The Kitty Sheet - July 26, 2024

Dear fellow kitty lovers, thank you for reading our third issue 🎉 and thank you for sharing The Kitty Sheet with other feline fans far and wide! We have some breaking news this week along with urgent fundraisers for nonprofit rescues in need. Plus we spotlight some FIV+ kitties looking for forever homes in the DFW area. It’s often harder for them to find homes.

❗️ PSA: FIV+ kitties can live long, healthy lives and The Kitty Sheet believes they should NOT be euthanized as protocol. More details about Feline Immunodeficiency Virus below.

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1. 🐈️ 75 cats and kittens were recently RESCUED from “dire situations” thanks to the Weatherford Parker County Animal Shelter and its partner rescues! 🙏 Read the Facebook post! 

2. CATS take flight! ✈️  Another 99 kitties left North Texas for their forever homes Up North last Saturday! 🎉 It was thanks to a joint effort by multiple non-profits including the SPCA of Texas, Humane Society of North Texas, ASPCA, MSPCA-Angell, New Hampshire SPCA, Second Chance Animal Services. Facebook pics here! 

3. Bid on some art and help local cats receive the care they need! The Grand Prairie Cat Crew Summer Art Auction is underway NOW through August 3rd! 🧑‍🎨  Check out the Facebook auction!

4. Fantastic news for the kitties & colony caretakers in Saginaw (and neighboring Blue Mound), TX! Last week, the Saginaw City Council approved a TNVR (Tray-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return) program to help its community cats live their best lives! Read more.

5. In case you missed it - there are new CPR guidelines for cats!  In June, the RECOVER Initiative unveiled the first major revisions to its global veterinary CPR guidelines since 2012.

6. Petsmart Charities says more people are adopting cats, accounting for 74% of all in-store PetSmart Charities adoptions! Its new study also suggests that kittens can help you find ❤️ and finds that more than two-thirds of singles think it's cool 😎 to have a cat.

7. Last week, we told you about Alley Cat Allies efforts to save cats from being removed from historic lands in San Juan, Puerto Rico, by the U.S. National Park Service. This week, we follow up with a New York Times article about this important issue.

8. We 💕 Halle Berry, new cat mom to two kittens she found in her backyard! Berry tells Parade Pets how her role in the move Catwoman made her a feline fan!

9.  Is your kitty a picky eater? If so, it’s not all that surprising since felines are foodies! Read all about ‘Why Cats Are Pickier than Dogs’ in Modern Cat!

🙀 The Kitty Sheet has just learned that Food Donations Are Desperately Needed at Carrollton (TX) Animal Services! According to a volunteer’s Facebook post, the shelter is now 100% out of kitten wet food and running extremely low on cat wet foods, and Royal Canin Mother Baby cat teeny kitten dry food. Find ways to donate, including wish lists, in this Facebook post.

These North Texas nonprofit rescues need your help right now to help continue their mission to save kitties, provide vet care, find homes or provide sanctuary to those who are ill. Please consider donating to these current fundraising efforts. Amazon and Chewy wish lists are often other ways to help.

• Maricats Rescue (Arlington, TX) needs donations to help meet climbing vet bills during an especially difficult kitten season. “Kitten season has been brutal and has hit Maricats Rescue harder than usual.” Maricats is doing its “best to continue” but needs help from supporters!  Facebook post/Donate.

• Mid-Cities Community Cats (Bedford, TX) also shared this week that it is in “crisis mode” and urgently seeking donations due to an “overwhelming and brutal” kitten season. Facebook post/Donate.

• Cupid’s Animal Haven (Weatherford, TX), a sanctuary for feral, senior and ill kitties, is urgently asking for support as well. Cupid’s says it needs need litter, food, vet funds desperately. Facebook post/Donate.

✅ YES, FIV+ kitties are adoptable!
✅ Yes, they can live long lives!
✅ Yes, they can even live with other house kitties in the right setting!
➡️ Learn more about FIV from the Humane Society of the United States.
➡️ Alley Cat Allies is also an excellent source of information when it comes to FIV and community cats. Click here.
➡️ Additional reading: Cornell Feline Health Center 

Meet Sheriff Cheese (FIV+)

This handsome fellow is a STAFF FAVORITE at Fort Worth Animal Care and Control. “I'm a friendly fella who loves a good petting session. My purrs? Louder than a saloon on a Saturday night. I'll meow a sweet serenade for your attention - consider it my way of saying, 'I appreciate ya, partner'. Now, I won't sugarcoat it, I'm FIV positive. But don't you worry, I'm still full of life and affection. I reckon I'm just looking for a loving home where I can hang my hat. So, why not take a chance on ol' Sheriff Cheese? I promise to be the loyal companion you've been searching for.” Click here for more info about him!  

