I have a Big Ask from our community. Many of you will remember our graduates Pikachu and Eevee, who were adopted together. Eevee had dealt with some very challenging chronic diarrhea while she was a kitten, but before adoption, we figured out a food that worked for her & she was all better (thread)

Someone should really, really adopt Cid. This cat is the kind of cat who will take your love and return it tenfold. I don’t have enough words for him— kind, curious, charming, full of personality & presence. This is the kind of cat who will be someone’s soul cat. Elkton, MD. Apply: bit.ly/4cOmi21

Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue@crits4cats.org · 3mo ago

Cid’s a man who is quickly mastering the art of being extremely sweet and affection-seeking, with a rumbly purr and biscuits ready to go. He is turning that feral card and is so ready to be out of my office and into a forever home. He was social with some cats at the colony, but slow intros please.

Bentley has been the last holdout of the Auto Club kitties- he’d admit that humans were okayish to be around in terms of snack distribution, but scritches and pets were ENTIRELY off the table. He’s been in foster for a full year now and today we finally had a breakthrough!! 😭❤️

The calls for help don’t stop coming and we are still in desperate need of a couple more fosters. We supply everything you need and handle all the vet care and adoptions, you just give them a safe place to land for a few weeks. We have a request for these 6 plus a friendly mom & 5 babies. Elkton, MD

🎉🎉🎉 Mercedes has been at the rescue since she was a baby and, with the exception of some sneaked pets while she was engrossed in dinner, has NEVER accepted any touch. This week I finally started to be able to get a few pets in as she walked by, and LOOK AT HER TODAY!!! 😭

Here’s a thread of wonderful cats & kittens we have who need people!! Some are shy and sensitive and some are outgoing and extroverted! All of them are located in Elkton, MD and you can apply for them here: form.jotform.com/crits4cats/c... Starting with our longest resident of 21 months, Shoyu🧵⬇️

Sweet Coffee yesterday started running to the litter box constantly, straining to pee. She was just spayed 2 days ago, so it may be related. So vet time it is, poor little girl.

I love the reaction of cat lovers upon seeing a cat. Every single time the level of excitement is like they've read about cats for decades but never actually seen one in real life and they're SO EXCITED. Every. Single Time. Even if it's the hundredth cat they've seen that day.

The helping-est helpers.

Our sweet Shoyu is still looking for her very own home. She has never had a single application in the 19 months she has been in our rescue. She is shy and unassuming, but extremely cute and willing to show affection if you have a patient and soft way with her. www.petfinder.com/cat/shoyu-37...

Fluff and Wobbles@fluffandwobbles.bsky.social · 12mo ago

This sweet girl is Shoyu. Shoyu came to us a full YEAR ago, found outside with her two kittens. She’d clearly never been around people before and was completely terrified, but not aggressive. The area she was found in was unsafe to return to for TNR so we decided to give socialization a try. 🧵

With Cid making such good progress & not going back to his colony, he’s taking up the space I had planned to use for Kickstand, which leaves me looking for someone who wants to foster Kicks (or Cid!) He needs someone experienced socializing shy cats, preferably close to Newark, DE.

Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue@crits4cats.org · 4mo ago

I successfully trapped our wobbly gas station boy, Kickstand. We strongly suspect he has cerebellar hypoplasia, a non-degenerative condition that affects his balance and coordination. We’re going to get him fixed and then see if he would like to transition to being a friendly guy.

Another reminder to keep a cheap leash in your car for lost dog encounters. Found this very sweet girl wandering a parking lot next to a busy road. She is now on her way to our local (no kill) shelter. Hopefully she’ll find her people!!

Fluff and Wobbles@fluffandwobbles.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Let this be your sign to buy a cheap leash and just keep it in your car. This sweet girl ran up the on ramp onto a major highway. She wasn’t letting anyone get near her but thanks to a bunch of kind people who stopped, we were able to corral her and get my leash looped around her neck (no collar.)

Her technique could still use some work.

Fluff and Wobbles@fluffandwobbles.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The face of a baby learning to eat meat.

Some of our longest residents STILL need homes. All of these cats are so wonderful but are shy & sensitive, so they don’t do well in a busy adoption center. They just need people to go a little slower & give them lots of positive encouragement to show you their hearts ❤️ Elkton, MD bit.ly/4cOmi21

The hazards of wearing baggie pants in the kitten room.

Kittens are everywhere and we can’t help them without foster homes to get them safe and socialized and ready for adoption. If you’re in the Newark, DE/Northeastern MD area and you want to be a loving temporary stop for some kittens (or adult cats!) who need a little TLC, DM us!

Want to learn how to trap a feral cat for TNR? Check out Kitten Lady's video!

Happy 10-week birthday to the Breakfast Club! Omelette, Pancake, Coffee, Cinnamon Bun, and Eggs Benedict are growing into such sweet, wonderful cats.

“Shhh they’ll never find me in here.” - Cinnamon Bun

Eggs Benedict and the rest of the Breakfast Club are feeling much better after a course of Panacur (for intestinal worms/parasites.) They are back to scarfing food and going full honkers bonkers. As it should be!

The Breakfast Club has had sad tummies the past few days and poor Eggs Benedict has lost 100g in two days, so it’s vet time. Hopefully some fluids and anti nausea meds will help him feel better.

I’m putting out a call for a short term foster for Sir This Is A Wendy’s (Dave for short). He’s ear tipped but we don’t have any way to trace who had him fixed or where his colony is, I don’t have any foster space for him currently, & the local SPCA protocol is to turn him back out after stray hold.

Thank you SO much to everyone who reposted and shared perfect boy Hugh- his adopters found him through bsky and he is now headed to his forever home!!

Hugh & Setzer have pending meet & greets-! Can we manifest some homes for our other long-term adoptables? Shy Mercedes, Bentley & Ferrari are coming up on 1 year in the rescue. Silly & outgoing Elena’s been here 7 months. Shoyu, our longest resident, 1.5 years. Elkton, MD. Petfinder: bit.ly/4cOmi21

What is our responsibility in rescue, where does TNR end? Cid here is the last male cat we had left to fix at Final Fantasy colony. In October, he was a large, robust beefy guy. By January, he was just a shadow of himself, frail & thin. He evaded us until now, and limped under the drop trap at last.

Me too Cinny Bun, me too.

Somehow there have been no applications for Hugh in the almost 5 months he’s been at the rescue. He is the perfect goofy orange guy who just wants love and pets. Someone please give him the home and endless belly rubs he deserves! (Located in northern MD)

The face of a baby learning to eat meat.

Kitten season officially began for us earlier this week with our intake of a mama and her two week old kittens. Mama Mimosa is an amazing mother to her babies but isn’t too sure about me yet. Her 5 babies, Pancake, Omelette, Coffee, Cinnamon Bun, and Eggs Benedict are fat and healthy.

Spot has an extra special place in my heart and it makes me so so happy to see her thriving.

Crits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue@crits4cats.org · 6mo ago

To be loved is to be changed: Mama Spot edition 😭🧡