Kitty Colony

23/07/2024

Can anyone help us out with a few dollars? Howie is out of forti flora and his limited ingredient food and all I have money for is a few cans of friskies and a bag of cat litter....

17/07/2024

So Chessie is running from food again and I am planning on getting her checked out by my vet tomorrow but we are completely out of funds....can you help us help Chessie feel better? If you can send a few dollars our way it would be much appreciated....
PayPal: [email protected]

Or click on the Donate tab on our website www.kittycolony.com

14/07/2024

How many will fit in the box? Prince says two.
Sometimes Chessie says three.

08/07/2024

Yep. They still love each other.
Chessie with her Prince.

04/07/2024

Yesterday I held Sally Sue in my arms for the first and last time and kissed her goodbye.

Four years ago Sally Sue and Sissy played together under the tree. I somehow wish on the other side Sally could give both Sissy and Sachi a kiss for me since they both disappeared before I could say goodbye. Rescue is full of heartbreak.
I can only do so much.
They were adopted into Heaven.

02/07/2024

Sigh. It's my birthday today and I am stuck at work all day and our Sally Sue is getting ready to leave us. Tomorrow is my day off and I have to help her cross the bridge. She had two years inside with me but 10 plus years of outdoor living took a toll on her body and it's tired of fighting. She fought a stage four heart murmur, severe stomatitis and chronic upper respiratory infections.
FIP was the final blow. She is ready to go.
Even with paying a little bit here and there we still owe upwards of $2000 on our vet bill. If you can help us please donate whatever you can. Donations made via PayPal on our website www.kittycolony.com are available immediately for payment on our account. Thanks for anything you can do.

26/06/2024

I interrupted the love....

18/06/2024

Thanks so much for your donations today!
I was able to get some food and litter and even some gravies for the babies....and guess what? Sybil is here and making biscuits in her cozy penthouse apartment until she gets used to indoor living.

17/06/2024

I believe this is Sachi's sister. I named her Sybil and she comes around every so often. Not as much as Sachi did, but she has been hanging around more and looking thin. I think she is going to come inside this week if I can get a cage ready for her. It's hard because I don't really have the funds for another kitty but I don't want her to disappear/die uncared for like Sachi. We are totally out of dry food and cat litter so if you are able to send a few dollars it would be so wonderful.

13/06/2024

Shadow has decided to become a bed kitty! Making up for lost time as an abandoned adoptee. The other kids are cozy too! Although Shadow was disappointed this morning that we are out of gravies 😥

05/06/2024

Well my symptoms got worse before they got better but I am out of bed and on my way to work but realized that I put out the last few cans of food last night and emptied the laundry detergent this morning...can anyone help us stock back up on cat food and supplies?

PayPal: [email protected]

Thanks for anything you can donate!

02/06/2024

When it rains it pours. Indy got her dental. Then it was my turn to go under the knife. I had an infected tooth/cavity/exposed nerve. I got the tooth removed on Thursday but I am at urgent care due to complications. Positive thoughts and prayers please.

Update: I got some more meds to help me feel better and Indy was feeling well enough to eat some treats!

20/05/2024

Getting ready to pack up some kitties for a road trip to the vet. If you saw our last post, we owe a lot of money to our vet right now but kitties still need care. If you are able to give and haven't done so yet please consider donating to our rescue. Donations given through the PayPal link on our website www.kittycolony.com are available immediately to help us pay our bills.
Love, Sally Sue, Indy, Shadow and me

18/05/2024

I meant to post last night but I fell into bed after work. I am exhausted. Yesterday and Thursday I woke up at the crack of dawn again to drive 2 hours to my vet office before going to work. A surgery appointment had opened up and we were able to get Garth Jr his dental extractions sooner than anticipated. He had been screaming and running away from his food and so on Tuesday my vet saw his need for a dental had become a priority. So Thursday Garth got his painful teeth removed and yesterday I drove to pick him up. Like many of our rescue kitties, Garth was a porch kitty playing in the grass a few years ago. I tried to find him a home but it has been unsuccessful so far. Sally Sue, another porch kitty has been running from food and I am hoping to get her to the vet on Monday for a steroid injection. I really want to make a payment on Monday towards our bill but our bank account is empty and I spent all my grocery money on Tuesday when I put a small payment down. Please say you can help us pay our vet bill down? We already owed 1,500 before Garths dental bill of $836, and on Monday there will be charges for meds for Sally Sue, Indy and Shadow depending on who I can bring in.... Please donate if you can.
Donations sent via the PayPal link on our website www.kittycolony.com are available immediately. You can also call in a payment on our account at Strasburg Vet Health.

15/05/2024

On Tuesday I woke up at the crack of dawn to take two kitties to the vet. I was stressed out and depressed because it seems so many cats got sick at once and we don't have funds for vet bills right now. I managed to catch two of the cats that I was worried about and put another cat in a cage on meds. On the way to the vet I broke down and cried because I felt like a failure. One of my porch kitties has been missing for several days and I felt like I failed him. And then all the other kitties that I failed in the past came to mind and the tears flowed. I knew I had to snap out of it so I put a tape in the cassette player and started to sing and pray. And I was comforted. If you want to hear one of the songs I sang then turn up the volume. If not then just join with me as I post a video of Neil Diamond going to the vet.

