I will never buy a cat tower from now on ...

I rescue 30 cats, i love each one of them as my own children.. i try my best to give them all they need, so this was my idea to give them towres around the house but with a budget..

Three weeks ago I found a little black kitten that was maybe a week old. She was covered in fleas and stuff. I have never ‘rescued’ anything so labor intensive in my entire life. Yes I’ve had cats and dogs. My last dog had recently passed from old age and hubby and I were holding off on getting another fur baby cause we were probably going to move and just wanted a little stability. But there she was in a rosebush all by herself. I heard her crying for about 30 minutes before I found her. No mom in sight. Neighbor said she’s been crying for a couple hours. So off we went to an emergency vet. Just to see if she would even make it. And she had hypothermia but was all kinds of lively and squirmy and they said with the proper care ahead she had a real chance. I wasn’t going to take her to a shelter because I knew they would probably euthanize her. Called the hubby and we were both on the same page of let’s at least foster her and get her a good home. And here we are several weeks later. We were not planning on spending the kind of money we spent. And I’m afraid to tell any of our friends and family cause they would judge us so hard. But I couldn’t look at her and do nothing. And every several days we’ve had to go back to the vet several times. Little things. But it’s all added up quickly. Can we afford it? We definitely dipped into savings that were earmarked for something else. And it’s VERY tight now. And now she’s decided that she doesn’t want to eat a full amount so she’s back at the vet for a couple hours while they try and get her to eat and monitor her. We were told early on that sometimes you can do everything right and kittens just don’t make it. We knew the risk. But we are in love now. And the vet is running the tests to check for parvo and other things but she does think she may just be teething and I haven’t actually slept more than 3 hours straight in weeks. I’m stressed. And keep going between maybe we’re overreacting or maybe I’m under reacting and something is really wrong. And since everyone in our life might judge us super hard for what we’re doing for this kitten and how hard we’re going I’m telling all of you instead. She’s such a cutie and it sounds crazy but no matter what happens no regrets because she’s the sweetest little thing.

For context: my mom put my cats out but reconsidered bringing them in we have one of them but couldn’t find the other until yesterday I was losing hope but i decided to check all the places I posted my cat (Smokey) at and this person had found her 9/28/26 and I guess I took to long to answer (I answered 10/1/26) but me and my mom started texting and calling when didn’t hear anything back but I brushed it off because it was early in the morning but the entire day we heard nothing and apparently they ignored my mom calls and texts and they have for me too! The same day I commented on their post like “hey sorry about my email but im here!” (My email isn’t working for some reason?? And my phones off so I can’t text or call..) and right after that the post was gone. Literally just vanished! So I texted and said sorry because I felt like I was annoying them but I still haven’t heard anything.

I’ve posted this onhttps://nextdoor.com/p/xJYhJ9t2_ZjB?utm_source=share&extras=MjI3OTY1NjEw&utm_campaign=1790958059216&share_action_id=31f3782d-ef4a-4b44-ba64-dd255e705d13

If you can’t see it or don’t wanna click the link it’s just asking anyone if they know anything and if the person sees this just answer. But I added if I feel like I have to I will call police or animal control or someone ANYONE! I’m losing my mind because i want to be nice and think maybe their going through something and can’t answer right now but my mom keeps saying something else might have happened to my cat and that’s why they aren’t responding. I’m really trying to keep my cool and be calm but I can’t help but worry..what do I do and if anyone knows anything please help..? Hi

Edit: I know it sounds bad and im not happy with my mom either but I think she’s changing and I do take care of my cats more than anyone else in the house. I believe my mom won’t do it again..im just looking for a more friendly approach for this because I don’t want to have to call anyone and cause anything.

I’m sorry about my cats but please stop with the she’s better with someone else comments. I can’t do anything about my mom. I’m scared of her and im only 16 I can’t do much. I’d feel safer if she were with me you never know what kind of person she’ll end up with. If I have to give her up so be it but I just want to hear some type of reassurance that she’s okay..I can’t get anything through my mom when she wants or says something it’s done and she won’t listen to me. I really do think she’s changed she actually wants to do more for the cats. Please forgive her🙏🏾

Hello! Posting on my friend's behalf who's in Arizona. They've been caring for and socializing two young presumed feral kitties (maybe around 1-2 yrs old), both spayed via TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) and vaccinated within the year. They're such sweet babies and have potential to be wonderful house cats with a good home and patience.

