Update Summer 2018 – All of these kittens are adopted! Hooray!
Kittens! Kittens! Kittens! 6 to choose from! 4 girls and 2 boys! Absolutely adorable! Watch their video! Born here in our facility so they are happy and healthy! All vet work and spay/neuter included and performed at appropriate time.
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.
Four Seasons cleaning and caring for Louie’s leg – early 2018
Louie after surgery – early 2018
Louie wrapped & pain patch – early 2018
Louie comfy at FURR – Feb 2018
Louie wrapped up while eating – Feb 2018
Terry & Louie – Feb 2018
Louie & Mooney are Buddies – Early 2018
Louie & Terry – March 2018
Louie relaxing – March 2018
AN AMAZING WONDER!!! “LOUIE” (Named after Louie Zamparini from the movie UNBROKEN) is now ready for adoption! Watch his video! This cat has the most amazing survival story and has turned out to be EXTREMELY GRATEFUL for another chance at life! LOUIE almost lost his leg to a coyote in the freezing cold weather while he was living on his own in the woods. A good Samaritan called FURR for advice and was able to catch the kitty before he died.
FURR took the cat, starving and in horrible shape, to the ER where they immediately suggested amputating the leg to save his life. However, FURR’s fabulous vet, Dr. Moses at Four Seasons Cat Hospital, had other ideas! Dr. Moses kept LOUIE at her hospital for weeks and saved, not only him, but his leg!!! LOUIE is 100% now, using his leg with no problems and just as happy as he can be! In fact, Louie talks all the time, loves everybody, loves all the other cats, purrs non-stop, rubs on all of us and will even give you head butts! This is one amazing cat, only about 2 years young and is ready for his “furrever” home! LOUIE is neutered, had all of his shots and is ready to go. Someone will be extremely lucky to be owned by this UNBELIEVABLE cat!!!
He has bonded with another one of our beautiful Russian Blue mix cats, named MOONEY. They are like two peas in a pod and both SUPER friendly!!! It is so cute to watch them together and they sleep together in one BIG ball! I am really holding out hope that these two kitties can go together……but you all know how hard that is to even get just one kitty adopted these days! Let’s all say a prayer that the two cats can remain together & live happily ever after!!!
There is a lot more to Louie’s rescue and recovery! Read the full story.
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.
Sparrow is adopted in late 2017! Here is his story..
Four Kittens Rescued in Monroe, NC November 2017
A friend of mine called when trapping cats on a terrible street in Monroe……she was trying to get as many “fixed” as she could and get them rabies shots. The street is a poor street, dirty houses and abused animals everywhere. She is working hard to put a dent in the cruelty.
While she was out there trapping, she heard some awful screaming coming from underneath one of the houses. When she knocked on the door, the lady that answered said that there were kittens under there. The kittens had been there for about a week with no mama because she was hit and killed in the street………dear GOD!
My friend called me immediately and said she had gotten permission to get the kittens out from underneath the house and could I please take them. I agreed and even though it was getting late into the evening, I told her to bring them over no matter how late it was.
The kittens looked like they should have been dead. They looked like little baby birds with just skeletons barely covered with fur. They were completely starved and there was no way to know if they would make it. Of course they were immediately fed, bathed (covered in fleas), put on a heating pad and loved. These kittens were the worse case I had ever seen. You would just cry looking at them.
Over time, one of them did pass away. It is heart breaking when you do everything possible to save them……..staying up all night feeding them, keeping them warm, keeping them clean, etc. It sometimes is just out of our hands, but boy does that hurt………hurts deep.
The kittens were named after birds: Robin, Finch, Sparrow & Jay. ROBIN passed away at the ER. It was my second trip to the ER with him. He just lost the will to live and they call it “fading kitten syndrome”. I had him cremated and his little box with his picture is at our rescue facility.
The other three kittens, Finch, Sparrow and Jay are holding on. They have been through a rough time with extreme diarrhea, NOT eating, worms, fleas, etc. They are cured now from all of those things, but now at 7 weeks old, they still don’t want anything to eat but formula, they just barely nibble on their canned food. All I want is for these babies to grow up strong and get a wonderful home where they will be loved, and loved, and loved!!!
