Cat Projects

2. GET INVOLVED: If you want to assist in a hands-on manner and help with the trapping of feral cats or just ensuring that the projects are moving forward and that plenty of food is supplied, we would love to have your help. Write to Kathy at contact@ootwrescue.org

3. BE A FOSTER HOME: Often we are told of cats who just need a paw up, to live inside where it is safe while awaiting their forever home. We also need foster homes on a regular basis for kittens.

4. ADOPT: Maybe you love cats just like us and can add just one more to complete your family! Look on our Petfinder site to see all of our adoptable pets. www.ootw.petfinder.com

May 2011:

This situation has been completed to the best of our ability. Christine will continue to help the animals in her area and volunteer with OOTW!

November 2010:

Most of the cats have been trapped and spayed. There are still a couple that have been difficult to trap. Christina's Mom is attempting to "tame" one of the kittens. They are continuing to feed all of them and there is shelter under the house and shed.

Yet another dog has been abandoned there, a rat terrier male whom they have named "Fritters". He has been neutered recently. We found out that a neighbor had previously owned him and he had been bred many times. Not any more!

Christina found what is now the "Chicot Road Project" and has been instrumental in working with this couple who needs our help, transporting the dogs back and forth to be spayed and neutered. She is "paying it forward"! It is so rewarding to see her making a difference for others in need.

September 2010

Christina lives in a house trailer behind her Mom's home out in the county where cats and dogs are often dumped. They have been attempting to care for them the best that they can. They are in way over their heads! The cats, who are considered feral, are multiplying at an alarming rate and they have been unable to catch them and have them spayed or neutered. OOTW is helping with cat food, spays and neuters. Volunteers have coached them how to use humane traps and trapping has begun.

There are also a couple of dogs involved. One is a 6 month old Pitbull pup whom they have named "Sissy". She has been to the vet, has had all necessary care and is up for adoption. "Peanut Butter" is an adult mixed breed dog who is gentle with Christina's three children, so they have decided to keep her. OOTW has had her vetted and she is positive for heartworm disease. The vet has recommended the "chronic" treatment and she is doing well.

May 2011:

This situation continues to be a challenge, as a couple of the cats are difficult to trap. The lady caring and feeding the cats will continue to do so and hopefully OOTW get the remaining few spayed and neutered soon.

November update:

Deanna has made progress, but this will be a long-term process. The young kittens are 8 weeks old and need to move to a FOSTER HOME!!! They must be handled soon or they will not have a chance to find adoptive homes. Jazzy continued to deteriorate despite our best efforts. The decision was made to have her put to sleep and end her suffering. We imagine her frolicking and happy in Heaven. There are still three adult females who need to be trapped and spayed. We found assistance from Susan M. who is cat savvy and will be helping.

Deanna has done a good job of getting the cats to the vet. The five black and white older kittens (about 8 months old now) have all been spayed and neutered. There is a orange and white kitty named "Jazzy", who has a bad skin condition and is being treated. Deanna is trapping the cats in the back yard, taking them to Stagecoach Road Vet Clinic for spaying and neutering, and then releasing them back in her yard where she will continue to care for them. This is not an ideal situation, but they do have shelter and it is unlikely that any of these cats can be "tamed" and placed in adoptive homes.

This good Samaritan started out feeding a few stray cats which have now multiplied, are feral and living in her back yard. Also, a man who lived across the street moved and abandoned his 6 cats, so she started feeding them, too. The neighbor's cats are able to get into the garage for shelter and are somewhat friendly. She now has 30+ kitties! Needless to say she is very overwhelmed and has asked for our help. We have begun the process of trapping so that we can get all of these cats sterilized because the reproduction has to stop now! All the kitties are beautiful and appear to be healthy. As of now, there is only one litter of four, one-week old kittens, born in a shed.

May 2011:

Scott and Jennifer have done a remarkable job with this situation of over 20 cats. All the cats have been spayed or neutered and Jennifer has found homes for all but four!! The remaining semi-feral cats are still being fed and they're looking for a "barn" home to call their own.

November update:

Help has arrived as the folks at PVAH and a couple of friends have started helping with this situation. Seven of the cats have been caught, fully vetted and gone to other situations, mostly as barn cats. We are still looking for places for the rest of these cats to go. They cannot stay there much longer. We will waive the adoption fee for these kitties.

October 2010

Scott noticed a cat on the window sill as he was driving by a house that had been recently vacated. After seeing him several times, he decided he would take the cat home. When he pulled up in the driveway, many cats ran out to greet him, obviously starving.

As it turns out, a man had died and his partner moved out of the house, abandoning all the cats and kittens that they had been caring for. Scott has continued to feed them every day since discovering them, and we truly need help in finding a resolution to this situation. Some of the cats were friendly with Scott initially, but they have since become more skittish. We are worried that someone has tried to catch them or run them off.

Dr. Mehaffy, our veterinarian at PVAH, has offered to spay and neuter all of these cats at no cost to OOTW, just to help in finding an answer for them. They are mostly adults and a few kittens.

May 2011:

We are nearing the end of this project. The kind woman will continue to feed and care for the cats. We think all have been spayed and neutered at this point. We are standing by to help her again if needed.

November update:

The tame kitties that are old enough have all been altered. There are about 5-6 ferals that will need to be trapped. This lady now needs help in getting started with trapping!

September 2010

A well-meaning woman is caring for a number of cats and kittens because the few that she started with were not spayed and neutered and the numbers have continued to increase. One of the litters of kittens were bottle fed after being born to a feral Mom. Some of the cats are tame, and she just wanted our assistance in getting all of the cats fixed.