Meet Gris, a homeless, handsome young kit that recently wandered into the arms of a kind FCS volunteer. Because of his easy going and sweet disposition, his rescuer thought he’d be a purrfect candidate for the Catfe and find his family in a snap. Two days later, FCS made an appointment for Gris to be…
Meet DotDotDot, a lovely young kitty that wandered onto the porch of a kind FCS volunteer one spring morning. With no ownership established, DotDotDot came into the rescue and began the vetting process. Unfortunately, she was diagnosed with FeLV and our hearts dropped. Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) is a retrovirus that infects cats. If not…
By Lauren Giplin Midge was diagnosed with Feline Leukemia Virus at just six months of age. Today she is a happy, healthy four-year-old cat! 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…
By Lauren Giplin 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 and May left TNR…
By Jeff Moore 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 foster opportunities with the…
By Lauren Gilpin 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 and couldn’t take her with them. The…