For adoption information or to schedule a visit to the FURR lodge to meet a kitty please email Terry at adoptafurrcat@gmail.com. Learn how to adopt a 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.
In Late 2017, JAY got adopted by a wonderful couple and also lives with a little miniature Schnauser doggie. The couple, dog & JAY are all doing great!
Four Kittens Rescued in Monroe, NC November 2017
A friend of mine called when trapping cats on a terrible street in Monroe……she was trying to get as many “fixed” as she could and get them rabies shots. The street is a poor street, dirty houses and abused animals everywhere. She is working hard to put a dent in the cruelty.
While she was out there trapping, she heard some awful screaming coming from underneath one of the houses. When she knocked on the door, the lady that answered said that there were kittens under there. The kittens had been there for about a week with no mama because she was hit and killed in the street………dear GOD!
My friend called me immediately and said she had gotten permission to get the kittens out from underneath the house and could I please take them. I agreed and even though it was getting late into the evening, I told her to bring them over no matter how late it was.
The kittens looked like they should have been dead. They looked like little baby birds with just skeletons barely covered with fur. They were completely starved and there was no way to know if they would make it. Of course they were immediately fed, bathed (covered in fleas), put on a heating pad and loved. These kittens were the worse case I had ever seen. You would just cry looking at them.
Over time, one of them did pass away. It is heart breaking when you do everything possible to save them……..staying up all night feeding them, keeping them warm, keeping them clean, etc. It sometimes is just out of our hands, but boy does that hurt………hurts deep.
The kittens were named after birds: Robin, Finch, Sparrow & Jay. ROBIN passed away at the ER. It was my second trip to the ER with him. He just lost the will to live and they call it “fading kitten syndrome”. I had him cremated and his little box with his picture is at our rescue facility.
The other three kittens,Finch, Sparrow and Jay are holding on. They have been through a rough time with extreme diarrhea, NOT eating, worms, fleas, etc. They are cured now from all of those things, but now at 7 weeks old, they still don’t want anything to eat but formula, they just barely nibble on their canned food. All I want is for these babies to grow up strong and get a wonderful home where they will be loved, and loved, and loved!!!
For adoption information or to schedule a visit to the FURR lodge to meet a kitty please email Terry at adoptafurrcat@gmail.com. Learn how to adopt a 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.
In late 2017, FINCH – Got adopted to a wonderful couple that have a 10-year old daughter & this is her first pet. Jay is already attached to her!!! Mom is a stay-at-home mom, so FINCH is rarely alone. We will miss your sweet face but are happy to know you’re in a FURRever home!
Four Kittens Rescued in Monroe, NC November 2017
A friend of mine called when trapping cats on a terrible street in Monroe.…..she was trying to get as many “fixed” as she could and get them rabies shots. The street is a poor street, dirty houses and abused animals everywhere. She is working hard to put a dent in the cruelty.
While she was out there trapping, she heard some awful screaming coming from underneath one of the houses. When she knocked on the door, the lady that answered said that there were kittens under there. The kittens had been there for about a week with no mama because she was hit and killed in the street………dear GOD!
My friend called me immediately and said she had gotten permission to get the kittens out from underneath the house and could I please take them. I agreed and even though it was getting late into the evening, I told her to bring them over no matter how late it was.
The kittens looked like they should have been dead. They looked like little baby birds with just skeletons barely covered with fur. They were completely starved and there was no way to know if they would make it. Of course they were immediately fed, bathed (covered in fleas), put on a heating pad and loved. These kittens were the worse case I had ever seen. You would just cry looking at them.
Over time, one of them did pass away. It is heart breaking when you do everything possible to save them……..staying up all night feeding them, keeping them warm, keeping them clean, etc. It sometimes is just out of our hands, but boy does that hurt………hurts deep.
The kittens were named after birds: Robin, Finch, Sparrow & Jay. ROBIN passed away at the ER. It was my second trip to the ER with him. He just lost the will to live and they call it “fading kitten syndrome”. I had him cremated and his little box with his picture is at our rescue facility.
The other three kittens,Finch, Sparrow and Jay are holding on. They have been through a rough time with extreme diarrhea, NOT eating, worms, fleas, etc. They are cured now from all of those things, but now at 7 weeks old, they still don’t want anything to eat but formula, they just barely nibble on their canned food. All I want is for these babies to grow up strong and get a wonderful home where they will be loved, and loved, and loved!!!
