Stray Cat Project, Inc.

Happy 😺 #GlobalCatDay! 🌍 Today is Global Cat Day—a day to advocate for policies that protect all cats in our communities, raise awareness about feral cats, and promote Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR). Let's support advocacy efforts for outdoor cats everywhere! Alley Cat Allies initiated National Feral Cat Day in 2001, and Global Cat Day continues this mission to improve the lives of cats worldwide. 🐾 💡 Inspire others to advocate and help community cats! For ideas, click here: https://lnkd.in/g_Z6_rbA #TNR #communitycats #feralcats #GlobalCatDay #NationalFeralCatDay #CatsAreCommunity @alleycatallies

Look at these cuties! 😍 These 8-week-old littermates were brought in last week from Butterscotch and Skye's colony. 💙 The Siamese mix is a boy, and the tabby with white is a girl. Say hello to Carlie and Charlie! 🐱✨ They're currently being socialized and will be vetted soon. We’ll keep you posted as to when they’ll be ready for adoption. 🏡💖 #Kittens #TNR #AdoptDontShop #SiameseMix #TabbyKitten #RescueKittens

🐾 Butterscotch Update! 🐾 We’ve got great news about Butterscotch’s paw! After 10 days of confinement to help heal his abraded paws, he had a vet checkup yesterday. You'll remember that his left paw, which was severely injured, needed wrapping and confinement to heal properly. ✨ We’re happy to report that Butterscotch is 70% healed! His paw has been re-wrapped, and he’ll stay with us a bit longer until he’s fully recovered. For those who asked, Dr. Wooley confirmed his condition is called exuberant granulation, not pillow paw. It’s an overgrowth of tissue that can stop a wound from healing, appearing as a raised, bright red, jelly-like mass that bleeds easily. Dr. Wooley had to "sand" some off to aid healing. Fun fact: this condition in horses is known as “proud flesh.” Thanks for all your support and well wishes! 💛 #ButterscotchUpdate #CatCare #TNR #ExuberantGranulation #ProudFlesh

The calls come every year when the weather starts to turn cold and wet.🍂 Well-intentioned caretakers call us to rescue kittens as "winter is coming" and these kittens deserve an indoor home. Often, the caller has enjoyed having the kittens on their property for months but then feels bad as the weather turns colder and wants to get these cats adopted and indoors. The problem is that the kittens were born in the spring, are not friendly, and therefore unadoptable without months of socialization — if at all. Unless someone has worked with them heavily, there's not much we can do for these older, feral kittens except for TNR. This is not what most callers want to hear. 💡Education is key to solving this problem. Good Samaritans need to know that kittens need to get to rescue or foster ideally between 6-10 weeks of age. We find that cats that have not been socialized before 12 weeks are difficult to turn and often the last to be adopted as they tend to be shy and do not present well at meets. Furthermore, there just aren't enough foster homes to work one-on-one with these older kittens. Given the choice of taking in a litter of younger kittens versus one older kitten, most rescues will take the younger litter as they can make more of an impact for that litter than for the one older kitten. The number of cages and foster homes is limited; sadly, rescues can't take them all. ➡If you or someone you know is caring for a young litter of kittens (newborn to 10 weeks), please make arrangements to get them to rescue or foster as soon as they are weaned so they can be adopted into loving, forever homes. The longer the caretaker delays, the more probable the cat will never be adoptable and therefore be destined to be a community cat. Let's get those adoptable cats off the streets! 📷: Skye, a 6-9 month old Siamese mix that we TNRed last week. Sadly, Skye was too unsocialized to be adoptable at this time and therefore was returned to her colony. This was disappointing to all of us, including her colony caretakers. BTW, there is no filter on this photograph; her eyes are the most beautiful blue we've ever seen. She would undoubtedly have been fought over by countless potential adopters....if only she was rescued earlier. #TNR #rescuekittens #nofilter

