Shady Owl Ranch

13/07/2025

Poor Ester.... she is the mama cat I got on Easter Sunday with her 4 babies and all of those kittens have been adopted and she is so sad and lonely. She just sits up on this shelf, barely eating. She can go back to the colony she came from but I was really hoping for at least a barn home for her. She was born outside and I actually think she's happier outdoors, because even after having her for a couple months, she really hasn't warmed up to me. She lets me pet her and pick her up, but she doesn't seek out attention or love. She is very sweet. She has been spayed, vaccinated, FELV/FIV tested (neg) and even microchipped.
Mt Vernon OH

13/07/2025

Does anyone have pets who need insulin syringes? I also have a box of U-40 and 4 boxes of U-100 syringes. People donate them to me but I currently dont need them.

11/07/2025

Crummy day. This dear cat was trapped in someone's live trap when they noticed his chin. I'll spare you the more graphic pictures. The always fantastic Fredericktown Vet got him right in but unfortunately he had more problems and a broken jaw and had to be humanely euthanized. 🥺
I wasn't going to post but I also dont want him to be forgotten or not grieved. So please say a prayer for sweet Gabriel in heaven today. I named him after an angel because otherwise he is just named "stray" and he deserved/s better.

10/07/2025

**ADOPTED 💘💘

I just snuck by We Lov Pets to see the kitties! I've had ZERO interest in them. By looking at how they're sleeping, I feel like they have to go together.... am I right? 🥹 They are so adorable.

09/07/2025

Good morning from Mighty Mouse and the Cemetery family!

06/07/2025

*ADOPTED 💘💘
Go see my little babies Poplar & Myrtle at We Lov Pets! They are the last two from Ester's litter. Both up for adoption!

06/07/2025

No better feeling than when your fosters go to a fantastic home! These 3 went to their new homes over the weekend! 🎉😻

02/07/2025

30/06/2025

*They have a place to go once they get fixed! 💝
This group of 4 older mitten kittens are from behind a business on the square in Mt Vernon. I do not need to hear about how I should have asked permission, etc. These cats were covered in fleas and just keep breeding. There are litters of cats all different ages. I did not seek them out. I plan on getting them fixed as soon as I get some appts.
These are their options... To be returned back to downtown. Someone does feed them but they aren't getting care like flea meds.
2 are friendly and 2 are freaked out but I can handle them. I have 15 kittens waiting for homes already. I honestly dont have the time or space to work with these. They are using the litter box like champs.
My hope is that I can at least find a barn home for all 4 of them together. Then I can work on trapping the other kittens down there. Keeping it real, I am completely overwhelmed with this project that I wasn't expecting to take on.

When some people ask if they can adopt my kittens as barn cats, I usually say no because they've never lived outside and don't know how to survive or defend themselves. However, these cats have been living outside so that is the difference.
Please share so that we can maybe get a place lined up. They are probably around 5 months old. They need fed daily and provided shelter in the winter. They will need to be confined in a stall or dog crate for a couple weeks so they get used to the sights and smells. Otherwise they will just run off.

30/06/2025

*Home Found!💘

This group of 4 older mitten kittens are from behind a business on the square in Mt Vernon. I do not need to hear about how I should have asked permission, etc. These cats were covered in fleas and just keep breeding. There are litters of cats all different ages. I did not seek them out. I plan on getting them fixed as soon as I get some appts. Unfortunately 3 are females so that means Im going to have to wait longer.
These are their options... To be returned back to downtown. Someone does feed them but they aren't getting care like flea meds.
2 are friendly and 2 are freaked out but I can handle them. I have 15 kittens waiting for homes already. I honestly dont have the time or space to work with these. They are using the litter box like champs.
My hope is that I can at least find a barn home for all 4 of them together. Then I can work on trapping the other kittens down there. Keeping it real, I am completely overwhelmed with this project that I wasn't expecting to take on.

When some people ask if they can adopt my kittens as barn cats, I usually say no because they've never lived outside and don't know how to survive or defend themselves. However, these cats have been living outside so that is the difference.
Please share so that we can maybe get a place lined up. They are probably around 5 months old. They need fed daily and provided shelter in the winter. They will need to be confined in a stall or dog crate for a couple weeks so they get used to the sights and smells. Otherwise they will just run off.