For adoption information or to schedule a visit to the FURR lodge to meet a kitty please email Terry at adoptafurrcat@gmail.com. Learn how to adopt a 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.
On another wonderful “KATHLEEN” note, her recent adoption of our beloved TINKER is going fantastic! The reports and pictures that she has sent me are amazing! KATHLEEN has another FURR kitty that she adopted years ago named, “Chocolate Mousse”, and she also has a rescued kitty about 1-2 years old. Both of her cats have welcomed TINKER into their home and it is going extremely well! The cats are all getting along, playing, eating together and having fun! Look at these great pictures she sent to me!
We miss TINKER at the lodge SOOOO much! He was a favorite & so kind and sweet. But, if you remember, when we saved TINKER, he was so skinny & afraid! We certainly transformed him into the amazing cat that we knew he could be and I was SHOCKED the day KATHLEEN told me that she wanted to adopt him! I was thrilled, but knew that she already had 2 kitties……………so, what a happy day I had when she told me she wanted him!
KATHLEEN is calling him “KNUFFEL” which is adorable and means “cuddly” in Dutch! Get out! How cute!
Tinker’s Story
GORGEOUS RUSSIAN BLUE mix, teenager, male, very very very loving & sweet! Loves to be petted, held, brushed and just melts with attention! TINKER is just a kind, docile kitty. He is laid back, but does love to play with our other FURR kitties. TINKER would be ok alone as a single kitty, or he would be fine with friends. This kitty is fully vetted, all shots, neutered & tested (negative for feline aids/leukemia/heart worm disease). I know he will not last long at FURR. So many people just LOVE the soft, silky coat on the Russian Blue type kitties! Come and meet TINKER soon! You will fall in love!!! FURR adopts to approved homes only in the Charlotte and surrounding area.
For adoption information or to schedule a visit to the Feline Urgent Rescue & Rehab rescue facility to meet one of our kitties, please email FURR’s President and Founder, Terry Schultz, at adoptafurrcat@gmail.com.
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MELISSA was rescued by FURR living under a house with no mom. MELISSA & her sister, MELBA, were struggling to survive before being rescued. These two sisters are now just as happy as can be, running, playing and enjoying full tummies! Now, these super adorable kittens only need YOU! Please make an appointment to come see them and fall in love!
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. FURR adopts to approved homes only in the Charlotte and surrounding areas.
Ellis now lives in a safe indoor home with a loving family committed to his long-term health & safety! We are all so happy for Ellis & his new family!
FURR is so happy to save this kitty! Ellis surely would have died at A/C & was sooo lucky he didnt die before that. Between the farmer trying to get rid of him & all the other perils he managed to escape (coyotes, cars, starvation, parasites, viral diseases, heart worm disease, etc.), he is one lucky kitty!
What an amazing cat!!!
We ALL wanted to take him home! He is one in a million!
Ellis’s Story
FLASHY SNOWSHOE KITTY!!! This drop dead gorgeous cat was rescued off of a farm where he had been living (lost!) for almost 2 months! The call came from a FURR volunteer a few weeks ago. A friend had told her that a beautiful cat had been trapped by a farmer & dropped off at the Waxhaw police dept.
I called the police & went over with my microchip scanner to see if the cat belonged to anyone. I was trying to stop the police from going straight to animal control with the cat. I know that A/C is “supposed” to hold the cat for a couple of days…..but i also know that sometimes they get put down before that AND if no one claims the cat, it will be euthanized.
The farmer said the cat had been hanging around his farm for about 6 weeks or so. He told me (I called & talked to him) that the cat was stealing his outdoor cat’s food. The farmer had been trying to scare off the cat for weeks by throwing rocks at him, but to no avail. The cat continued to be hungry & sneak cat food.
Finally the farmer got a trap to catch & get rid of the cat for good.
I talked the police dept into letting me keep him safe at my rescue while they searched & posted for the owner. The cat was covered in fleas, had visible tape worms, was very thin and was starving. I got him into isolation at FURR & proceded to care for him.
