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PurrHaven, Inc. We are a stray and feral cat rescue and rehabilitation organization based in Washington County Maryland. Purrhaven, Inc.

is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Our purpose is to promote spaying and neutering and humane treatment of cats through funding of low cost spay/neuter and humane education.

1- Babies and Kitties can co-exist. Pic is about one of our TNR fails who got adopted by a husband and wife who are doct...
04/09/2024

1- Babies and Kitties can co-exist. Pic is about one of our TNR fails who got adopted by a husband and wife who are doctors.
2- Yet another outcast and TNR graduate.... who we have named Monkee. We told him to go back to the farm he came from , after he decided to park himself at our place, but, he no speak a two legged person language and decided to stay. Older fellow. It took him about 3 months to calm down ( if you know what I mean ) and get along with the gang. Always at my back door looking for a treat and a pat on his head.

Dear friends, I need your help to get a dental and nasal flush done on our skinny n***y girl Tess. Tess has been on sev...
27/12/2023

Dear friends, I need your help to get a dental and nasal flush done on our skinny n***y girl Tess. Tess has been on several antibiotics for over a year with her nasal discharge only been getting worse. We switched to another vet who after an exam thinks her front canine may be part of the issue that is causing the pus to come out of her nose and mouth. She is scheduled for a dental January 3 and nasal flush. We have already paid for her lab work which also let us know she is hyperthyroid. With Lizzy's emergency bill of 1,700 this month which we covered, our funds are now zero. She really can't wait too much longer to have this procedure done.
In 2013, we did TNR of 50 cats on the Shafer farm outside of the town of Brunswick Maryland. Tess was part of a litter of 6 kittens we found in the hay in one of the barns. We decided to bring her and her siblings to our rescue for veterinary care of one of her eyes. She ultimately lost the use of that eye. Please consider donating if you can to help her. If we don't raise enough money for this procedure estimated to be about $1,000 and Lizzy's Echocardiogram estimated to be $500, we will need to post phone both procedures. Here is the link to donate if you can. We need to get Tess some relief as I can tell that this is beginning to make her weary. Sincerely, Liz
http://www.purrhaven.org/donate.html

27/12/2023

Dear friends,
I wanted to give you an update on some recent events at PurrHaven, Inc. for just December on one cat by the name of Lizzy, who is part Siamese.
This video shows you know what the labored and rapid breathing an asthma attack/heart failure looks like, so you can get you and your cat or dog into the car and put pedal to the metal to to get to the ER.
It was awful at the time this was happening (two Saturday's ago) , and it got worse. She went open mouth breathing, started to stumble around to find a place to get comfortable and I remember thinking this cat is going to die either here on my kitchen floor or in the car on the way to the vet. It seemed like forever, but after about 5 minutes, she was able to catch her breath. I packed her up and we drove to Bennett Animal Hospital in Clarksville MD a 35 minute drive away. It was Saturday, December 16. As soon as they put her on oxygen, she responded. A Xray revealed a very enlarged heart and some fluid in her lungs. She kept improving over the next several hours, spent the night and home we came...$1700 later(with our rescue discount, which I am totally appreciative to the staff there for ). Now, Lizzy had been under the care of 2 vets. Neither picked up on the asthma, and the second vet, who did do a chest x-ray, didn't recognize the enlarged heart. So, they put on Predisolone, an oral steroid, to reduce the inflamation caused in her lungs by the asthma. That, was not the right protocol to use and after being on the oral steroid for 5 days had heart failure. Also, we found out that she has a detached retina, meaning she is blind. The second vet, while diagnosing the detached retina, didn't make the connection that high blood pressure can cause this, so they never checked her blood pressure. And boy oh boy, Lizzy's was 500 when she checked in to Bennett Hospital! At discharge it was 200 and at her recheck a week later it was normal - 150. Lizzy still needs an ECHO done to determine the how bad her heart is. That will be $500 and it includes the consultation at Bennett.
A little note on Lizzy. She is from the town of Rohrersville ( 2011 ) when we were doing TNR in that town. She was a breeding female and a super sweet girl. I remember the post mistress in town asking us to get her off the streets, so she wouldn't get run over by a car or shot by a neighbor.
If you would like to help with these vet costs, here is the donate button on our website. I hope you all enjoy your holiday however you celebrate it.