Meet Goliath (FIV+)

This fluffy fellow is under the care of Wonky Whiskers (Waco Woodway/·Hewitt, TX.) “He’s a little shy at first, but very sweet! Doesn’t seem to mind other cats, but have not dog tested him. He is FIV+ and can live in a home with cats that are negative. Ask us more about FIV and let us know if you’re interested in adopting Goliath!” Connect with the rescue here!

Meet Buffy (FIV+)

Buffy loves people! He is also a lap cat who will want to spend time with you. Buffy is FIV+. He’s neutered and healthy and does not fight with other cats. Feral Friends says he will be fine as an only cat or with other cats. Learn more about this handsome boy from Feral Friends Community Cats Alliance.

Our special thanks to esteemed Certified Feline Training and Behaviorist Molly DeVoss of Cat Behavior Solutions for allowing us to share her super informative Cat Talk Radio podcasts with you each week!

Molly also has recently introduced an AMAZING program for shelter cats called Feline Right At Home in partnership with Vitakraft. It’s a FREE training program for shelter staff and volunteers to help scared, stressed and fearful cats become more trusting and more adoptable. Molly  shares more about the program in this YouTube Video.

✅ Shelters should visit Feline Right At Home to learn more and apply!

In this week’s Cat Talk Radio podcast, Molly answers questions from listeners. One asks if a cat who was under-socialized as a kitten can still be taught to like touch. Another listener from Dubai asks about feeding her kitten raw food. And much more... Tune in below: ⬇️

🔘LISTEN: Cat Behavior Solutions - Cat Talk Radio: Listener Questions 

✅ Subscribe to the Cat Behavior Solutions - Cat Talk Radio on YouTube.
✅ Follow Cat Behavior Solutions - Cat Talk Radio on Facebook!

About Molly Devoss

Molly has spent decades helping cats who are suffering in shelters. Her vision is to reduce the number of cats euthanized in shelters through positive reinforcement and behavior modification so fearful cats become more adoptable. She sat on the Dallas Animal Advisory Commission for eight years, and works with the cats at Albuquerque Animal Welfare, Dallas Animal Services, Santa Fe Humane Society, Felines & Friends New Mexico, and individuals seeking cat behavior guidance.

This week we welcome special guest cat critics Charlotte and Kennedy, one year old littermates! These lovely ladies were rescued from outdoors in December 2023 after being born in July 2023. ❤️ They’re helping us put toys and products to the test so you don’t have to! This week, we’re checking out a board strategy game that doubles as a feeder.

🎁 What:  Trixie Fun Board Strategy Game for Cats, Puzzle Toy
💰️ Price as of 7/26/24: $24.99
👍️ Likes: Multiple games to play! Great for mental stimulation. Quality is great.
👎️ Dislikes: Wouldn’t hut if it were a bit larger, but that’s just being nit-picky. It also does not seem to have any interest from older household kitties.

The Paw Meter 🐾

Charlotte: (1 to 5): 5 Toebeans!  
Kennedy: (1 to 5): 5 Toebeans! 

🎉 Wrangler WAS ADOPTED 7/29/24! He is 7 years old and declawed 😿 Arlington Cats Alive.

Gorgeous Sailor Moon has spent roughly a year and a half in foster care after living a hard life on the streets. “I have lived in a Buddies Place foster home since January 2023 and am patiently waiting for my own home. Thank goodness someone found me and got me to Buddies Place. It is estimated I was born in June 2022. I get along well with other cats but have not been around dogs. My favorite toy is a rainbow wand and I look super cute when hunting it. I love sleeping in my cat bed or other soft places, I sometimes sleep at my foster mom’s feet and sit in her lap for short periods of time. I love getting pets when I’m sitting next to you. " Meet this lovely lady through Buddies Place Cat Rescue.

Meet Snow! Roughly 3 years old, Snow is a Four Paws One Heart alum. “She was getting beat up in her home so she came back to us so she could find a family of her own. Snow is a quiet kitty and would prefer a quiet home with no children or dogs. She enjoys sitting in her foster's office while she works. She likes head rubs and getting brushed. We know the right home is out there for her!” Contact Four Paws One Heart here.

12 week old Dobie has been adopted! is such a sweetheart, and handsome too! “He may be a little shy right at first but comes around quickly. He gets along with other kitties too and is perfectly litter trained.” Contact Maricats Rescue here!

FOSTER NEEDED! Meet Cosmo and Chip! They are brothers and they need a new foster. Unfortunately their current foster is loosing the space that was for them. If you can help, please contact the Grand Prairie Cat Crew.

We don’t know a lot about Miss Piggy (11) and Lilly (14) other than their age and that their photos broke our heart. (Honestly, animal shelters need to take better photos!) These senior ladies do not belong at a shelter.  Contact Fort Worth Animal Care and Control.

The Kitty Sheet believes every kitty matters. It strives to connect a community of cat lovers who want the best for the felines in their lives. Its mission is to promote adoption, rescue and fundraising efforts, along with the compassionate care of community cats and all the things that help kitties live their best, healthiest lives in the environment in which they call home.