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24/08/2024

“Yes, can we help you? We were napping so make it quick” Ethan (tabby and white), Andre (grey tabby) and Melissa (brown tabby), our Olympian kittens, have been tiring themselves out training for the next games. All the running, jumping, climbing, balancing and ball chasing all the time. This crew is ready to head to purrfect homes!

25/07/2024

Things went so well at Ella Minnow Children's Bookstore today! A couple of adoptions and a new hire-Hazel! Just kidding, Hazel would rather be a house pet, but she showed today just how sweet and chill she can be. Also, take a look at Mumford’s face-she knows she just won the family lottery and is set for life! Write a caption...

24/07/2024

This is why we do it. These sweet mamas who need to come inside, have their babies in safety and then go to their own home, spayed, vaccinated and microchipped. But we are sort of stopped up at the moment with adoptable kittens. This is why we are hosting adoption events this week, first at Ella Minnow tomorrow and then maybe an other event in the area Thursday-tbd. Also-we need a foster for this mama. Anyone in the east end want to consider this? Pop to our website for the foster application and we can talk!

10/07/2024

Every lap in every foster home looks like this. We need more laps! Apply to adopt on our website, or spread the word for us.

06/07/2024

You’d love a pair of stunning orange kittens? But are worried about them running amok in your home? Have we got the kittens for you! These guys just sleep the day away. Honest 🤣. Be in touch. We have other models if orange isn’t your thing-but they may trash your house.

29/06/2024

Caterina and Katje, a bit surprised, but have warmly welcomed a new member to their little family. New baby was found alone and cared for by some kind and now very tired people who are relived to have Caterina take over. We can’t know for sure that new baby will make it, but they are warm, fed and licked clean top to bottom, so we call it a success! But spread the word-we need adopters! So many kittens ready for homes!

11/06/2024

Caterina had a big day! This is going to be a very doted upon kitten! And while this baby is a teeny tiny toe bean, we have a whole bunch approaching adoption age, and maybe it’s time to consider a summer of kitten fun!

28/05/2024

Hello? Hello? Can I come in please? Thankfully Snowflakes rescuers said yes and brought her to us. We think she is about 4 months, little grey smudge on her head. She might be a lost girl, she might have been left behind. But she is fine now.

13/05/2024

Mother’s Day this year brought us our newest crew of kittens. Please welcome the “mums” - Chrysanthemum, Cardamum, Mumble, Mumps, and Mumford!

24/04/2024

Meet Scooter! Scooter is a beautiful little tabby girl who lives up to her name! She loves to run, jump and play especially when it involves “Da Bird” wand toy. She loves her cat grass, drinking from the tap, and is working on mastering a treat puzzle. Scooter is 1 year old and was surrendered from a home where her loving, elderly owner could no longer take care of her. She would do well in a home with people who are keen to play with her and teach her new tricks.

14/03/2024

As the weather warms up, kittens start popping up. We anticipate we will start seeing a lot of new faces around here as kitten season begins, but we wanted to take another moment to highlight a very familiar face - our darling Marge. Marge has been with us since last kitten season and is still looking for a home to call her own. She is very sweet and her fosters love her, but they can’t keep her forever. We are hoping someone will take a chance on this gorgeous girl so that she can settle down and start forming a relationship with her new family! Could it be you?

02/01/2024

Wishing everyone a happy new year and wanting to take some time to reflect on the past year. We want to say thank you to all our fosters, adopters, and donors who have made it possible for us to rescue over 50 kitties this year! We are so grateful that we are able to do this and make such a difference in so many little furry lives.

We are also feeling very thankful that we have managed to adopt out so many kitties, but we do still want to feature our gorgeous girl Marge whose last two babies got adopted last week. She has been with us since June and although her foster loves her, we need to find her a home! Please share and think about if you or anyone you know may need a little more Marge in your lives. She is a very sweet girl.

