CAT TOWN BLOG
Thank You from Cat Town
Thank you for being a part of the Cat Town community and joining in our mission to save the most vulnerable shelter cats.
My first year as Cat Town's Executive Director is coming to a close, and what a year it has been! I am so grateful to each of you — our donors, volunteers, fosters, adopters, staff, supporters, and allies in animal welfare — for being with us through every hazard of this past year…
Helping Manicotti Find His Footing
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…
Helping Bindy Recover
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…
Blackmore and Blue Ridge
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…
Who Did You Save This Year (Part 2)
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…
A Message from our Medical Manager
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…