Spring 2019 – Hannah is Adopted! Check back soon for her Story!
A true calendar kitty, MISS HANNAH is the most beautiful cat we have ever seen! She looks like the model cat on the Fancy Feast cans!!!
Late December 2018 – Hannah’s Story
PetSmart Wesley Chapel called me a couple of weeks ago. A young girl brought in a kitty that she had been feeding outside her house for months. She was worried about the kitty because she was starving, filthy, covered in fleas and who knows what else. The cat hung around the young girl’s house, but the girl’s dad said she had to get rid of it.
Being concerned for the cat’s welfare, she took the cat to drop it off at Banfield, PetSmart. Of course, Banfield does not take in cats and therefore they called me. I went over to Banfield and saw that the cat was quite pretty, but I believed it might be someone’s pet……..obviously not cared for, but nevertheless, we cannot take someone’s pet.
I told the young girl to take the cat home & keep it in the bathroom while she posted on local media and put up fliers all around the neighborhood. Her dad agreed temporarily to keep the cat inside, but that it was only short term. The cat was scanned for a microchip at Banfield, but none was found. I went ahead and had the cat treated for fleas, blood tested and given her shots.
About a week went by with no response from the ads. Finally, after a week, a lady called me about the cat. She said it was her cat and that she keeps it outside. I told her the cat was filthy, covered in fleas and in BAD need of a dental cleaning and having a couple of bad teeth pulled that were probably causing her pain. The lady said she was not willing to put one dime into the cat and that she would rather put it to sleep than spend any money on it.
With that response, I asked her if she would sign the cat over to FURR. I knew this beautiful, friendly cat only needed her updated vet work and a dental, and then she would be easily adoptable. The lady agreed.
Hannah was feeling a little under the weather when we first got her. I do believe that she was full of worms, covered in fleas, malnourished, etc., and sometimes, just the medications and the high protein, good food that the rescue cats get can upset their system for a bit. Hannah has been on a course of antibiotics for a week now and she has been treated for all of her parasites. She is now happy and doing great!!! She is one of the most beautiful cats FURR has ever had and she is just as friendly as she can be!
This amazing girl is about 6-8 years “young” and healthy, spayed, blood tested & ready to go! She is the SOFTEST thing you have ever touched & she is just as sweet as she is pretty! HANNAH just wants to be HELD, BRUSHED & LOVED! She wants to be wherever you are and she will give you KISSES! This cat will NOT last long, so call to meet her soon! FURR will make sure she goes to the best & most loving home ever!!!
Please note that she prefers to be the ONLY beauty queen of the castle! (No other animals please).
For adoption information or to schedule a visit to the Feline Urgent Rescue & Rehab rescue facility to meet this kitty, please email FURR’s President and Founder, Terry Schultz, at adoptafurrcat@gmail.com.
Learn how to adopt this kitty! FURR adopts to the Charlotte and surrounding area only and to approved homes.
If you are not ready to adopt a kitty, please consider fostering or sponsoring. All donations are tax deductible.
December 2018 – HANSEL is Adopted! Check back soon for his FURR-ever home story!
HANSEL and GRETEL are two of the fluffiest and sweetest kittens ever! Hansel is an orange tabby with a hilarious personality as he runs up to greet anyone who will say hello! GRETEL is a lilac point, blue-eyed beauty, a tiny bit shy, but very sweet and super fluffy! As brother and sister, they would love to stay together , so we’re hoping they have the same FURRever home. They are both happy, healthy, update to date on all their shots and ready to go! They will be spayed/neutered at FURR’s expense when they are old enough, but can be adopted in the meantime.
For adoption information or to schedule a visit to the Feline Urgent Rescue & Rehab rescue facility to meet this kitty, please email FURR’s President and Founder, Terry Schultz, at adoptafurrcat@gmail.com.
Learn how to adopt this kitty! FURR adopts to the Charlotte and surrounding area only and to approved homes.
