Peninsula CatWorks

08/11/2024

URGENTLY NEED SHORT-TERM FOSTER CARE!

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!

05/09/2024

KELLY GOING HOME TO HIS COLONY

He says a huge THANK YOU to everyone who so generously donated to his tail amputation surgery.

His recovery was uneventful, (as they say when they mean everything went really well.) Being fostered in a nice big cage was not his idea of the good life, however. We hope he has learned to stay far away from razor or barbed wire!

05/05/2024

BOUTON'S NEW LIFE

She is the kitty many of you donated to for her super expensive dental surgery. Her kind foster mom reports that this clever little one has decided to be an indoor cat.

Thanks to her generous fans, here she is living the good life, after all those years outdoors.

04/23/2024

CATS AND RAZOR WIRE DON’T MIX!

We just paid for emergency surgery for Kelly, a happy, healthy feral colony cat going about his business in East Palo Alto…until he got tangled in razor wire. He was seriously injured as he struggled to escape. The shelter vet at Peninsula Humane Society found numerous injuries, some severe, including requiring tail amputation. They contacted the volunteer who had originally TNR’d (Trap/Neuter/Return) him to get him out of the shelter or he would be euthanized. She called on us for help.

Kelly had his emergency tail amputation surgery on Sunday and did well. He is being fostered for his recovery by our colleagues and good friends, Community Cat Rescue. They are an all-volunteer, non-profit group dedicated to helping homeless cats on the Peninsula.

Kelly is eating well, which is pretty unusual for a scared feral cat on his first day after surgery. He prefers sitting in his litterbox, even though he has two comfy beds available in his cage “studio apartment.” Go figure cats…

We are still raising funds for his vet care which came to over $1500, plus the $304 PHS charges to get him sprung from the county shelter. To everyone who already so generously donated, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! Tax deductible donations can still be given here: https://www.peninsulacatworks.org/donate.php

04/20/2024

TALES FROM THE HOMELESS CAT WORLD

We received this from a volunteer and thought it worth sharing:

I parked down the street today in a shady spot while I was waiting for my rescue cat to get done at the vet. An old man walked by that I thought looked homeless. He was carrying several bags with him and he stopped near a fence by an auto shop. Suddenly out popped two kitties who were waiting for him. They began rubbing against his legs and meowing. He put out their dry and canned food, then sat with them for a while. The big white and grey one jumped onto his lap and seemed to want his attention more than the food. I walked up to him when he was leaving and I asked if the cats were fixed and he said yes. (I was going to offer to fix them if they weren't.) He had on some kind of work badge and was probably coming to feed them on his break. His clothes were not in good shape and he didn't look all that well, but those cats were so very happy to see him.

If you have a community cat story you would like to share, send it to us. Especially if it is a hopeful one. We can all use a little sunshine in this often stressful work.

04/11/2024

Please go to our fundraiser for UPDATES on how Bouton is doing now. https://givebutter.com/bkcO01

04/05/2024

We are doing a special fundraiser for little Bouton here:
https://givebutter.com/bkcO01

Please help by letting people know about it.

Here she is waking up after having 16 teeth extracted.

Peninsula CatWorks is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization dedicated to helping homeless cats

03/31/2024

BOUTON's new dental with a different vet clinic is this Tuesday. Please help with what we anticipate will be a pretty large bill. Thank you.

03/06/2024

BOUTON JUMPS IN PAIN WHEN SHE EATS

She had a broken and infected canine tooth that was causing her not to eat. Her caregivers trapped her and Peninsula Catworks paid for her dental work, which included extracting the root of the bad canine tooth, other extractions, cleaning, etc. We hoped she would feel much better and start eating again. That was last November.

But she was still in pain, so back to the vet she went in December. We paid for lab tests to see if something else was causing her not to eat, but nothing showed up.

She is a mystery kitty. She still reacts by jumping in pain when she eats, so we have scheduled her with a different vet clinic to have more mouth x-rays and treatment for whatever those may reveal. This is getting really expensive! Please donate to little Bouton if you can. Many thanks.

