Shady Owl Ranch

21/08/2024

This doggy breaks my heart. Look at him shake. 🙁💔

20/08/2024

Apple Valley people I need some help... a friend saw a kitten up behind the shell station in between Killbuck bank and the car wash. I took a couple traps out and saw 2 kittens in the storm drain. I have no idea how many more. I'm leaving Wed out of state for a few days and was seeing if anyone wanted to try trapping them. I will take them once trapped. They are pretty feral but that's no place for cats to live.

After scoping it out... Things that would be beneficial. A high powered flashlight. At least 2 people so one can stand on opposite site of culvert. This isn't one you can see to the other side. Probably easier after 5pm so you don't have to deal with bank traffic. I know it's a long shot. My friend is going to start putting food out so maybe they will habituate to the area.
Message me if you know anything about these cats or if you can help me trap. I took the traps back with me so if someone doesn't have any, then if we can just keep checking on them.

17/08/2024

ADOPTED... 😻😻😻
Oh my heart... look at this long haired wee baby! She is currently a barn kitty for someone but she is just too tiny, too friendly and too bushy for outdoor life (she keeps getting burs in her fur). I think we can do better for her! I can't take her right now because Im keeping my kitten room open for a feral mama cat who had 6 babies and recently lost part of her leg so is in bad shape. The neighborhood is trying to catch her.
Back to this baby, I will fix her when she gets a little older and have a Spay spot for her. Please message me if you are interested.

16/08/2024

MISSING CAT:

Adult female black and white cat with a pink nose. Named Ella.

An indoor cat who's never been outside.

She went missing from Sherri Drive in the Pleasant View Acres neighborhood of Mount Vernon on Sunday, 8/11/24

You can comment below, the owner is following and/or I will notify her.

14/08/2024

My last fetch with Sadie 😭.....

BECAUSE SHE IS GETTING ADOPTED!!! 🥳💕💝 Fostering is hard but when you know she is going to a home even better than your own, how can you not cry out of happiness!? She deserves it. She was a wonderful mama to 6 fat potatoes who all got great homes of their own. Now Sadie is getting her happy ending. I am SOOOO HAPPY for her!

12/08/2024

💘Prudence got adopted today and is going to be living in Mt Gilead with her new dad and 2 new canine siblings! And I just gotta say... I love cat dads! 😻

12/08/2024

Just sharing this from my previous neck of the woods (NorCal) to show ANY breed can attack especially when they are in a pack. Just doesnt make national news when it's not a "pit bull". I've been fostering dogs & cats since college and have been bit by a corgi, a lab, a chow, a small terrier, a bulldog etc. You get my point. 🙃

BCSO INVESTIGATING DOG MAULING DEATHOn August 08, 2024, at approximately 1:58 a.m., a resident contacted the Butte County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) and reported h

07/08/2024

ADOPTED!!! 💘💝💘
This sweet baby is officially up for adoption. Sadie is the mama of the pitty pups born on the eclipse. She was turned into the shelter by her owner about to pop at nearly 9 years old. 🥺 I brought her home to give birth and she had 6 healthy potatoes that all have been adopted. Now it's Sadie's turn! She is only 40 lbs and gets along with other dogs, cats and chickens. She is already spayed & vaccinated. She will be adopted through the Knox County Dog Shelter.

07/08/2024

These 3 (Bunny, Laverne, Cricket) play every night together.

07/08/2024

06/08/2024

I HATE HATE HATE when dogs reach that one year anniversary of being in a shelter 😞

380 days. 💔💔💔💔💔

When we tell people we are a no kill shelter, there is typically an audible sigh and a "Thank God" expressed...

BUT...

Shelter is NOT home. Just ask Trip. This very good boy has been with us for over a year. He gets food, love, treats, and enrichment - but shelters are loud, stressful, and lonely. Kennel stress is REAL.

Animals deserve better than shelter life. Shelters are meant to be a pause, a speed bump, or sometimes a moment in an animal's life. Too much time in a shelter causes undue strss and anxiety.

So, um, Trip. 💙💙💙💙💙 Handsome boy. BEST kisser. Loves stuffies and people. Hates other animals. Certified road dog. Velcro boy. Perfection.

