/r/rescuecats
Rescuecats is dedicated to helping cats around the world through various methods ie: foster, adoption, transport, euth listed, etc. ( Members who have been approved to fundraise will always have a badge next to their username, please be aware of this before donating).
Helpful resources: https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/are-you-having-trouble-affording-your-pet https://www.animalhumanesociety.org/resource/pet-emergencies-and-financial-assistance
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Question on helping stray cats in extremely cold weather
There’s a cat outside my house that cries sometimes at night we feed her and give her water but she is scared of humans and she runs every time I get close. The weather is below freezing and I wanna help but every time she runs. What can I do and I’m very limited on funds atm
11:49 UTC
(Los Angeles County) “Neighborhood” cat is injured, but she doesn’t belong to us. What can we do?
This situation is a little hairy and I don’t know what to do. Sorry for all the text, but the details are what make it tricky.
We (me and my two roommates) live in a small apartment complex of only 6 units in Los Angeles County. The unit next door to us has outdoor cats that they don’t really take care of. Their female cat had kittens last year (now around 9 months old, I think) and the kittens live entirely outdoors and could be considered partially feral, but they’re comfortable around us. The mother cat has since gone missing (a few days after we warned the neighbors about seeing a coyote down the block), and one of the kittens went missing a few days ago. So we don’t have high hopes for the other two…
One of the kittens, named Faith, is the runt of the litter and the only female. She seemed to get injured a few days ago and won’t use her front paw at all. We were worried about her and made sure the neighbors were aware. The neighbors took her inside that night, but she was back outside the next morning (yesterday). Today, we saw Faith had a very crude sort of sling fashioned around her chest, holding up her injured paw. It was pretty clear it wasn’t from a vet, and was made out of sports tape and like, packing tape. A few hours ago, Faith had hunkered down in front of our door and was visibly struggling to breathe because of how the tape was squeezing her chest, and her injured paw was extremely swollen. My roommate and I decided to cut the tape off of her and she immediately perked up once we did.. but we noticed blood on the inside of the tape around her ribs.
The neighbors won’t take her to the vet. I’m fairly certain of that. The cats aren’t spayed or neutered or vaccinated or chipped. But, the neighbors definitely consider these two remaining kittens to be “their” cats. Said neighbors have shown to be combative and accusatory on other occasions, and they think their other cats were “stolen”. The walls between our apartments are very thin, so it’s not like we could just take Faith and hope they don’t notice and that she never makes any noise. We have discussed taking Faith to a vet ourselves, but if it ends up being a big bill (which seems like it’ll get bigger by the day) we can’t afford it. We have an indoor cat as well, so any rescue efforts on our end would involve a big up front cost just to make sure she’s safe to have in the apartment. We happen to be in an area impacted by the fires, so our local humane societies have their hands full right now. There might be nothing we can do, but it’s breaking my heart watching this poor baby suffer. She’s going to die very young at this rate.
08:34 UTC
We still need help with food! 🙏🏻
Hello everyone! I need help with feb food restock for my own cats! Fortunately a kind person want to donate few kibbles sample and wetfood for my cats so i can save up alot there
Unfortunately amazon does not ship cat food to my country (malaysia) so i could not give wishlist but if fund are received , i will give a proof of me buying the food , theres quite alot of discount so im hoping to be able to grab some today
I hope to raise $300 for 4 of my cats (2 adult ryuu,cookie and 2 kittens aeris and bella) if anyone is able to help , please sent to https://www.paypal.me/dinanna
Thank you so much!!
04:15 UTC
Tangerine update!
We’re finally making head on the police report!!
22:33 UTC
We found Kiro weak and unresponsive, suffering from severe anemia. An infection was destroying his red blood cells, leaving him critical. A blood transfusion saved him, but his care is costly. Help cover his $1000 vet bill and keep saving lives. Every donation counts❤️
This is an account from our volunteer, Victoria, who found Kiro and fought to save his life.
Just after leaving home, at the first traffic light, I spotted a familiar cat sitting by the roadside. It was Kiro, a young cat who occasionally visits one of our colony feeding stations. In the fall, we had him neutered mostly to protect him from the dangers of roaming, especially from being run over while chasing females.
But something was wrong. Kiro was sitting in a dangerous spot, hunched over in an awkward posture. I stopped immediately. After checking him over and finding no visible injuries, I moved him to the feeding station and continued on my way, hoping he was just resting.
On my way back, I checked again. He hadn’t moved. His face was buried between his paws, his body limp. My heart sank. I knew something was terribly wrong.
I took Kiro home for observation. He was apathetic but ate the food I offered. Maybe I was overthinking? I wanted to believe he was just exhausted. But by morning, he was still curled up in the same position. I realized he needed to see a vet immediately.
At the clinic, Kiro underwent an ultrasound, X-rays, a full blood panel, biochemistry tests, and a triple test. His temperature was normal. His ultrasound and X-rays showed nothing alarming. His tests all came back negative. But the bloodwork was terrible
His blood barely flowed. The vet struggled to find a vein. His mouth was pale, dry, almost glued shut. Kiro was diagnosed with severe anemia. His condition was critical.
He was treated, hoping for improvement. But nothing helped. His results worsened. After three days, we had no choice, decided on a blood transfusion. A donor cat was found, and this act of kindness likely saved his life.
We are forever grateful to the people who take their pets for blood donations. These selfless acts save so many lives every year. Inspired by this, we’ve decided to take our own cats for blood donations to help others in need.
But Kiros improvement was minimal and we didn’t know why. Eight days later, the specialized lab results arrived. Finally, we had an answer: a dangerous, insidious strain of mycoplasmosis was attacking his immune system, destroying his red blood cells faster than his body could replace them. Though he remained affectionate and continued eating, he was losing weight and growing weaker.
With this diagnosis, we adjusted his treatment, cortisone was added to his existing doxycycline regimen and Kiro started getting better. But then came another blow: the lab didn’t warn us that the cost of testing had nearly doubled.
Two weeks in the clinic. Constant monitoring. Bloodwork. Intensive treatment. A blood transfusion. The bill is astronomical, $1000, a heavy burden for a small group of volunteers caring for 400 cats.
A decision was made to bring Kiro home to continue his treatment in a warm, safe environment. Now, he is recovering under our care, receiving the best chance we can give him getting better every day.
But we need help to cover his vet bills. Please, if you can, contribute to Kiro’s vet bill. Every dollar brings us closer to covering his care and allows us to keep saving cats one life at a time.
❤️ Donate to help Kiro ❤️
21:45 UTC
Today’s vlog is full of surprises! 🎁 We received so many toys for the cats
Today’s vlog is full of surprises! 🎁 We received so many toys for the cats, a special update on Finn, and much more. Don’t miss it watch till the end to see all the exciting moments! 👇👇👇 https://youtu.be/p8tffSTlJb8?si=culwvQkGFmcUyDmD
16:11 UTC
[UPDATE] Neighbor threw out their cat
15:31 UTC