People ask me how I find all of these cats. Sometimes, the cats find me, but once you know where to look, it is unfortunately very easy to find them yourself. Step one is when you see a cat, just follow him, and chances are he will take you straight to his colony. I travel… Read more »
Posts By: Vanessa
Networking for Feral Cats
I was talking to a co-worker who mentioned a friend of hers has “tons” of cats outside on her block. We started talking about TNR, and it turns out her friend lives in one of the zip codes that Tree House Humane Society is helping with their targeted TNR grant. This friend does not feed… Read more »
TLC with TNR
Latte is one of those cats outside that could use a little help. We trapped him last week in the midst of a thunderstorm at the Frontier Colony location. He was neutered and vaccinated immediately, but he also had a visible wound on his back and conjunctivitis. Tree House’s clinic cleaned his wound and gave… Read more »
If You Feed Them, They Will Come
I met another cat-caring neighbor named Joe this week because he contacted Tree House Humane Society looking for TNR assistance. Tree House introduced us through their Feral Friends network. I was happy to meet Joe because he lives next door to the Frontier Colony, which I TNR’ed in 2009. Tree House admitted two of these… Read more »
Neighbors Helping Cats in Their Yards
Callie the kitten was found two blocks away from me. She was actually on the same block as the Rockstar Colony so I’ll have to find out if there are more cats that need to be TNR’ed there. She is underweight with sore paws, so it looks like she was wandering around for awhile. She… Read more »
Update on the Peacock Colony
Remember Paski, PavPav and Aga, the senior femme felines from the Peacock Colony? They were being fed outside, but the feeder really could not continue trying to care for them. They hung out on the porch railing like monorail cats, and hid under the garage for shelter. It turned out that three ladies were already… Read more »
Can You Hear Me Meow?
When people know you try to help cats, they like to tell you all about the cats that they see. My friends, The Cell Phones, grabbed my attention because they said all the magic words: cats, alley, vacant lot, junkyard, and their neighbor feeds them. Well, really, The Cell Phones FIRST grabbed my attention because… Read more »
It Takes a Feral Villa
I’ve actually kept up with my new running regime this year. This Chicago winter was probably the best winter ever to start. We have had nothing but great weather, and it is amazing to enjoy the spring now in full bloom. Even the sidewalks look pretty. The hardest thing about running in my area is,… Read more »
Cat Math
18 cats were trapped in 3 days from the V Colony last week, all from 1 alley 2 blocks from my house. 12 cats were already TNR’ed and eartipped, so 10 were returned back outside, minus 2 that were friendly and admitted to Tree House. Which means the other 6 cats were TNR’ed. 2 of… Read more »
Catty Wagon
Pack ’em up, pack ’em in. Here’s three cats in the Mini being taken to the clinic for their feral cat spa packages. Nine cats left in the Catty Shack. We’re going to try trapping again tonight and then wrap this project up just in time for the weekend.