by Lauren Gilpin | Aug 2, 2022 | Cat Fostering, Cat Medicine, Forever Tails, Helping Cats
Feline Leukemia Virus, or FeLV, is one of the most common cat-specific infectious diseases in the United States. According to the Cornell Feline Health Center, around 2-3% of the country’s total cat population is infected with the virus. Despite its relative...
by Lauren Gilpin | Dec 5, 2020 | Helping Cats
This post was written by Catfé manager Marie Perreault I always say that grieving the loss of an animal is a special kind of grief. Not “good” special; special in that it is unlike any other grief we experience as humans. The first animal I ever lost was my sweet...
by Lauren Gilpin | Oct 5, 2020 | Cat Fostering, Cat Medicine, Forever Foster, Helping Cats
It’s been a very busy year for most rescues – while COVID-19 and its related “stay home” orders have spurred an uptick in demand for adoption, it has also indirectly lead to a population boom in the outdoor cat community. The shuttering of vet clinics in March, April...
by David Oltean | Sep 8, 2020 | FCS News
CatCon is the world’s biggest conference dedicated to cat culture, and this year, the Ferndale Cat Shelter is one of the event’s featured charities and will receive a portion of ticket sales! While this year’s CatCon isn’t able to be held in...
by Jeff Moore | May 10, 2020 | Cat Fostering, Featured Foster
Jeff Moore is a volunteer foster with the Ferndale Cat Shelter. This is his story about fostering a senior cat named Ziggy, who he would eventually adopt. I agreed to foster Ziggy from the Ferndale Cat Shelter last year toward the end of February. Several previous...
by Lauren Gilpin | May 4, 2020 | Cat Fostering, Featured Foster, Forever Foster, Forever Tails
This tribute was penned by our foster extraordinaire, Carol, after the loss of her forever foster, Tigger. Tigger,a.k.a. Miss Tiggs, a.k.a. Twiggens, was taken to a vet by her humans to be euthanized in 2018, at the age of 14, because the humans were moving...
by Lauren Gilpin | Apr 14, 2020 | Helping Cats
Last week, we announced that we are recent recipients of an Emergency Grant from Alley Cat Allies. The COVID-19 pandemic, and its accompanying shut-down, has certainly been an emergency for many small businesses – FCS included. Our Catfé Lounge remains closed to...
by David Oltean | Apr 1, 2020 | Forever Tails
Chloe was a shy, scrawny, sneezy little thing when we first spotted her at the Detroit Humane Society in the summer of 2007. I’d been lobbying my parents to adopt a kitten after our long-time family cat passed away earlier in the year. Lucky for Chloe, she was flanked...
by Ferndale Cat Shelter | Dec 22, 2019 | FCS News, Shelter Sponsors
As we approach the end of 2019, we’re looking back at some of our most supportive partner businesses and sponsors this year. We’re incredibly thankful for all of the sponsorships and business donations we’ve received this year, and the following...
by Ferndale Cat Shelter | Dec 22, 2019 | Helping Cats
The following article is a guest post by Carl Zerweck – the Executive Director of Rippling Hope and volunteer for the Ferndale Cat Shelter. March 12, 2018 was a typical cold and blustery Detroit winter morning when Tulip and Daffodil first came into my life....
