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It’s a wonderful day for some very happy updates!!!😻 Louis went to the Humane Society for his scheduled enucleation (rem...
12/27/2024

It’s a wonderful day for some very happy updates!!!😻 Louis went to the Humane Society for his scheduled enucleation (removal of the eye) yesterday and after re-examination, they changed their minds on the recommendation for removal! They said it appears to be healing well and he’s even got a little vision out of it. We could not be happier for our little man!
Biscuits and his sister Strudel have both been altered and are just about ready for their forever homes! Biscuits thought up a slightly runny eye this morning, so no adoption center for him ‘til that’s sorted out, of course, but it doesn’t appear to be anything super serious.
What a great way to end a very successful year of rescues and adoptions!❤️

Look at these cuties! We are here today until 3pm. Please stop by!
12/21/2024

Look at these cuties! We are here today until 3pm. Please stop by!

TOMORROW!!! Cupid is finishing up her dinner and getting ready to meet you! 11409 N Dale Mabry Saturday 11-3 and 2766 E ...
12/20/2024

TOMORROW!!! Cupid is finishing up her dinner and getting ready to meet you! 11409 N Dale Mabry Saturday 11-3 and 2766 E Fowler Ave Sunday 11:30-3:30. She’s bringing a bunch of her cute friends. Come on out and get some kitten snuggles on a cold day!

Now THAT’S a strange looking kitten!🤣 Meet Snowball! A super sweet three year old neutered male, and our FIRST bunny res...
12/20/2024

Now THAT’S a strange looking kitten!🤣 Meet Snowball! A super sweet three year old neutered male, and our FIRST bunny rescue ever! Snowball was surrendered due to allergies in the home and is neutered and ready for a family who loves bun bun snuggles and will never give him up! Shoot us an email if you’re interested in meeting this dapper young bun! [email protected]

12/19/2024

Ashley Lynn would like to invite you to our adoption events this weekend! 11-3 Saturday at 11409 N Dale Mabry and 11:30-3:30 Sunday at 2766 E Fowler Ave. Come meet Ashley and a bunch of her cute friends!
Ashley is about as sweet as they come, with her gorgeous stripey coat flecked with spots of orange! She would LOVE a family for Christmas!❤️

Anyone else decorating their tree with kittens this year?🤣❤️
12/19/2024

Anyone else decorating their tree with kittens this year?🤣❤️

Biscuits would like to cordially invite you to our adoption events this weekend! On Saturday he’ll be at 11409 N Dale Ma...
12/18/2024

Biscuits would like to cordially invite you to our adoption events this weekend! On Saturday he’ll be at 11409 N Dale Mabry from 11-3 and Sunday he’ll see you at 2766 E Fowler Ave from 11:30-3:30.
This little guy has been through so much and we’re so proud of him. His skin has healed up immensely and if you didn’t know his history, you’d think he’s just a normal, playful kitten! His SISTER (yes- once the skin inflammation went down we discovered she’s a little girl!) is doing wonderfully too… just needs to gain a little more weight before she’s ready to be spayed.
Come meet Biscuits and a bunch of his cute friends this weekend! 😻

A huge congrats to Jonesy (FKA Quincy) who waited for juuussst the right mom and dad to find him! He’s only been in his ...
12/15/2024

A huge congrats to Jonesy (FKA Quincy) who waited for juuussst the right mom and dad to find him! He’s only been in his forever home for 24 hours but already appears to be living his best life. Foster care is always meant to be a temporary place, and it’s so rewarding to see our more unique kittens find what is for them a home that best fits their personality. Jonesy has already started talking to his parents and has demonstrated purrfect litterbox manners so far!🤞🏽 He seems to like the quieter household with an older feline brother to play with. You go, Jonesy! We believe in you!❤️

12/13/2024

*UPDATE*
Not the greatest vid but they had their first fight today…. So proud. 😊

**Update**Our miracle boys hit another milestone today! They got to explore the kitten room for a little while their pop...
12/12/2024

**Update**
Our miracle boys hit another milestone today! They got to explore the kitten room for a little while their pop-up was boing cleaned. It was a bit overwhelming- so many new toys and friends who wanted to play with them- but their energy will improve with time. For now, it was back to the “safety” of the pop-up to once again fill their bellies with some nice wet food!😻

12/12/2024

Give the scared ones a chance.