I could feel the presence of God as he put his arms around his crying child and I believe he understands my pain when my compassionate heart is breaking. I know I can't save them all but my heart hurts for my missing Sachi.

08/05/2024

Thanks so much to everyone who gave! Our pantry is full, bank account is back to green and we have a little bit to buy some litter and laundry detergent tonight after work!

07/05/2024

The kitties are thankful for canned food and new poo pads! Thanks so much to those who sent from our wishlist!

😔However I woke up to a negative bank balance since evidently I spent more money on cat food and litter than I actually had in the bank, so if anyone can send a few dollars our way via PayPal I would be so thankful 🙏
PayPal email is [email protected]

06/05/2024

The porch kitties were investigating a delivery this morning! Thanks so much for sending a few items from our wishlist!

05/05/2024

I finally got a chance to update our wishlist! We are out of funds again so anything you can do to help us out is very much appreciated!

24/04/2024

This is what my morning and evening looks like as a Rescue/Sanctuary. We go through a dozen+ cans a day for two dozen+ kitties inside and out. I do cat laundry morning and evening for the sanctuary cats with IBD and chronic UTI. I wish I had more baby mattress protectors ( or adult bed protectors) as they don't last long with as much washes as I do. I wish I had the funds to put Howie back on Forti Flora as that helps his IBD. I wish I had more space to bring more kitties in. I do have to bring this black porch baby in with the goopy eye and a limp. I just need to catch him because he doesn't let me touch him yet. He will be going to the vet next week if I can raise the funds.....sigh. I work full time at one job and have two part time jobs but still never seem to make ends meet. I am doing the best I can. To help as many as I can. One day at a time...one load of laundry at a time.

23/04/2024

Leon getting lots of love this weekend before crossing the bridge yesterday. Yesterday was my day off and I emptied the bank account again to pay towards our vet bill. Leon was one I was watching and he declined over the weekend, didn't want to jump, didn't want to walk, didn't want to eat. Our vet diagnosed him with Cancer in/near his kidneys. Leon was feral and this was the first time he let me pet him. He did hiss, swat and attempted to bite me after this video. We said goodbye yesterday and he is no longer in pain. We also took Shadow to get a steroid shot as he wasn't eating well nor grooming. He apparently had an ulcer in his mouth and the steroid shot should help him feel better soon. I will post more pictures of Leon and Shadow in the comments later today. Thanks for listening, thanks for helping and thanks for caring....😥

19/04/2024

Emergency help needed for funds for our kitties. We are totally out of cat litter and I need to take a few kitties to the vet the next day I have off and I maxed out our credit card last month. Can you help?
PayPal is [email protected]
Mona Lisa and Leon are thankful for anything you can give.....

06/04/2024

Just an update on a few of our kitties, Chessie was able to finally get her dental extractions last month, and we also were able to get Betty and Millie updated on vaccines.

Anyone want to adopt a sweet sister pair of 8 year olds?

Just for fun, here's a glamour shot of Tilly. She is 14 this year and heading towards her quiencenera!

26/03/2024

The last little bit of love before I held her as she went to sleep... Cancer stole her vigor. Goodnight little Minnie May.

26/03/2024

Sigh. The Easter bunnies are telling Minnie May about the beautiful gardens across the bridge. This is her last night with us. She is weak and tired so we are going to help her cross the bridge in the morning. Thoughts and prayers please for us all.

12/03/2024

Dear friends, we are opening our last bag of litter and our last 4 cans of cat food, if you can spare a few dollars we would be forever grateful.....
PayPal: [email protected]
Thanks for anything you can give. Every dollar helps buy a few cans/pouches of food!

23/02/2024

So I have pretty much been in bed all week with Covid. Jenny has been my bed buddy. I am finally starting to feel better but we are out of funds and need to buy cat litter, dewormer, Forti Flora, dry and canned food! Yikes! If you can donate a little bit it would sure help us out.
Donations given by using the PayPal link on our website www.kittycolony.org are available immediately. Any amount helps!

21/11/2023

Still in survival mode. But thankfully here.
Six sofa kitties having a slumber party.
We are out of cat food and out of funds.
Can you help? Prince would love some broths and Garth would love some pate...if you can, please donate via PayPal on our website www.KittyColony.org
Any amount is much appreciated.
Kristen and the kitties

04/10/2023

Cat friendly puppy!

Apply here!!!
https://www.shelterluv.com/embed/animal/ZOE-A-1117

01/10/2023

Sanctuary kitty Prince had his dental surgery this week, he had all but two teeth pulled and a blood blister/benign tumor removed from his nose. He was loopy with pain meds but enjoyed a midnight snack. I don't know exactly how much it's going to cost but we need your help to pay the bill and buy him some gravies to eat while he is healing. If you can donate towards our Prince please help. We are grateful for any amount. You can donate via PayPal on our website www.KittyColony.com and it is available immediately. Thanks for anything you can do.