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Dear friends, I wanted to give you an update on some recent events at PurrHaven, Inc. for just December on one cat by the name of Lizzy, who is part Siamese. This video shows you know what the labored and rapid breathing an asthma attack/heart failure looks like, so you can get you and your cat or dog into the car and put pedal to the metal to to get to the ER. It was awful at the time this was happening (two Saturday's ago) , and it got worse. She went open mouth breathing, started to stumble around to find a place to get comfortable and I remember thinking this cat is going to die either here on my kitchen floor or in the car on the way to the vet. It seemed like forever, but after about 5 minutes, she was able to catch her breath. I packed her up and we drove to Bennett Animal Hospital in Clarksville MD a 35 minute drive away. It was Saturday, December 16. As soon as they put her on oxygen, she responded. A Xray revealed a very enlarged heart and some fluid in her lungs. She kept improving over the next several hours, spent the night and home we came...$1700 later(with our rescue discount, which I am totally appreciative to the staff there for ). Now, Lizzy had been under the care of 2 vets. Neither picked up on the asthma, and the second vet, who did do a chest x-ray, didn't recognize the enlarged heart. So, they put on Predisolone, an oral steroid, to reduce the inflamation caused in her lungs by the asthma. That, was not the right protocol to use and after being on the oral steroid for 5 days had heart failure. Also, we found out that she has a detached retina, meaning she is blind. The second vet, while diagnosing the detached retina, didn't make the connection that high blood pressure can cause this, so they never checked her blood pressure. And boy oh boy, Lizzy's was 500 when she checked in to Bennett Hospital! At discharge it was 200 and at her recheck a week later it was normal - 150. Lizzy still needs an ECHO done to determine the how bad her hear

Hello everyone! I wanted to give you an update on some recent events at PurrHaven, Inc. for just December on one cat by the name of Lizzy, who is part Siamese. This video shows you know what the labored and rapid breathing an asthma attack/heart failure looks like, so you can get you and your cat or dog into the car and put pedal to the metal to the ER. It was awful at the time this was happening(two Saturday's ago) , as it got worse. She went open mouth breathing and I really thought she was going to die. It seemed like forever, but after about 5 minutes, she was able to catch her breath. I packed her up and we drove to Bennett Animal Hospital in Clarksville MD a 35 minute drive away. It was Saturday, December 16. As soon as they put her on oxygen, she responded. A Xray revealed a very enlarged heart and some fluid in her lungs. She kept improving over the next several hours, spent the night and home we came...$1700 poorer later(and that was with our rescue discount, and am totally appreciative to the staff there for it! ). have been super nice. Now, Lizzy had been under the care of 2 vets. Neither picked up on the asthma, and the second vet, who did do a chest x-ray, didn't recognize the enlarged heart. So, they put on Predisolone, an oral steroid, to reduce the inflamation caused in her lungs by the asthma. That, was not the right protocol to use and after being on the oral steroid for 5 days had heart failure. Also, we found out that she has a detached retina, meaning she is blind. The second vet, while diagnosing the detached retina, didn't make the connection that high blood pressure can cause this. And boy oh boy, Lizzy's was 500 when she checked in to Bennett Hospital! At discharge it was 200 and at her recheck a week later it was normal - 150. Lizzy still needs an ECHO done to determine the how bad her heart is. That will be $500 and it includes the consultation at Bennett. If you would like to help, the link below is to our website where you can

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We are a 501(c)3 non profit composed of all volunteers who want to give healthier lives to all outdoor cats.

Our mission is to provide information and dialogue that will create a supportive environment empowering people to help cats in their community.

At PurrHaven, volunteers work with residents of South Washington County Maryland who are financially unable to spay,neuter and vaccinate the feral cats who they feed and shelter.