Schoharie Cats (2025)

31/01/2025

We have good news for little Daisy, the 2lb adult cat rescued from outside displaying neurological symptoms caused by an ear polyp.
Her bloodwork came back and everything looks great which means she has been cleared for surgery! Yay!

We already know she is going to feel so much after her surgery! We can’t even begin to imagine how dizzy she is with the severe head tilt and spinning in circles. Her symptoms should most likely completely resolve after surgery so we are looking forward to that for her.
The vet would also like to spay Daisy while she is already under anesthesia to have the polyp removed so she doesn’t have to have two separate surgeries. While her bloodwork shows that her organs are all in good working order, anesthesia is still risky for a little tiny 2lb kitty so it’s better to do it all in one go.

Daisy’s original vet visit cost $558 and her surgery estimate along with recovery care is estimated to be just under $1,100.
Daisy’s surgery is scheduled for February 13th which means we have less than two weeks to fundraise to be able to get her this costly but necessary care. We also have four other cats getting spayed/neutered next week which will cost $640 so we greatly need your help!

We are about $600 away from our goal to be able to meet her upcoming surgery and recovery costs. If you are able to, please consider making a donation to help make this possible! If everybody who saw this donated $5 or whatever they can, we would be well on our way to meet our goal. Let’s rally together to help get Daisy better!

To Donate Directly to the vet, please call: East Greenbush Animal Hospital at (518) 477-7400. The account is under “Martha McCaffrey”.

PayPal:

Venmo: -McCaffrey

30/01/2025

After 88 days of FIP treatment…
Fudge has graduated into observation!

While the journey was tough, long and stressful, every moment was worth it!
When Fudge initially became ill, we were basically told to prepare ourselves for the worst. Her bloodwork values were off the chart. She was in kidney failure. She would hover over the water bowl all day, drink constantly and then puke it all up. She stopped eating and began to rapidly lose weight. She had a raging infection that antibiotics wouldn’t touch. But after all we had been through with Fudge just in the beginning part of her life as a bottle baby, we weren’t ready to give up on our girl and thank god we didn’t!

42 injections and 46 pills later of this miracle treatment and Fudge has made a full recovery! While the hardest part is over, the fight isn’t over yet.
Fudge now enters the observation period of FIP treatment which means she will be closely monitored for the next 84 days with bloodwork at the 4th, 8th and 12th week to make sure she doesn’t relapse once stopping treatment.

The first 6 weeks of observation are the most crucial. The most important part of this stage is to keep her routine the same (including her nightly churu she always got at med time which she now won’t let us miss) and avoid any stressors. The goal is to not trigger her immune system in any way that could negatively impact her fight against this horrific disease.
So while we let out a huge sigh of relief, we will still be holding our breath for these next 84 days.

FIP has claimed too many victims but with this new miracle treatment, it couldn’t take Fudge! For that, we are forever grateful. This win feels like a win for all of those who we have lost before this treatment became available so while we celebrate this success, we think of each of them in this moment as well.

Congratulations Fudge!

30/01/2025

Ryoji has moved to 3rd place! Cast your free vote today to help this boy in his mission to help other kitties with the prize.

https://americasfavpet.com/2025/ryoji-a362/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2b0Ucdbudf_WiwOvLQMeYTS4VHKYcVgljW9xoZ_LehklOl2KDPGixLuNE_aem_gs1NG9fOuovBLFuYXizHLw

30/01/2025

Ryoji was rescued 3 years ago from the Schoharie Trailer park alongside his three siblings. He was adopted by a wonderful family with another kitten, Cheeseburger, who was rescued from the original Schoharie house. Ryoji’s family entered this beautiful blue eyed boy into “America’s Favorite Pet Contest”. He’s currently in 4th place. Vote for him to help him stay in the race for first place!

He’s already a winner in our minds! While his stunning looks might be the first thing to catch your eye, this sweet boy has an amazing personality to match. Ryoji is the sweetest kitty who was so grateful to be rescued that he now returns the favor by being a wonderful caretaker of his family’s foster kittens (Louie’s sisters- Huey and Dewey).

Vote for this wonderful kitty today for free:

https://americasfavpet.com/2025/ryoji-a362?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1BIsz03LgPdUp9b9y2bxwGBpNNYhkzW4R4NDWu5syIysvaNx1U2Ry1mNI_aem_V9jN6qqjM6437dl14Vgzaw

28/01/2025

It is with deep sadness that we must share that Elvis has crossed over the rainbow bridge.