If you are not ready to adopt a kitty, please consider fostering or sponsoring. All donations are tax deductible.
2018: Left: BB and W eating at FURR Right: W and BB in cat tree at FURR
A very nice “empty nest” couple called me after receiving our FURR Christmas card. They had donated to FURR before! They are Sheryl & Brian. They have 3 girl kitties but felt their heartstrings pulled when they saw the picture of WINKY on our Christmas card. They had lost their 4th cat to cancer and thought they might like to rescue WINKY. They came to the lodge and visited for a while. Of course I was happy that this amazing couple that LOVED cats wanted one of ours (their other 3 had come from other places), but I was worried about Beach Boy and Winky being separated.
Blinkie, Winky’s sister, has never been as attached to her brother or Beach Boy, so I wasn’t as worried about her. She is more independent and I felt like she would be fine, in time, with any other kitty friend or maybe even as an only kitty.
Anyway, the meeting went very well and the couple just loved Winky. They left the lodge pretty positive about adopting him, but I told them to go home and think it over carefully, also giving me time to cope with the idea of separating Winky and Beach Boy. I did tell them the story of how Beach Boy took over caring for Winky and basically adopted him as his little son! It was truly amazing to see Beach Boy watch over him and also to watch Winky follow Beach Boy around EVERYWHERE! Winky would actually mimic whatever BB would do……eating the same food, sleeping in the same place & going potty at the same time!
I was so happy, but so sad at the same time and could not sleep that night.
The next day, I got a phone call from the couple. I was in the car with Mike going to lunch and I just burst out into tears and had to hang up the phone! Of course Mike was waiting to hear what in the world had happened……..I told him that the wonderful couple who had wanted Winky called to say that they wanted Beach Boy too! I could not believe my ears & just could not contain myself! As sad as I was going to be, saying goodbye to Beach Boy, I knew this was just another “meant to be” God stop! I had to call Sheryl & Brian back and apologize for not being able to speak to them at that moment, but I was so taken back by their call, that I needed a moment!
Beach Boy and I had been through a lot after I trapped & rescued him underneath my beach cottage. That was last year in Garden City Beach. I was trying, once again, to get away for a week with my family and rest from all the stresses of rescue work…………well, there he was, living underneath “MY” cottage! He was skin and bones, and he would run away like lightening as soon as he would see me, but he certainly did come back during the nights to eat the food I would leave for him. I managed to get a local rescue group to loan me a trap and, of course, I got him.
After several months at FURR, Beach Boy got healthy and his wonderful, sweet personality started coming out! He was an absolute doll and easy to love! I was immediately attached to this big, kind boy cat.
When Beach Boy took over caring for Winky, we knew that a bond had formed between these two. How in the world did this happen and did God just know that they needed this happy ending??? That WE needed this happy ending?
Anyway, the cats are delivered to their amazingly beautiful HUGE house and they are all set up in a large bonus room with lots of windows, window seats, toys, cat trees and some FURR blankets that I had brought for them. Both the kitties came out of their carriers and slinked around a bit and then BOTH of them went to the TOP of the cat tree and snuggled together on a FURR blanket from out of their room!
I kissed & kissed them on their heads and cried as I left, but I know this is best and that they will be so happy there! Sheryl and Brian are the true kind of cat lovers! They have 3 other young cats and their house is just filled with lots of cat toys, cat blankets, cat beds, cat trees and anything any cat could ever want! This couple will spare nothing to make sure that their kitties are healthy (best food), happy (best toys & trees) and have the best home (love, love, love) that they can give them!!!
Sheryl promised me that she would kiss them both on the head every night before bed (like I always did to them) AND she promised me that the first time Beach Boy stands up on his hind legs to give her a head butt as she leans over to him or gets a nose-to-nose kiss from him that she will think of me! Those were treasured memories I will never, ever forget.