This little girl came in with Louis (our boy needing the eye removed) and to be honest, we almost sent her for TNR. She was terrified and would barely allow touching and holding.

She had a hard life til now; one where humans could just as easily be cruel as they could be kind, and as a small kitten, you would have no way of knowing what to expect.
So you hide and cower and yet also depend on them for food. It’s confusing.

But she’s not feral. Just frightened.

After she’s spayed in a couple weeks, she’ll face a new challenge. There will be an adoption center- one where dogs and kids and who knows what might walk by- all could be so scary for a girl like this.

And she’ll need a wonderful family to take a chance on her too.
Always take a second look at the scared ones; the ones who might be overwhelmed by their surroundings. Reach out to us! We’ve put that particular kitty there because we believe they’re going to make a family very happy. Always reach out and let us show you why! There’s a foster who will tell you how the kitty acts at home. Send you pics and vids. Tell you all the funny and sweet things and what to expect when you get home.

Give the scared kitties a chance!

https://tampabaystrays.org/donate/Louis needs our help! Louis was living outside in a trailer park out in Plant City til...
12/11/2024

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Louis needs our help! Louis was living outside in a trailer park out in Plant City til a couple of days ago, when he met a really kind lady who was delivering for Meals on Wheels. He walked right up to her and asked for help. She was so kind and scooped him up and started calling every rescue in town looking for someone with space.
We could tell from her pics Louis might need the eye removed and thankfully the Humane Society was able to squeeze him in for a consultation first thing this morning. Sure enough, his little eye is ruptured and needs to come out. Poor Louis woke up sneezing this morning, so we are going to try to hold off on surgery for a few days while the antibiotics work their magic. Please donate towards his surgery if you can and please SHARE!
If you’ve been following us, it’s been a week of one thing after another around here, but we know this little guy will feel so much better once we get the eye out. 😢

Our sweet boys were finally strong enough for a bath this afternoon! They were such good boys for the whole thing, sitti...
12/10/2024

Our sweet boys were finally strong enough for a bath this afternoon! They were such good boys for the whole thing, sitting very still and letting us shampoo them from head to toe. You can see all the detritus from their life outside; dead fleas, flea dust (dried blood) and dirt. What you can’t see in the pic is the texture of their skin; not soft and supple like a normal kitten, but rough and bumpy from a lifetime of lying in the dirt and being bitten constantly.
As we bathed them, we promised them never again would their skin feel as dry, itchy and maybe painful as it does today. It’s all going to be better from here on out!😻

Two brothers from E. MLK came to us late last night, unable to walk or even stand. They were completely dehydrated, losi...
12/09/2024

Two brothers from E. MLK came to us late last night, unable to walk or even stand. They were completely dehydrated, losing their fur, covered in fleas with bellies full of worms. The little gray guy’s eyes were sealed shut; when we applied a warm compress to help them open up, pus squirted out and ran down his face. He cries in pain when held and needs a heating pad to keep his body temp up.
We didn’t have much hope, but gave subQ fluids, flea meds and started antibiotics. We syringe fed them and the black one ate a bit on his own, too.

And somehow they’re still alive this morning.

It’s amazing how close the body can come to death and pull through sometimes. They’re far from being out of the woods, but this morning they are both up and walking, eating and drinking willingly, and the black one even pooped, meaning his digestive system is working.
Today, we’ll start deworming these two and start iron supplements to help with the anemia.
We’ll keep updates coming.
Please keep these two tiny fighters in your thoughts, and if anyone has good names for these boys, please comment! They survived the first and most critical night, we think they deserve names, right?

Anyone have a good caption? Snickers and Daisy are clearly up to something naughty this morning…🤣
12/05/2024

Anyone have a good caption? Snickers and Daisy are clearly up to something naughty this morning…🤣

TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT!!! Come join us for a fun night of good food, lots of fun and BINGO!!! This event is very family-fr...
12/04/2024

TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT!!! Come join us for a fun night of good food, lots of fun and BINGO!!! This event is very family-friendly so load up the car and we’ll see ya’ll at 6:30!
Yes, we will have some warm kittens to snuggle as well. 😉

https://tampabaystrays.org/donate/Giving Tuesday is here and we have BIG news to share! But first let us tell you about ...
12/03/2024

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Giving Tuesday is here and we have BIG news to share! But first let us tell you about little Cooper.