Our hearts are broken for this sweet boy who deserved so much more time knowing the good life.
Though he only came to us two months ago, we can confidently say we fell in love with him the second we met him. Elvis had that effect on people. Everybody who met him, fell in love. It was impossible to look into those beautiful, soulful eyes of his and not fall in love.
Elvis certainly had every reason possible to hate people after all of those who failed him in his past but there was not one ounce of hate in Elvis’ heart. Through everything Elvis went through, he never let anything take away his joy and love for life. There is a lesson to be learned there, we know he sure taught us a bunch.

Elvis lived a hard life. A life that sadly many cats on the streets never escape. While we could go over all the horrific things he endured that led him to needing rescued in the first place. We could talk about the images of the shape he was found in that will haunt us for a lifetime. How he was severely emaciated to the point where you could see and feel every single bone in his body and his old bones would crunch when you’d pick him up. The severe matting he was found with that pulled his skin so tightly that his body was left covered in wounds. And the fact that somebody out there dumped him on the streets and all the people who turned a blind eye to his suffering while he was attacked viciously by other cats leaving him to contract FIV amongst many other health concerns. We’ll never be able to understand who could do such a thing to any animal, let alone a cat so gentle, trusting and loving as Elvis.
So while we could go on and on about all the details of how horribly Elvis suffered before being saved, we will choose to focus on the good like Elvis always did because even at his lowest, he was the happiest, most grateful and loving cat.

We will forever be deeply grateful for every moment we had with this wonderful cat. Elvis truly was one of a kind. He purred every moment of everyday. Even the vet had trouble listening to his heart with the stethoscope at his appointments because he wouldn’t stop purring. From the day we got Elvis when his body was at its weakest and in his final moments, he used every ounce of strength he had left to purr and make biscuits. So while we reassured him that everything was going to be okay, he looked up at us with his soulful eyes so full of life still as if he was telling us that he knew everything was going to be okay.
So while we will always wish we had so much more time, we are thankful for the time we had that was full of so much love.
Because Elvis was rescued, he finally knew what it was like to be so loved, warm, cozy, safe and fed, even if it was for only a short time.

Rest in peace sweet boy. We will carry on your legacy by continuing our mission to help cats just like you, who otherwise may never have a chance.

We are devastated to have to share this with all of you. We know he stole the hearts of many. Thank you to every single one of you who supported Elvis during this journey and a big thank you to Gio who transported him all the way from Elmira to make his rescue possible in the first place. A soul this special could never be forgotten.

26/01/2025

Yet another day of saving the results of people not spaying and neutering their cats!

These 5 little ones were rescued from a dairy farm in Schoharie. It’s shocking that they survived in this brutal cold, they must have had a well insulated barn to hunker down in. When their moms disappeared, they were surviving off of raw cow milk which can cause deadly GI issues for kittens. These poor babies were loaded with parasites and riddled with fleas. They threw up SO many worms just on the car ride back from picking them up.
We got them all bathed, treated for fleas and worms and started on antibiotic ointment for their badly infected eyes.

They may not look it but these little ones are some of the lucky ones. They’ll have a long road ahead of them to overcome all the troubles that have been thrown at them early on but they will have everything they need to help them make a full recovery. They spent the night last night, all cozied up together, feeling the most safe, warm, clean and comfy they have ever been. Their tummies are full of yummy kitten food. They’ll never go another day cold, hungry and suffering again. It’s only up from here!

Huge thank you to fellow rescuer Heather for finding them a wonderful placement where they will have everything they need! Thank you to their wonderful foster who will be taking them in today to see them through the rest of their journey! And thank you to Nancy for rescuing these babies from the farm and reaching out to us for help. Rescue takes a village and we are so grateful to have an awesome one that networks together to help get as many cats and kittens off the streets as possible.

***BONUS: All 5 kittens are females which means these five little ladies have been saved from a lifetime of breeding and raising kittens. YAY!***

25/01/2025

This is how peaceful and comfy every cat deserves to be 💕🐾

Wagyu was rescued from a farm in Middleburgh and Egg was rescued from downtown Schenectady. While they aren’t related, they surely can relate on how grateful they are to have been rescued!

20/01/2025

Dynasty was rescued a year ago today!
Below are his then vs. now pictures!

