This orange tabby cat, named Wolf Blitzer, aka Wolfie, has the kind of story that shows we are all doing the best we can with the information we have at the time. There is an outdoor cat overpopulation crisis and when you are doing TNR, you are preventing more cats from being born outside to… Read more »
A neighbor contacted me about a cat lying under a car all day not moving. I immediately went over and found the cat hobbling around, looking for shelter. One of his back legs was swollen and dangling. This took place during the solar eclipse so I named this cat Sunny, who also remained sweet and… Read more »
Baby Gray was TNR’d through a shelter program at least a few years ago, maybe more. Baby Gray and his two other cat colony friends are bonded and fed twice a day by a kind feeder named Penny. They have feral shelters and companionship. They hung out together all of the time. This past… Read more »
A car hit Connor and threw him off his bike while he was commuting to work Tuesday on North Avenue in Bucktown. The driver just waved to him and drove away. Connor was not injured but his bike was totaled. Later that same day, while walking home with his girlfriend, Ashley, on that same stretch of… Read more »
I called Rita a few weeks ago letting her know that I was coming with another cat food donation for her colony cats and indoor cats. Rita told me she was concerned that one of her colony cats was injured and had blood on her hind legs. She said she has been calling other rescue organizations… Read more »
Mooksie showed up at his colony with a severely swollen and crumpled right ear a few weeks ago. He is part of a group of feral cat colonies totaling 30-40 TNR’d cats that Jennie K. cares for in the West Humboldt Park area of Chicago. I bring cat and dog food to Jennie when I have… Read more »
Mama, a cat from Kristina’s colony, had an infection in her mouth this winter. She was eating only with one side of her mouth and had fluids coming out. Kristina tried giving her antibiotics which seemed to help, but then last week Mama became lethargic and stopped eating. She was so weak that Kristina… Read more »
Norman Edwards was trapped in a large TNR project in the Dunning area of Chicago in January. He was taken to a low cost clinic for the basic TNR services for a feral cat, but he’s friendly. So Kim V. agreed to foster him in her home. He is quite the handsome long-haired black cat…. Read more »
We posted about Crystal, a sick TNR’d feral cat from the Luna Colony two weeks ago. After extensive vetting and a week’s hospital stay, Crystal was humanely euthanized because her biopsy showed she had a malignant cancer. Thanks to all of you who donated towards her care. We couldn’t do this without you! Together we… Read more »
Felix was found sick in an alley by some kind volunteers on the near north side of Chicago last fall and brought to PAWS’ clinic to be neutered. He was covered in itchy scabs from a flea allergy, dehydrated, and in need of a dental that was inflaming his gums and causing swollen glands… Read more »