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a Domestic Nonprofit Corporation-Catville is a cat sanctuary with cats we have

03/12/2025
About Elder Cats and DementiaMany senior cats experience cognitive decline as they age. It isn’t misbehavior — it’s conf...
02/12/2025

About Elder Cats and Dementia
Many senior cats experience cognitive decline as they age. It isn’t misbehavior — it’s confusion, memory slipping, and bodies not cooperating like they used to.

Signs of Feline Cognitive Dysfunction (FCD):
• Missing the litter box
• Wandering or seeming “lost”
• Crying at night or being awake at unusual times
• Forgetting routines
• Increased clinginess or anxiety
• Decreased grooming
• Moments of staring at walls or corners
• Changes in personality — often softer, quieter, more fragile

How to Support an Elder Cat:
• Keep routines steady
• Use extra pads or additional shallow litter boxes
• Provide night lights or soft lamps for orientation
• Speak softly — loud voices can feel like thunder
• Offer warm, safe resting spots
• Keep familiar scents around
• Ask your vet about cognitive-support supplements (Omega-3s, SAMe, antioxidants)

Most of all:
Old cats are not being difficult.
They are living with an aging brain and doing their best.
What they need most is patience, understanding, and the same unconditional love they’ve given their whole lives.

Catville Sanctuary is proud to give our elders the dignity, safety, and kindness they deserve. Helyn Cornille

Hello… it’s me, Fiona.I’m 14 now, and most of my days are quiet, soft, and slow. I want to share something with all the ...
02/12/2025

Hello… it’s me, Fiona.
I’m 14 now, and most of my days are quiet, soft, and slow. I want to share something with all the humans who love cats like me, the ones who are aging, forgetting, leaking, wandering, and trying so hard to still be “good.”

🌙 “I am not being bad. I am being old.”

Sometimes my body forgets the rules my heart still knows.
I miss the litter box…
I wet the bed…
I find a pad on the floor and hope it is the right place.
I truly don’t mean to make a mess. My body just doesn’t listen like it used to.

🌸 “Please be patient. I get lost.”

Old cats drift in and out of little fogs.
We pause in corners we didn’t mean to be in.
We stare at walls that used to be doors.
We know you are calling us, sometimes our minds just take the long way back.

💗 “I’m still all love.”

I don’t have teeth anymore.
I’ve never had a fight in my life.
My whole purpose has always been gentle, teaching feral kittens, calming frightened newcomers, showing every little heart that kindness exists.

My own children, Poppi and the Marx Brothers, are gone now.
But I still carry love for them, and I share it with the world the only way I know how: quietly, softly, faithfully.

🌟 “Loud voices scare me.”

I don’t understand anger.
It makes my whole body fold in on itself.
Old cats like me hear thunder where humans only think they are raising their voice.

Please speak to us as if we are made of silk.
Because we are.

🙏 “Thank you for letting me grow old with dignity.”

Every soft pad on the floor is love.
Every blanket you wash is love.
Every moment of patience is love.

We don’t ask for much.
Just gentleness, understanding, and to know that our humans remember who we used to be, even when our bodies forget.

With all the quiet love in my heart,
Fiona

Some good cat moments..:)
29/11/2025

Some good cat moments..:)

11/11/2025

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🐾 “Not feral” (the hissing cat)A cat that hisses, growls, or swats but does not flee when approached is often:A socializ...
04/11/2025

🐾 “Not feral” (the hissing cat)

A cat that hisses, growls, or swats but does not flee when approached is often:

A socialized or formerly owned cat who feels cornered or threatened,

Reacting defensively in a space they consider theirs,

Communicating fear or anger rather than true wild avoidance.

These cats are often used to human contact and stand their ground rather than hiding.

🌾 “Feral” (the hiding cat)

True feral cats, by contrast:

Avoid humans entirely, often fleeing long before a person gets close,

Are rarely seen during the day,

Freeze, bolt, or climb out of reach when confronted — not hiss and fight.

They conserve energy by avoiding confrontation instead of engaging.

✅ Summary

So the meme’s message is accurate:

Feral cats hide. Socialized or stray cats fight or bluff.

This distinction is well recognized by organizations like Alley Cat Allies and the ASPCA when identifying whether a cat is feral or simply frightened.

Truth😸

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We have rescued many feral cats and built them a catio addition to the guesthouse. We have plastic slats on windows which keeps heat,cold and bugs out but cats can walk thru them.We call this home Catville. We have old ones, deaf, missing teeth, young ones hand raised all taken to vets to be fixed and shots. Some have had severe health problems one almost lost an eye off to UGA vet hospital had surgery and now she can see! We continue to work on Catville inside and outside to keep their environment entertaining and safe for them. They are healthy, happy and much loved. We also have a lovely chicken garden keeping in mind environment for them to be healthy and happy. We will keep posting updates and hope to show each and every cat on this page. Enjoy. We hope this brings inspiration to others to help feral cats. Check out the videos!

The design of Catville catio. We have the layout of rails so they can go under over other cats to get away if needed. They can hide in plants (or play and rearrange) to get away from a stronger personality (Misha lol) Some cats (younger ones) like to jump down from high up..others need steps and everywhere different ways to go over under each other. Also, have a plastic tunnel have seen many cats escape another cat ..mostly in play...and you see the "where did he go?!! So design is to minimize conflicts. It is really a very peaceful place for them and us. You never realize (unless a nighttime hunt) how many cats live here. Some in bedroom napping or eating, some in the living room, others outside in the large area. It is a paradise with more to do to improve. The little cat houses some use if rains and do not want to go inside..some nap..but also the main thing is to be on top jumping from one to another. Also, shade during hot summers all thru day different areas has shade with the little houses. I am going to try a hammock in a few of the houses to see if enjoyed, We have two windows bedroom and kitchen that are open with plastic slats that keep out heat or cold and bugs that they walk through to go to the catio.

I think is important to mention, we do not add any more cats to Catville. We do feed more ferals that have found us in the garage and have heated outdoor houses for them to use. We will catch, have them fixed shots etc and release. It is important to keep the quality of life and environment safe for our Catville family. We will never overcrowd. I would like to see more people involved in helping ferals. They need much support. I am so happy so many enjoying the heart of Catville.