Dynasty was trapped from the East Durham colony on a very cold, frigid night with a storm rolling in, very similarly to tonight.
He came to us covered in wounds and with his ears torn and frost bitten. A senior cat who lived a very hard life for many years. His very few remaining teeth were broken and rotting. At that time, Dynasty was completely feral but we believe every cat deserves a chance; feral or friendly.
For months, he would attempt to maul us when simply trying to give him his food bowl. One day, it was like something switched in him and he came out of his hiding spot to eat while we were close by. From that day on, he continued to make more and more progress.

Now he is unrecognizable from the cat we first rescued! This big lug loves to be held like a baby in the people he trusts’ arms. He purrs as he enjoys head scratches and even the occasional belly rub. Once we got through that tough guy exterior that he needed to survive on the streets, he revealed that he is just a big baby who wants to be loved!

His days before consisted of scavenging for food, fighting brutally with other cats, walking through the ice and snow until his paw pads were bleeding to now… where he spends his days sleeping in his favorite cat bed, eating at the all you can eat buffet and enjoying lots of love!

Time and patience can go a long way and while not every cat will come around to like people, they all deserve the chance!

20/01/2025

While many people hate the winter because they don’t want to go out in the cold weather, animal rescuers hate the winter for the suffering it brings to many animals.
Every cold night is full of worry for all the animals suffering out in these brutal temperatures.
You know that feeling when you walk out of a store or your house and it’s so brutally cold out that the wind hurts so you rush to your warm car and feel instant relief? Now multiply that feeling of the painful cold by a hundred and take away any reprieve and now you have just a glimpse of what it feels like to be a stray cat outside in the winter.

As the temperatures drop dangerously low tonight and the snow continues to fall, cats and kittens will freeze to death outside. It’s the harsh reality of the life of a street cat. Even if you don’t see them, there are feral, stray and community cats all around your neighborhood in need of help to survive these brutal temperatures. Please put out an easy to assemble straw shelter, food to provide them with the necessary extra calories they will burn trying to stay warm and water in a heated bowl or with a pinch of sugar to keep it from freezing as easily.
What may seem like a small act of kindness, it may actually be the only kindness a street cat near you will ever know.
Help keep the cats in your community safe and alive! The only difference between them and the cat curled up in your bed or on your couch right now, is that they are the victims of unfortunate circumstances. We can all do something.

And if you really hate to see kitties suffering outside of your house in the cold… bring them in! At least that’s what we did with these 3 and let’s just say, they are very grateful to leave their old street life behind!

18/01/2025

Pinto is pretty in pink 😻💕

16/01/2025

Meet Daisy…
An adult cat weighing only 2lbs!

This little lady was found stumbling around the streets of Durham in desperate need of help. She has a severe head tilt that has thrown her off balance causing her to fall over while walking (hence how she got the name, “Oopsie Daisy”) and sometimes walk in circles.

Yesterday she went to the vet on an emergency basis to get a full work up. Her ear is severely infected and she has a polyp which explains the serious vestibular issues she has going on. We also suspect she may have a polyp in her nasal cavity as well due to one sided congestion and she breaths through her mouth rather than nose.

When Daisy was brought into the vet, she was suspected to be an 8 week old kitten given that she is 2lbs and fits in the palm of your hands. You can imagine the shock we and everyone at the vet office faced when we found out Daisy is actually an adult cat and not a kitten! She is at least a year old. It is as though she is an adult cat stuck in a kitten’s body. When we found this out, we knew something else much more serious must be going on as this is very abnormal.

We had a full bloodwork panel done which we should get the results for tomorrow. This testing will tell us a lot about her organ function so we know how to proceed from here. If her organ function is good, the first step will be to get her scheduled for polyp removal surgery right away which should resolve her head tilt and congestion. The future for Daisy is very unknown right now as even the vet hadn’t quite seen anything like this before.

Daisy is the product of what happens when people don’t spay and neuter their cats. She is the one who has to suffer the consequences of genetic issues due to inbreeding. When rescuers preach about spaying and neutering everyday, it isn’t just to stop kittens from being born, it’s from stopping preventable suffering.

Though Daisy clearly has a lot going on, she is the sweetest kitty! She purrs like crazy and just wants to be held and snuggled. She doesn’t let anything slow her down. This sweet girl deserves a chance and we are going to make sure she gets it!

Her care thus far has already been very expensive (her bill yesterday alone was $560) and if she is cleared for surgery, we are looking at hundreds of more dollars that we will need to have on deck to do the surgery ASAP.
Daisy is worth it. She has already been failed by people enough in her lifetime. We want to give her the best possible chance that we can.
If you are able to, please consider donating $5 or whatever you can towards her costly, necessary medical care.

