goals for SJACS include:
1. Improve shelter leadership and organization by updating procedural standards.
2. Hire specialized staff to oversee animal welfare including sanitation standards, enrichment activities and medical/ behavior outcomes.
3. Implement ordinances to address overcapacity and the rising number of abandoned pets in our community.

Please see details on the horrors inflicted on our animals
https://sustainourshelters.com/Issues.html
and how we can change that
https://sustainourshelters.com/Action%20Items.html

Save the Date:
Tuesday, September 17th, 2024
Rally: 12:00 PM
City Council Meeting: 1:30 PM
Location: San Jose City Hall
200 E. Santa Clara St, San Jose

Together, we can make a difference!

08/26/2024

UPDATE : Wonderful news! Kitten will be fostered and treated, spayed when she is better, and put up for adoption. Huge thanks to amazing Paula Myers of FOSMAS!

SHE DOESN’T DESERVE TO DIE
just because she has ringworm!

CAN YOU FOSTER AND TREAT THIS LITTLE ONE PLEASE?
She was abandoned on the street. The shelters may kill her because they cannot deal with contagious ringworm. We hope to find someone able to keep her away from pets and children while treating her for six weeks. Then her rescuer can take her to a shelter or find her a home (after she gets spayed.) She is 7 weeks and friendly.
If you can possibly foster this kitten, we will pay for a vet visit and medications. Or if you are experienced and can do this on your own, we can reimburse expenses.
We are trying to save this little one on behalf of a rescuer who is so overloaded she does not have time to do ringworm treatments. Plus she has no space to isolate. Please help if you possibly can. Thank you.
P.S. This kitten is NOT associated with Peninsula Catworks.

08/11/2024

UPDATE: Peeper has outsmarted his vets :-). He is now putting some weight on that bad leg! His feeder continues to keep a sharp eye on this elusive cat, but we are definitely not in the market for an amputation at this point. Cats rule!!

Peeper was severely bitten on his left rear leg. He is an elusive feral colony cat, so this went unnoticed for too long until his ankle joint became severely infected. His feeder was finally able to trap him and reached out to Peninsula Catworks for help getting him vet care.

X-rays show that his ankle joint has septic arthritis which can damage the bone and cartilage and also affect ligaments, tendons, and muscle. Peeper will almost certainly need to have that leg amputated.

HE NEEDS AN EXPERIENCED short term FOSTERER. He will have to be in a large dog cage for 2-3 weeks after his surgery to recover. Please contact Ann if you can do this. His feeder’s living circumstances don’t allow him to foster. We cannot schedule surgery until we find recovery care for him.

We are almost out of money and this surgery will be expensive. Please DONATE for Peeper’s surgery

This is truly urgent please! Many thanks.

08/06/2024

TINY “BB” HAD AWFUL DIARRHEA
when he was rescued from the streets. Everything he ate went right through. Besides not gaining weight, he was miserable because he is a very fastidious little fellow and needs to keep himself ultra-clean.
Peninsula Catworks is paying for his vet care and bad-tasting medications. He is getting better every day now.
Thanks to you, our generous donors. Without YOU, we cannot help adorable little guys like BB.

07/30/2024

07/23/2024

MONGKUT, a homeless community cat, needs more veterinary care. He was neutered many years ago and is fed daily by rescuers. He has lost a lot of weight lately, so he was trapped and taken to a vet. Peninsula Catworks paid for his exam, bloodwork, and medications. But no diagnosis has been made because his blood tests were all unusually normal for a 15-year-old outdoor cat. His vet wants to do x-rays and/or ultrasound to diagnose what could be wrong. These tests, which need to be done under sedation, will cost a bundle. Our tiny fund has very little left in the bank.

Please consider donating to Mongkut’s veterinary care. 100% of your donation goes to pay vet bills.

Mongkut is named after the King of Siam at the time Anna was governess to the royal children in Siam (now Thailand.) While that King was immensely wealthy, we unfortunately are not. Thank you for your donations!

06/25/2024

Gentle HARLEY has an irritating and unusual growth on his eyeball. We are having him treated ongoing by an animal eye specialist while his rescuer is fostering him and inserting eyedrops. We hope this will avoid any need for surgery.

Please help us to pay for his specialized treatment. Many thanks!

05/23/2024

JASPER is recovering well from his abdominal surgery to remove the blockage in his small intestine. Seems he ate part of a cat toy, silly boy!
Many thanks to those who donated for his super-expensive surgery. We still need help, please. If you can possibly donate, please go to
https://www.peninsulacatworks.org/donate.php
We need to help several other kitties too and we are running out of money!

05/20/2024

JASPER’S LIFE HANGS IN THE BALANCE

This former outdoor colony cat was given a wonderful home by his rescuer. He was living the good life until two days ago when he suddenly started vomiting every bite he ate. An emergency vet visit and x-rays found he had an intestinal blockage which was life-threatening. Estimate for surgery to remove the…whatever it was he ate… was over $4,000! His mom, who is currently unemployed, was desperate. She reached out for help to Peninsula Catworks.

Jasper was operated on late last night and a weird looking object was successfully removed. But unfortunately, he is now back at the emergency vet, hospitalized, because he is not doing well. They suspect he somehow aspirated something. Saving him will add to the already more than $4,000 bill. We need your help urgently!
Please help save Jasper! You can donate here:
https://www.peninsulacatworks.org/donate.php
Thank you!