TNR - Wood Colony

I'd like for everyone to Please meet Mila, Felix, and Smokie from the Wood Colony. They all received their TNR vetting today and will recover indoors for the next few days. They will then be released and returned back into the colony.

Update on Mr. Grey - Return After Medical Treatment

It was so hard to return Mr. Grey outside. I enjoyed his time with me. However, his laceration is healing nicely and he started to hiss at me regularly so I knew he was feeling 100x's better. I released him back into my yard this evening and he went straight back to Dr. Watson and Momma Madelina. They are currently lounging in the sun in the neighbors yard. I will continue to moderate the situation. I'm still curious to know how he got it.

When I took one of my dogs out this morning at 5am to go potty, Dr. Watson and Momma were on the roof of the garage which is completely abnormal for them. They have NEVER EVER done that before so I'm wondering if I have a racoon visitor. Time to put the trail cam in a different area in the yard. In the meantime, I'm glad Mr. Grey is back with his 2 other musketeers.

Operation Trap Mr. Grey For Wound Treatment

Operation trap Mr. Grey was a success! Mr. Grey has been very absent in the yard lately. Normally he is always out and about, but I noticed he hasn't been a fixture like the flowers. I have been consistently checking his hiding places in my yard and trying to keep a close watch. I finally saw him from my window and noticed he had a limp. I decided to put up a trail camera in my yard to see what was going on and at the same time ziptied a trap open and fed out of that strictly. I noticed that he had a wound on his left side and was for sure limping. I also noticed that his best friends Dr. Watson and Momma Madelina would run from him when they saw him. As soon as I saw his wound, I knew I had to trap him and bring him to the vet right away to get him treated and checked out thoroughly. The trail cam helped me to see what spots in the yard were his favorite and what times he was coming out. I set the trap last night and voila he was mine. I brought him in the house and took him to the vet today.

He was fully examined and provided his update on his vaccines, revolution, deworming, etc. His wound was a laceration that was healing so the took the scab off to flush it out and clean it and gave him a convenia antibiotic shot. They didn't feel a drain was necessary. They checked his limbs and said everything was okay and he was probably initially limping due to the wound. Mr. Grey will recover in my bathroom for another day or two and than will be released right back into my yard to be with his colony. I can't wait until this old man is feeling 100% again. In the meantime, he will get to sleep in a nice cool safe place away from this horrible weather and have meals galore. So glad to have him home with me. I'm sure his colony will be happy also once he's back at 100% too.

Surveillance Photos of Feeding and Trapping

A Trapped Mr. Grey

Wounds that Mr. Grey had that needed to be treated

After his vet appointment. The wound areas were clipped and cleaned and the scabs were taken off so they can heal properly

Mr. Orange - Medical Update

Mr. Orange Update...

Mr. Orange is resting comfortably. He's appetite is good and he's healing well. He had a really busy day at the vet on Sunday. We had him neutered, given his rabies and distemper shots, microchipped, revolution, and snaptested (he's neg/neg). He also had his ears cleaned out and the vet did a cytology test for ear mites. He was given Claro in both ears. They opened up the lacerations on his face and explored to see if there were any infections etc. Unfortunately, all of his wounds are from past fights and unfortunately kept happening in the same area, so they did a laceration repair and laser therapy. They cleaned all of his wounds out and stitched them up leaving a little bit of the wounds open, so it can drain naturally on it's own rather than placing a drain in. He was also given a shot of the antibiotic convenia to help keep any infection away. This shot will last in his system for 2 weeks. He is taking Onisor pills for his pain. As you can, he had a lot done which gave us a quite hefty bill of $600.00. If you would PLEASE make a donation, to help us recover some of these cost, we would be most appreciative. Thank you!

Mr. Orange A Severely Injured Community Cat

A very sweet woman from the Ukrainian Village community reached out to me to ask for help for Trap-Neuter-Return for some cats that were coming around. She told me that one of the cats in the group that she adored and named Orange, had something wrong with him and she wanted to know what to do. She also wanted to see if there was a way she could bring Orange inside and make him a part of her family. We were finishing up another project and I told her that I would help her after the holiday. 

I wanted to assess Orange to see if he should be brought to the spay & neuter clinic or straight to one of our regular vets for treatment dependent upon his wounds. When I saw him, I definitely believed he should go straight to the regular vet for treatment to which he will get all of his necessary vetting done and additional services. I also believe that Orange is just shy and not feral. He didn't cower in the back of the trap and he let me give him chin rubs. These are all good signs so we will be bringing him inside after vetting to help socialize this big lug.

It loos like he has a severe ear mite infection like Simba had and we will do everything to get this guy back to 100%. The woman and her family are so happy and devoted to making this work out for Orange and so are we. Orange is currently at Animal Care Center of Chicago this morning for a full examination and to get treated. If anyone would like to donate towards the cost of Orange's vetting, we would really appreciate it. We will post an update on his prognosis after he is seen today. Thanks!

Mr. Orange had severe wounds all over his body especially on the right side of his face

Lenny Update From His Forever Home

We are thrilled to see an updated picture of our Lenny in his loving home. Looks like he's living it up. Soo good to see this guy enjoying life off the streets and indoors where this cutie belongs. His new meowmie posts videos of how dramatic he is. Has us in stitches.

Kohlina & Poppy Admitted To A No Kill To Find Their Forever Home

It was so hard for me to say goodbye to these two yesterday.They were admitted to P.A.W.S. Tinley Park to go up for adoption. I have grown so attached to my little Kohlina and Poppy during their stay with me and it's taking every bit of me not to drive back there and get them :(

Mackinaw 13 Colony - 4 Cats? Nope. Much More.

An 80yr old couple reached out to us needing help to get their colony under control. They stated there was only 4 cats, but with our experience there is always more. Well, indeed there were, Please meet the members of the Mackinaw 13 Colony. All 13 cats were trapped Tuesday night and brought in to receive their TNR vetting services at The Anti-Cruelty Society Wednesday morning. If you are interested in sponsoring the vetting for any of these dahl-ings, let us know. In the mean time, meet the newly vetted crew! Happy Caturday!