The Lemon Farm

19/08/2024

This store is kicking butt for us, and so is the community! Help the store stay in the Top 5 so we can get that $1000 worth of Hill's food donated to us and our friends at Brazos River Rescue and Claws and Toe Beans! Stop by, purchase a bag or can of food, and tell them it's for the donation drive!

11/08/2024

We have a few raffle baskets set up at Petsense Cleburne. Each bag entry ticket is $1 and you can notate which particular bag you want. The smart litterbox monitor is a $5 entry for each ticket. All tickets must be purchased at the store, as we need the physical tickets to draw from, but we accept cash, venmo, or paypal for payment method. Come check out what we've got for raffle!

10/08/2024

Come out to Petsense Cleburne and hang out with us! Visit with our adoptable babies and shop some of the vendors here today! We have a photo area set up with some cute props!

06/08/2024

Rescue is a lot of moving parts and all of those moving parts are required for it to work successfully. Monetary donations aren't something everyone can do- but it's possible to fundraise on behalf of a rescue through GoFundMe and Facebook, which operate through the PayPal giving fund so everything is sent directly to the 501 without passing through anyone by PayPal.

Helping to design flyers, sharing things on social media to local pages (as nonprofit pages usually can't post to groups), helping with adoption events by doing setup or breakdown, helping transport even if it's a once in a while thing, soliciting food/supply donations from friends/family or organizing food drives big or small.

There are so many ways to help that don't require fostering an animal, though that's always a big plus!

06/08/2024

Join The Lemon Farm and our friends this Saturday at Petsense Cleburne for a great day! The store has vendors coming out to shop with, and there will be tons of cats to meet and adopt!

30/07/2024

Cat groomers are hard to find. We want to give a huge shout out to our favorite (and only) cat groomer, Lisa! Lisa works at the salon in Petsense Cleburne , where we have adoptable cats for viewing. She helps tremendously with nails of the adoptable babies, baths, and helps us keep long-haired cats well maintained and mat-free! Please, please, please- consider the needs of a long-haired cat BEFORE you adopt one. Lisa grooms cats every Thursday. Reach out to the store to book with her!

21/07/2024

As we continue to trap, neuter, and return (or place) feral cats, we urge everyone to please spay and neuter your pets. It only takes your unfixed cat getting out one time for it to spiral out of control.

21/07/2024

Help us prevent more overpopulation by getting these cats and kittens fixed!

We have already pulled 11 kittens from the colony and are waiting for them to get big enough to be spayed/neutered. There are also kittens still attached to moms.

To donate:
paypal.com/pools/c/96ehHnXdZz

We can also accept venmo donations!

11/07/2024

That 60 cat colony I've been on about? Finally got some new photos of the kittens that showed up from various litters that we need help purchasing the kitten food for. The previous 7 from this property (the cats are being fixed but litters will happen in the meantime while I work through all of the cats) are all gaining weight after parasite treatment and the royal canin babycat (now on royal canin kitten). I know it's a tall ask to buy the fancy kitten food, but I never have any that turn it down, and they all do so well on it. The baby cat kibble is so small and comfortable for them to eat before moving onto the kitten kibble.

2 cats out of this colony are going to be fixed tomorrow. 7 others were caught but we're actively producing milk, the moms that all the bitties in the photos belong to.

We will be doing damage control spaying every non-mom female we can while the kittens are still attached to the mommas, then we will move onto them. Males will be addressed also but our focus will be the females as priority.

08/07/2024

Hey y'all! We need to purchase kitten food! Current total would be $200 for 4 bags of royal canin babycat (6lbs) and 1 bag of RC kitten (14lbs) with a 20% off coupon. If you can help put towards our purchase please donate to these links for immediate access to funds:
PayPal.me/thelemonfarm
Venmo:

This food is to help get all the kittens from the 60ish cat colony we are coordinating on the Grandview/cleburne line. 20 more kittens have shown up that I'm hoping to get photos of from the caretaker or myself.

Go to paypal.me/thelemonfarm and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

07/07/2024

Pop by Petsense in Cleburne to pickup a catnip pouch for just $1 donation! They are handmade with 100% cotton, stuffed with recycled shredded crinkle paper, and silvervine catnip. Bean tested, Bean approved. You could also meet Bean! He's our Lemonbassador working very closely with our friends at Petsense! 🍋😸

01/07/2024

We have a few more working cats we need to find placement for! We have a spicy duo, a nervous but handleable duo, and a trio that's a mix of handleable and spicy. Fixed/vaccinated!

