Maya’s appearance looks a little different due to a chromosomal abnormality. She has an extra chromosome and although her condition is sometimes compared to that of Down Syndrome in humans, its not the same. However, Maya does have some special needs that arose mostly because of how her face formed as a result of her … Read more
This helper needs help! A youngster’s good intentions got him into a pricky situation. The teenager climbed a tree in an Indianapolis park to save a cat he saw high up in the branches. Once at the top, he couldn’t get down, eventually requiring assistance. Owen, a seventeen-year-old boy from Indianapolis, has a heart … Read more
Reece was found as a kitten at around five weeks old, unable to move his back legs. His rescuer Jesse, reached out to her friend Wilma, who had a lot of experience fostering cats and kittens, so Reece would be in a safe place while they found out what was wrong with him. After a … Read more
Widget is one grumpy rescue cat. She was found with her litter-mates when they were all around four or five weeks old, and taken to the Carroll County Humane Society. When they arrived at the shelter, Widget was the only one with feline dwarfism – a genetic condition that causes a cat’s growth to be … Read more
Snickers was found at only five weeks old by her owner Kelly while she was out on a run by a corn field in June of 2020. Kelly had lost her mother shortly before, and had taken up running to try help her cope with her grief. One day, that running led her to Snickers. … Read more
Joey was found by his owner Grace at a shelter when he was around 4-7 years old. He was born with a congenital defect which meant that his two front legs didn’t fully form. When he was found he tested positive for Feline Scabies, or mange, which is a highly contagious skin disease so he … Read more
Mostaccioli’s owner Natalie found her outside in her garden as a neonatal kitten with her three siblings and a very protective feral mother. The mother cat was very underweight which worried Natalie, because she most likely wouldn’t have the ability to keep her kittens healthy on her own. So Natalie decided to lure the feral … Read more
Phineas was born to his rescue cat mother Pumpkin, while she was being fostered until her litter was born and old enough to be adopted out. Little Phineas was the runt of the litter, and had a neurological condition called cerebellar hypoplasia. This is the result of the cerebellum of a cats brain not developing … Read more
Before Potato the feral cat was taken in by an experienced fosterer, he had spent a month cooped up in a shelter cage sick and alone. The shelter staff told the woman who took him in that he was “untouchable” and was set to be euthanized that very day. Thankfully his fosterer got there just … Read more
Another day, another cat is taking over social media. On Facebook, pictures of a five-week-old kitten who appears to be smiling have gone viral. If there is one thing we can reach a consensus on, it is that people across the Internet have a soft spot for cats. From the Grumpy cat, and the Zorro … Read more