02/17/2024

DOTTIE NEEDS SURGERY

The constant straining due to her chronic diarrhea has caused bilateral perineal hernias. These will need expensive and delicate surgery. But we cannot get that done until we find a way to control the diarrhea. We are putting her on a new diet of hydrolyzed protein to see if that helps. If not, she will need extensive diagnostics to find out what is causing the diarrhea. Please donate if you can towards her upcoming surgery plus possible x-rays, ultrasounds, etc.

She is such a champ, managing to stay cheerful and happy in spite of everything! Here she is at the top of her favorite cat tree.

02/06/2024

DOTTIE – SO ADORABLE, BUT HER DIARRHEA WON’T STOP

Little Dottie, only 5 months old, was rescued from the cold. She is cute and friendly, but her chronic runny tummy is a mystery. We have had several vet visits with all kinds of tests and tried several different medications. She tests negative for everything, and yet we cannot seem to find the right answer for her. She’s a cat conundrum. We keep trying, because Dottie really deserves her own forever home. We might have to get x-rays next if her current meds don’t help soon.

01/12/2024

THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT
75 CATS AND KITTENS FOUND FOREVER HOMES
Two senior cats like


FLICKA age 15 years

Thirty-one adult cats like


ROCKY age 2 years

Forty-two kittens like

APRICOT

Our free online listings helped volunteers find homes for 75 of the kitties they rescued.
We cannot continue offering this vital help without your donations.

12/27/2023

REMEMBER THE HOMELESS CATS OUT IN THE COLD


During 2023, your donations helped 64 kitties get medical care!

Like Rocky, diagnosed with panleukopenia, an often-fatal virus. We helped save his life.
And Mighty Kitten, victim of a raccoon attack which severely injured his tiny body.
Amiga was in pain from a pierced eye, which had to be removed.
And Luna, with skin cancer on her ear pinna, needed surgery to excise the cancer.

Vet clinic costs have risen dramatically. What used to cost hundreds, can now be one or two thousand.

Please give what you can, NOW.

Every dollar helps.

100% of your donation goes directly to help the cats and kittens.

THANK YOU!

Donate at https://www.peninsulacatworks.org/donate.php

12/18/2023

We are grateful to you for donating to our vet fund for homeless cats and kittens.

During 2023, you enabled us to help 64 animals in need of medical care!

Like Rocky, (pictured here) diagnosed with panleukopenia, an often-fatal virus. We helped to save his life.

Vet clinic costs have risen dramatically. What used to cost hundreds, can now be one or two thousand dollars. That is why we need to ask you to be extra generous in your continued year-end support. Please give as much as you can. And don’t forget employer matching donations.

We are so lucky to have a MATCHING GRANT this holiday season. Every donation you make, up to $5,000, will be matched dollar for dollar by a very generous supporter.

WE CAN DO THIS! But only with YOUR help.

Donate at https://www.peninsulacatworks.org/donate.php

THANK YOU!

11/29/2023

IMAGINE YOUR EYE IS PIERCED!

How that would hurt!

Little Amiga, a colony cat, was found by her feeders with what looked like a hole in her left eye. As they attempted to trap her to get her to the vet, the eye got worse and worse. It started bleeding. (We are not showing you what that looked like.) They tried even harder to capture her. Eventually they did. Then they asked us at Peninsula Catworks to help with funding her medical care.

The emergency vet said the eye could not be saved. It needed to be surgically removed. Because Amiga is a feral kitty and likely would not keep on a protective collar (to prevent her from fussing with the surgery site) the doctor said he could do the stitching in such a way that she would not be able to do any damage. But we were stunned to get the estimated cost:

More than $2,000!

Please help little AMIGA.

Give as much as you can comfortably afford for this sweet colony kitty.

We cannot possibly continue this work without your ongoing support!

Thank you so much.

11/21/2023

MORRIS CLEARLY NEEDED HELP

He refused to eat anything for four days. His belly swelled up so he looked pregnant. He just sat there, not moving, looking miserable.
His colony caregivers turned to Peninsula Catworks for help. This normally healthy boy needed vet care, and soon.

