Manicotti was dumped at the city shelter’s parking lot and left there, in a carrier, overnight — so we didn’t have any history on him. He spent all of his time in his cage hiding, and would growl and lash out when anyone came near. It was my job to figure out if he was actually feral, or just really angry…
When Bindy first arrived in our care, she was miserable, with one of the worst double ear infections we’ve seen.
Sweet, affectionate Bindy is in much better health now, thanks to donations to our Emergency Medical Fund. Prior to her treatment, though, her ears were bleeding, and her left ear was so swollen that medicated ear drops couldn’t reach the infected area. It was completely shut. She couldn’t hear…
When we first met Blackmore and Blue Ridge, the pair of kittens hid whenever humans approached their shelter cage. More worryingly, Blackmore’s medical records had three words that broke our hearts: Failure to thrive.
At the shelter, Blackmore was half the size of his sister, Blue Ridge, even though they were born at the same time. Since both kittens were terrified of humans, we brought them to Cat Town to help them learn that humans are feel safe. That’s when we realized that Blackmore wasn’t only having seizures, but…
A little while ago we told you about some of our favorite cat stories of 2020. Today we’re excited to share a few more from the rest of our leadership team! Everyone on this team spends time in the trenches, so to speak, but we don’t always have a chance to share our favorite adoptions in our day-to-day life. We each took a moment to reflect on the adoptions that really…
How is a cat who attacks people at random also a cat who means so much to me as Cat Town’s Medical Manager? Caesar first came to Cat Town as a confident example for our shyer cats, but that story quickly changed when we found out why he was surrendered to the shelter. After a life-saving surgery, he woke up a different cat, and became aggressive towards his guardian. During his episodes…