Trip is not "at risk" - but shelter is not home. Trip needs, and deserves, HOME.

www.adoptourstrays.com/ouranimals/adoptables for full bio and to apply.

05/08/2024

A huge thank you to UpCycle Bags for donating 100% of her sales last weekend to S.O.R and much gratitude to everyone who came by our booth and bought bags, Tshirts and donated money. We raised over $500! That's a lot of spay and neuters!! 🐶🐱

04/08/2024

No interest in little Addison & Danielle. 💔 They are both the last of their litters. The shy, overlooked ones. 😕 They are not needy kittens, in fact they will need some time to warm up but they will. If you have it in your heart to adopt these two babies, you won't be sorry. They are very easy and bonded and play so well together. Two for 1 adoption fee at $75. It breaks my heart to see them growing up in a kennel.

04/08/2024

I'm selling Tshirts as a fundraiser. $25. All are unisex unless noted. (Womens just mean its a slender cut and shorter sleeves.) They are all 100% cotton and already washed. Comment under the one you want. I can also do special orders for same price. You pick colors, pattern and size. I can mail to you or you can come pick yours out.

04/08/2024

Krusty got ADOPTED!! 💝 His new name is Gremlin! 😸😻

03/08/2024

I'm looking for a temporary foster for two elderly cats. A local organization that helps people leave domestic abuse situations has someone who can't leave her cats behind. I will provide all supplies. I usually am the one who fosters but am too full with adult cats so can't take them here. Message me with questions. We are trying to keep this as discreet as possible for everyone's safety.

03/08/2024

Come see me and the kitties at Country Colors Greenhouse today for FLOWERFEST!! UpCycle Bags is here with me and all proceeds from their sales today go to me! Each bag sold pays for a Spay surgery!! 30% off plants, a band and On the Go Thai Food is here! What a fantastic day!

03/08/2024

Little wee baby lost an eye and 2 balls today. 😭 He will have a hard few days so please send healing, pain free energy to him.

01/08/2024

Courtesy Listing
Luna is a 5 month old spayed female Feist (?) breed. 30 lbs. Dog and cat friendly. The lady has a small house and dog has a lot of energy. located in Mt Vernon, OH.

01/08/2024

I can't get enough of this baby!!

01/08/2024

Ok get ready for some warm fuzzy feelings for some incredible humans....

For her birthday, JOSIE collected dog and cat items instead of gifts for herself and donated them to me today!! She is a special young lady!
🎂💝🎉🎁🐶🐱

31/07/2024

New kitten in my bathroom! Eye surgery on Friday. 😿💓

31/07/2024

**THANK YOU CINDY FOR TRANSPORTING CASPA TO AKRON!! 💘💝💘💝

URGENT TRANSPORT NEEDED.
Remember Caspa, the super sweet black cat who gave birth last week and the kittens died, well I took her to get fixed today and she was FELV positive. 😭😭😭 Right now she is healthy and young so I was heartbroken to euthanize her. But thankfully I frantically reached out to One of a Kind rescue in Akron and they said they would take her and let her live out her life. She has to be in Akron tomorrow morning between 10-12pm. Can anyone take her? I'll give you gas money.

31/07/2024

Have you been to the The Chatty Cat Cafe in Zanesville yet?? It's such a fun environment and they have adopted out over 100 cats since opening a year ago!! Some of those were mine and from Rural Ohio Cats & Kittens!
I wish MV had one because it's such a vital avenue to adopt out adult cats! Give them a follow but most importantly give them a visit!!

🗓️ Mark your calendar 🗓️

We are going to be trying some NEW and exciting things starting in the month of August -

⏰ First up: NEW HOURS! We will be open all week long for the month of August! 😸
❕As always, we recommend making reservations for the cat lounge to guarantee availability, and will update our hours on Google as well as DoorDash to reflect the new times!

Sunday: 12:00pm-6:00pm
Monday: 10:00am-4:00pm
Tuesday: 10:00am-4:00pm
Wednesday: 10:00am-7:00pm
Thursday: 10:00am-7:00pm
Friday: 10:00am-7:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am-7:00pm

🐱 closed for cat naps daily from 2-3 🐱

We are really excited for the new hours, and we sure hope you are too! Now you can get your favorite chatty cat breakfast, brunch, or lunch seven days a week! If people are loving it we will see what we can do for September 😉