Tips & Tails TNR and Rescue, Inc.

19/11/2025

✨Poppy & Posy- A Story of Resilience and Friendship✨

🌸 Poppy (sleek black beauty with warm green eyes) and Posy (stunning calico with striking markings) are not just lap cats in the making— they are two brave mothers who survived together. 💞

These two were found huddled in the bushes of a townhouse community; skin and bones, doing everything they could to keep their babies alive. 💔

Despite having almost nothing themselves, they co-mothered with unwavering devotion, sharing every responsibility and staying side by side through the cold, hunger, and fear. 🐈‍⬛ 🐈

Thanks to rescue, good food, and safety, they are now thriving and co-mothering their babies in much better conditions 🩷

Poppy and Posy will be available for adoption after their kittens are weaned— so put in your applications now so you can be the one to give these girls (babies themselves) their happily furever after 🏡 🐾

👆Click the link tree in our bio and click on adoptable kitties to apply and for more information!

Or visit https://www.wagtopia.com/search/org?id=3035789&page=1&sort=default&name=Tips+%26+Tails+TNR+and+Rescue,+Inc

17/11/2025

🐾 Butch Cassidy— the tiniest outlaw with the biggest heart!

He’s trading his life of mischief for something even better: a forever family to call his own. 💛

Butch Cassidy is all purrs, cuddles, and playful kitten energy. He’s ready to steal your heart… and maybe your spot on the couch. 😸

If you’ve been dreaming of a little sidekick who loves hard and plays harder, this handsome boy is waiting for you!

💫 Adopt love. Adopt Butch Cassidy. 💕

👆Click the link tree in our bio and click on adoptable kitties to apply and for more information!

Or visit https://www.wagtopia.com/search/pet?id=2498448&name=Butch+Cassidy

14/11/2025

Vaccines and exams and microchips , oh my!

PETSinc Affordable Mobile Veterinary is planning to return to the shelter Saturday, November 15th, from 2 PM to 5 PM!

All dogs must be leashed and all cats in a carrier. Please bring water for your pet during the wait.

This is a walk up clinic. No appointments needed. Wait time is expected so don't forget your water and extra patience.

713 Justice Blvd
York, SC 29745

13/11/2025

13/11/2025

Get your traps ready or let us know if you need to borrow one or two!

🐈‍⬛ 𝗧𝗡𝗩𝗥 𝗗𝗔𝗬!!🐈‍⬛
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH
No appointment needed for TNR services

Drop off 11:30 AM-1PM
This special event day is for 𝙁𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙖𝙩𝙨 𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙮. This is not for owned or friendly cats.
ALL CATS MUST BE IN TRAPS. ONE CAT PER TRAP.
This is for York County Residents only. A valid government issued York County ID will be required.

Due to limited spaces, there is a limit of 2 cats per residence. No more than 2 cats per person. TNR is for feral cats only and cats must arrive in a trap. One cat per trap. Please cover with a towel or sheet. Friendly stray cats will need to come in through the cat intake program as we have kennel space. Schedule stray friendly intakes with our Intake Coordinator.
YORK COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES' T-N-R PROGRAM WILL NOT RETURN KITTENS, FRIENDLY STRAY CATS, OR UNHEALTHY CATS TO AN AREA.

For pet and friendly cat Spay Neuter programs, please visit https://www.yorkcountygov.com/304/Spay-Neuter-Program

11/11/2025

Tonight is going to be freezing! The best place for your pets will be inside, but if they are outside, they need to be protected. Please remember outdoor pets are required to have straw or shavings for insulation.

WE JUST HAD MORE STRAW DELIVERED!!
Thanks to Project Safe Pet
Please come up to the shelter and grab a bag for your outdoor pet.

09/11/2025

Great tips for outdoor shelters!

🐈‍⬛🥶 TIPS to get cats to use winter shelters 🥶🐈‍⬛

In most cases, cats will figure out how to use shelters on their own. Here are a few things you can do to attract them if it doesn't seem like your cats are using the shelter:

▪️Be patient. Some cats need a lot of time to get comfortable with a new shelter.

▪️Loosely fill the shelter ½ to ¾ full of straw, NOT HAY. Replace the straw as needed if it gets wet, as it will become moldy. STRAW ONLY! No blankets or fabric of any sort as they hold the moisture and can lead to hypothermia. 

▪️Remove any door flaps on the shelter until they get comfortable with the shelter. While doorway flaps help keep cold air out and warm air in, they should not be added until after your cats are used to going in and out of the shelter.

▪️Some cats prefer a shelter with two doors on it, so they have an exit door if a predator or another cat were to show up trying to enter the shelter. 

▪️Do not place food in or near the shelter. Cats instinctively avoid sleeping near food as it attracts other cats and wildlife (predators).

▪️Location is important. Place the shelter where your cats are already hanging out. More feral/less social cats typically want to shelter farther away from humans. The more secluded the shelter, the more likely cats are to use it.

▪️Place the shelter near natural cover, as opposed to out in the open where your cats may not feel safe. Cats prefer to move along walls, hedges or other natural barriers and boundaries. Place the shelter under or up against a building, fence, tree, porch, bush or some type of overhang.

▪️Place the shelter with the entrance facing away from the wind, rain and snow.

▪️Make sure the shelter is on a flat surface. A wobbly shelter could discourage cats from entering.

▪️Raise the shelter up off the ground if possible, on boards or even a pallet.

▪️Try adding some catnip inside the shelter to attract them to check it out.

▪️When all else fails, try a new location, but only after giving your cats plenty of time to explore and get used to the current location.

▪️ If the cats will absolutey NOT use the shelter, it is possible they may already have a shed, crawlspace or some other shelter they sleep in where they feel safe.

THANK YOU to the caregivers who have taken the time to build a feral cat shelter. Protection from the elements is critical, especially during the cold months, and your thoughtfulness will no doubt save many lives this winter. 💙

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