It turned out he had mega-colon, which was fixable. He needed an e***a and henceforth a diet of wet rather than dry food, and occasional help with over-the-counter meds to keep things moving along smoothly. He is now back in his colony, happy to be with his buddies again.

THANKS TO ALL OUR DONORS for this good outcome for Morris and other lucky kitties like him in managed colonies where the cats are spayed and neutered and monitored by loving feeders.

11/08/2023

INSTEAD OF WALKING AWAY……

It is so easy to see an animal in need and just assume that someone else will take care of it. It takes someone very special to stop and actually do something.

Cleo was lucky it was kind Kimberly who spotted him wandering in the street. She petted him, then went home and got him food and water. She contacted us at Peninsula Catworks for help getting him vet care. And, to add to her great work, she found him a new home in the neighborhood where he will be cared for and loved, as he deserves.

We will never know the stories behind these abandoned kitties, what led to their being left to fend for themselves in the streets. They cannot survive without help from caring people like Kimberly. And from generous people like you, our supporters. THANK YOU.

10/25/2023

I FEEL SO DIZZY!

TILLY was rescued from underneath a trailer where she had been surviving in fear. Her saviors, Ace Kitty Rescue (acekittyrescue.org) had her spayed, vaccinated, treated for parasites, and placed in a foster home until she could be adopted. But then she began holding her head at an odd angle and losing her balance when she walked. Clearly, something was very wrong with this pretty little one-year-old girl.

They reached out for help to pay for another vet visit for little Tilly. And of course, we said yes. After numerous expensive tests, Tilly turned out to have severe infections in both ears, causing her to wobble and circle when she walked, acting like “a drunken sailor.” She was also in pain and was so confused as to why she always felt so woozy. Fortunately, medications are helping to treat the infection, so sweet Tilly will soon be back to her normal self and looking for her forever home.

Please donate so we can help other kitties like Tilly get the medical care they need!

10/18/2023

🐾 Recent Update on Beers... NOTHING IS GONNA KEEP ME DOWN!

Report from his saviors that they will have to wait until he’s 6 months old to revisit his abdominal wall tear. They tried to repair it this week, but he is too tiny to safely access the hole without possibly damaging his ureters. His abdominal cavity is just too small to safely maneuver his organs.
He’ll be a medical foster until he’s big enough for them to go back in. But, as you can plainly see, he is up for just about everything life has to throw at him.

Previous Update: https://www.facebook.com/peninsulacatworks/posts/pfbid031pR4nAum5n3AfQE4ppiDjfGowuyAMZhdGAMioozia5fY1XLwTe49HQaCxk2K12gRl?__cft__[0]=AZWC6CZQpk9rxk0GaQG9MacbtJNRZ11DaEqtMLuiPMuwWNG3wPUZoqgVv4O_OEHqN7Zk9FJC4p6pqjTXqWjhfK2Wwx4taVD4Q-SpviiQN7RXanlZrbWupenOE8w8pfEn9CIzWzzPHzWmG6OePblcEQSV&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R

Original Story:
https://www.facebook.com/peninsulacatworks/posts/pfbid0RVdF6xkFGPTngfGZBX74dSh5GB2PczGdvShk2iUJiUFAqZ3SCuvBM2vNbHUL5jqCl?__cft__[0]=AZWqpCIp1k6jZzJghsB9jkVT4BouNYlf5CaVh2l4IbWZCV0LP4UEFqipqrOlDNWnnGnvJ2S0RZQQ5oRSxCiq1gbHu8dF1dZRfTmkoWbpCHAhcA9VzLFtqSuxscW0KtB8kvDMnu-P-Nk9Do1aEy1m_HAwnAomLdnFpU4OQxcXECO_L5GKf2XU7gMslHQj5fh7AEk&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R

10/10/2023

😟MIGHTY KITTEN NEEDS SURGERY!
Not so great news that little Beers has a large hernia in his body wall that is allowing his bladder to slide in and out. He needs abdominal surgery urgently. It is scheduled for Thursday. Cost is guesstimated at $3,000-$4,000, depending on how bad it looks when they get in there and whether he will need hospitalization afterwards.
If you possibly can, PLEASE DONATE directly to
Yolospca.org/donate (Yolo County SPCA)

Many thanks

09/28/2023

UPDATE ON “BEERS” OUR MIGHTY KITTEN
He’s doing very well and loves his foster brother, Joey. He goes to the vet next week for repeat radiographs to evaluate his hip and whether he’d benefit from an FHO surgery or not. FHO is Femoral Head Osteotomy – to correct bone-on-bone contact in the hip joint.

