Twisted Tails Cat Rescue

11/10/2024

Random update: Never thought CD would get that big. He boops with his nose and paws when you ignore the boop, when he alerts. He is pretty amazing. Picture of him as a baby is from over 2 years ago.

(picture of him laying down) Here he is this past weekend when I took him into Top Shelf. It finally cooled off enough close to 9:45pm for me to walk him over. Here he is wearing a head halti, but leash is not clipped to it. Halti has a clip running from it to the collar. Wanted to see how he did without the vest (vest is not required by law). He did great.

I'm going to miss him Monday when I head to my long-term sub class. Not taking him with me to the school at this point. He hasn't been around a ton of kids and it will be a kindergarten class. Want to see what my class will be like, get to know the kids, before going through the district to get CD (service dog) approved. He has done great when we have taken him into big crowds.

I am taking a timer to remind me to drink, migraine meds, salt packets, glucose tabs and my glucose monitor in the meantime. CD can usually detect issues before I can.

07/10/2024

Fun morning at the vet’s office. Luxie is getting checked out.

If you want to help with the vet bill:
Quail Crossing Animal Hospital - (480) 534-1126
Venmo:
PayPal: PayPal.me/TwistedTailsRescue

Please/thank you.
(Exhausted this morning, so keeping post short)

02/10/2024

Not rescue related, but kind of rescue related... as we could not have gotten this far in the year without ya'll. It's been a whirl wind the past couple of months.

Hoping to only need help with main kitty supplies for one more month. (See previous post). Otherwise, after that, it will be help with vet bills here and there for the most part.

Between working with a foster dog to get her to do better on leash, having health flare ups, fractured my foot, losing an amazing friend of the family to a motorcycle accident, helping others, and filling out application after application... I now have a lvl1 fingerprint card here in AZ and I start my substitute teaching officially in a little over week (fall break is next week). This time next year, I will be working on a teaching certificate. (Insert jumping up and down here, like a little kid in a candy store)

Can't wait to be back on track!!!

Those of you who said stay positive, thank you for your encouragement.

Image Tax:
Zunnie (hospice kitty) and Dax (foster) having a peaceful moment for once.
Demon - he's the one that had ear surgery on both ears a while ago. Isn't he looking amazing? He's a big boy!
MEME - Am an introvert trying to mentally prepare for a few months of kindergarten kids. Kids and animals are my passion, should have been a teacher instead of a web/graphic designer 15 years ago, lol!

Anyways, ya'll are amazing, don't forget that. Some of us small rescues would never make it without your kindness, compassion, patience and understanding. May the rest of this year bring every single one of you many blessings.

02/10/2024

Some updates for some awesome people!

This update is a massive Thank You to Hans R., Liz B. & Elizabeth H.!
Kitty needs have been met over the past couple of months due to their help with the dry kitty food and litter boxes. Have had to go to a few dollar trees to track down some Salty Cat Salmon cans as one of our picky eaters has chosen it lately.

We are in need for another kitty dry food order. If you donate through paypal or venmo, that will go towards a Sams Club order. If you want to order through our Chewy Wishlist, its the Friskies Dry food - Seafood flavor. (as you can see what dry food we have been ordering in the screenshots)

Chewy Wishlist: https://www.chewy.com/g/twisted-tails-cat-rescue_b71474355 -list&wishlistsortby=AVAILABILITY
(Will add chewy discount code if I come across one)
Venmo:
PayPal: PayPal.me/TwistedTailsRescue

That's the kitty items donated and needed,

11/09/2024

On 9/11, we honor the innocent lives lost, humans and animals alike 🐾, and the first responders that gave their all that fateful day. 🚒🚓🚑 May we continue to remember and reflect.

29/07/2024

We appreciate everyone's support and patience. ❤️ Here is the latest update, with more to come soon.

- Thank you to the 1 or 2 people who sent $5 e-gift cards from Chewy. We received 2. ❤️

- Why we have been pretty quiet: TTCR's family has had a rough 3 weeks. We love our CIO and her family, and seeing the loss she is going through makes us wish we could rewind time for her. We are families of angel babies/children—always loved, never forgotten.

- Skunkaroos is going back for his 3rd follow-up. He had his 3rd dental procedure 2 weeks ago to remove the last of his teeth. He is doing better, though he still slobbers a bit. Imagine a mastiff in a cat body, and you'll understand what we mean by that, lol.