To Donate Directly to the vet, please call: East Greenbush Animal Hospital at (518) 477-7400. The account is under “Martha McCaffrey”.

PayPal:

Venmo: -McCaffrey

15/01/2025

Meet Marmalade 🧡
This beautiful girl is finally safe after living a very hard life.

We shared a post we were tagged in on Facebook about 4 cats that were left behind outside in Athens in the brutal cold when their owner moved and left them, in her own words, “to fend for themselves”. A fellow rescuer saw the shared post and planned to take in the cats. 3 of cats were able to be secured but sadly, the fourth disappeared and hasn’t been seen since.

Unfortunately, two of the cats had such horrific injuries that they were unable to be saved. One cat had such severe head trauma that blood was pouring from his ears while the other cat had broken ribs where her organs spilled out and adhered to each other. These injuries are consistent with horrific treatment. We can’t even begin to imagine what these poor cats went through to end up in this condition.

This left Marmalade as the lone survivor. When Marmalade tested FIV+, she was at risk of being euthanized so when we were contacted asking if we could take her in, we of course agreed. While Marmalade may be in better shape physically, it is clear she has been through emotional trauma. This poor girl came to us so shut down that she would just freeze when approached. When held, she curled up into a ball of fear where she would tuck her head under herself in an effort to hide.

Over the past two weeks, she has been decompressing in her foster home learning that not all people are bad. While it will take time for her heart to heal and for her to fully trust, she has already made such great progress. When being pet today, she rubbed her head into her foster’s hand and began to purr for the first time! She is realizing that she is now safe and though scared, she is clearly very grateful to be in the warm indoors with food, a cozy bed and safety.
All is up from here sweet girl 💕🐾

14/01/2025

Elvis had his first recheck at the vet since being rescued! His thyroid levels were tested and we are happy to report that they are in normal range since being started on medication for hyperthyroid a month ago.
His bloodwork values were all perfect and his urinalysis was normal. Yay!

With the wonderful progress he has made and with his organs all showing that they are functioning well for a senior cat with FIV+ who endured extreme malnutrition and starvation outside, he has been cleared for surgery!

When Elvis was found outside, he was struggling immensely to eat. He was so hungry that he would try to wolf down the food he was offered but as soon as the food got in his mouth, he would viciously paw at his mouth in pain. While we would have loved to have been able to take his dental pain away the day we got him, he wasn’t stable enough for surgery at that time so for the past month he has been eating his food in liquid/puree form which has eased his discomfort but he is still a big source of pain. He is missing most of his teeth but the ones that are left are broken and rotted. The vet believes he will need the rest of his remaining teeth removed so he can be comfortable.

Elvis also has a mammary tumor which is very uncommon for a male cat, let alone a neutered male cat. The majority of these tumors are cancerous but we won’t know until it’s removed and sent out for biopsy. The sooner the mass is removed, the better. Everyday it remains, it becomes angrier, more inflamed and continues to grow.

Elvis will have both his dental surgery and tumor removal surgery at the same time so he only has to go under anesthesia once. The estimate for these surgeries is just under $1000. Elvis’s care thus far has already been a big undertaking financially (especially with his rescue being very unexpected) so we are in great need of your help to make this possible!

Elvis lived a very hard life on the streets. He endured some of the worst suffering we have ever seen. We cannot think of a cat more deserving of complete comfort and good health than Elvis. Despite all he has been through, he is the sweetest boy who never stops purring (the vet couldn’t even get a good listen to his heart the other day because he kept purring through his whole appointment). We can’t wait to get this part done with so he can enjoy the next chapter of his life where he can enjoy the best for the rest!

If everyone who has been touched by Elvis’s story of resilience donates $5 towards his upcoming surgeries, we know we will meet our goal to get him scheduled ASAP! If you are able to, please consider making a donation towards his care!

Call Boght Veterinary Clinic: (518) 785-0718. The account is under “Martha McCaffrey”.

PayPal:

Venmo: -McCaffrey

02/01/2025

Meet “Cindy Lou Who”…
Cindy has a very sad story but it’s one that is very important to be shared as sadly, many feral cats find themselves in similar situations all too often.

Cindy is a feral cat who was doing her best to survive outside. Cindy took refuge at a farm where she hunted chicks and ducklings so she could survive.
A few weeks ago, Cindy found herself in a very bad situation. In the middle of the night, she came across a box with food in it. She was starving so she entered the box to eat. The door closed behind her and she quickly realized it was a trap.
While the trap Cindy ended up in was a humane one, the property owner who trapped her, had plans for her that were anything but humane.