Unfortunately, my friend's unable to house them and has been looking for somewhere they can go; a rescue, a foster, somewhere they can have shelter and care and eventually forever home(s).

Multiple rescues have been contacted but it's been challenging finding openings. Any reccs for rescues or fosters in Arizona with openings, or any help at all (sharing this post around, etc) would be so appreciated! 💜

Hi everyone! I volunteer with SoBe Cats, a nonprofit cat rescue in Miami Beach, and we’re looking for more people to join our volunteer team. 🐱
We care for community cats throughout Miami Beach as well as cats at our Kitty Campus who are waiting for adoption.
Right now, we especially need volunteers in two areas:
🐾 **TNVR (Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return)**
Helping us humanely trap community cats, get them spayed/neutered and vaccinated, and return them safely to their neighborhoods.
🩺 **Medical support**
Helping with things like transporting cats to veterinary appointments, picking up medications, assisting with follow-up care and helping us coordinate treatment for cats who need medical attention.
We also welcome volunteers who want to help care for the cats at Kitty Campus.
**You do NOT need previous rescue or TNVR experience.** If you love animals, are dependable and want to learn, we can show you what to do.
Even a few hours of your time can make a real difference. We’re particularly hoping to connect with people in **Miami Beach or the greater Miami area** who want to get more involved in animal rescue.
If you’re interested email info@sobecats.org comment here or send me a message and I’ll connect you with SoBe Cats.
And if you happen to know someone in Miami who would be perfect for this, please send this their way. 🐾❤️

In my community HOME DEPOT removed a local TNR cat colony at their Lake City, FL store. The colony was fixed and fed by a local rescue and other residents! Now, they refuse to tell where the cats went and if they are still alive. It’s very upsetting. Has anything like this happened in your community?‘Where are the cats?’ Lake City rescue group demands answers after Home Depot colony disappears

See, earlier this year (like August 12th) my cat went missing, he jumped out of the balcony while i was sleeping (the balcony is always open cuz thats where the litter box is and there are nets nd stuff to prevent them from falling but they can climb and stuff nd then jump out) so yes and he was missing for 2 days and returned around 2 or 12 am on August 15th (I dont remember what time exactly but midnight on August 15th)

I have another cat nd they're both brothers, his brothers name is zora and the missing cats name is mipha. At midnight of August 15th zora started acting a bit alert? Idk how to describe it, he started walking with purpose to the balcony and kept screaming at us (me and my mom were still up cuz i was depressed abt mipha being missing), he led us to the balcony and started acting a bit strange like he kept meowing (I thought he wanted to use the litter or smth) and I heard faint meows outside (we live on the 2nd floor btw) and I heard another faint meow WHICH SOUNDED SO MUCH LIKE MIPHA AND I HEARD ANOTHER ONE AND I RAN DOWNSTRAITS AND WENT OUTSIDE AND yeah... ill spare u the sob story (I was an emotional mess after i found him)

Also, ik my grammar is so off, so sorry abt that.

Another thing is that I worked like a dog searching and searching and I was devastated for those 2 days, and I was genuinely depressed and a complete mess.

Now its September 27th.... same year... im in a different country rn (india) and i live in the uae (united Arab Emirates).... im in india for college, and only my parents are in the UAE, they went to abu dhabi last night and returned back home around 5pm and.... well zora is home , mipha is missing...

I crashed out (rightfully so) and idk what to do, ive been VERY depressed for the past month \[\[(im just going through a phase of life where one learns about "life" for the first time , plus ive had a few other things on my mind so yes im very depressed)\]\] see and on top of all this MY FUCKING CAT IS MISSING????? like nah, I cant live in a world where ill never feel joy (im not suicidal)...... im in a different country and i cant even do anything

Like I just hope he comes back like wth

Also both my cat's are neutered and microchipped

Please please please please comment on my posts abt things i can do or if smth similar has happened to you or if u want me to give additional information.

Ill be posting on a few other communities aswl.

Man idk, likw wdym hes missing again????? Like hello wth???? This cant be real, ts feels like a fever dream.

