Kitten in litter box
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Kitten Litter Boxes

I’m no expert, but the simple truth is that cats naturally want the litter box experience. They want a designated space to bury it. Ad if you provide that, they’re going to use it. Yes, there are many reasons why cats choose not to use the space you provide, but kittens are usually blank slates […]

Pioneer fountain disassembled
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Family Watering Hole

Back when I had multiple big dogs, I invested in a nice ceramic Pioneer water fountain water bowl. The big dog thought it was cool but the backup medium dog was suspicious that it would leap at him and give him an unexpected bath. It was all too much for him. The cats on the […]

Izzy's ride home, 7/5/15
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Izzy the Sassy

Temporary Name: Izzy, (a.k.a.) The Sassy Gender: Female Color: Torbie & white Fur: Long Born: Approximately 6/9/15 Mom: Unknown Family: Unknown Update: Adopted! Izzy came to us suddenly on a hot Sunday. A friend found a kitten in her apartment stairwell and didn’t know what to do. After a few hours, the kitten had moved up to the third […]

She's got Moxie 6-25-15
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The Hard Days

I don’t get paid to do what I do for animals. I do it because I care. And I think somehow it makes a small difference. But not all days have rewards. Some days are tougher than others. Today was a tough day. Moxie has been sick for almost a week. Throwing up. We got […]

Yoshi cuddling fuzzy cats 10-21-15
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Yoshi “The Paw”

Temporary Name: Yoshi, (a.k.a.) The Paw Gender: Female Color: White with black Fur: Short Born: Approximately 5/10/15 Mom: Magnolia Family: 4 kittens Yoshi is a sweet, playful girl who is looking for a special family to be patient with her. Quite a few all- or mostly-white cats have hearing or vision deficits, and we suspect she might have […]

Kawaii is super cute, 7-16-15
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Kawaii “The Cute”

Temporary Name: Kawaii, (a.k.a.) The Cute Gender: Female Color: Black & white Fur: Short Born: Approximately 5/10/15 Mom: Magnolia Family: 4 kittens Update: Adopted! Kawaii was the third of the four caught. Her name is a Japanese pop-culture word for ‘cute’ or ‘super cute’. She is also the smallest of the four, as well as the most calm. Her […]

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Steve “The Girl”

Temporary Name: Steve, (a.k.a.) The Girl Gender: Female Color: Black & white Fur: Short Born: Approximately 5/10/15 Mom: Magnolia Family: 4 kittens Available for Adoption Yes, Steve is a girl. We were picking temporary names, and I wanted to call her Kiki but it was pointed out her sisters were Katana and Kawaii, and having three K kittens was […]

Katana in Hammock
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Katana “The Brave”

Temporary Name: Katana, (a.k.a.) The Brave Gender: Female Color: Gray & white Fur: Short Born: Approximately 5/10/15 Mom: Magnolia Family: 4 kittens Update: Adopted! Katana has been a brave and outgoing little girl since she arrived. She is super energetic, loves to play, and keeps her sisters going. She’s not afraid of much. Although she enjoys the kitty hammocks, she […]

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Trapping The Littles

The same day I saw a kitten playing with mom cat on the abandoned car in my neighbor’s driveway, a guy came by to measure that house to come back and board it up on order of the city. I was talking to the guy when a neighbor came around the yards to ask me […]

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Operation Catnip, June 14, 2015

With no July clinic, I focused on trapping for the June Operation Catnip clinic to get as many of the neighbor’s cats as possible. I had been feeding them for over a month, and I started leaving traps on the property a few days before so they would get used to the sight and smell. […]