28/06/2024

Feral Friday y'all! Today The Lemon Farm went out to waxahachie and placed 4 working cats that were removed from the China spring colony! Thanks to Brazos River Rescue Ranch Page , who was contacted about the colony originally, we learned of it and paired up with Brazos as well as care for cats, who paid most of the close to $5,000 to have that colony fixed and vetted!

These 4 ladies were much too wild to go to adoptions, and so needed to find a working home that they could live out their lives and provide pest control without reproducing into an accidental colony.

If you'd like to help support the work Lemon Farm does, please consider donating to the links below

PayPal.me/thelemonfarm
Venmo:

We will soon be starting another massive colony for relocation, so will be needing more working cats placements!

25/06/2024

Sweet solene found her home! Solene came from a hoarding case a few months ago, a long with 11 other cats. She was heavily pregnant, covered in fleas so much you could scrape her back and not even touch her skin, and needed 3 dish soap baths that produced very bloody water. Our group believes in because there are too many kitties needing homes as well as a pretty grim resource pool. She's now in a home with her new mom Andrea, and she's got her very own little girl to love her to pieces! So for Andrea and her family opening their home to Solene. She gets to be a pampered only cat (she is terrified of other cats) and soak up all that attention for herself! This is what keeps us going. 💜

If you'd like to help support what we do, please consider donating to our links/handles below:

PayPal.me/thelemonfarm
Venmo:

22/06/2024

Woot! We will be placing 4 of the China spring working cats on a property this coming week! That puts us down to a remaining duo, trio, and quad, and there are still 5 remaining kitties at the property that we need to get hold of to finish it up! The nasty weather and flash flooding made it pretty impossible but we are finally into dry weather so here's hoping we can snag the last ones!

20/06/2024

Hey y'all! We are still needing to place some barn/working cats from the China spring colony! We have a couple duos, a trio, and a quad group looking for new pastures to provide.pest control! These guys range from handleable to not, but there is no cost to adopt our barn cats unless you want to donate towards our work.

We will provide the crate condo and deliver the kitties to you, they would need to stay in their condo for 3 weeks, we will also provide their litter and litter box. Let us know if you're interested!

13/06/2024

Cheeta made it through her surgery! She's going to be a bobtail now! Brazos still needs some help getting her bill covered but thankfully she's doing good and is able to live thanks to several rescues working together and the people helping us do so by donating resources whether monetary or physical!

12/06/2024

Happy everyone! A few of our current, former, and soon-to-be adoptables showing off their whiskers and wishing you a fabulous day! Interested in supporting us and helping us do what we do? Donate or share our posts! Every little bit helps. While we primarily focus on we do end up with adoptable cats and kittens sometimes! Your support helps us get them food, vet care, and and supplies. We firmly believe in

Ways you can support us:

Share our posts!
Donate!
Venmo:
Or
Paypal: paypal.me/thelemonfarm

We can also accept cash and item donations at the Cleburne Petsense!

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12/06/2024

Our bean group. Despite not being within our usual scope of things, we have ended up with some kittens. never fails to deliver. These three are being cared for by a member of our board. Edamame (orange) was found and taken to Petsense in Cleburne when he was a day old. Minestrone (white calico) was found by another rescue and brought to us. Chickpea (torbie calico) was found in a ditch alone, covered in mud and fleas. We are definitely going to need some help with vet care and for all of these little babies, in addition to the other cats currently in our care. Anything you can give greatly helps us continue doing what we do, even if it's just a share!

It's if you can spare $2.

Venmo:
Or
Paypal: paypal.me/thelemonfarm
We can also accept cash donations at the Cleburne Petsense!

05/06/2024

Today, we placed 2 barn cats out on 11.5 acres in Aquilla to live the simple life with a couple who was looking for some pest control. These girls get to live on a waterfront property on the ! They won the barn cat lottery! These girls came from the China Spring colony but didn't adjust to indoor life. They weren't because we had hoped they would be adoptable. Their new names match the resident dogs of being 90s Country Music queens, Dolly and Wynona!

Every so often the stars align and we're able to place unadoptable kitties into outdoor homes where they'll be much more comfortable. These guys did have food, water, an a little box added after the photo, as one of the new caretakers had to grab a litter box for them since I forgot it when packing up this morning. I am so thankful for responsible barn cat keepers like Will and Jordan who gave these girls a home they'll be much happier in. They'll stay in the kennel for 3 weeks before being released, and by then, they'll recognize Will and Jordan as their caretakers and be bonded to the property!

