Our Special Kitty PAWS

09/08/2023

Boxes always make the best toys and beds

09/04/2023

08/23/2023

Special Kitty Sealia is not pleased with her new portrait 😂

07/10/2023

Happy Monday! Rainy days cause the snoozes

07/01/2023

Sweet Karleen coming in hot

06/30/2023

Sealia makes the purrrfect bread loaf

06/29/2023

Special Kitty Elliott with is super floofy tummy

06/25/2023

An unusual holiday takes place on June 24th, Cat World Domination Day. Possible or not? Let's simply appreciate the unique relationship cats have developed with humans for thousands of years! Interestingly, our furry friends have a long history of being worshipped by humans. Ancient Egyptians treated cats like royalty and even had several cat-like gods, like Bastet and Sekhmet. Feline deities were also present in many cultures throughout history, including the mythologies and religions of Ancient Babylon, Japan, India, and North America

06/23/2023

Sweet Sealia watching birds

06/21/2023

Happy Summer!!!

06/18/2023

Happy father’s Day to all the cat dad’s (you know who you are)❤️❤️

06/17/2023

Meet Eyeballs and Red Panda. Eyeballs was born with eyeball deformities. He can see shadows. Red Panda faught Distemper as a kitten and has chronic colds. Both have heart and urinary issues also. These boys adore each other and are doing wonderful surrounded by love of our volunteers and medical team.

06/14/2023

Happy Hump Day from Hendrix.

06/12/2023

Happy Monday from special kitty Sealia 💚

06/11/2023

Meet Karleen.
She came to us with her kittens. They were extremely sick with distemper. Sadly all her kittens passed away from the virus. She developed severe anemia and had bleeding issues, at times we thought she would not make it through. We fought and she fought. She developed neurological symptoms, a side effect from Distemper. At first we were afraid she would continue to regress and get worse but she got stronger instead. She developed CH from her battle with Distemper. Cerebellar Hypoplasia, sometimes called wobbly cat syndrome, is a congenital condition in cats that is not contagious or progressive.
It occurs most commonly when a pregnant cat becomes infected with feline panleukopenia, virus and it passes to her unborn kittens. It can also be caused by trauma to the unborn kittens, malnutrition during pregnancy, or other inflammatory conditions contracted by the mother. Sometimes it can happen after getting sick from distemper like in Karleen’s case. Her wonderful foster mom took her home and fell in love. She has a permanent home with her family and is living her best life. Follow her story and shenanigans on instagram @ the_wobbly_kitty

Feline Panleukopenia Virus, otherwise known as Feline Distemper, is a highly contagious and life-threatening infectious illness in cats. It mostly affects kittens and unvaccinated cats. This is why vaccination is so important. Distemper virus suppresses the production of all white blood cells in the bone marrow. Without these cells the immune system can not fight infection. Infected cells in the intestines cause diarrhea, decreased appetite, and vomiting. Severe dehydration and secondary bacterial infections take over. The virus spreads quickly and is fatal, if left untreated. Even then with prompt treatment the fatality rate is extremely high.

06/10/2023

Mrs Peacock is less than thrilled. Poor girl got an infected abscess from a cat scratch.

06/08/2023

Caption this! Special Kitties Elliott and Sealia