Feral Friends Community Cat Alliance

06/04/2025

Paying homage to Chris, his cats and Happy Cat Sanctuary . . .

– Image generated with the help of AI to honor Chris and his beloved cats.
(Image shared from Happy Jack Cats)

06/04/2025

💛🧡🤍🤎 Lu Lou is eager to meet you at the Petco Garland Firewheel!

💛🧡 She is extremely affectionate and thrives on human attention.
💛🧡 Can she play? Oh yes, she bats the little felt balls around, hides behind doors, then shuts them!!
💛🧡 Lu Lou loves climbing up her cat tree and watching the birds and squirrels.
💛🧡 She is okay with quiet non-confrontational cats.
💛🧡 Lu Lou is 10-months old with long silky white hair and the markings of a calico.

💛🧡🤍🤎 Meeting Lu Lou is love at first sight!
You can easily arrange a visit by submitting an adoption application: feralfriends.org/cat-adoption/
(Home visits are available. Also, you can foster-to-adopt or sponsor Lu Lou.)

"Lu Lou is the perfect cat." - Kathy H, foster & adoption coordinator
💛🧡🤍🤎 Here's Lu Lou's bio: feralfriends.org/kitty/lulu

💛🧡🤍🤎 Help us help cats like Lu Lou.
Donations are welcome at: feralfriends.org/donate
The Cats & Kittens "Thank You!" 🩷🐈🩷

06/04/2025

⭐ That feral cat in your yard isn't homeless. Your yard IS their home. Let them stay.

Here are 5 reasons why relocating cats is risky and why it is usually more humane to let them stay in their home territory.
🐈 1- Unfamiliar Environment
Cats living in residential neighborhoods learn to be savvy about risks in their home territory. They may know to avoid cars, kids and that aggressive dog in the neighbor's back yard. But they are less likely to know about the predators and environmental risks in their new rural environment.
🐈 2 - Territorial Cats
Cats are territorial and they may consider your barn to be one of their homes and chase newcomers off.
🐈 3- Inadequate Acclimatization
Create a secure pen to hold cats for 3 to 6 weeks. Cats are escape artists. Cats who escape before the holding period may take off and try to find their way back home.
🐈 4- Incompatible Cats
Relocations work best when the cats placed there are bonded to each other. Randomly placing cats together simply because they are feral or from the same colony is a recipe for disaster. Cats have killed or injured each other during the holding period. And if they don't get along, they are likely to MOVE along.
🐈 5- Lack of Assessment
Tame cats can appear feral or unadoptable in a shelter environment. So, it is common for people to take a barn cat from a shelter or rescue only to find that it is begging for attention and trying to get in their house a few weeks later. It is heartbreaking to see a former house cat who loves attention being forced to live in a barn.

This does NOT mean that all barn relocations are a bad idea, but it DOES mean that relocations should be a last-ditch effort when no other options exist. Most feral cats do best when allowed to remain in their home territory. Relocations should only be considered when you have the time and resources to make sure the barn homes and caretakers are pre-screened, the cats are carefully matched to the environment and a proper acclimatization is conducted. Often it is better to invest that time in keeping them in their home territory.

– Post shared from Community Cat Coalition – Content edited to fit IG specs.
communitycatcoalitionwa.org

06/04/2025

⭐ Knowing a kitten's age is important in determining what her needs are and how you can best help. For an in-depth guide to kittens' development and needs from week to week, Kitten Lady's "Determining a Kitten's Age" materials can't be beat! Using photos, text, and a video showing kitten Rosalita during her first 8 weeks of life, Kitten Lady discusses details such as when a kitten's umbilical cord falls off (4–5 days of age), how the outline of a kitten's eyelid starts to show at 7 days old, and how the eyes then gradually open at 8–12 days of age. The guide also covers kitten care, feeding, and ideal body weight for each of the first 8 weeks.

– Post shared from Bideawee's Feral Cat Initiative

⭐ View Kitten Lady's resources: https://KittenLady.org/age
Follow Kitten Lady on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kittenxlady

06/04/2025

✅️ Please visit this link for the full 'How to TNR' guidelines: https://www.friendsofferalfelines.org/how-to-tnr

🐈‍⬛️ Each TNR situation is unique, and Alley Cat Allies (a national TNR organization) has SO MANY wonderful resources & tips: https://www.alleycat.org/.../how-to-help-community-cats.../

Thank you, Friends of Feral Felines.