Original Post: WINKY has an amazing survival story! This kitten was rescued from a feral colony of cats and had been living with one infected and ruptured eye!!! FURR took him in for surgery and immediately had the eye removed! Now WINKY is the SWEETEST and HAPPIEST little kitten ever!
Winkie is wonderful 2018
He has not missed a beat and plays up a storm! We are sure that now that the pain and suffering is gone, he is just thrilled to have attention and be ALIVE! WINKY also came with an adorable little sister that we call BLINKIE! The two kittens are quite a pair and are very attached! These kittens are sooooooo soft and loving! Our volunteer staff at FURR just LOVES them! Come meet them soon! They are ready to go and have been “fixed”, had all shots, blood tested (negative) and ready to go!
They also have a big, super sweet guardian angel named Beach Boy that has attached himself to them and never leaves their side. Here is an adorable video of Winkie and Beach Boy!
For adoption information or to schedule a visit to the FURR lodge to meet this kitty please email Terry at adoptafurrcat@gmail.com.
Learn how to adopt this kitty! FURR adopts to approved homes only in the Charlotte and surrounding area!
If you are not ready to adopt a kitty, please consider fostering or sponsoring. All donations are tax deductible.
April 2019 – Blinky is adopted! check back soon for his FURRever Story!
BLINKY is the SWEETEST and HAPPIEST little kitten ever! She is a beautiful little tabby girl who loves to play all day especially with her brother WINKIE. The two kittens are quite a pair and are very attached! They are sooooooo soft and loving! Our volunteer staff at FURR just LOVES them! Come meet them soon! They are ready to go and have been “fixed”, had all shots, blood tested (negative) and ready to go!
They also have a big, super sweet guardian angel named BEACH BOY that has attached himself to them and never leaves their side. Here is an adorable video of Winkie and Beach Boy!
For adoption information or to schedule a visit to the Feline Urgent Rescue & Rehab rescue facility to meet this kitty, please email FURR’s President and Founder, Terry Schultz, at adoptafurrcat@gmail.com.
Learn how to adopt this kitty! FURR adopts to the Charlotte and surrounding area only and to approved homes.
If you are not ready to adopt a kitty, please consider fosteringor sponsoring. All donations are tax deductible.
Dec 2018: Monet is adopted quickly – of course! – for a lucky family to now have such a beautiful new member. Merry Christmas Monet! Check back soon for her FURR-ever home story!
BEYOND BEAUTIFUL! This amazing long-haired calico kitten is just BURSTING with color AND personality! She is a hoot and keeps us all in stitches here at FURR.
MONET is completely vetted and will be adopted fast so e-mail us soon at adoptafurrcat@gmail.com to fill out a questionnaire and have a meet and greet. You will fall in love!! She is one in a million!
Monet playing – 2018
Monet posing – 2018
For adoption information or to schedule a visit to the Feline Urgent Rescue & Rehab rescue facility to meet this kitty, please email FURR’s President and Founder, Terry Schultz, at adoptafurrcat@gmail.com.
Learn how to adopt this kitty! FURR adopts to the Charlotte and surrounding area only and to approved homes.
If you are not ready to adopt a kitty, please consider fostering or sponsoring. All donations are tax deductible.
Dec 2018: Check back soon for his happy FURR-ever home story!
AMAZING DROP DEAD GORGEOUS SNOWSHOE/SIAMESE MIX!!! Young male adult, 1-2 yrs old, OUTSTANDING personality! Talks a lot and LOVES to be petted & sit in your lap! Couldn’t find a more beautiful cat than this!!!
AVERY is ready for adoption & looking for his “furrever” home! All FURR cats come completely vetted, microchipped, spayed/neutered, blood tested, shots, dewormed & READY TO GO!
Call soon to meet this beauty! He will NOT last long! Adoption fee $200.
