CAT TOWN BLOG
September 2018 Adoptions
September was another busy month of adoptions for Cat Town. Your support helped us find homes for young kittens like Forrest, Goose, Maverick, and Pippa, as well as some of our Forgotten Kittens, like Milton and Yuna.
Volunteer of the Month: Mae L.
Mae L. is a rock star volunteer who always steps up wherever needed. Not only does she train our volunteers to socialize our hardest to place cats, she’s also an Adoption Center counselor connecting cats and families. And when odds and ends come up, Mae is always there to help with painting projects, medical tasks, and even recently caring for special-needs cat Didi while her foster was out of town .
August 2018 Adoptions
With more cats adopted than there were days in the month, we'd have to say that August was a success! We helped more kittens find homes so the Oakland shelter could open more cages for cats in need. And we were happy to see cats like Paddington and Cassie adopted by their respective foster parents.
KITTEN WIRE: 10 TAKEAWAYS FROM THE LAST YEAR
OAKLAND — We launched the Kitten Wire one year ago to document Cat Town’s innovative approach to rescuing older kittens — the ones who hide in their shelter cages, bolting from hands, hissing instead of purring. These are the kittens who missed out on positive human interactions in their first few months and are deemed “unadoptable” by traditional shelter standards.
The Truth About Ringworm
Ringworm: it spreads every year in shelters and rescues across the country. We're even facing a few cases ourselves at the moment. The word tends to send people running, but the truth is that ringworm is a highly treatable condition. In fact, ringworm, despite its name, has nothing to do with worms at all, and is essentially the same as athlete's foot.
Volunteer of the Month: Cammane W.
Cammane W., a “jack of all trades” type of volunteer. She's fostered a number of cats and dedicates her time in our Adoption Center spaces, greeting the public and socializing our cats. As a trained Forgotten Kitten Project volunteer, she helps older shelter kittens build trust in humans, giving them a second chance at finding the loving homes they deserve. And on top of that, she's helping us plan our Second Chance Soirée event this fall. Like we said, she does it all!