DOUGH is extremely loving, friendly, inquisitive and gorgeous! She sleeps with her foster family and constantly rubs their legs for attention. DOUGH is a wonderful cat, she is updated on all of her shots and she has NEVER been outside! Please make an appointment to come meet her and fall in love!
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.
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.
We are very happy to report that LOUIE is doing great recovering at FURR, so please read his story below from the beginning to the latest chapter knowing there is a happy chapter next. We are also immensely grateful to many people named herein for his veterinary care. We also thank those who helped raise all the funds needed for his treatment.
He needs more time before he is ready for adoption. So for now we are just telling his amazing story. Please check back again soon for more updates in his amazing survival and recovery.
LOUIE’S Story begins January 17, 2018
Last weekend while I was out of town and a friend of mine called about a feral cat that would show up at the edge of the woods behind her house. She said she had seen the cat a couple of times, but then it would disappear for a week or so. This past weekend she saw the cat again and she could clearly see that it was injured…….badly injured. The cat was literally dragging its hind leg.
I asked my friend to put out some food and water for the cat to keep him close by and to get one of my traps. She got the trap, baited it the next day and the cat went in!!! When I got the call Saturday afternoon that he was captured, but we could not find ANY vet anywhere to see it. The cat looked pretty bad so I told her just to go ahead to the animal ER. It was literally a matter of life and death.
This cat had been captured before and TNR’d (trapped, neutered & released) because he was already neutered & had a tipped ear….but, as important as it is to spay & neuter our outdoor cats, this is a prime example of what can happen to them and why their life span is only 5 years on average as compared to 18 years as an inside cat.
The cat had a horrible injury to his left hind leg. It appeared, according to the ER vet, that a coyote, dog or some other predator, had bitten the cat’s leg in the upper thigh and somehow the cat got away leaving the cat with a horrible bite wound and all the skin pulled off of his hind leg.
The ER vet said the cat was emaciated, very very anemic, severely injured and dehydrated (that is in addition to the parasites, FIV+ status and just overall poor condition). They wanted to keep the cat overnight to monitor it, give it pain medicine, antibiotics and fluids. It was terrible. When I saw the picture that the ER vet took of his leg, I had my doubts about prolonging this cat’s agony, but the ER vet assured me that after having a pain patch put on the cat’s back, he would no longer be in any pain.
On Sunday, the leg had been cleaned and wrapped. The ER vet said it will most definitely need amputation, but that the cat was not strong or healthy enough for surgery. He would need daily care, leg washing, rewrapping, antibiotics, nutrition, fluids. etc. for about a week before he could withstand surgery.
My friend picked him up and kindly put him in her bathroom until I could get him on Monday to transfer him to Dr. Moses.
On Monday I picked the cat up. I had decided to name him “LOUIE” after the amazing true story of Louie Zamperini (see the movie “UNBROKEN”)………
Dr. Moses and her staff were amazing. Dr. Moses seemed determined to do everything possible to save LOUIE’S leg, although there are no guarantees. She took him in, cleaned the leg, re-wrapped it and said he needed at least a week stay in the hospital. After a week of daily vet care, we will know a lot more. Will this cat survive? Can his leg be saved? It is totally touch and go, but as of the first day at Four Seasons Cat Hospital, Dr. Moses is very pleased. LOUIE is eating, pooping, peeing and actually standing a little bit on his leg even though it is wrapped up & he has to wear the cone of shame!
I am very moved by this cat’s story. The fact that he had been living in the woods for weeks with this type of horrific injury is unimaginable. I am determined to save him. We can’t do that without help! LOUIE will have some enormous bills whether or not the leg has to be amputated.
So far we have spent about $900 at the ER Vet. I would anticipate another $1500-$2000 in bills for this kitty. PLEASE PASS ALONG THE WORD THAT WE DESPERATELY NEED DONATIONS FOR LOUIE!!! We have some amazing supporters that give us a LOT, but in cases like this, we do not have the funds in our normal balance to cover such as this and we are reaching out
LOUIE – WRAPPED UP WHILE EATING – FEB 2018
to EVERYONE that may be able to help.
MANY THANKS TO THE ER VET IN STALLINGS & TO OUR WONDERFUL VET DR. MOSES AT FOUR SEASONS CAT HOSPITAL!!!