27/12/2023

Merry Christmas! Carol was dropped off this evening by a Good Samaritan who found her on his porch a few days ago. Just in time for Christmas she has landed in a soft temporary home and will be ready for adoption in the new year. So far she is a complete love!!

19/11/2023

Bart, Millhouse, and Marge Simpson are still looking for their forever homes! We have high hopes that they will find a home before the holidays. Can we make that happen?

25/10/2023

Never have we ever had a girl with such a consistent blep. Orchid has had a cuddle revelation-in that she now LOVES a good lap sit. She would love to be your lap sitting blep girl, along with her brother Lupin, a cuddle boy from way back. If you want to flip the situation, consider Phlox and Lavender, both cuddlers!

14/10/2023

We are at the Kingston Road Street Festival today! Hosted at Ella Minnow, (991 Kingston Rd) because it is chilly out and we are delicate little flowers. Come see us until 4pm. You can meet the Purples(Lupin, Lavender, Orchid and Phlox), the Neverlanders (Mr Smee & Wendy Darling), and the Sheds (W**d Wacker, Lawn Mower, Leaf Blower and Bucket).

12/10/2023

The floor is lava. SOS, more laps needed! These boys and girls are ready to go home already! Don’t need a grey lap warmer? Check in, we stock other colour ways too!

10/10/2023

Looks like a happy Thanksgiving weekend was had in the kitten room thanks to some dedicated volunteers who came to visit so we could take a break. So thankful for our fosters, adopters, vet team, friends, followers, sharers and donors. Some of you are almost everything on the list!

02/10/2023

When it has been a long day away from the kitten room and you finally come in for a visit. Everyone ate a speedy dinner to get in on lap time! This group is SO ready to be free range house buddies! Please be in touch!

20/09/2023

This is Phlox. Shoulder kittens are rare and precious. We have one. You need one. Let’s be in touch!

14/09/2023

Mock Orange still loves us after nail clipping. We try to finish a clipping session with a cuddle rather than a dramatic exit, but it doesn’t always work! Mocky assures his forever family that he will always try to cooperate for the clips. Who needs the best orange boy to join their family?

07/09/2023

Our Simpson crew is checking in with their newest glamour shots. Everyone say hi to Millhouse, Maggie, Martin, Lisa, Bart, and Marge and please tell them that they are the cutest kitties you've ever seen. Thank you.

(All are available and looking for forever homes! Please apply on our website if you need these cuties in your life)

05/09/2023

These just in…plus a very overheated mama. Thanks to the kind Scarborough neighbours who got together to bring this little family to safety by securing the babies and containing mama to a workable space for trapping. We were just getting our numbers and budget down from orbit, but it is too hot stay in a shed any longer. Name theme-things found in a shed-help us out!

26/08/2023

Sometimes we get twinnie kitties, but this time we got four. It has taken us ages to figure out our greybies. This is a Vavender and Liolet. Not to be mistaken for Thistle (who has 14 white hairs on her belly) and Lupin, who is now very clearly a boy. Mock Orange for scale. All jokes aside, there is one person who knows that Violet has a pointy face and Lavender is rounder, and it is their foster mom-but she is only confident if she has both in hand! Our greybies are grown and ready for adoption!

23/08/2023

Pop into Ella Minnow Children's Bookstore today to visit these two cuties!

In residence today until 4pm at Ella Minnow, two of our Fonts, Ariel (tabby female) and Cambria (black male). Come say hi to these beauties!

20/08/2023

Anyone who sits or lays down (check the floor first!) in our kitten room can count on these three to be on your lap in a jiffy-Azalea (tabby and white), Grape (grey and white) and Thistle. It isn’t really fair we get to enjoy these, plus ten of their equally adorable and adoptable family members. We have kittens galore-spread the word!

11/08/2023

No such thing as too much love is there? We feel like heroes when we come down to visit. But it might be partly the food. This big family is getting bigger by the day and are ready or almost ready for adoption. So many perfect personalities. Our two mamas are a special treat and need to stay together. Redbud will sneaky sit on a kitten if it is in the way of her lap time. Lilac will splay out for tummy rubs and ignore the kittos and grand kittos who get in on a sneaky nurse at the same time. We LOVE this crowd, but are starting to feel a bit selfish.