We got a call a couple days before thanksgiving- a family was driving down 41 after dark when they saw something small dart into the busy road.
They said a truck literally RAN OVER what they thought might be a squirrel at the time… the tiny animal crouching between the axels… only surviving because he stayed perfectly still as the wheels flew by his tiny body at 60 MPH.

They pulled over when they realized it was NOT a squirrel, but a tiny kitten! Risking their own safety, they rushed out and grabbed tiny Cooper.

Then they saw movement under a bush at the edge of the road.

Four more tiny kittens, scared and crying, were crouched in fear, huddled together, unsure of what to do or where to go. The family quickly gathered them all up and took them home. The kittens were absolutely starving and so thirsty! Covered in fleas, slightly anemic and…. Friendly.

It was clear these kittens had been dumped. By the side of a very busy road. To die. 😞

They called us the next morning for help. On their way to meet us and transfer kittens, they decided to check the spot one more time. Two more found, two more tiny lives saved. 7 total. Starving and scared.

These lives were saved because of the quick thinking of this amazing family, but also because we were able to say YES we can help.

We said yes. We were able to say yes because of donors who give the funds for Cooper and his siblings to get the food, medicine, and veterinary care they so dearly needed. This is where the money goes.

And now for the BIG news. Cooper was the 1000th animal your donations have helped us save since opening our doors in 2022!
It’s in some ways just a number; we know how many animals out there need help. But to Cooper, it was everything. Literally life-saving and life-changing.

Please help us do more good in 2025. EVERY donation helps- no matter how large or small! Thank you❤️

https://tampabaystrays.org/donate/

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Ashley Lynn would like to invite you to our adoption events this weekend! 11-3 Saturday at 11409 N Dale Mabry and 11:30-3:30 Sunday at 2766 E Fowler Ave. Come meet Ashley and a bunch of her cute friends! Ashley is about as sweet as they come, with her gorgeous stripey coat flecked with spots of orange! She would LOVE a family for Christmas!❤️

Playtime is getting so exciting! They have been watching the other kittens play with the ball tower thru the walls of their pop-up and tonight they finally got to try it out themselves. 😻 #kittensofinstagram #adoptdontshop

*UPDATE* Not the greatest vid but they had their first fight today…. So proud. 😊

Give the scared ones a chance. This little girl came in with Louis (our boy needing the eye removed) and to be honest, we almost sent her for TNR. She was terrified and would barely allow touching and holding. She had a hard life til now; one where humans could just as easily be cruel as they could be kind, and as a small kitten, you would have no way of knowing what to expect. So you hide and cower and yet also depend on them for food. It’s confusing. But she’s not feral. Just frightened. After she’s spayed in a couple weeks, she’ll face a new challenge. There will be an adoption center- one where dogs and kids and who knows what might walk by- all could be so scary for a girl like this. And she’ll need a wonderful family to take a chance on her too. Always take a second look at the scared ones; the ones who might be overwhelmed by their surroundings. Reach out to us! We’ve put that particular kitty there because we believe they’re going to make a family very happy. Always reach out and let us show you why! There’s a foster who will tell you how the kitty acts at home. Send you pics and vids. Tell you all the funny and sweet things and what to expect when you get home. Give the scared kitties a chance!

Tonight our tiny fighters are both eating on their own. ❤️ #rescuecatsofinstagram #adoptdontshop #tampabaystrays

Spoiler- Princess Buttercup did, in fact, get the tail. 🤣 She is available for adoption! Email us- [email protected] #tampabaystrays #adoptdontshop #rescuecats

SUNDAY FUNDAY!! Mango and her sister Pepper were living with a colony of well-cared-for ferals but when their mom was trapped for TNR, they landed a spot with our rescue. No more outside life for these goofballs! They will be ready for adoption in about 3 weeks or so!😻😻 #tampabaystrays #adoptdontshop #rescuecats

Head to 11409 N Dale Mabry to meet these cuties today!!! They are snuggly, playful, and so ready to bring some joy and excitement into your home. 😻 #adoptdontshop #rescuecats #tampabaystrays

Bonded pairs are special. And bonded twin brothers? The BEST!❤️ #adoptdontshop #bondedpair #rescuecats

Volume up!!! The Void has A LOT to say… mostly “come get me, forever family!” Meet this adorable little girl at 2766 E Fowler today!❤️ #adoptdontshop #tampabaystrays #housepanthersrule

Meet Tux and his brother Oreo at 2766 E Fowler today!😻 #bondedpair #tampabaystrays #rescuecats

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