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Baby kitten rescue specializing in the care and housing of neonatal kittens
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30/08/2024

Is it possible to get 1500 likes for our legless boy Panther here??? Dr. Green with Green Orthodontics caught wind that our veterinary bills were sitting at just over $7,000. Knowing that these are funds spent directly on lifesaving medical care for kittens and cats, they presented us with a challenge. They will be donating $1 for every like or love that Panther receives, up to $1500! Just like this post, and tag your friends to like. It's as easy as that!

If Panther gets 1500 likes, his surgery and another surgical case will be paid in full

30/08/2024

Our regularly scheduled "please foster" plea 😁 Look at these healthy, chubby, fluffy little cuties. They need a home outside of a kennel. They need you! Here at the sanctuary, we primarily use kennel style accommodations due to the nature of cases that come to us (almost always sick, dying, or otherwise unwell). Kennels and barriers keep germs from spreading and keep residents safe. We have one free-roam room, but kitties have to be over 2.5 pounds to join that room. We are looking for fosters who can take nursing groups or even pairs of peanuts and give them a bigger space than what we can provide here. Our sister rescue takes these healthy transfers for us to free up space for incoming sick cases, depending on their foster availability. A bathroom or spare office is plenty of space for a couple of kittens to grow up in! Fosters needed for the Clarksville, TN area. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdExA4jH2bC_WHr9eBCus6tRt9QCCSqxbx9ZZGkpdS5wCoQnA/viewform?fbclid=IwAR0Pq1UTcEjyDYo7ZMOjrjpaNyu0jAcseajzO8X4qDxiT2NyHjKGjL3AuyA

28/08/2024

Little Zora is still fighting hard every day! If you didn’t see her last post, she has an unknown medical condition that makes eating solids difficult for her. She’s doing better and better as time goes on, just this week she’s held down more hard food than we’ve ever seen her do before! Zora eats upright so gravity can help her hold her food down which she totally disagrees with, but she’s been getting better about trying to paw her food down and making a mess (which her foster mom is so grateful for!).

On top of having difficulty eating, she can also be pretty picky. The link below will have lots of soft, tasty food options for her to try so we can keep her weight up! She’s such a strong little girl, and I truly believe she’ll overcome this obstacle. She thanks you for all your well wishes and support!

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/11V2X9CE8ZGRO?ref_=wl_share

28/08/2024

This mom urgently needs some help. And a foster. They were brought into Animal Control this way hours after mom cat labored them. She was turned in as a stray. Mom cat is not feral, she was just put into a cage for safe holding during intake. They need a foster. The Sanctuary is too full to intake this family, but Puurrrfect Paws has been aggressively pulling as many mommy cats as possible with each new foster application. They don’t take much space at all when they’re little like this. Tag a friend or family member to foster if you aren’t able to please. You can save this family! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdExA4jH2bC_WHr9eBCus6tRt9QCCSqxbx9ZZGkpdS5wCoQnA/viewform?fbclid=IwAR0Pq1UTcEjyDYo7ZMOjrjpaNyu0jAcseajzO8X4qDxiT2NyHjKGjL3AuyA

28/08/2024

Anne bonnet aka mama calico and her merry little band of pirates are doing well, even with mama Anne having a kitty cold..

The lil pirates are learning how to eat wet and dry food this week. They are also driving their mum absolutely bonkers with their shenanigans. Every time their foster mom cleans their living quarters, those messy children make a huge mess again. All Mum Anne can do is shake her head at her rambunctious offspring and ask her self “ why do you naughty lil children think sitting in the food bowl is the way to eat”

If you would like to help keep Anne bonnet and her little pirates stay nice and healthy, check out the Amazon wish list. All orders will go directly to their foster mom so they can dig in right away!!

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1YR68R2Z40IQN?ref_=wl_share

28/08/2024

🥰Meet Ceaser McCombs 🥰

Mr. Ceaser came to his foster as a stray wondering the neighborhood with his sister. He was trapped in order to give him a better quality of life and a future of being a loved house kitty. No longer having to scavenge for food or wonder if he will be safe throughout his nights and days without a home. He is fully adoptable and looking for his forever home 🐈

Within a week he began to settle in and allow himself to be loved. His found he is both kitty and doggie friendly.

Mr. Ceaser went from a lost soul who didn’t trust anyone and transformed into a purring cuddle bug. Without rescue work, he would still be roaming wondering what life would be like if only someone would stop and show him kindness.

Donations from the community allow for Saving Kittens Sanctuary to save lives like Ceaser McCombs!

