Entries by Jackie

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Chloé diagnosed with Caudal Stomatitis and Esophagitis

After an exhaustive checkup, Chloé was diagnosed with Caudal Stomatitis and Esophagitis, the latter being the cause of her choking on food. While both diseases are manageable, the treatment is rather long and complicated, and the Stomatitis could become chronic (like Angel’s) if we cannot get it under control; thankfully it’s been caught early! Chloé […]

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Gigi diagnosed with Mycoplasmosis

Sadly, we came back from the vet clinic with very bad news. A heart murmur was detected which the vet said could be due to various underlying conditions. Since Gigi is in her senior years and has lost a lot of weight, the vet thought at first it was due to heart disease however after […]

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Angel diagnosed with stage 1 CKD

Bloodwork results have confirmed what we suspected; his blood creatinine levels are slightly elevated (1.7) which indicates he is now at the first stage of kidney disease. The use of strong medications to treat his Caudal Stomatitis, for almost five years now, have damaged his kidneys. The fact that he’s already in his senior years […]

Lily deserves better

Lily is a feral cat with CHD (Cerebellar Hypoplasia Disease) who risks her life every single day trying to get to her feeding station 😿 As we explained in our previous post about Lily, seeing her struggle to get to some food and water broke our hearts. We couldn’t just do nothing about it so […]

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Vito had dental surgery UPDATED

After taking dental X-rays, Vito was diagnosed with a condition called Tooth Resorption. Dental surgery went well but it was a long and rather complex procedure because most of the teeth to be pulled were fractured. After 6+ hours in the OR, 7 teeth were pulled and fractured root fragments were succesfully removed. Last night, […]

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Calicivirus widespread in Catroom 1

Our worst fear came true! Only 48 hrs after taking Vito to the emergency vet, the Calicivirus has quickly spread and now we have a cat room full of sick kitties Kitty, Suzie and Mimi are the ones with cat flu symptoms. Cheeky and Frankie do not have symptoms and the vet suspects they might […]

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Blackberry Melody fighting Pneumonia

UPDATE Nov. 5, 2024 We are taking Blackberry Melody (10) to the vets. She’s been feeling a bit under the weather lately, and over the last few weeks she’s had a severe and persistent cough. She’s eating, drinking water and using the litterbox as usual, so we are hopeful it’s nothing major but early diagnosis […]

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TJ left us much too soon

It’s with a heavy heart that we write this post to inform you that TJ crossed the Rainbow Bridge yesterday afternoon 07/25/2024. He was diagnosed with Acute Kidney Injury after the abdominal ultrasound showed the presence of renal infarcts in both kidneys and bile duct obstruction. Blood was found in his urine test and he […]

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Oliver succumbed to diabetes

It is with great sorrow that we inform you that yesterday afternoon, July 02, 2024, we lost our sweet Oliver to Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA). On Sunday, Oliver stopped eating and drinking and became lethargic. During the night he started running a high fever and showed clear signs of discomfort and pain. His body was no […]

Gigi, Angel and Chloé moved to a new catroom!

After a couple of months figuring out how to re-arrange our small place to make more room for all the resident cats at the sanctuary, thanks to Paul’s hard work, last weekend, we could finally make it happen! Rescues Gigi, Chloé and Angel moved to their new catroom in the attic storey. Thankfully, the transition […]

Cheeky and Frankie trapped to be spayed!

As you all know, we’ve been feeding these two feral kittens since they were about 6 weeks old. As months went by, we realized they were both female and the clock started ticking real fast! Technically, cats can get pregnant up to five times a year and although so far we haven’t seen any adult […]

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Negrita lost her battle with Cancer

It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that we share with you the news that Negrita crossed the Rainbow Bridge earlier this afternoon, on September 12th, 2023. Paul was holding her paw 🐾and giving her love ❤ and comfort until the end; we were by her side as she took her final breath. […]

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Oliver, five years on insulin

Back in March 2018, we had to rush Oliver to the emergency vet, he was hospitalized with IV fluids; his condiiton was critical. Blood work and urine test revealed high levels of glucose and ketone bodies; he was then diagnosed with Diabetes. Watch Oliver at the vet hospital (March 2018) Three days later, Oliver was […]

Raising Cheeky and Frankie

A few days after finding Cheeky starving and setting up a feeding station for *her, we could finally see the rest of the family. While Luna (whom we suspect could be their mom) comes and goes and is rarely seen, Cheeky and Frankie have settled in, and we refill their feeding station daily. About a […]

Cheeky, our sweet feral kitten

Over the last ten years, we have never stopped feeding and caring for cats outside the Sanctuary; in fact, we have feeding stations set up for them all over and refill them regularly. But, every now and then we see new hungry babies come out of unexpected places. Last week, Paul found this tiny feral […]

ANGEL

Rescued in September 2013, aged 5 months. Tested FeLV/FIV NEGATIVE. Abandoned. Deaf since birth. Found trying to fend for himself somewhere near a small feral cat colony. Latest news: February 2025 Angel diagnosed stage 1 CKD Rescue Story We had seen him for a few weeks, but he was too scared to come close but […]

SUZIE

Rescued in November 2017, aged 4 months. Tested FeLV/FIV NEGATIVE. Abandoned. Found in distress and very disoriented roaming a public parking lot. Rescue Story A week before finally rescuing Suzie, we had rescued Charlie but sadly we had to put him to sleep 24 hours after his rescue. We could not bear the thought of […]

VITO

Rescued in May 2012, aged 3 weeks.Tested FeLV/FIV NEGATIVE. Feral. Rescued in May 2012. Three-week-old orphaned feral kitten found along with his mama and sister at a farm. Latest news: December 2024 Vito had dental surgery RESCUE STORY Although we didn’t rescue Vito ourselves, he was the one who got the ball rolling for us. […]

BLACKBERRY MELODY

Rescued in August 2014, aged 8 weeks. Tested FeLV/FIV NEGATIVE Feral kitten.  Amputee. Found injured, trapped in a wirefence somewhere near her colony. Latest news: November 2024 Blackberry Melody fighting Pneumonia RESCUE STORY Lil’ Blackberry was rescued shortly before midnight on August 17 (Black Cat Appreciation Day!) She was found trapped on a wire fence […]

KITTY

Rescued in July 2013, aged 2. Tested FeLV/FIV NEGATIVE.   Feral cat mama. Strabismus. Developed mastitis after her 3 newborn kittens were mauled to death by a dog. Rescue Story Kitty used to live in a feral cat colony. At only 2 years old, she had already been pregnant a few times. First time we […]