The Panhandle Litter arrived at two days old from Paws in the Panhandle. The kittens’ outdoor mother had been killed by a car. Being that young, with eyes closed and umbilical cords still attached, survival is always in doubt. In fact, I only took the two orange tabbies, Carrot and Mango, [...]
Maya and her brother Mojo were found in a shed in Chester, SC. The mother cat had not been seen for several days. When we got the kittens from the Lancaster Animal Shelter to the house, they looked to be about 10 days old. They were obviously malnourished and dehydrated, [...]
The Lumberyards were found abandoned at the Builders Supply Store in Lancaster, SC, about 15 miles from our home. It’s another one of those stories where well-intentioned people saw the kittens, waited for the mom to show up, and then eventually contacted the Lancaster Animal Shelter who then contacted me [...]
In the spring of 2020, we had a massive storm system come through. Power was out all over this section of South Carolina, and numerous trees were down. The Lancaster Animal Shelter called to ask if I could take in three abandoned kittens from a family in Kershaw County. The [...]
Sadie and Dusty are the two surviving kittens from the ten kittens Chloe and Stella had. Chloe and Stella were abandoned at our partner vet’s office the morning they both gave birth. Both moms were in poor health, and ultimately, neither mom was able to produce milk for the kittens. [...]
Kiki was an owner surrender to the Animal Shelter in July of 2019 because she was pregnant. She soon gave birth to seven kittens at the shelter. We picked up Kiki and her seven kittens the next day. Unfortunately the smallest kitten, Mouse, did not survive. The other six kittens [...]
We got a call from a lady in our community that she had a feral cat inside her house. She asked if we would take a look at it. When we got there, we were shocked at how emaciated this calico female was, but also surprised by how friendly she [...]
Flower came to us as an orphan single. His eyes were open, and he was perhaps 10 days old. We weren’t sure of his gender immediately, but named him Flower because he looked like the skunk in the Bambi movie. He was all rough and tumble, and made friends with [...]
Rusty came our way from the Lancaster Animal Shelter as an abandoned orphan. He was perhaps two weeks old, very small, had fleas, and required bottle feeding. With no mother to keep him clean, he smelled awful. We kept washing him and combing him out with a bottle brush, but [...]
We caught Rocky in a live trap on our back patio. He was not happy about being caught as you can see from his photo. We took him to the Southern Paws Animal Hospital the next day for a check-up and neutering. At the vet, he gave off a vibe [...]
Rocky II was a bit of a surprise. Well, more than bit. The original Rocky (Rocky I) had escaped the foster room nearly a month earlier by pushing out a window screen, and weeks later, when we finally saw Rocky I on the trail camera again, we set out the [...]
Oshie is our foster fail. A foster fail is a cat or kitten that a foster adopts themselves. We had previously fostered two of Oshie’s brothers. Oshie’s brother Bob was the perfect cat. He was engaging and loving – everything anyone would want for a furry family member. Bob was [...]