23/08/2024

To everyone who supports us unconditionally- through the thick and the thin- and our recurring donors, THANK YOU for making it possible for us to take the sick and the suffering and relieve them of their pain. No animal or person should have to suffer without basic medical care. We can't always save the eyes, the limbs, or even the cat, but we can put our best foot forward trying to. And at a minimum, make sure they are comfortable and well cared for in the process.

22/08/2024

This is Zora, a tiny little thing with so much love to give. She’s an odd medical case, she has trouble holding food down of any kind but especially hard food. This is an issue because she’s past the weaning stage and shows no more interest in KMR, but boy does she want that crunchy kibble that she can’t have! We have to work with her by feeding and holding her upright so gravity can help hold her food down. For now, she’s too little for a certain diagnosis for her eating issues so until then our goal is to help her gain as much weight as possible. She’s small for her age with thin hair from lack of proper nutrients, but that doesn’t stop us from doing everything in our power to help her thrive. This means experimenting with all kinds of softer foods.

That’s where you can help! The Amazon wishlist that will be linked at the end of this post includes different kinds of flavorful foods for her to try and it will be shipped right to her foster parents door. Anything she won’t or can’t eat will go to her 9 less picky foster siblings! They will eat absolutely anything, and a lot of it!

Zora is the one of the sweetest kittens you could meet, she steals everyone’s hearts that she encounters. Her favorite things to do are play with her foster siblings, even though she’s the smallest of the bunch, and ride on her foster parent’s shoulders. She also frequently naps with the big dogs and somehow manages to climb things even the older kittens can’t. She’s a survivor, and such a strong one at that!

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/11V2X9CE8ZGRO?ref_=wl_share

21/08/2024

🐾 **Help Us Save More Furry Lives!** 🐾

Our rescue is in urgent need of donations to continue providing shelter, medical care, and loving homes for our kittens and cats. Every little bit helps, whether it's $5 or $50. Your generosity can make a world of difference for these precious animals.

💖 **How You Can Help:**
1. **Donate:** you can donate directly to this post, use our amazon or chewy link to directly donate specific items such as food and litter.
2. **Share:** Spread the word by sharing this post with your friends and family.
3. **Adopt or Foster:** If you're ready to welcome a new friend, consider adopting or fostering one of our rescue cats.

Thank you for your support and compassion. Together, we can give these cats the second chance they deserve!

🐱 **Saving Kittens Sanctuary Team** 🐱

20/08/2024

It is National Animal Foster Appreciation Week! Although we like to appreciate our fosters year round, having a special week dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments and sacrifice fosters make is important. Foster parents are a very, very, very special kind of person. Did you know only 8% of homes have ever fostered a pet before? Shelters can have euthanasia rates of 10-90% for cats, and fostered cats always fare better than their counterparts left in the shelter. Touching a nearby shelter with engaged foster support can reduce the euthanasia rate by over 50%. This is lifesaving work folks!

So why do we need to appreciate fosters and what kind of work do they do? A lot of people think fostering is all rainbows and sunshine. You pick up a cute kitten, take it home, let it eat for a couple months, and then off it goes to a new home. That is not the case at all. Our fosters work HARD. They dedicate time, energy, compassion, and have all the secret ingredients to amazing teamwork. Fosters often start with an easy placement at first, but are typically drawn to the more complicated cases such as amputations, respiratory infections, pneumonia, sickly nursing mothers, and other cats who are just really in need of a lifeline to keep hanging on. Foster responsibilities include sick care, transportation to and from vet appointments and adoption events, most of our fosters help us out with event planning and implementation, and most importantly- our fosters don't mind a bit spending some extra time mentoring new fosters to help the experience be more enjoyable for incoming people. Fostering may seem like an independent act, but it is really a whole little community happening under the surface.

So today we say THANK YOU. Thank you to all of our fosters who lift us up, rise to the call, overexert and overextend themselves in crisis, and carve that time out of their day for all of the support needs that come along with fostering. We truly could not do it without you. And with your help, we have saved over 2,000 additional cats and kittens since SKS inception. Talk about an impact!!!

