Halfway Cats NYC

Coco…10 years on the street and finally safe. He’s one of the lucky ones ☘️💚 I dream of the day when they’re ALL one of the lucky ones. Foster and adopt halfway cats. Spay and neuter. Don’t dump cats on the street. We can get there ✨🌈 #cocohalfwaycat

Please read and share 🙏 Alejandro’s journey has been one of struggle and survival. For over a decade, he fought to survive on the street. When he was finally rescued, his body was frail, his spirit broken, he was covered in matted fur and fleas, suffering from eye infections, and struggling with a painful urinary tract infection. Alejandro is finally experiencing the warmth and care he so desperately needed and deserved for most of his life. But the scars of his past remain. Chronic UTIs and kidney disease, left untreated for far too long, continue to affect him, as well as anemia and arthritis. Alejandro is now a senior cat, and he deserves nothing less than the very best care and love for the rest of his days. While he has found sanctuary at Halfway Cats, his ongoing medical needs require your support. As a very small rescue caring for many cats at a time, it’s a struggle to keep up with every day costs let alone medical needs, but every life saved is worth it.  Please help me provide Alejandro with the treatment he needs to live out his golden years in comfort and peace. With your generosity, we can ensure that Alejandro receives the medical attention, love, and care he deserves. See the link in my bio and stories 🙏🩶🤍 PLEASE SHARE!! #alejandrohalfwaycat

You guyyyys…he purrs!!! 😭😭😭 Jean Valjean has been off the street for 6 weeks. He spent 15 whole years outside. His whole life. Now he’s purring and loving pets 😭 Please believe me when I say these cats CAN and WILL build trust! The difference between a scared “feral” cat and a trusting purry pal is patience, practice and persistence. And a willingness to give them a chance. *You have to believe it.* And they will too. And they’re always worth it ❤️ #jeanvaljeanhalfwaycat

Breakthrough with Jean Valjean!!! ✨✨✨ #thisisthemagic When you spent 15 years on the street and finally experience real scritches 🥹 Jean Valjean spent his whole life on the street. All that time he’d never known a warm bed or what real pets felt like because he’d always kept his distance and became an outdoor fixture — assumed “feral” and “always just there.” He seemed “fine.” But our standards must be so low to consider the freezing cold, harsh weather, fleas and parasites, frequent or chronic UTIs and URIs, a potential multitude of unchecked health issues, not to mention existing in constant survival mode and never knowing what true human care is like… “fine.” What if we actively tried to help these cats find a life off the street? What if we saw them for who they truly are and were willing to look past their fear and trauma? What if we as a society valued their lives and livelihoods as much as the super social cats who come up to us for attention or follow us down the block? What if? 15 years he waited. Please don’t tell me cats are better or happier outside and that they deserve to whither and die there 😔 Sorry to be blunt, but not sorry because that is what happens to so many, and to me, it’s unacceptable. We can do so much better. They deserve so much better ❤️ Those of you who follow and regularly read my posts know I preach this all the time, but damn, if I wish it would stick 😔 Halfway cats are worth it. They’re all worth it ❤️ #jeanvaljeanhalfwaycat

Please help! 🙏 Alejandro’s had a really rough life. He spent a decade (maybe more) on the street. He’s finally safe but his little body is worn out and battling ongoing issues including chronic UTIs, kidney disease, anemia and arthritis. I started a fundraiser to cover his recent vet bill and ongoing costs. Please help me provide him with the care he needs and has always deserved 🙏🙏❤️❤️ Thank you for anything you can donate. Any amount helps and is always tax deductible. Link is in my bio and stories 🙏❤️ #alejandrohalfwaycat

Make caring the point 💗 If you’re paying attention, you may be feeling overwhelmed and stressed by the chaos of the world. Our kitties are thankfully and blissfully unaware, and that is such a gift. They make our lives so much brighter, softer, kinder. We are all they have in this world. Let’s embrace the sweet moments, lean in to joy, and make caring the point. For them, for all of us ❤️ This is what @gentlecatparenting is all about. Video featuring beloved former Halfway Cats resident and family member, the legend, Johnny Utah 🤍🌈

Juliet gets brushed for the first time…ever. I don’t know what to say you haven’t already seen me say so many times. My heart hurts. Juliet spent her whole life on the street. She’s approx 15 years old. All that time. So much to make up for. We’ll do our best for you, sweet girl 💖 We’ll do our best for so many others like you waiting for their chance. I promise. #juliethalfwaycat

Breakthrough!!! Who needs good news right now? Look at this boy loving pets! He always had it in him. This is the ✨MAGIC✨ that happens with fostering and socializing and giving cats time to build trust 😭👏 It’s safe to say Elijah has graduated Camp Halfway Cats!! 🎓🎉😭 Elijah started out very scared and acted what most people call “feral”… but I think we should change that term to “fear all” because cats are domesticated animals, not wild animals, and they act in a defensive manner out of *fear and trauma*. What changes that? TRUST! How do you build trust? Time, patience, practice and persistence 🤘 The journey is not always linear, but if you stick to it and build a routine, the trust will come. Yes, even for the most “feral” fearing all cat. I’m so proud of sweet Elijah! He’s so ready for a foster or forever home. He is an amazing cat and will make the most wonderful companion 🥹 Elijah loves to wrestle and play with other cats. He’ll need a home with a playmate! Please reach out to his rescuers @bethechangeanimalrescue to foster or adopt! #elijahhalfwaycat

Help needed!! Alejandro’s latest vet bill was $626 😔 I started a fundraising campaign to try and raise funds to cover this bill and the cost of his ongoing care for the next few months. (Link is in my bio and stories) As a very small rescue I’m doing my best to care for so many right now but it’s a struggle to manage day to day costs let alone major medical expenses. Alejandro deserves the best care…he deserves to live his golden years feeling loved and cared for, something he didn’t get to experience for most of his life, for the minimum 10 years he spent suffering on the street alone 😔 Please help me provide the care he needs and deserves by making a donation. The campaign link is in my bio…any amount helps 🙏❤️ Thank you #alejandrohalfwaycat