Please check back here for an update on that, and why he is named “Beers.”

If anyone is interested in adopting this adorable pair, when they are ready for a forever home, please get in touch.

09/14/2023

SAVED BY A SERIES OF MIRACLES 🐈 🩺 🚨
When we wonder if Peninsula Catworks can continue to exist, with money pouring out to help homeless cats, but hardly any coming in, and we are starting to lose hope…

A series of miracles comes along, and we know we absolutely MUST go on because: “MIGHTY KITTEN” is not letting an attack by two raccoons keep him down!

Miracle One: Late Thursday night, volunteer Antonia was trapping for TNR (trap/neuter/return), when she heard a kitten scream, then spotted two raccoons. She rushed toward them and as they fled, they dropped a kitten. A second later, and it would have been too late. She scooped the seemingly paralyzed kitten up in her jacket, put him in her car, then called Peninsula Catworks for vet help. We contacted nearby emergency clinic, Sage, to put the baby on our account.
Dr. Mayfield at Sage wasn’t hopeful. The kitten had injuries to his pelvic region, possibly penetrating the abdomen, probably needing surgery, which she estimated at up to ten thousand at Sage. Even hospitalizing the baby overnight there would be almost two thousand! We were devastated. We have less than five thousand left in our vet fund with nothing else to draw on. But how could we euthanize this little one just because of money?

Miracle Two: As we agonized, Dr. Mayfield came back and told us a vet tech at Sage, Jordyn, works with Yolo County SPCA in Davis, and they were offering to take “MIGHTY KITTEN” and get him the expensive life-saving treatment he needed. We could hardly believe it.

Our kitten, only two months old, was hospitalized overnight at Sage, then transferred to Veterinary Emergency Group in San Ramon. X-rays and ultrasound showed a dislocated hip plus bite wounds, but the great news was that he did not need abdominal surgery! He is on pain meds and antibiotics and wound care and is being brave and feisty. Look at that little face!

Miracle Three is YOU being there to allow us to continue doing this work for homeless cats and kittens. Without us, there is literally nobody to respond to these emergencies. We are truly unique in being available 24/7. We have less than $5,000. If we don’t get donations, and quickly, we will be forced to shut down. Please donate. Please spread the word to everyone you can reach.

🐾 https://www.peninsulacatworks.org/donate.php
🐾 https://www.facebook.com/peninsulacatworks/

We want to thank these Miracle Workers:
Antonia at Community Cat Rescue in Palo Alto
Jordyn at Yolo County SPCA in Davis
Drs. Amy Mayfield and Elyse Hammer at Sage Veterinary Centers in Redwood City
Dr. Melissa Ogg at Veterinary Emergency Group in San Ramon
And YOU, our generous supporters.

08/09/2023

IF YOU CARE ABOUT HUMANELY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF UNOWNED CATS PLEASE READ
Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR) is the only proven, humane way to reduce the population of homeless cats in our communities. No more unwanted kittens!
It is currently BANNED by the Palo Alto City Council in the City of Palo Alto and sister cities Los Altos and Los Altos Hills! What that means is volunteers who do TNR in every other community in the Bay Area, are forbidden to help homeless cats in these three cities. The result is more breeding cats, more kittens for whom there are no homes, more suffering.
Please join with cat lovers to ask Palo Alto to reverse this cruel policy. CLICK HERE
https://cacap.org/get-involved/
to be directed to a webpage that will provide you with a pre-addressed and customizable letter to make it easy for you to express your support for TNR.
The City Council meets to decide this issue at 5:30 pm Monday, August 14. Emails need to be received before 11 am Monday, August 14. So please act NOW.

Palo Alto Cats Need Your Support! The Palo Alto City Council currently bans Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR) in