19/08/2024

Mama calico came from a high kill shelter and went into labor on her freedom ride. She gave birth to seven babies, but only five of them survived. The five surviving babies are now four weeks old and are ready to start diving in to yummy kitten food. Once kittens get a taste of the delicious kitten gruel they will make it their mission to eat as much food as possible. Mama calico is still nursing and is eating extra food to supply nutrients not only to herself but to her babies. if you would like to help this family, items can be purchased from the wishlist created, especially for them by their foster mommy, Jackie. It will ship directly to her so that she can take care of this growing and beautiful family.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1YR68R2Z40IQN?ref_=wl_share

17/08/2024

We forgot $5 Friday! We have about $4000 in outstanding vet bills from sick babies, and another $1000 upcoming surgery for an amputation on a baby who was struck by a vehicle on Madison St. We also have quite a few pneumonia, failure to thrive, hemorrhagic diarrhea, and eye loss cases currently booked into critical care at the rescue so are going through lots of canned food and litter. Please consider donating toward our vet bills or supply bills so we can get these babies happy and healthy again

17/08/2024

SKS kitties there today! Go meet them!!!

15/08/2024

Jacquez Culver, he is a misunderstood boy with big potential. Jacquez is a 4 month old kitten who will hide under the blankets or behind a sink for the first week or so. He needs a calm and patient soul to give him love and attention, and to let him know that he is safe and secure. Jacquez is very cat friendly and not reactive to the dog in his foster home. He may never be a lap kitty, but boy is he HANDSOME. He is also quite funny when he engages with a toy and lets his natural self show. Jacquez is being neutered August 16 and is ready to make your acquaintance. Located in Clarksville, TN.

15/08/2024

Laverne Vaughaun is a 4 month old kitten who is more like a pet for your pet. He will purr and drool when he's caught and rubbed on, but he can't fight the urge to run from people and be a bit scared. He may grow out of this in time, but he feels very at ease and comfortable in the cat room with other kitties and can often be seen cuddling and playing with toys. Laverne needs a patient and understanding home who accepts him the way he is. Laverne is being neutered August 16 and is ready for a real home where he can shine bright like a diamond.

Complete and submit an application : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9XED1t_O9fgb4MkfK1wi-OMFJBJ039rQAZB-UjoDo5je2RA/viewform

•We are a foster based rescue in Clarksville TN. Most of our cats and kittens are in a foster home unless otherwise specified. Once an app is approved, we will setup a meet and greet for you and the kitty.

15/08/2024

Ciara Cortez is an absolute DARLING. This 3 month old little lady is available for pre-adoption now and is ready to enrich and enhance any home she moves into. She is playful, funny, eccentric, unique, and lovable. She is always ready for cuddles or a wrestling match, whatever you prefer. She matches the energy of any cat she is housed with. This people-pleaser is a total catch for any family. We do not anticipate she will last long with her exuberance and unique character, so please apply today!

Complete and submit an application : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9XED1t_O9fgb4MkfK1wi-OMFJBJ039rQAZB-UjoDo5je2RA/viewform

•We are a foster based rescue in Clarksville TN. Most of our cats and kittens are in a foster home unless otherwise specified. Once an app is approved, we will setup a meet and greet for you and the kitty.

14/08/2024

Cat Cow's job is to be at PetSmart on Wilma Rudolph Blvd Tuesday-Saturday from 9am-5pm. Yep! You got that right. This cat has a 9-5 job just like the rest of us. Some perks of her position is that she is encouraged to sleep on the job, and to indulge in recreational activities while on the clock 😁

14/08/2024

In the past month, we have had over 5 foster homes return their entire placements (ranging from 4-10 kittens each) because of family emergencies, convenience, tiring of their placement, moving, children in the household going back to school so not wanting the responsibility anymore, etc. That means 40+ healthy cats were dropped off at the rescue, which displaced 40 cats on the waiting list at Animal Control for a rescue pull. All of our medical kennels are full of healthy cats currently and we have no space for emergencies due to this. We are empathetic to the needs of fosters and greatly appreciate the sacrifice they make by offering their home to foster placements, but fosters who abuse "convenience returns" are causing significant stress for the rescue. Almost all foster placements are less than 3 months in length and we do feel it is fair to expect fosters to see that placement through to the end especially if it is only a three month placement, unless there is a true emergency prohibiting them from this.

We accommodate all foster returns for all reasons. We are 1000% committed to these cats. But this puts the rescue in a very tiring, exhausting, and depleting position of being crammed full of perfectly healthy cats who have been returned through no fault of their own. They end up in close proximity to cats who are here because they are extremely sick, because lack of space results in closer and less ideal confinement. They end up in closets, bathrooms, and often in kennels that are not ideal for the space needs of a kitten to play and be rambunctious. They end up taking time and resources away from true emergency cases who suffer from a lesser amount of time daily that can be delegated to their healing. And we have a handful of fosters that often end up as the dumping ground for people who could not see their commitments through, over-burdering and tiring those who are already doing all they can.

