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In honor of this cozy little holiday, our very own Mocha is stepping in as today’s “purr-ista.” This handsome tabby has perfected the art of slow blinks, warm cuddles, and bringing just the right amount of sweetness to our sanctuary. Stay caffeinated, stay cozy, and give Mocha a little love today! 
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Every fall, we have a cleaning day in which old straw is removed from the cat shelters, cat shelters are cleaned (if necessary) and fresh straw is added. Additional straw is added in some areas to provide more warm spots to prep for the cold winter. This can be quite a task for just a couple people, but we had the ECU Synergy Squad team out and they did a great job!  Baker heard that our friends at FuRRR were letting their kitties have fun with buckets and he wanted to join them.
 This post is long overdue. Last month a long time supporter saw we needed litter and sent ALL OF THIS !! This was enough to get us through almost a full month. We are so very grateful for this seriously generous donation.
They are now challenging other supporters to send in just one litter each month! Will you help us ? It's only $33 !! Chewy Wishlist: https://www.chewy.com/g/paws-and-love-inc_b78143364 Amazon Wishlist: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/30ZN632R3Z245 Would you like your donation to go further? When you install the iGive button and shop online with partnered businesses, a percentage of your order will be donated to us at Paws and Love! Chewy is one such business that donates a portion which is currently 1.6%, but sometimes is doubled for certain time periods. The more people who use it, the more money that will be donated. Click here to sign-up today! Today was a fantastic day. ECU students from the Experiential Leadership class, taught by Holly Winkler, came out to the sanctuary to help with an enrichment project - adding cat shelving to the walls! All six student volunteers came with enthusiasm and ready to work. This project increased the amount of spacing accessible to the cats - giving them additional spots to hang out, sleep, and improve their jumping skills. Thank you to the ECU Synergy Squad for coming out! Our cats were immediately taking advantage of the new shelving.
This trio of white fluffballs is truly the best therapy in the world. But wow… I was really worried when they first arrived. One was so pale from flea anemia that the fleas had already moved on—he was no longer a good host. Two of the three were skin and bones. And one of them… I honestly didn’t know if he’d make it through the night. I tucked them all in and asked the biggest one to keep watch over his sibling. It wasn’t a quick turnaround. It took two rounds of antibiotics, weeks of eye cleaning, meds, and more meds. I carefully charted their weights every other day—holding my breath each time, hoping for even the tiniest gain. And little by little… they turned a corner. Now? They’re thriving. They’re wild. Playful. Constantly bouncing sideways at each other—and at us the second we walk in. These once fragile babies are now a hilarious, zoomy, fluffy tornado of chaos and joy. They remind me every day why we do this. (Yes, we said that backward—because when you’re trapping, you trap year round !! ) When we’re out trapping during this time of year, there’s a good chance we’re going to find kittens. Some are too tiny for surgery. Some are malnourished or sick. Some are living in dangerous conditions with no safe shelter or enough food. And when that happens, what do we do? Because here’s the reality: Shelters are slammed. Adoption-focused rescues are full. Fosters are few and far between. So… we make space. We shift things around. We raise extra funds to cover their vetting, food, and supplies. And we ask for more help from our community. (Yes, that’s you!) Today, these two tiny new arrivals came in—and they have a pretty adorable origin story. They were trapped together in the same trap. Side by side. Like true partners in crime. A two-fur-one! Too young for full vetting, they’re staying with us for a little while—getting socialized, gaining strength, and learning that humans bring the good stuff (like full bowls and cozy blankets). Once they’re ready, they’ll head to one of our amazing adoption partners to find forever homes. This is what it looks like when rescue and TNR work together. This is what making space means. Want to help? We’re always in need of kitten supplies, vet funds, and volunteers to keep up with the extra workload this time of year brings. Thank you for being part of this rescue family. Follow us and our posts on Facebook here. Donate: www.pawsandlove.net/donate Venmo: pawsandlove PayPal: www.paypal.com/paypalme/PawsAndLoveInc Amazon Registry: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/355G8ADNPGW3G... Chewy Wishlist: https://www.chewy.com/g/paws-and-love-inc_b78143364
Let's check in with some of our seniors. The day I took these photos was a great day. I rarely see the three white girls out at the same time. They are now microchipped. In the early days we were funded primarily through ourselves and a few donations from others so we didn't microchip then. Instead I got creative with the ear tipping. Some had left ear tips, some right, and some notches. There are 17 kitties who live in the rear section of the sanctuary. These kitties were the originals. Some have been added in over the years but the bulk are from the Choco group. Lily Celebrated her 11th birthday with us just two days ago !! She came with the others back in 2015 when we first opened. Many of our residents are still looking for their Fund-A-Feral sponsors. Might that be you? You can learn more about our Fund-A-Feral program here.  Well ICK ! Our sweet kittens from the leukemia positive mama ended up with a terrible case of tummy trouble. Just after I posted the wonderful update on them on June 4th, they ended up sick little ones, which has needed more from me and so I have been on here less. Brief recap. Mama and babies went in for vaccines. Four days later (not related to vaccines) the babies started getting sick. I took mama and the babies in and we found that mama was also sick and had some sort of infection going on. We think that due to her infection, it passed through to the babies and gave them upset tummy's. Over the course of 10 days we ran like 3 different fecals looking for something. We treated for coccidia just in case. Because mama was sick, we didn't want them nursing on her so they had to be separated sadly. We knew they would need to at some post to be able to later test them for the leukemia. Mama joined two other felv positive boys and I will post on her transition later. Fortunately, all babies are now back to almost normal. Thank goodness they didn't lose their appetites too much. To make it easier on their belly's I started feeding them the mousse variety of tiki cat and royal canin kitten mousse. |
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