For adoption information or to schedule a visit to the Feline Urgent Rescue & Rehab rescue facility to meet this kitty, please email FURR’s President and Founder, Terry Schultz, at adoptafurrcat@gmail.com.
Posing – 2018
Learn how to adopt this kitty! FURR adopts to the Charlotte and surrounding area only and to approved homes.
Avery’s Blue Eyes – 2018
If you are not ready to adopt a kitty, please consider fostering or sponsoring. All donations are tax deductible.
Gretel is Adopted just before Christmas 2018! Check back soon for her adoption story!
GRETEL and HANSEL are two of the fluffiest and sweetest kittens ever! Hansel is an orange tabby with a hilarious personality as he runs up to greet anyone who will say hello! GRETEL is a lilac point, blue-eyed beauty, a tiny bit shy, but very sweet and super fluffy! As brother and sister, they would love to stay together , so we’re hoping they have the same FURRever home. They are both happy, healthy, update to date on all their shots and ready to go! They will be spayed/neutered at FURR’s expense when they are old enough, but can be adopted in the meantime.
For adoption information or to schedule a visit to the Feline Urgent Rescue & Rehab rescue facility to meet this kitty, please email FURR’s President and Founder, Terry Schultz, at adoptafurrcat@gmail.com.
Learn how to adopt this kitty! FURR adopts to the Charlotte and surrounding area only and to approved homes.
If you are not ready to adopt a kitty, please consider fostering or sponsoring. All donations are tax deductible.
March 27, 2025 UPDATE: The news is not good. Poor DICEY had an ultrasound that diagnosed him with advanced lymphoma. He is back home with his loving mom, Karen, and will spend his last few days at home. It is devastating news & hard to understand how he went down hill so fast. Being only around 10-11 years old, he just seems too young for this to be happening. Please pray for Karen & DICEY as they go through this journey together.
March 27, 2025 ANOTHER URGENT PRAYER REQUEST!!! DICEY was adopted several years ago when FURR was in Waxhaw & Judy helped me rescue him from her back yard! His owners are great friends of Mike & me.
DICEY has become sick after a dental procedure and is losing weight & not eating. We are very worried about DICEY & he is LOVED by many! He is an amazing kitty & even gets along with a large black lab in his home. DICEY is having bloodwork & ultrasound today and will stay at the vet’s office overnight. Results should be known tomorrow. PLEEEEASE pray for this amazing cat ! He was a feral cat that turned into a truly loved family member.
Thank you, Terry ^,,^<
October 2018 Dicey is Adopted!
May 2018 BIG BOY Russian Blue color with lots of white! Large male cat with a huge desire to be loved, petted & brushed! BEAUTIFUL and only about 2 yrs old. Very happy to see anyone that comes to visit him! This new FURR rescue wont last long! Come & meet him soon! He is completely vetted, neutered & microchipped. FURR adopts to approved homes only in the Charlotte and surrounding areas.
Terry Schultz tells the incredible Story of Treesa’s rescue from horrific abuse, years of recovery and her very special Christmas Miracle FURR-ever home adoption…
I don’t know where to even begin……..
I get long winded telling my cat stories and then I can’t see to type through the tears………
This story undoubtedly is one of the most amazing of all time………….here goes!
“TREESA”
I received a call a few years ago about a cat stuck up in a tree. The caller said that she had dogs and that the cat would not come down. She told me that the cat had been up in the tree for at LEAST five days. I could not believe what I was hearing. I rushed over to assess the situation, and there she was…….hanging over a branch about 50 feet up. That was high. It was too high for me to climb up and reach her or for my ladder to reach her.
I called a wildlife trapper that I knew. He came over (and after paying him significantly), he managed to get his very tall ladder up the tree close to the cat. I managed to climb up there and grab her. I stuffed her in a pillow case to keep her safe and calm, and with no sound or fuss by her at all, lowered her to the ground with me.