The owner did call finally & said the cat had been missing for weeks. She said that he does that often, since he is an outdoor cat, but usually comes back after a week or two……she had already figured he was gone for good this time. I asked her to relinquish him to FURR so that we could get him healthy & find him a loving, indoor home. It’s not like he really even had a home, wandering dangerously for weeks at a time. She agreed.
Ellis, as he was called, LOVED the food, attention & safe environment that FURR provided! The amazingly beautiful cat didn’t stay long before getting adopted!
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. FURR adopts to approved homes only in Charlotte and surrounding areas.
If you are not ready to adopt a kitty, please consider fostering or sponsoring. All donations are tax deductible.
Doing great with 2 little girls loving her every day!!! Lives with a very nice family & well loved!!!
Stormie’s Story
After 3 days of being on a stake out at the Lowe’s in Waxhaw, I (Terry) just rescued a kitten! Kerri Pyne called me about a little black kitten that had been hit by a car on Hwy. 16 right in front of Lowe’s. I quickly grabbed all my gear & rushed right over. It was 10 pm & we saw the kitten near the garden center of Lowes, but it was obviously hurt. It was still able to run from us and I was finally able to sneak up on it. Kerri kept an eye on it in the bushes as it seemed to just collapse. I got within a few feet of it with a bowl of tuna, but just when I was about to make my move, it ran again & unfortunately jumped down into a storm drain … that’s bad.
The tunnel system connecting those storm drains is never ending, and being injured (appeared to be hind leg), it probably would not be able to get out. I went home & got a kitten trap. Then I asked two guys from the Wal-Mart Foods to help me get the heavy grate off of the drain where the kitten went down (Lowe’s was already closed by now). After 3 days of baiting 2 traps in storm drains, I finally got “her”!!!
THANKS so much to my friend Donna Yankaglu for bringing me a 2nd trap & helping me keep watch.Thanks so much to Kerri for calling me to help and for also spending her time helping keep watch. Kerri was the one little enough to climb down into the storm drains & look through the tunnels, although she never saw the kitten (being black probably didn’t help!) When she went into the trap just about an hour ago, she was so hungry that she ate all the tuna on the piece of cardboard in the trap AND she ate the cardboard as well – every scrap of it! That poor injured starving baby!!! She’s pretty wild and I had to scruff her good (while she was trying to bite me) to get the flea stuff on her, but after I had given her 2 cans of kitten Fancy Feast, I was able to gain her trust a little bit & gently stroke her. She also responded to my voice & blinking eyes.
She will go straight to Dr. Moses tomorrow for her expert vet care. I think I’ll call her “Stormie” since I have spent the last 3 days and nights down in storm drains! I am so grateful that God answered our prayers to save her. The rain is coming this weekend and I was afraid she would drown.
Update – Oct. 23, 2017
Dr. Moses, the FURR vet, helped me take care of her and put her hing leg in a sling for 10 days to see if it would stay in place. Unfortunately, when the bandage came off, the hip slipped right back out of joint. Dr. Moses said that STORMIE would need surgery on the leg, but that she would like to refer me to an orthopedic surgeon. I was definitely wanting to do whatever was needed for this kitten, but cost was definitely a concern. Dr. Moses called a surgeon (that normally does NOT work with rescue groups at all) and she asked him to help us. Thanks to Dr. Moses, the surgeon agreed to help us and discounted a regularly priced dislocated hip surgery from $2,800 to $1,000. We are so grateful to Dr Moses AND to the surgeon that helped us, but still, for FURR $1,000 was a huge amount. We certainly did appreciate having that $450 from the yard sale, but now we are pretty much broke again!
Would you like to donate towards STORMIE’s surgery and help FURR recover from the cost? Click on ‘Donate’ on the right – it’s fast and secure! Thanks!
The surgery went without a hitch! STORMIE was the best patient. She stayed in her cage after surgery (AND getting spayed) and she was so patient. Today (Oct. 23, 2017) was her day of freedom! She zipped out of her cage and ran around just fine! She uses her leg some of the time, but that will get better. Her injured leg is a teeny shorter than her other leg, but, HELLO!!! She has a leg!!!
We just love STORMIE! I’m so happy she was rescued! Thanks again to Kerri Pyne and Donna Yankaglu for helping me on some of the stakeouts! It was well worth it!
For adoption information or to schedule a visit to the FURR lodge to meet them 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.