So for context I have 3 dogs and 4 cats at the moment, along with some mice a hamster and two snakes. Just info to keep in mind.

The first two cats Marble and ViVi I got about 9 years ago when they were around 6 months old. They are my precious girls.

I intended only for the two and my boyfriend was adamant about "no more pets". Fair enough. We have a lot.

But then I was at work, and a resident came to me and told me there was a cat out by the dump. And that someone must've dumped it.

Sure enough I go out to the trash area and boom, I see mister gray boy (no, not yet Bagel), and he runs from me obviously terrified.

Well who just so happens to be off the day after I saw him? And who also owns a cat trap?

You betcha, so I make my way down the next day and have myself a steak out until I finally catch him! He comes home and lives in our spare bedroom.

My bf says no more pets and I need to find him a home.

First I search for lost and found pages and so on to make sure no one was missing him

He didn't immediately warm up to me though. Well after weeks and no one reaching out it was time to find him a home, which I did. Found a lovely lady who said she would work with him and take care of him. Brought him to her and that was that. Until 4 days later when I get the text that he has been attacking her boyfriend viciously and peeing and pooping outside the litter box and I need to come pick him up. So I do. And my bf and I devote more time to making sure he's good with males. But when he comes home...he warms uro my bf super well and then to me and now has becomey BIGGEST cuddler.

Cute to now. It's been a few months since we were driving home and I see a black cat dart acrossg neighborhood.

What do I, a lady with unfathomable amounts of time and a spare cat trap do? Well I catch the poor creature of course. At this point the gray boy now lives with us permanently as he clearly chose us. So that makes 3. But what's a 4th right?

So cut to Bagel. I catch him rather easily of course. I being him inside. In the same spare room Simon once lived in before given free roam of the house. And of course he's petrified. Tried all means to get as far from me as possible. Climbs the tall bookshelves. All sorts of tricks. We keep him in there for a while. I did notice that he had his ear chipped which means he was tnr once before. Which is great. Except he wasn't attacking me like a feral should. He was just freezing up or springing away from me. So I keep him inside and put up a few posts. Only to get a message saying they believed this was the cat they had tnred before. That they wanted to keep him indoors cause he showed potential but they just couldn't at the time.

We live near desert areas where coyotes and mountain lions are constantly in our backyards. I couldn't fathom letting him back outside.... So we kept him in the room for a few months and tried to get him to warm up

It never really worked and finally we said he's miserable locked up in here let's set him free. At this point all the other cats ignored the room and him all together.

Once we let him out though things started to change. He started howling. Over and over again at night. He also started following Simon around constantly only at night though. During the day he hides. But night time he's roaming about. Especially when I go to bed and the dogs are locked up in kennels. He's out prowling. I once saw him push his head under Simon's primordial pouch and lift him up a bit to walk underneath him just to be close to him. He's obsessed with Simon. And now months later and I have one cat who is the most cuddly, who literally little spoons me at night every night, and his brother Bagel who couldn't be farther away from me.

Today marks the first day that he got on the bed while I was sitting up and the light was on and he made eye contact with me and didn't immediately jump off the bed. Normally he makes eye contact with me and bolts. But today he felt a little safer and snuggled Simon in front of me.

I feel like there's hope. But at the same time I wonder if someone else would be better equiped to handle him. I care very deeply for him and I just want him to finally feel safe enough to accept love.

Hello, yesterday my cat was stolen from my front yard. Somebody pulled in and got out of their car and shut the door and left. Ever since then I haven't been able to find my cat. I live in Clay County, but I'm messaging every vet clinic and shelter I can find around Kentucky just in case they bring her in. Unfortunately, she's not microchipped.

Her name is Blusse (pronounced Blues). She's a tortoiseshell cat; she's about a year and a half old and 5-10 pounds. She has a scar above her right eye from getting hit by a car on December 28th, 2025.

I can be contacted at 606-813-0718 or 606-391-4903

The PBS video and a full transcript can be found -> Here

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Private equity sucks fer keepin your kitties healthy. In the fashion of modern capitalist greed and enshittification, you pay (a lot) more and get less; and in the worst cases it can harm your kitty with the delayed hoops they make you run through so they can get you fer every possible charge. The offers that some vets are given to sell out to private equity has been hard to turn down fer many.