27/07/2023

Miss mama Tigerlily is really coming out of her shell with her new foster family and is looking for a forever home. A few fun facts from her foster mom!

- Lily is affectionate and loves to nudge your legs or your hand to let you know that she’s looking for a snuggle. Chin scratches and back scratches are her favourite!

- She also loves to have her silky soft coat brushed.

- She hasn’t found the courage to climb into our laps yet, but she loves to sit next to us on the couch, or at our feet, while she soaks up our pets.

- She is a playful girlie, and her favourite toy is her little catnip mouse, which she goes bananas for!

- Sitting on the windowsill, watching the world go by, is another one of her hobbies.

- Lily is a very vocal lady, and chirps to us to let us know that she is hungry, or looking for some attention and affection. And most of all, this kitty is a foodie! She absolutely loves to eat, and she can be won over in a heartbeat with a tasty treats.

Beautifully spotted, with the cutest heart-shaped nose, sweet Lily would love to be the perfect addition to your fun family.

24/07/2023

Azalea, Mock Orange, and Spirea are looking for forever laps to lounge on! These sweet sibs are ready for adoption, either in a pair or looking for a buddy cat. These sibs are 11 weeks old and practically perfect in every way 😊🥰

Swipe left to see some sweet pics of how far they’ve come and a special shout-out to their incredible mama and grandma who’ve done a great job tag teaming getting them raised up! Redbud and Lilac will be ready for adoption together once Lilacs crew are weaned.

23/07/2023

Eye-watch has begun! The Simpson crew is 10 days old now - getting chunkier by the day and we are starting to see some peepers! Leading the pack are Martin and Bart, with Lisa, Maggie and Milhouse not far behind. Mama Marge has been doing a great job with support from their amazing foster.

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We wonder how many ‘fraidy cats have been tamed due to developing a Churu addiction. The ears say no, the slurpy licker, yes. Pepper Potts has me standing tippy-toed on a stool to reach the top of the cupboard, rolling the Churu like an aging tube of toothpaste with one hand. @inaba_churu, you do good work! And we need more Churus asap!

Oh Scooter, you are a lively one! This young gal is full of love and sass. She would do well to start as an only cat for a time we think, or as a partner to a very confident young cat. Anyone ready to pounce? Be in touch!

When you are hungry and nervous and your kitten just doesn’t care. We are trying to get some meds into Hannah, it’s been a challenge since we are only sharing distances slow blinks so far. She wants the other food so bad, but has to eat the sneaky med laced food first. Poor sweetie! Hannah needs some time, but we have so many adorable kittens coming up to adoption age! Be in touch!

A Kitten Morning Routine

A little reel fun with Rosemary! Rosemary and her sibs are available for adoption through our website

Kitty needs a permanent home... Update! Emily was matched with a lovely couple just a day or so after posting! We wish everyone a happy transition and a life full of cuddles! Emily, one of our first CC Mama Cats came to us in the spring, taking care of her own litter and a few fostered to her at the shelter. She did an excellent job raising her babies while she herself remained semi feral. We fully planned on finding her a home in a warm barn or workshop, but as we had a chance to interact with her in confined spaces, we realized that she had a spark of domesticity in her after all. Once she was spayed, she went out to a foster to adopt situation where she was adored and doted upon for many months, but alas, she and her would be sister kitty couldn't come to an understanding. All that adoration, attention and eventually much needed dental care resulted in a kitty who is now most certainly a lovely house cat! She has been back with her original foster for a few weeks to see how she would do as an only. Emily needs a pretty specific situation, so please help us out by sharing. Emily needs to be an only cat. She needs to have an adopter who understands and respects shy kitties. She would be most comfortable and secure living in one room for a time-preferably a home office or another room where people spend a lot of time. She does not want to be picked up, but loves an opportunity to approach for pats and love. She eats well, uses her litter box just as she should. She is learning to PLAY! Emily is about 3 years old, and a beautiful dark tortie. If you are interested in fostering or adopting Emily, send us a message through Facebook. Our email is currently down, so we will not receive applications through our site.