29/05/2024

27/05/2024

Courtesy Post for Brazos River Rescue Ranch Page !!

They have nearly 100 cats in their care right now either being treated for illnesses to prepare for adoptions or mommas with kittens that are tearing through food like crazy!

Brazos is in desperate need of no dye dry food to feed their charges! Foods with a lot of food dye tend to cause rough bowel movements for the cats, which can further cause issues if they're having diarrhea/soft stools. If you're able to drop off in person, Petsense in cleburne will be able to hold onto in person donations marked for Brazos. If you are interested in shipping to them, the shipping address is

P.o. box 93
Kopperl, tx 76652

Gift cards to Walmart, PetSmart, and tractor supply are also a way to donate towards buying food if you're unable to purchase a bag. Brazos goes through about 150 pounds of food a week and are the only shelter resource in the Bosque county area for cats. Please consider helping to put towards their needs for food to continue supporting their communities!

23/05/2024

One of our goals this year is to grow our social media audience! We have been on track to reaching 10k followers this year, but we need your help!

Share our page or this post with your friends and family encouraging them to follow our page. This helps us in so many ways including with donations and potential adopters! Majority of our adopters come from referrals by others who have adopted from us before.

Our goal is to hit 7500 followers by June 1st. That’s less than 50 people. We got this!!!

We will do a FREE Orbit tshirt giveaway with ALL of our followers once we reach our goal!

19/05/2024

The challenge for shelters and rescues: everyone gets upset about euthanasia but so few people are willing to foster there's literally no other choice. Our fosters are LIFE SAVERS and I'm so very grateful to them. I wish more people would step up so we could help our shelter with this crisis and no kittens would be euthanized, but the reality is that everyone who's willing to help is already helping. There's no point in asking again. What I'm asking of you now is as our shelters say goodbye to the kittens they cared for when no one steps up to help them, please say nothing but supportive things. It's not the shelter's fault they have a tiny facility, the city de-prioritizes animal welfare, very few people are willing to foster, we can't do TNVR in town like we would like, and people are irresponsible. It's not their fault I can't find adopters and make more space. It's not their fault I can't attract more fosters, volunteers, or grants or be independently wealthy. They are doing their best but it takes a community to avoid euthanasia. BTW, thank you to North Texas Cat Rescue for coming down here and pulling the fluffy kittens. THANK YOU!

*Stock photos

18/05/2024

We're a bit out of the way, but we are hoping to broadcast far enough to reach someone that is interested in volunteering to clean kennels at the Waco PetSmart! Only cleaning, and only 2 days a week. Food/water, p**p scooping, changing blankets if needed, and giving a little bit of love to the babies. Roughly an hour or two, 2x a week! If you or someone you know can lend 4 hours a week to help keep the kitties stay comfortable, let us know!

Contact Bri at 817-673-0969

18/05/2024

Fostering even for short periods of time helps rescues function! Not ready to take on an animal permanently but want to still have companionship and work with an animal to prepare it for its forever home? Fostering is a good option for that!

Helping to transport kitties to adoption events is another way to help if you can't commit to consistent volunteering!

Does anyone want to foster for just the summer? You can foster any age cat. Kitten season isn't over at the end of summer but maybe by then we'll have a really rad idea in place. Just a thought.

17/05/2024

Thank you to Jenifr Alford that donated towards us with the note to use wherever it's needed most. 💛🍋 I will hopefully have an update on the new colony, I went out on Wednesday and took some photos, found a lot of kittens ranging from 2 weeks to 6 weeks, so have to figure out who is nursing and who isn't so I can plan accordingly for trapping.

There are still 5 cats left at the China spring colony but due to all the flooding in central Texas as well as the tornadoes, we are having to postpone finishing that colony up. We have tried (as has the caretakers daughter) to snag the last remaining ones but the weather has been changing at the drop of a hat. We would not have been able to address that colony as quickly as we did without the huge amount of support that came from Care for Cats in order to aggressively spay and neuter everyone before a boatload of babies were born. 23 litters were avoided from that colony ALONE. 100+ kittens that would have been picked off by predators, parasites/illnesses, lack of nutrition/food to feed everyone sufficiently, unkind humans, vehicles, etc. This kitten season has been the worst I've ever seen in the 14 years doing this work. Spay and neuter, y'all. It's the only way we're going to get through this mess, we can't adopt our way out of it.