LOUIE Update January 23, 2018
LOUIE is still at Four Seasons Cat Hospital under the care of our FANTASTIC vet, Dr. Moses! Every day LOUIE’S leg is getting cleaned, wrapped and cared for. They are using hydro therapy and physical therapy on his leg and there has actually been a HUGE improvement! This news is really good because the prognosis of him being able to keep his leg is now a real possibility!!! Dr. Moses has been working with LOUIE to get his leg to start bending. It was literally “frozen” in place, not only from the atrophy but probably also due to the frigid weather that he had to endure while dragging this leg behind him. The leg was frozen in more ways than one.
The pictures I am going to attach show how much he has improved. LOUIE is also being very cooperative with all the hands-on care. They have had to sedate him at times while working on the leg due to the extensive pain, but they are managing his pain levels, he is on antibiotics and he is eating, drinking, pooping and peeing just fine! This is a huge relief! All the other body parts seem to be doing well!!!
Today, LOUIE actually DID have surgery. Dr Moses closed in some of the skin to try to get it to heal together and she actually did some “hair plugs” that were removed from his back and implanted into his leg where there is no hair. The plugs (like grass plugs, I suppose!) will take hold and also help to fill in the bald spots on his leg.
This cat has really been through it! Thank GOD my dear friend Bobbi Marr trapped him for me while I was out of town. She basically saved his life because he could not have possibly lasted much longer in the condition he was in. I cannot even fathom the pain and agony this cat must have gone through.
Thank you all again for the donations to help LOUIE. This type of emergency can really be expensive, but with everyone’s help (and Dr. Moses’ very generous discounts to us), hopefully we can pay his bill!!!
LOUIE’S update February 5, 2018
LOUIE IS AT HOME AT FURR!!! LOUIE came home to FURR last night after TWO weeks in the hospital at Four Seasons Cat Hospital. He is doing ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!!! FURR is so very very grateful to Dr. Moses and her staff for saving LOUIE’s life AND his leg!!! After two weeks of care, wrapping, treatment, good nutrition, SURGERY and love, this kitty is going to be ok!!! Dr. Moses has saved his LEG!!! UNBELIEVABLE!
When we picked up LOUIE from the emergency clinic, it was noted that there did not look like there was any way to save his poor leg which was in horrid condition. Dr. Moses had other ideas! She believed that with the proper treatment, therapy and surgery to re-attach what skin she could, that there was a very good possibility of saving his leg…….and she was right!
Last night the staff at Four Seasons showed me how to continue his care and the wrapping of his leg, which I have to do every afternoon.
Thanks you TRACIE, JANET & JOAN for your help wrapping his leg, as it certainly is easier with 2 people!!! As long as someone is at the front end of LOUIE giving him yummy soupy food to eat (thank you Dr. Moses & staff!), he is so enthralled in his food consumption, that he really doesn’t pay much attention to what I’m doing to his leg! He does get a little wiggly, but TRACIE did great today helping me get it done!
This cat is AMAZING in every way! A feral (TNR……trapped/neutered/released) cat, that was living in the woods in pain, starving to death AND in the middle of the FRIGID weather, has now become a total HAM! When he sees someone coming, he starts meowing, purring, rolling over and stretching and just can’t wait for some love! The Four Seasons Cat Hospital staff went on and on about what a sweet boy he had become and they all fell in love with him!
Do you think that the warmth of a safe & cozy place to stay, lots of food for a full belly, pain meds and the ultimate care could have influenced him??? I certainly do!!!
This cat is a total miracle. He should have died. Thank you to my good friend Bobbi Marr for calling me about him. Bobbi, following my every instruction, trapped him and took him to the animal ER. If she had not taken it upon herself to help out (I was out of town), this cat would surely be dead.
There are soooo many people to thank!
Our donors have been UNBELIEVABLE! We have now generated enough money to pay ALL of LOUIE’S bills! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! You all are the most kind and wonderful people on the earth!
THANK YOU BOBBI FOR SAVING HIM!
THANK YOU STALLINGS ER FOR HELPING HIM SURVIVE THE WEEKEND!
THANK YOU DR. MOSES FOR SAVING HIS LEG & HIS LIFE!
THANK YOU FOUR SEASONS CAT HOSPITAL FOR YOUR UNBELIEVABLE LOVE & COMPASSION WHILE CARING FOR HIM!
THANK YOU DONORS & SUPPORTERS THAT HEARD OUR PLEA FOR LOUIE & PAID HIS HOSPITAL BILLS!!!
This cat will be a conversation piece, at the very least, for the lucky person or family that adopts him!!!
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.