SPECIAL NEEDS KITTY ALERT! Meet Earl. This plucky little fellow has so many strikes against him, but he is the most cheerful, determined, focused and physically strong kitten I’ve ever seen. When I first got him at 3 weeks, he seemed more wobbly than most kittens just learning to walk, and within a few days the vet had confirmed he had Cerebellar Hypoplasia (CH), which is a condition that occurs when a pregnant mama is exposed to the Parvo virus. This is not uncommon with stray cats, and Mama as beautiful as she is (she’s also part Maine Coon), was a stray, being fed by two neighbours in north Scarborough. Earl had an operation at two weeks to remove one of his eyes which had abscessed -- he’d only been with Cats Cradle Toronto for a week at that point. CH affects kittens in the last two weeks of gestation and the first three weeks of being born and it's not noticeable until they start to walk. While it doesn’t improve, it doesn't get worse and his limbs will strengthen and he will adapt to his circumstances. Already he is learning to walk beside a wall, and to cry for help getting into the litter box (and his big sister goes in after and covers it up!). He is incredibly playful, purrs a lot, and is a heart grabber the way he hurls himself out of his little bed to greet you when he hears your voice. Whoever adopts him (and his sister Pekoe) will have one incredibly sweet, devoted kitten who loves to curl up and be cuddled. But they also have to be prepared he will require a little more attentiveness than most cats. Check out our website for more info on Sweet Earl and to connect with us!

Snoopy gets a turn!

The Peanuts are growing so quickly now, thanks to Lucy’s excellent care. Snoopy was touch and go for a couple of weeks so he was off on his own being fed ‘round the clock and living the cozy life in his little cooler/incubator. He still loses the nipple battle, but if the other three have had their fill, he gets it all to himself for a while. He is the only one who purrs so far, and it is a big purr for such a little peanut. Lucy is counting the days until her spay so she can get back outside where she is more at ease.

Thought these little butterfly ears deserved a permanent spot on the feed ♥️ with nine to feed mama River appreciates a little help in the milk dispenser department. We have lots of kittens and mamas looking for their forever homes in the coming weeks. Check out our website to find info on the adoption applications and who we are all caring for at the moment!

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Cats Cradle Toronto was started in 2020 by a mother-daughter-daughter trio who saw a space within the existing animal rescue community for a kitten specific rescue in the east end of the city with top notch fostering support, engaging purr-fect matching efforts (kitten Tinder anyone?) and conscientious adoption facilitation.

We are new to this. And what we are now isn’t what we will be in a while, with your help. And when we say we are new to this, we mean new to formal animal rescue. We are not at all new to loving animals and welcoming animals in need into our lives. We are certainly not new to taking care of kittens, including the teenie tinies. People find us. They know we are suckers for the kittens. And we’ve been foster successes, and once a foster fail...with a sweet girl who took 6 months to mend from an accident and stayed for ten years. Our foster tally so far, is about 20 kittens, some independently found, others through area rescues.

We have so much to learn, and we are eager to work with everyone in the Toronto animal rescue community, but we do know some things already! And what we know right now is that we are dedicated to providing the BEST care possible to kittens who come our way. We will do everything we can to train, support and honour our fostering partners so they are able to raise kittens ready to be their BEST little selves in their new homes. We will do our BEST to prepare our adoptive homes to make a life-long commitment to our kittens. And we are committed to telling our kittens’ stories to the BEST of our ability so they are able to go into their new homes as quickly as possible.

We also know that working with kittens is expensive and exhausting (physically and emotionally). Kittens often need kitten formula and always need specialized food. They need specific kitty litter, they need vet care. And they need these things at all hours, day and night. Kinda like human babies. All the money, all the time. So we will be leaning on our community and supporters for help. We will keep you posted.