If it wasn’t bad enough that poor Cindy was trapped on cold metal wires all night as a brutal snowstorm occurred where she was exposed to the elements and could have frozen to death, her fate to come, was going to be much worse if she wasn’t rescued.
The property owner who trapped Cindy, planned to kill her. He openly admitted that he was going to murder Cindy the following day if somebody wouldn’t take her in.

When we heard about this late that night, our stomachs turned. This poor girl was going to be killed, for what? Because she hungry? That’s disgusting and illegal. We didn’t have a plan but we also didn’t have time to make one but when we knew Cindy only had a matter of hours left before she was going to be shot, drowned, poisoned or who knows what, we had to figure something out. This poor girl had already been trapped for two days without any access to food or water.
We networked to make a plan and with the help of many wonderful people, Cindy made the trip from Elmira to us only a matter of hours after we were made aware of this situation, despite it being a holiday.

While it may be distressing for many of you to hear just how horrible people can be to harm these poor creatures, it’s something we hear nearly everyday. We are contacted constantly by people wanting the feral cats on their property to be trapped and removed or else “they will take matters into their own hands”.
The problem with this is that not only are shelters and rescues full to the brim with friendly, adoptable cats, there wouldn’t be a place for feral cats to go even if the shelters weren’t full. Shelters don’t accept feral cats and on the rare exception that they do, they are most often humanely euthanized as they aren’t adoptable and can be seen as a safety risk when it comes to handling.

So what is the best option if you have feral cats outside?
We understand that not everybody is a cat lover. We understand that unfixed feral cats outside do have behaviors that can negatively affect the people who live near them, such as spraying, yowling and fighting at all hours of the night.
What can fix this? SPAYING AND NEUTERING! If you have cats outside that are truly feral, look into local TNR (trap, neuter, return) programs. The nuisance behaviors you thought you had to live with, will quickly go away. You’ll be helping the cats while also helping yourself. Relocating or killing feral cats doesn’t help fix the problem. This will just cause what is known as the “vacuum effect” where other unfixed cats will move into the area when the established cats are no longer there. SPAYING AND NEUTERING is the solution!

So what’s next here for little Cindy Lou Who?
This spicy gal will be with us working on her socializing! We believe that every cat deserves a chance, feral or not. Cindy may come around with time but she may not. Either way, she is welcome here with us. We accept Cindy for who she is and will meet her where she is at. While she may not have any interest in interacting with people directly at this point, she surely is grateful for the comforts that come with the indoor life like her new fluffy bed, all you can eat buffet, vet care, warmth and safety.
We have a feeling this spicy girl will turn sweet with time and patience, like many do.

A huge thank you to everyone who made Cindy’s rescue possible so this beautiful kitty gets the chance she deserves!

01/01/2025

Happy New Year’s Eve!
Before we move into the new year, we would like to take a moment to reflect on some of the many lives saved in 2024.
Thank you to each and every one of you who has supported us to make it possible for these kitties to have a wonderful new year to look forward to.

Let’s hope for lots of good things to come in 2025!

27/12/2024

Alaska 🥹

A perfect example of why we rescue…

How far this sweet boy has come! It’s hard to believe this is the same kitten who came to us months ago. At only 1lb, Alaska was rescued from outside a motel where he was found with his neck cut open. He wreaked of infection and his neck was full of pus and 30+ maggots. It was clear this poor baby suffered for so long. It was a miracle that sepsis didn’t ravage his tiny body or that he didn’t lose too much blood from his injury to sustain life.
After lots of medical attention and daily wound care, Alaska made a full recovery! His journey has been a long and tough one but he purred and made biscuits through all of it.

We are happy to share that this sweet boy is now thriving and living his best life!

26/12/2024

Ella and Goblin were rescued from the East Durham colony!
If they hadn’t been rescued, their lives would have looked a lot different right now. But because they were saved… they are living their best life with their wonderful, loving family!
Here is them enjoying Christmas 💕🐾

Schoharie Cats

31/01/2025

30/01/2025

30/01/2025

30/01/2025

28/01/2025

26/01/2025

25/01/2025

20/01/2025

20/01/2025

18/01/2025

16/01/2025

15/01/2025

14/01/2025

02/01/2025

01/01/2025

27/12/2024

26/12/2024

Address

Website

Alerts

Contact The Business

Videos

Shortcuts

Share