- We can still use more donations. You can donate directly to our vet or through Chewy. PayPal and Venmo work too, but we know most prefer to donate directly to where we get services or place orders. ❤️

- If you know anyone in homeowners insurance, please message us. We've been informed that our insurance will require us to redo all the plumbing in our house (because it's over 50 years old) by October, or they will refuse to renew our policy. Most of the plumbing was replaced before we moved in, but we don't have invoice proof.

Here's a pic of our senior CiCi, again, for tax. We couldn't resist catching her snoozing in the sink. She looks so petite here.

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You can donate through (in order of item donation preferences):
Chewy Wishlist: https://www.chewy.com/g/twisted-tails-cat-rescue_b71474355 -list&wishlistsortby=AVAILABILITY
(Will add chewy discount code if I come across one, may have a coupon or $20 off or something)
Venmo:
PayPal: PayPal.me/TwistedTailsRescue

For those who prefer to help in other ways, you can donate directly to our vet to support our medical expenses:
Quail Crossing Animal Hospital - (480) 534-1126

12/07/2024

1st - Thank you Hans

18/06/2024

Deal Pest Control handled our pest control needs till I lost my job and could not afford them to come out anymore. They are amazing. Can't wait to afford to have them back out.

If you are in Phoenix and surrounding areas, give them a call!

16/06/2024

Okay, we thought about tossing these on the floor and letting a cat choose... however, that turned into a fiasco of chasing down cats with paper balls in their mouths.

So my partner in crime said we would just put all the paper balls in his hat and he'd choose one.

So the WINNER of the "name those kittens" is Liz B! Congrats!

If you missed out on this raffle, be ready, there are 4-7 more kittens (currently with colony care taker).

14/06/2024

We are having to reset raffle drawing for tomorrow afternoon. Setting up for TNR kittens. Dropped of 3 tier cage to colony caretaker so she could work on trapping the babies. Adults are already in process of being TNR'd.

We have to rearrange a bit to set up for the kittens to come here.

So you have till Noon tomorrow to get your raffle tickets.

Pic tax: Check out Jade sleeping, flat face into Riff Raff's back. He is so adorable!

14/06/2024

Just a reminder - Last chance to get raffle ticket for naming of kittens. $5 for each raffle ticket. Kitties will choose the winner tomorrow (Friday) afternoon!

The two tabbies are boys, we believe, But we hope the winner has some girl names just in case we got it wrong, lol!

We have 3 amazing entries so far:
Hans 20 raffle tickets
Liz 2 raffle tickets
Leah S. 3 raffle tickets

Venmo:
PayPal: PayPal.me/TwistedTailsRescue
Chewy (counts too): https://www.chewy.com/g/twisted-tails-cat-rescue_b71474355 -list

Thank you!

Isn't this kitten so cute?! S/he is 1 of the 3 kittens that need names.
S/he had just finished eating... why do they bury their face in their can food? Seriously? LOL! Yes, kitten was cleaned up after this.

PS: House may finally be done, a little over 5 months after she drove her car into our house.
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Thank you to Liz for her $10 donation (2 raffle tickets).
$65 is needed for Chewy to ship 2 30Lb bags of Seafood Friskies dry food. So we need $55 more. Keep in mind, PayPal takes a percentage now of every donation.

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🐾 We are running low on dry food and canned food. Need dry more than wet but with the AZheat, wet does help. Can you lend a paw? 🐱💕
We're currently in need of these types (they are in our Wishlist):
Friskies Seafood Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag (4 raffle tickets) or 30-lb bag (6 raffle tickets)
Friskies Purina Seafood Favorites Wet Cat Food Variety Pack, 5.5-oz can, case of 32 (5 raffle tickets)

You can donate through (in order of item donation preferences):
Chewy Wishlist: https://www.chewy.com/g/twisted-tails-cat-rescue_b71474355 -list&wishlistsortby=AVAILABILITY
(Will add chewy discount code if I come across one)
Venmo:
PayPal: PayPal.me/TwistedTailsRescue
For those who prefer to help in other ways, you can donate directly to our vet to support our medical expenses:
Quail Crossing Animal Hospital - (480) 534-1126

Every contribution makes a difference in the lives of our rescue cats. Thank you for your support! 🐱💕
PS: If you donate, please MESSAGE US TO TELL US HOW MUCH SO WE CAN MAKE SURE YOU GET the right amount of tickets. Chewy doesn't tell us who.

10/06/2024

Not the greatest pic but we had just put them back in so we could head to vets office. These are the two cuties that will have their names chosen by a raffle winner this week.

They love laying on that scratcher.

10/06/2024

He’s a champ! He’s scheduled for another dental 1st of July. Tried to save the canines but stomatitis isn’t going to allow for that, so they will removed.

