The Sunshine Room

08/08/2025

Happy International Cat Day!

In 2020, I switched to fostering for Friends of Feline Urban Rescue & Rehab. I am so proud to volunteer for FURR because it is a highly reputable and responsible rescue that truly cares for the well-being and safety of cats and kittens in need.

What sets us apart:

🏡 All our cats are lovingly fostered in homes, as we have no shelter.

💁‍♀️ We are all unpaid volunteers, even the Board members, so every dollar goes to helping cats.

✅ All cats and kittens are spayed/neutered, vaccinated, tested for FIV/FeLV, dewormer/flea treated, and even microchipped prior to adoption.

✂️ FURR created our own low-cost spay/neuter clinic to help pet owners and those who care for community cats.

📋 Applications are carefully screened.

🦀 Our Board works to ban declawing.

🧡 We stand by our cats and will take back any cat adopted from us, for any reason, at any time, even years later.

Once you adopt, you’re part of the FURR family! I love to keep in touch with my adopters.

Since 2022, I’ve adopted out 59 adult cats and kittens. I can’t take all the credit, as rescue is always teamwork, and we have the best team! And of course, the biggest thanks goes to our ADOPTERS who give the cats their best life!

I’m thrilled to have had a part in these cats’ happily FURRever after 💕

THANK YOU to all of you who have supported FURR and my fostering in particular with: financial donations, shopping my wishlist, giving important items, lifting me up with encouragement, and sharing my posts. I couldn’t have done it without you!

If you’re moved to donate, you can do so via FURR’s PayPal or even Zelle (which has no fees), or Venmo me and I will Zelle it to FURR.

Thank you so much!

04/08/2025

💡Tips from The Sunshine Room

Use a screen insert with your regular screen to keep kitties from escaping!

⬇️ Link to the one I use in comments

18/07/2025

Please SHARE my fosters, Jeremiah, Jonas & Cosmo! They really need you!

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They are available for adoption through Friends of Feline Urban Rescue & Rehab

They can be seen in my home in Warren County, NJ.

♥️ Jeremiah is a big sweetheart! He is a year old, and is a big boy at 13+ pounds. He LOVES other cats and wants to be friends with all the other foster cats he has met. He is still SHY/TIMID, but has made great progress. He comes to me to be petted, rubs against my legs for attention, and takes treats out of my hand. He will need a patient adopter who will give him lots of love and understanding and the time to acclimate to a new place.

He and Jonas have been fostered together since last year and get along great. However, since Jonas is still so skittish, we want to give Jeremiah the best chance at finding a home, so they can be adopted separately because both boys love other cats.

💚 Jonas is a year old, all gray, with faint ghost stripes on his tail. He is such a sweet boy, but oh so very SKITTISH still. He only lets me pet him when he is in his bed in the open crate. After a while of being petted, he will relax and purr. He seems very comfortable in my foster room, as long as I don’t reach for him. Otherwise, he just runs, he never hisses or lashes out. He will eat in front of me and even take treats from my hand. He is very playful, and loves to wrestle and groom other cats.

🧡 Cosmo is 10 months old and his siblings were adopted, so he came to my foster room just recently. Even with his prior foster, he would only let her pet him when he is hiding. He has not purred yet for us. He is frightened and sometimes hisses if you approach too quickly, but never lashes out. He seems to really like other cats. All the boys are playful. He will eat in front of me now and will take treats from my hand.

🏡 We are looking for an adopter for Jeremiah (with or without Jonas), and either a wonderful “barn home” together for Cosmo & Jonas, or an adopter for them together or individually.

Cosmo & Jonas just met and like each other already, but are not bonded. If adopted, they can go individually as long as there is another cat in the home they can bond to.

✅ All have been neutered, ear-tipped, vaccinated, tested negative for FIV/FeLV, dewormer/flea treated, and microchipped!

⬇️ Check out their profiles on our website and APPLY if interested.

Please SHARE.
Thank you

12/07/2025

12/07/2025

12/07/2025

Cosmo came out of the closet to play!

01/07/2025

From my Ring camera in the Sunshine Room, you can see ALL four cats on the new cat tree! (You can see a tiny part of Molly on the upper right bed).

I am overwhelmed with gratitude that not one, but TWO friends, bought me this huge cat tree from my wishlist! With permission, I gave the other to a deserving teenager who is the biggest supporter of animal rescues. Just a few examples, each year for his birthday, he has asked for donations for a rescue in lieu of presents for himself! Also he donated his beautiful collection of books and some other great items to our FURR yard sale, when he could’ve easily sold them on FB for himself.

Thank you so much to these 2 special friends for the trees. As you can see, the cats LOVE it!

Since my fosters are confined to one room, sometimes for months (or years!), I strive to give them lots of attention and also create a relaxing yet fun environment where they can feel safe and thrive until they’re adopted.

I am constantly buoyed by the support from you, my family and friends, in the form of food, treats, litter, toys and such for my fosters, as well as kind comments and words of encouragement to keep going. I have fostered continuously for FURR without a break for a few YEARS now (and fostered frequently for years prior to that).

I often take adult cats or older kittens who are very shy (or have other issues) and who have been in our rescue a long time. I’ve been very lucky to get so many adopted, some of whom were truly miraculous adoptions (ex. Gigi, Stashy & Squeaky, etc).

Your support means everything and truly keeps me going, especially when I feel defeated.

I love reading your comments on my posts and sharing my joy with you all. I hope my posts show that shy and/or adult cats are just as wonderful and deserving of loving homes.

So thank you again to K & K for these amazing trees! I think of your generosity every time I see it! I don’t know who loves it more: the cats or me! As my friend’s son was assembling it, I felt like a kid on Christmas. 😂

Thank you to everyone who SHARES, reacts and comments on my posts. You are part of my “team” and together we are making a huge difference in these cats’ lives!

Also you are always welcome to visit my fosters in the Sunshine Room! It is so helpful for them to be around people other than me.

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22/06/2025

Big Ask — if anyone would like to buy this extra large tree for my foster room, that would be amazing!

As you know, my foster cats love the tree I have in there now, so it’s pretty worn out.

Link to wishlist in comments ⬇️

17/06/2025

Precious has been ADOPTED!

Welcome Cosmo to The Sunshine Room! He’s 9 months old and a shy, sweet boy.

Molly sat on top of the carrier while he hid under the mat in it. Now he is settled in the cozy cave in the tall cage.

07/06/2025

My former foster, Randall, who was adopted 3 years ago. He loves playing with the kids!