🎯 Tomcat Butterscotch was captured in our TNR sweep last week at one of our older colonies. 🐾 While we were on site, we spoke with the colony caretakers, who mentioned that this boy didn't run as fast and wasn't as agile as some of the others, despite not quite being a senior cat. This concerned us, so we asked Dr. Wooley to take a look at him while she had him under anesthesia. It didn't take long for her to isolate the problem! Butterscotch's front paw pads are both abraded (scraped or worn away by friction). The left paw suffered a laceration. The right paw pad was completely abraded, with no skin covering the pad. We don't know how it happened, but can you imagine how much pain this cat must be in?😿 The decision was made to wrap Butterscotch's front paw and hold him for at least 10 days in a recovery cage in an effort to heal the wound. Next Thursday, he'll revisit Dr. Wooley to determine if he can be released or whether he needs to stay a bit longer. Holding a feral cat in captivity can be stressful for them, but the alternative is Butterscotch living in pain and possibly suffering additional consequences. We can't let that happen. Butterscotch's recovery cage is a 48" dog crate with our Tomahawk 2-door trap placed inside, which functions as a hiding place. He has a litterbox -- which he uses like a champ -- and all the food, water and treats he wants. 🌟 He's a bit miserable with us, but he's recovering, and that's what matters. Big thanks to Cats Only Veterinary Hospital and Dr. Wooley's team for their exceptional care. 🙏 #TNR #abradedpads #recoverycage

🍂🐾 Hello, October! 🍁 Fall is our absolute favorite time to trap! We love the crisp fall air and the fact that the kitties are less likely to be hiding in a shady spot. 😸🍃 We're off to the clinic, momentarily, to pick up the 5 kitties we took for TNR this morning, including these two little ladies and two gorgeous tomcats! 🐱 They're from a colony we've been working on for years, located in a high-traffic area and difficult to control. 🚗🛑 We also pulled other kittens from this location in the past few days and are going after mom—who is very smart and has been evading us for some time. #nomomleftbehind 🐾💪 No rest for the weary! 😅🐾 #TNRlife #fallTNR #catcolony #spayandneuter #rescuecats

🎀 LAST ONE! 🎀 Calling all Barbie fans and collectors! We have one final vintage Barbie available from our Barbie Fundraiser. She's ONLY $10 plus $9.95 shipping! ✨ Happy Holidays Barbie - 1998 Edition 🆕 New in box, never used. This vintage gem is perfect for collectors, as a gift or for anyone looking to add a bit of holiday cheer to their home! By purchasing, you’re also supporting a great cause: every dollar helps fund our TNR efforts and rescue work. 🐾 💫 Don’t miss out on this last chance to grab a piece of Barbie history while helping out our furry friends! Visit our ebay shop at https://lnkd.in/exSNa2yp for more photos and details and to purchase. We have 41 Barbie sales under our belt with 100% positive feedback! 💖 💪 Thank you for your support! 😽 #BarbieFundraiser #HappyHolidaysBarbie #1998Barbie #SupportTNR #RescueCats

Today is #WorldRabiesDay, designated as a day to educate and create awareness about rabies prevention. A few facts about rabies and feral cats from Alley Cat Allies: ▪️It is rare that feral cats contract rabies, let alone spread it. ▪️More than 92% of rabies cases in the U.S occur in wildlife: bats, raccoons, skunks and foxes. ▪️Feral cat behavior and instincts keep them from contracting rabies. Feral cats are defensive by nature, so they run from most wildlife. The animals that cats hunt for food—like squirrels, chipmunks, and mice—rarely have rabies. ▪️Feral cat colonies managed with TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) programs receive rabies vaccinations as part of the program. The vaccine is proven to protect them for multiple years. ☑️TNR programs ensure cats stay happy, healthy, and rabies free. For more info, check out this article from ACA. https://lnkd.in/eGusYKEP #TNR #WorldRabiesDay

🐾 Wondering if that cat you just trapped is a community cat or someone's indoor-outdoor pet? Look closely at the paws for clues! 👀🐈 #CommunityCats #TNR #CatPaws

At first glance, did you notice them at all? No? Neither did we. These community cat shelters were placed by colony caretakers in a busy, open area. The caretakers wanted to make sure that the shelters would blend into the environment as much as possible and not attract attention. To that end, they used donated white styrofoam boxes and painted them to blend into the environment. The volunteers carefully tucked them among the trees and brush and loaded them down with whatever they could find in the area so they wouldn't be noticeable and wouldn't blow away during a storm. They did a really good job, didn't they? We're sure those community cats really appreciate their efforts! 🐈🐈 #TNR #catshelter #styrofoamshelter