05/04/2025

Reminder: Mosaic, a beauteous tuxe and Lu Lou, an irresistible calico, are eager to meet you at the Petco Garland Firewheel!
Come on by and enjoy some kitty massage therapy and whisker kisses. 🐈 ❤ 🐈

05/04/2025

🩷 Meet Gracie! This resilient and loving tabby has had quite the journey. Originally adopted as a kitten in 2012, she shared a wonderful life with her humans. Sadly, her Mom human passed away, and recently, her Dad human had to move to a care facility where Gracie couldn't join him. Although she was sad and confused when she came to us, Gracie has adjusted well and she is thriving under our care. She's even enjoying her meals—maybe a little too much, as she's on a light weight-loss program now!
🩷 Gracie is a curious soul who loves to explore her surroundings and watch the world go by from the window. She finds great joy in observing the birds and squirrels outside, making her an excellent companion for someone who loves nature as much as she does. Her unique markings, including orange touches on her tail and head, give her a truly distinctive charm.
🩷 Gracie has had her senior physical and is in excellent health. While we understand that the cost of senior pet care can be challenging, Feral Friends will sponsor all her medical needs to make fostering or adoption easier.
Would you consider giving Gracie a loving home? For more information, please email [email protected]. Gracie is ready to share her love and beauty with her new family!
🩷 You can easily arrange a meet & greet with Gracie by submitting: feralfriends.org/cat-adoption
(Home visits can be arranged. Also you can foster-to-adopt and sponsor Gracie.)
Gracie is a healthy 12-year old kitty.
🩷 Grace's bio: feralfriends.org/kitty/gracie-2

🩷 Help us help senior cats like Gracie, who get often overlooked for adoption because kittens are "cuter".
Donations are welcome at: feralfriends.org/donate
The Cats & Kittens "Thank You!" 🐈 🩷 🐈

04/04/2025

How do I protect a rabbits 🐰 nest in my yard?
Cut two holes in a plastic laundry basket and place it upside down over the nest. To secure the basket in place put a brick 🧱 on top of it. This way mom can come and go safely feeding her babies.

04/04/2025

FOUND KITTENS IN DALLAS? DON'T JUST GIVE THEM AWAY!

If you've found kittens in the city of Dallas, dont just give them away to anyone. Instead, follow these crucial steps:

1. Read the chart below!!
2. If It Is determined that mom Is not coming or they are Injured, contact Dallas Animal Services and Adoption Center

By following these steps, you can help ensure the best possible outcome for these adorable kittens!

04/04/2025

04/04/2025

💚 Lu Lou is eager to meet you at the Petco Garland Firewheel!
"Lu Lou is the perfect cat." - Kathy H, foster & adoption coordinator

💚 She is extremely affectionate and thrives on human attention.
💚 Can she play? Oh yes, she bats the little felt balls around, hides behind doors, then shuts them!!
💚 Lu Lou loves climbing up her cat tree and watching the birds and squirrels.
💚 She is okay with quiet non-confrontational cats.
💚 Lu Lou is 10-months old with long silky white hair and the markings of a calico.
💚 Meeting Lu Lou is love at first sight!
You can easily arrange a visit by submitting an adoption application: feralfriends.org/cat-adoption/
(Home visits are available. Also, you can foster-to-adopt or sponsor Lu Lou.)

💚 Here's Lu Lou's bio: feralfriends.org/kitty/lulu

💚 Help us help cats like Lu Lou.
Donations are welcome at: feralfriends.org/donate
The Cats & Kittens "Thank You!" 🩷🐈🩷

04/04/2025

🐈 Did you know? Moira is a former mama kitty. She nurtured her babies well and they all found forever homes. Now Moria is in a foster home training to be an office assistant while waiting for her forever home!
🐈 Moira would truly be an incredible companion cat to someone who wants a solo kitty. Please help us find her a forever home. She is long overdue. You can easily arrange to visit her by submitting: feralfriends.org/cat-adoption (Home visits are available. You can also foster to adopt or sponsor Moira.)

🐈 Moira will be the most adoring companion to that special someone. She will snuggle in your lap, follow you around and sleep at your feet. She is well-mannered and calm. Moira makes you feel like the most important person in the world, because all she wants is to be near you!
🐈 Chin rubs, boxes, wand toys, and flat corrugated cat scratchers makeup the perfect concoction for a happy Moira.