Of course I rushed her back to the rescue facility. I put her in a separate room for isolation, got food and water to her immediately. She began to eat & drink to regain her strength. The next day, when I opened the door to go in and check on her, she let out the loudest and scariest scream I have ever heard! The closer I got to her, the more she screamed & the louder she got. I truly believe she thought I was coming in to kill her! The night before, I think she was just so emaciated & dehydrated that she did not have the strength to react to anything. Afterwards, I realized that was how I easily grabbed her out of the tree.
Needless to say, this was the beginning of a very long and difficult road. I named her “TREESA” for obvious reasons, but this poor cat was just petrified of anyone that would come near her, and she was also scared of any animal (cat or dog) that she would see through her glass door or window. The screams that came out of her were shrilling and made me wonder if the neighbors were going to call the police……….they had to have heard her???
The screaming continued for weeks, but finally she began to be calmer when I was in the room, but if I reached in to touch her, clean her litter box or give her food, the screaming began. It was the worst case I had ever seen. The abuse that must have happened to this poor animal must have been horrific. I could tell that she was not a “feral” cat. She had seen people before, and her mannerisms told me that she was in a totally defensive mode and literally thought she was going be hurt or killed.
A lot of my time, during these past few years at FURR, has been spent working with TREESA. I made it a point to touch her every day, talk to her, pet her…….in the beginning, only with gloves on, but after a while, I would just use my hands. I suffered many bites, scratches and verbal abuse from TREESA, but I was determined not to give up on her. She very slowing improving. No one really believed me, but I knew that she was getting better…..VERY SLOWLY she “did” improve. She eventually got to come out of her cage and walk around her room. It was probably at least a year later that she was actually allowed to walk outside her room into the hallway, but ONLY if no other cats were around. She was still terrified of new people and other cats.
After persisting for several years, I can truly say that TREESA became my friend. She began sitting in my lap (and sometimes the other volunteers’ laps). The first time I heard her purr, I think I almost fainted. Later came the “biscuits” she would make on a soft blanket or lap. She was always vocal, and continued to be, but her pitches in her voice changed. She would purr, she would chirp, she would meow once in a while….and sometimes, she would still growl, but mostly, I believe TREESA discovered that she had some things to say that weren’t all bad!
TREESA has a huge special place in my heart. Because she could not be around other cats, she has lived alone at the FURR rescue facility in a small room. She would get out a couple times a day to traverse the hallway, but that’s about it. She needed more than I could give her. She needed a home. It is still amazing and unreal to me that TREESA made it to this point. I decided to advertise her for adoption, but I was very detailed and specific in my ad saying that this cat MUST have a cat whisperer……..someone who wanted to “save” an unfortunate soul, not someone that wanted the perfect cat for themselves.
This type of adopter only comes around once in a million years. I really did not have a lot of hope………..but I did pray about it. And then, it happened! It is the best Christmas gift I could ever hope for!
A young girl called me and said that she had read the adoption ad about TREESA. She told me that she wanted to adopt her. She didn’t ask me a lot about her, except that she wanted to give her a home. Can you believe that? This is not a person that wants for selfish reasons, but wants to give love and life to an animal in need. Her name is Kristin. Of course I talked with Kristin extensively about TREESA before she came over. I explained that she needed to be calm, patient, quiet and reserve around her. I explained that although TREESA loved me, she would probably take some time warming up to another human being until she could trust. Kristin seemed to understand exactly what I was talking about……….but I was very nervous. The fact that someone just wanted to meet TREESA, after hearing her horrible story, was a miracle in itself!
Kristin came over to meet TREESA. I sat in the chair first and showed Kristin how much TREESA trusted me. TREESA jumped up into my lap, I stroked her and talked to her. TREESA gave me a kiss (yes, on the lips!), and Kristin just watched without saying a whole lot…….but, I could see in Kristin’s eyes that she understood what was going on.