With that being said, we are in need of COMMITTED foster homes in the Clarksville, TN area, who can take even just 1-2 cats or kittens for a period of 3 months or less. These cats are healthy, easy cases and simply need a bathroom or spare room, transport to their neuter appointment, and transport to events for pre-adoption. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdExA4jH2bC_WHr9eBCus6tRt9QCCSqxbx9ZZGkpdS5wCoQnA/viewform?fbclid=IwAR0Pq1UTcEjyDYo7ZMOjrjpaNyu0jAcseajzO8X4qDxiT2NyHjKGjL3AuyA

12/08/2024

Dog bite Mommy went from falling asleep in her food bowl to eating independently. Her and babies seem to be feeling better today. Babies are gaining weight. Mommy cat has not gained weight but she has also not lost any more. The coccidia medication has finally kicked in and the diarrhea is slowing down significantly, which drastically improves their survival chances.

11/08/2024

This mommy cat was mauled by a dog, and promptly dumped at a high kill animal shelter in Kentucky with her babies afterwards, left to die from her injuries. By the grace of God, she made her way to our rescue for intake and eval when a new cat foster applied with Puurrrfect Paws for a nursing mom. We found substantial injury, three different abscessed areas, and the babies actively dying from severe coccidia infection. All 3 babies and mom cat are dehydrated and the mother was running a high fever and unable to properly nurse. We could not wait until our rescue vet reopens on Monday, so off to urgent care she went. We are hoping to raise $600 today to cover mom cat and baby kittens emergency vet bills. As always, we will put our best foot forward and do everything we can for this family to try to see to it that they survive this.

10/08/2024

Four more momma's are cuddled are their babies right now, not knowing if this will be the end of the line for them, or a new beginning. You can be the deciding factor for them. The orange kitten in particular is urgent because he is very sick and we cannot start treating him medically without a foster commitment for the family.

Two mommies were pulled today thanks to Puurrrfect Paws and a PPR foster. There are four more mothers and their babies who were left behind due to lack of foster. We need just four more people in all of Clarksville to step up and sign up to be a new foster. Fosters are the life blood of cat rescue. It is lifesaving work. If you have a spare bathroom or bedroom, please sign up today. The most urgent is the group with the orange kitten.

10/08/2024

Four more momma's are cuddled are their babies right now, not knowing if this will be the end of the line for them, or a new beginning. You can be the deciding factor for them.

This mommy was scared. She was in a high kill animal shelter in Kentucky, she and her baby completely at the mercy of whoever put their hands in the kennel. She did not know if we were going to help or hurt her. She curled her body around her baby to do what she could to protect him. She was scheduled to be euthanized, and the hands reaching in to her could have easily been the end of the line for her. Not by choice of the shelter employees, who network and plead and post infographics about the importance of spaying and neutering. But by necessity because there are legal requirements on having kennels open for new intakes and they have no kennel to spare for those who have been there the longest.

She was pulled thanks to Puurrrfect Paws and a PPR foster. There are four more mothers and their babies who were left behind due to lack of foster. We need just four more people in all of Clarksville to step up and sign up to be a new foster. Fosters are the life blood of cat rescue. It is lifesaving work. If you have a spare bathroom or bedroom, please sign up today.

09/08/2024

It's crunch time again!!! Animal Controls are full of nursing mother cats again. Rescues pull these space/finances permitting. We cannot intake due to medical debt for current cases. But PUURRRFECT PAWS CAN PULL THESE MOTHERS. They have the highest pull rate of any local rescue here in Clarksville, and they are ready and eager to pull every one of them and their babies. What they need to be able to do this is a foster home. We have 6 nursing mothers and their babies who need foster homes. No home means no pull. That's just how it is. If you have it in your heart to spare a bathroom or bedroom for a few months to save an entire family, please put in your foster application TODAY. It is urgent! Located in Clarksville, TN.

08/08/2024

Meet Snicker O’Doodle. He is a super snuggly guy who can be a little shy at first. He is everybody’s snuggle buddy with all his kitten friends! He’s a very calm guy who plays a little and loves to lounge! Snicker O'Doodle is very young still, so he needs a home with a kitty playmate or one of his many siblings. Located in Clarksville, TN.

08/08/2024

Meet Kaven Patrick! He can keep you entertained for hours will all his crazy playfulness but once he is tuckered out he loves to come snuggle right up with either his human or kitten friends! This beautiful boy is fully vetted to include microchip, neuter, vaccines, flea topical, combo test, and dewormer. He is a young boy and needs a home with another kitty friend to play with (or is happy to be adopted with any of his siblings, too!) Located in Clarksville, TN.

