Helping Neighbors Through EveryBlock

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Gertrude is 85 years old, has Parkinson’s Disease, and cares for the cats outside at her home in Portage Park.   Her neighbors help watch and care for her, and posted on Everyblock.com about two months ago looking for additional help with the cats. There were kittens born outside. I have found a lot of… Read more »

The Five KFC Colony Kittens are Sick Again

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The KFC Colony Kittens became sick again after moving foster homes. Their next admission appointment to PAWS Chicago is this Thursday.   In the meantime, they became sick with what was diagnosed as coccidia and upper respiratory infections –  URI. Their latest vet bill was $608.98. That’s in addition to their other bills of $187.78… Read more »

TNR’d Tabby Cats from the Kitchen Colony

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There’s a few TNR’d tabby and tortie cats across the alley from the Kitchen Colony‘s feeding station.   They all strut around and show off their ear tips. Patrice TNR’d them years ago for their feeder, Ed. Some of them are friendly, and let me pet them. Of course they’re beautiful. All cats are beautiful…. Read more »

Kitten with a Broken Leg

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When we first met Patrice at her colony site, she already had a litter of three kittens in foster care.   She pointed out their mother, Sally, to us. We were able to TNReturn Sally later that week.   Patrice had taken Sally’s kittens to her vet, Family Pet Animal Hospital. Vetting and boarding cost $420…. Read more »

Introducing the Kitchen Colony

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The KFC Colony lost their home. The junkyard they hung out in is cleared out, and no one feeds there anymore.   The good news is that eight adult cats from there were adopted into indoor homes, and the five kittens are still being fostered now by Joann.   The other good news is that… Read more »

Looking for Fosters for the KFC Colony Kittens

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The five kittens from the KFC Colony were scheduled to be admitted into PAWS Chicago today.   Unfortunately that didn’t happen because PAWS was concerned about a bald spot on Tater, the black kitten’s nose. They were concerned it was possibly from ringworm. Fingers crossed it isn’t actually ringworm. We think he rubbed it on… Read more »

TNA: Trap, Neuter, Adopt for the KFC Colony

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When we first started TNR for the KFC Colony in their junkyard home, we didn’t know what to expect. Little did we expect that almost ALL of the cats were going to end up in indoor homes because almost all of the adult cats were friendly, and the kittens were young enough to be socialized.   It… Read more »

Happy National Feral Cat Day 2015!

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Every year we celebrate National Feral Cat Day by cleaning out the outdoor cat houses.   As always, Mooha inspects everything. The garage turns into a Feral Cat Shelter and Feeding Station Factory assembly line. If you need outdoor cat shelters or feeding stations, hit me up at [email protected] First come, first serve. Hope everyone… Read more »