Kristin sat in the chair next. TREESA immediately jumped up into her lap looking for a warm soft place. Kristin began to slowly pet TREESA and she let TREESA sniff all over her. Kristin was so quiet, slow and calm. I was amazed at how she connected with the energy………sometimes higher and sometimes lower, but Kristin really understood it! Whenever TREESA seemed a little agitated, Kristin would just slowly pull back and let TREESA get comfortable again. It was amazing watching them both!
We left the room in amazement. Kristin said she wanted her. I was stunned and overjoyed, but apprehensive as well and a little overwhelmed. Could my journey and work with this abused animal actually be coming to an end? I’m not sure how I can go to the rescue facility every day and not think about working with TREESA???
I opened the door to TREESA’s room and let her come out into the hallway. Kristin got down on her knees to speak to TREESA and immediately TREESA jumped up onto her lap! Kristin was petting her gently and it looked at if Kristin was going to be stuck in that position for a while because TREESA surely wasn’t going anywhere! (see enclosed picture!) The connection was there. It was “purrfect”!
So, the miracle I had dreamed about for TREESA really did occur. A selfless person came into her life and treated her exactly how she should be treated; as an abused but recovered & delicate animal that only needs love and understanding. Kristin and her husband are one-year newlyweds. They are both professionals and work two opposite shifts so that someone will always be home with TREESA. Their house is adorable!!!
I delivered TREESA to Kristin the next day. Immediately in her new room, TREESA began walking around and investigating everything. TREESA went under the bed, but came back out again right away! She did not hide or act afraid at all. I had brought her scratching toy, her familiar blankets and some other things to make her feel ok. Kristin had bought her a HUGE new cat tree and placed it near the window knowing that TREESA liked to look outside. TREESA was quite comfortable and I was amazed at how well she did. I finally left with HUGE tears in my eyes………..I really think everything is going to be ok.
That night Kristin said that she slept in the room with TREESA. TREESA curled up inside the bend in her legs and purred up a storm. They slept together all night.
The next day, Kristen told me that TREESA was playing up a storm with a feather toy and that she was doing great! She had eaten, taken a poop, had some water and was happy! After a while, Kristin let TREESA sleep curled up on the bed under some covers to take a nap. Kristin assured me that everything was going great………
(take a moment to cry……………)
Today, Kristin said that TREESA had slipped out of the bedroom. TREESA was rolling around on the floor and acting like it was her house already, sniffing everything and going between the couch and the floor. I guess that’s it then. This amazing cat has finally got an amazing ending to her story. Let me quote Kristin in her last text message to me today:.
Kristin said: “I’m so glad she’s happy here, she has so much love and I’m honored that she’s sharing that with me. Thank you for taking such good care of her to help her be the kitty she is today.”
I’ll end on that note because I can’t see to type any more………
How about that guys! WE did it! You all helped with TREESA & for that, I will be forever grateful!
Treesa’s Original Adoption Advertisement
Treesa
Are you a cat whisperer? Do you feel like you understand and relate to cats? If so, and you want one AMAZING cat to bond with, Treesa might be the cat for you. Watch her video! After being horribly abused, Treesa was rescued by FURR. Over time, this precious kitty has learned about love and trust…things she never knew about before. Treesa is a beautiful, soft and chatty girl that loves to sit in laps, have her chin scratched and play, running sideways like a crab! She is still deathly afraid of other kitties but has learned to trust the people that believe in her.
Could YOU be her saving grace? An unbelievable reward could result! Treesa is a young adult who has been spayed, vaccinated and tested negative for heartworm, leukemia and FIV. She is ready to go when you are! If you think you could be her person, please call to meet her!
For adoption information or to schedule a visit to the FURR lodge to meet this kitty please email Terry at adoptafurrcat@gmail.com.
Learn how to adopt this kitty! FURR adopts to approved homes only in the Charlotte and surrounding area!
If you are not ready to adopt a kitty, please consider fostering or sponsoring. All donations are tax deductible.
