| Our Rescue Program |
| In our neighborhood, there are alot of stray cats! Some were pets that were left behind when owners moved. Others are kittens having to survive in the elements on their own looking to eat and mate. Some find themselves orphans at a very young age. We have found babies as young as 1 week old living in the pouring rain. Their eyes weren't even open yet! Something happened to their mother. But they survived and live with us! What we do is catch and trap any kittens we find roaming around w/o collars or homes. We place them in a Kitty condo with food and water and nice soft blanket and evaluate them, for socialization skills for about 2 weeks. The babies that are too feral and won't socialize get altered, given rabies shots and wormed. Their left ear also gets tipped. They stay with us for another 2 weeks until they are healed from their surgeries then re-released into familiar surroundings. The kittens that will socialize we treat the same, however we find them homes. These kittens don't get their ears tipped. If the kittens are too young to be altered we socialize, feed, play and care for them and find them good homes. We're pretty picky as to who gets the kittens, course by that time we've gotten attached to them! Of course this is all out of our pocket, something we do to prevent further feral litters being born. Sometimes we are lucky enough to catch the parents and get them fixed too. So far we've fixed - 15 cats found homes for - 20 kittens At present we have 3 kittens semi-tame that will be having their surgeries done in a week. Altho they let us pet them, they are very leary around humans, so they will be re-released. We, ourselves have adopted 5 ferals that we were able to tame and caught young enough. The ones we re-release always come back daily to eat . So we see them all the time and can monitor their whereabouts and their health. By tipping their ears, if animal control were to see them they would leave them alone since tipping lets them know they've also been fixed. |
| Spooky |
| Natasha |
| KIKI |
| KOKO |
| Feral litter |
| Paddy |
| Leo- Dutchess |
| BUNNY RESCUES |
| Sometimes we run into domesticated bunnies that need homes as well. Sometimes owners outgrow their bunnies and don't want the responsibility anymore. Or the kids grow up and go to college and don't have the time anymore. Moving into NO Pet allowed places leaves a bunny homeless too. If the bunny has been treated well, looks good and clean we will take in the bunny (with cage), quarantine them for at least 2 weeks. Make sure they don't show any signs of aggression, can be handled and pet, eat and drink well. If all looks well we find them new homes where they will be cared for and loved for the rest of their days |
| If you'd like to help in our efforts, donations would be greatly appreciated! Food, cages, vet bills...........they all add up! THANK YOU!! |
| Honey Bunny 5 yrs old and camera shy |
| Dottie |
| Paddy, Kiki & Koko |
| 3 ferals now here |
| Sassy being "mom" |
| Our 3 rescue guinea pigs Emma, Fluffy and Sunny (not mom!) lol |
| Mom and Sunny |
| Fluffy and Emma |
| Fluffy and Emma |
| We just found out about an animal rescue organization in our area. The Hilltop Humane Society which is a non-profit, no kill organization for homeless and abused animals. Barbara Finney who volunteers all her time to capture stray cats is helping us get stray cats fixed, receive rabies shots and ears tipped to be re-released into their environment. This helps cut down on litters being born in the wild. If you have a problem in your area I suggest you contact her. We had caught 3 feral kittens and Barbara came to our home and had them altered for us, for a donation, and they will be coming home within a week to be let go again. They can live safely with their colony and not propagate! l |
| UPDATE: From the last litter of 4 that we had fixed in April, they all still come to eat so we can check their progress. But this little girl allows us to pet her and rub her all over now! |
| Well wouldn't you know it? 3 new baby kittens (4 weeks old) arrived at our house and are now being imprinted, domesticated and potty trained. This has to happen right before we move to KS! They should all have homes before we move |
| Sept , '08 |
| AND............ |
| This kitty young female, showed up 2 weeks ago on our porch and hasn't left yet! She is beautiful silvery gray w/white eyeliner. Bill has named her "Blue" short for "Out of the Blue". Looks like she'll be moving with us! |