For those who want to help with the vet bill specifically, donate directly to our vet:
Quail Crossing Animal Hospital - (480) 534-1126

Venmo:
PayPal: PayPal.me/TwistedTailsRescue

We were able to pay $50 towards our balance today. Ty Hans for that.

09/06/2024

Weather has started to stay over 100 degrees during the day. We have hit over 110 degrees.

Our ferals are provided water in the shade, fans to keep cool and we will be putting out frozen water bottles/jugs. They get food twice daily.

Indoor kitties are staying cool of course but we still keep it around 80 degrees inside, until we have to turn it down more.

As you can see, Frack is waking up from his afternoon nap with me. He loves nap times as he can sprawl on me or lay next to me and crash. He has to have at least a paw touching me. Rest are all napping right now as I type this.

Us humans are changing to vampire mode, get more done during dark hours and sleeping part way through the hotter hours of the day. I may join the kitties in another nap though as I haven't handled the heat well at all this year. Not at all. Having POTs does not help, can't regulate my own body temperature. Glad the kitties don't judge me for health.

Please, if you are in a state where its over 100 degrees, stay safe! Safety tips: Use water wisely
Drink about 1 cup of water per hour and at least 2-3 liters / 0.5-0.8 gallon per day.
Wet your skin using a damp cloth, spray, or wet clothing.
Don't go out mid-day if possible.

If you have dogs, please limit outside exposure during the day and do NOT walk after 10a or before 6p. Ground, even dirt and turf, tend to be too hort.

09/06/2024

This coming week, we will do the raffle.

We did lose the grey/white baby, failure to thrive.
The two baby tabbies have the constant zoomies, always on the go. Between the 2, they eat at least 5oz every 5-6 hours. One is really quiet and playful, the other is a little loud mouth and thinks he is bigger than the adult cats. Pictures coming soon.

We missed our chewy order. So got a bit of a worse deal and got smaller bags for the $35 we received, won't last as long but kitties are happy. That's all that matters.

Got accepted for a 1 hour a week job (yeah, minimum wage) creating Instagram posts for mental health awareness for a Christian based clothing company. They are launching this month.

If you want to help the kitties: share our posts, donate towards supplies or vet bill. Skunkaroos goes back in Monday for 2nd dental follow up.

Isn't this kitten so cute?! S/he is 1 of the 3 kittens that need names.
S/he had just finished eating... why do they bury their face in their can food? Seriously? LOL! Yes, kitten was cleaned up after this.

PS: House may finally be done, a little over 5 months after she drove her car into our house.
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Thank you to Liz for her $10 donation (2 raffle tickets).
$65 is needed for Chewy to ship 2 30Lb bags of Seafood Friskies dry food. So we need $55 more. Keep in mind, PayPal takes a percentage now of every donation.

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🐾 We are running low on dry food and canned food. Need dry more than wet but with the AZheat, wet does help. Can you lend a paw? 🐱💕
We're currently in need of these types (they are in our Wishlist):
Friskies Seafood Dry Cat Food, 22-lb bag (4 raffle tickets) or 30-lb bag (6 raffle tickets)
Friskies Purina Seafood Favorites Wet Cat Food Variety Pack, 5.5-oz can, case of 32 (5 raffle tickets)

You can donate through (in order of item donation preferences):
Chewy Wishlist: https://www.chewy.com/g/twisted-tails-cat-rescue_b71474355 -list&wishlistsortby=AVAILABILITY
(Will add chewy discount code if I come across one)
Venmo:
PayPal: PayPal.me/TwistedTailsRescue
For those who prefer to help in other ways, you can donate directly to our vet to support our medical expenses:
Quail Crossing Animal Hospital - (480) 534-1126

Every contribution makes a difference in the lives of our rescue cats. Thank you for your support! 🐱💕
PS: If you donate, please MESSAGE US TO TELL US HOW MUCH SO WE CAN MAKE SURE YOU GET the right amount of tickets. Chewy doesn't tell us who.

30/05/2024

We’ll do updates tomorrow.
Today is our angel baby’s 16th unbirthday so we’re doing other stuff.

Thank you for being there and helping us.

30/05/2024

Reminder!

28/05/2024

We found a kitten back around Thanksgiving. Sat out there, in the sprinkling rain, in the dark, trying to catch a black kitten, in our backyard.
Now, my dad called us to let us know to sneak out to see the cat that has been visiting over the past few months. She has the same body shape and smaller head shape that the kitten does. So she is on our TNR list.

Momma cat will need a name.
We still need $30 to get the 2 bags of dry food from chewy. (see posts on wall).