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26/08/2025

Giesela looked so sad. I put her tower together. Ynanna and Aubrey were eager to explore. Giesela said "I'll try it later, but now that all has been made equal and fair....let's eat" 🤣🤣🤣

25/08/2025

100% There are no bad cats. Just cats who've known some really rubbish human beings. People who've also overcome abusive or traumatic experiences are often very skilled at helping traumatized animals because of their understanding, empathy and patience.

25/08/2025

I just happened to put together Wyzard and Piper's tower first. The look on Giesela's face of sheer disappointment when I put it in their room. 😪 I gotta get hers assembled tonight. Poor Giesela, I had no idea they were so important to my tripod.

25/08/2025

A couple times a year, I throw out the old climbing towers and get new ones. The amount of joy and wonder they express over such a small thing is just the sweetest thing ever!!
I think they loved it 🥰

24/08/2025

Arcadia just finished her bath and brushing and I am so proud of her. It took a long time to get to the point where she enjoys this attention. Now she purrs and buries her head in my chest nuzzling me.
Arcadia was living in a feral colony when she was paralyzed by a hit and run driver. She's been with us since April 2022. First she had to learn to tolerate human interaction then to let us bathe and groom her.

21/08/2025

Last night we lost our littlest one. I don't know what happened. Its the same scenario as with Belladonna, Tyche, Fortune and her brothers years earlier and many of the other kittens found in this region over the years. The amount of either inbreeding or adult health problems in the strays seem to cause the survival rate of any kittens found to be even lower than normal. Evidently the mothers know because they abandon so many kittens.

Its heartbreaking. I never know which little ones will make it, so I try for all of them.

Pic from Tuesday

20/08/2025

The sisterly bond between these two is just the sweetest thing!

20/08/2025

Little man started purring yesterday. He's a happy little fellow. I love taking care of itty bitty ones.
Still thinking on names. Nothing seem just right for such a big personality in a teeny tiny body

20/08/2025

my doctor asked me if rescue was stressful. I said, "Imagine you work in an ER where every patient who comes in is an orphaned child. If you and your staff can save them, you'll be their foster parent until they're adopted. They may come with trauma and behavior challenges. You'll be fostering several of these cases simultaneously all with their own unique needs. If you can't save them, you hold them and try to give them a lifetime of love in a few brief hours. You are responsible for their medical bills, room and board. There are other ERs you can send them to if you're full, but they are just as strained as you are.
It's the best thing and the hardest thing all at once. Oh, and some days you are also driving the ambulance.

Really wise words on compassion fatigue. Originally posted by another rescue.

https://www.facebook.com/share/1A1Qa2Kjdy/

If you're thinking of getting into animal rescue, here's something you need to know:

You need to build armor, not just for the hard work, but for the people.

You’ll need more than compassion. You’ll need resilience. You’ll need to remind yourself daily why you started, because the world will test you.

People will cheer you on when you post a happy rescue story. But when you say no, because your rescue is full, your funds are low, or your team is exhausted, those same voices will criticize you.

They’ll forget the animals you saved and focus on the one you couldn’t take.

Don’t let it change your heart.

Some people will praise your care, your process, your kindness, until they want to surrender a pet, and you ask questions or try to help them work through it. Suddenly, you’re the worst person for them.

That’s part of the job.

You’ll lose relationships. Some friends won’t understand why you fight for animal rights. Others will be cold to you when you’re being too dramatic for them after spending the night with a dying rescue.

Let them go.

People will call you every hour, message you at 2am, expect you to be available around the clock. And when you finally pause to breathe, they’ll say you’re fake, you don’t care.

It’ll sting, but keep breathing anyway.

Other rescuers will criticize how you operate, even if they’ve never set foot in your rescue. Some will help. Others will just talk.

Focus on the work, not the noise.

You’ll see things you can’t unsee. You’ll witness cruelty. And sometimes, no matter how fast you get there or how much you spend, you’ll still lose the animal.

Those are the nights you’ll sit and cry alone, and no one knows that.

But even in that pain, you’ll keep going.
Because despite all of it, the judgment, the burnout, the loss, the work matters.

Every life saved is a reason to continue.

Rescue is beautiful, heartbreaking, and unforgiving. But if you’re in it for the right reasons, you’ll find strength in the heartbreak and purpose in the pain.

Just don’t lose yourself in the process. ❤️

20/08/2025

Please share. Hopefully someone is connected to someone who knows this cats family

19/08/2025

I think we might have an eye open tomorrow.