08/08/2024

It's International Cat Day! Today is a day for these guys, to increase awareness on how to love and protect them. So today we wanted to share some of our best tips:

-Weigh your kittens at home regularly! You can use a kitchen scale or baby scale. We recommend weighing daily up to 3 pounds and then once a week until 6 pounds. A healthy and happy kitten will gain weight everyday while they grow.

-Keep domesticated kitties indoors please

07/08/2024

The kitties asked me to post a special edition Wishlist Wednesday. Want to do something impactful, meaningful and life saving? On their wishlist is some time in a real home, with a real family. We love our little peanuts here, but there is no substitute for a foster home! To foster today please apply at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdExA4jH2bC_WHr9eBCus6tRt9QCCSqxbx9ZZGkpdS5wCoQnA/viewform?fbclid=IwAR0Pq1UTcEjyDYo7ZMOjrjpaNyu0jAcseajzO8X4qDxiT2NyHjKGjL3AuyA

07/08/2024

It's Wishlist Wednesday! We are going through tons and tons of kitten dry food and canned food. We also have been using quite a bit of nutrical. We are fully stocked on adult food and non clumping litter this week :) https://a.co/bBbyiQY

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Despite the massive amount of open and available floor space in this room, rescue cats prefer instead to make walking any length of distance an impossibility by swarming your feet!

Ernest has a PSA for all you guys out there having a hard time dating. If there's a lady friend who has caught your eye, who you can't imagine living your life without, who is sweet as a blossoming daisy in the sun- you should always first try to profess your love by biting her in the butt 3 times. 🤣 Guess who is getting neutered today??? #YoungLove

Can somebody help me please? I think my broom is broken. No matter how much sweeping I do, the dirt does not seem to stay in the pile??? Do you think getting a refund or buying a new broom would fix the problem? 🤣

Botfly Feral Baby

This baby... buddy let us tell you about this baby. This is George. We got a call about George from Animal Control asking if we would like the honor of working with a spitting, hissing, growling, smacking little feral orange turd. So of course we said ABSOLUTELY 😽 We pulled a nasty botfly out of his neck and treated the cellulitis left behind that caused pretty severe swelling that made breathing uncomfortable for the little guy. He rewards our efforts by continuing to this day to act a fool, but once we get our hands on him he pours a puddle of drool out of his mouth in happiness. He is actually available for pre adoption and fully recovered now, but definitely needs an understanding home of his weirdness!

Mercy

Thanks to diligent care from Mercy’s medical foster and the generosity of an amazing donor, which allowed the sanctuary to get Mercy all of her needed medical care , mercy is thriving. She was able to upgrade to deluxe accommodations today and she is loving all of her extra space. Finally, she will get a kitty friend today.

Dog Bite Baby

If I have to sit here watching this cutie patootie roll around and be absolutely adorable all day, so do you! 😁

Courtesy of a very generous donor, we were able to get this baby emergency care to stabilize him until he can see our rescue vet tomorrow. The maggots have been removed, the abscesses were reopened to encourage draining and remove the buildup of bacteria, and he has been started on an antibiotic and pain medication. He will likely need a leg amputation down the road if he survives. What is needed now for him is prayers for his healing. He has the puncture wounds, a broken leg, and fluid in the lungs. This baby is in GOOD SPIRITS! He is not suffering or in pain, so we will not euthanize unless the fluid in the lungs worsens by tomorrow. Pray, pray, pray for him please. He is content and full and playful in the moment.

Mommy and her cute little babies

Mommy cat and her adorable beans (plus so many more kittens) needing a foster home to earn their freedom ride! If you've been waiting to foster, now is a great time! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdExA4jH2bC_WHr9eBCus6tRt9QCCSqxbx9ZZGkpdS5wCoQnA/viewform?fbclid=IwAR0Pq1UTcEjyDYo7ZMOjrjpaNyu0jAcseajzO8X4qDxiT2NyHjKGjL3AuyA

Woo hoo! We have here one tiny baby who decided he would like to live 😻

Harness training your cat is a great way to safely explore the outdoors while protecting birds and other small wildlife. Sometimes our resident adopter will spend hours on the harness outside soaking up the sunshine. The only unwritten rule about cats on harnesses is the cat walks you and not vice versa 😂 We started harness training indoors where they kitty would wear his harness in increasing increments of time indoors until he was comfortable with the harness.

If you aren’t fostering, you’re missing out on THIS! 😻😻😻

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