🐈 Moira is 2-years old.
Here's her bio: feralfriends.org/kitty/moira/

Please help us help cats like Moira at:
feralfriends.org/donate
The Cats & Kittens "Thank You!"
🩷🐈🩷

04/04/2025

Attention Caregivers!
⭐ Important Notice from the Texas Coalition for Animal Protection:

Hello, Caregivers! We will not have Feral Fix at any location on May 5th & May 6th. We will be open for vaccines.
View our schedule at: https://texasforthem.org/hours-locations/vaccinations/

04/04/2025

We need you! The cats need you! Help us help the cats.
You are their lifeline.
If you are interested in volunteering, please scan QR code to apply.
Or visit links to our website:
feralfriends.org/volunteer
feralfriends.org/cat-foster-application

If you are unable to volunteer or foster, donations are welcome.
Monetary donations are tax deductible per IRS guidelines and the kittens have posted their Chewy, Walmart & Amazon Wish Lists.
If you are interested in donating, please scan the donate QR code.
Or go to: feralfriends.org/donate

The Cats and Kittens "Thank You!"
🐈❤🐈
Photos courtesy of Feral Friends volunteers:
Debbie Lynn Davia, Page Elizabeth Forgery and Karla Gant

03/04/2025

💚 Lu Lou is eager to meet you at the Petco Garland Firewheel!
"Lu Lou is the perfect cat." - Kathy H, foster & adoption coordinator

💚 She is extremely affectionate and thrives on human attention.
💚 Can she play? Oh yes, she bats the little felt balls around, hides behind doors, then shuts them!!
💚 Lu Lou loves climbing up her cat tree and watching the birds and squirrels.
💚 She is okay with quiet non-confrontational cats.
💚 Lu Lou is 10-months old with long silky white hair and the markings of a calico.

💚 Meeting Lu Lou is love at first sight!
You can easily arrange a visit by submitting an adoption application: feralfriends.org/cat-adoption/
(Home visits are available. Also, you can foster-to-adopt or sponsor Lu Lou.)

💚 Here's Lu Lou's bio: feralfriends.org/kitty/lulu

💚 Help us help cats like Lu Lou.
Donations are welcome at: feralfriends.org/donate
The Cats & Kittens "Thank You!" 🩷🐈🩷

03/04/2025

🐈 ❤ Are you a cat lover looking for a new fur friend? Well, then, it's imperative you pay Mosaic a visit at the Petco Garland Firewheel. She is magnificent!

🐈 Mosaic is extremely affectionate and gentle.
❤ She is the perfect companion.
🐈 Mosaic is easygoing and she enjoys the company of other friendly cats.
🐈 She is gorgeous, fun and friendly.
🐈 As you can see, her tuxedo markings are uniquely beautiful.
🐈 She is low maintenance. Mosaic is easily entertained by simply looking out the window.
🐈 Mosaic is almost 2-years old.

❤ You can arrange a meet and greet with Mosaic
by submitting an adoption application:
feralfriends.org/cat-adoption
(You can bring Mosaic home for a trial visit and foster-to-adopt if you so choose.)

🐈 Help us help cats like Mosaic.
Donations are welcome at:
feralfriends.org/donate/
The Cats & Kittens "Thank You!" 🐈❤🐈

03/04/2025

Adoption update:
Thank you for checking in on our sweet girl. We changed Rocksie’s name to Ella.
(Ella Alejandra Rocksie Ribbik) We take names seriously over here. Lol

She’s doing great. The first couple of days she was very nervous but we have been keeping her in my boys playroom with a nice set up. Heather (Rocksie's foster mom) saw it when she brought Ella to us for the meet and greet. We hang out in there quite a bit and love on her and play with her. She loves her cat tree and looking out the window at the birds and squirrels. She’s such a beautiful and sweet kitten.
They (our other 2 rescue cats) have been smelling each other under the door and we let Ella out two to three times a day to run around. She loves to roam. They are slowly but surely getting used to each other. She’s completely warmed up to my boys, Spencer and definitely to me.

Her story touched our hearts and souls and we have so much love to give to her. She deserves the best!
Thanks to all of you for all that you do for the sweet animals.
Stacy R, adopter

03/04/2025

🐾 FREE MICROCHIPS for Rowlett Pets! 🐾

🐶🐱 Rowlett residents—protect your pets with a **FREE microchip!** Must provide proof of residency.

📅 Every Friday in April
⏰ 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 4402 Industrial St, Rowlett, TX
📞 Appointment required: (972)-412-6219