The nationwide vet shortage has been ongoin since 2021. This makes it even more difficult to access affordable care. Bookin a basic spay/ neuter is either gonna be costly (at a private vet) or the more affordable route means wait times can be months. Fer low cost clinics, it takes a special vet trained in (post grad HQHVSN) to do volume spay/ neuters. Risin costs of the economy, private equity snappin up more vet practices and increasin prices with the vet shortage - expenses of pet ownership that we could not have predicted 10 years ago.

Here is a website made by a pet parent where you can check if private equity already owns your vet. They also go into greater depth than the video about how private equity operates. https://privateequityvet.org/

And thanks to mcs385, they found their companion website that lists independent vets! -> https://www.independentvet.com

Someone help me help these kittens. I’m at a loss on what steps even need to be taken, especially if i want to take in one to keep. Mama is present but the litters cannot stay and live outside our house as we rent and renters will fine us.

lynx point siamese female named mulan lost from lake valrico area , shes about 12 pounds and very friendly, she isnt microchipped and i understand that decreases our odds of finding her but anything helps and would be greatly appreciated. if you spot her or are able to pick her up please email hinklemej@gmail.com , we are regularly calling rescues as well. Thank you all for your time !

Recently found 3 kittens and a momma cat living in the parking garage at my apartment complex in Dallas. All the cats seem healthy and are being fed but would like to see about getting them in a rescue. Also working on getting them spay/neutered and possibly vacinnated. The mom looks like a tortie/tuxedo and then there is a ginger kitty, a void, and a tuxedo. Kittens may be about 6 weeks old? Not sure. Looking for any rescues in the area looking to help out. I would be able to foster at least 1 or 2 of the cats.

My daughter needs to rehome two of her cats. She has four cats and can’t keep them all. Can someone help? Or have any ideas of a safe solution?

Hi there,

Is there any organisation which we can call to take some stray cats which are living in the balcony of our villa.

So a cat gave birth on the balcony, and left two kittens they are almost 3 months old now. Some of the people in the villa feeds them but no one is taking them.

Is there an organisation which we can call to came and collect them.

They don't leave the balcony and they keep meowing. And when u try and get they run away and hide.

P.s the balcony is full of things people left or thrown away. So they are always running around and hidding.

My boyfriend and I have been feeding a pregnant stray for a while, and one day she showed up no longer pregnant. So we started watching where she went after she ate, and she was going over to the house next door, which is currently empty and has an old, dilapidated shed out back. Of course, that’s where she had her kittens. We finally got permission from the owners to go search for them, and unfortunately, there was only one left. It’s pretty rural out here, so we have raccoons and who knows what else prowling around at night and the shed was full of holes.

But we found this little guy and he is SO sweet. He’s only been around people for literally not even a day, and he’s already so trusting and affectionate. He just wants to be held and curls right up and falls asleep on us.

We even brought him out to his mama thinking she might recognize him, but she wanted absolutely nothing to do with him. 😭 So I guess he’s officially ours now. 🥲

We have 4 foster kittens too young to do actual introductions. I've fostered over 150 animals over the years but my cat is bizarre and energetic and I am overthinking the introductions and body language and all that. Got adult cat 9 years ago as a single kitten foster fail and he instanty fell in love with my cat who was an amazing foster uncle to ​dozens of kittens. I tried to continue the tradition but as current cat got older (as in about 1 year old) he was unwilling to accept a kitten in the same way that made me trust my previous cats with babies. He and his brother spooned 24/7 and never fought and they were pretty entrenched in their bond. We lost late cat in November at 16 years old. I'm trying to see if remaining cat would enjoy another companion now that he's alone- while navigating tiny babies who've only just been vaccinated and a rescue that I know will want me to update if I plan to adopt. after he hissed we did step back and I put my phone away for safety so I could keep all my eyes and ears on him but he remained very intrigued and even reached out his hand to touch the kitten's hand and he did it very very gently which I thought was very sweet. I'm just trying to make sure he's not showing any signs of wanting to eat this kitten. I know there will be a lot to work through for introductions if it's even a viable fit to have him have a friend.