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September 4, 2023 Some wonderful news happened that I want to share with all of you! Patti (FURR VOLUNTEER & adopter of GABBY!) fell in love with BARE just as I did months ago and has now adopted him!

Bare’s Rescue & Rehab Story This amazing cat came from a beautiful Castle Hayne estate home.  A lovely lady, named Mrs. Barefoot, called me quite upset.  She was elderly and living alone in a large estate home with beautiful grounds.  Her husband had passed & her children were grown & gone, and Mrs. Barefoot could no longer maintain her property.  She knew she had to sell, but she had a HUGE problem that saddened her to her core.  You see, Mrs. Barefoot loved cats & had been feeding some feral cats on her property for years.  She had done the right thing by trapping & fixing all the cats, releasing them after recovery & letting them live on her estate.  The cats were ALL black (probably related) and relied on Mrs. Barefoot for food, water, shelter & love…..but yet they remained feral.

When I received the phone call from Mrs. Barefoot she was quite distraught.  I agreed to help her re-trap all the cats, update them on all needed vet care (shots, etc.) and, after what seemed to be an impossible task, I was able to find a beautiful sanctuary for them to live.  It was absolutely & positively the LAST cats that the sanctuary would take in.  They were so kind to take them for me, but no more cats would be allowed to come in because they were way beyond FULL!

Mrs. Barefoot was so happy her beloved cats were safe and all the cats adjusted well to their new life.

But, after a few weeks, I got a call.  ONE more black cat showed up and looked worse for wear.  He was a huge male with many battle scars.  I was able to trap him and get him immediately to the vet.

I named him “BARE” after Mrs. Barefoot, but seriously thought about naming him Al after AL Pacino’s movie “Scar Face”! BARE was beaten up to a pulp and I decided to keep him at FURR on medications for a while to get him healthy before deciding where he could go.

BARE was VERY FERAL, hissing at us, ears flat back and scared to death we were going to hurt him. Most of the volunteers steered clear of him and I, personally, got swatted several times while medicating him.

Low and behold, as many times before with feral cats, BARE took a good turn.  His ears came up, he just buried his head when I came to pet him and stopped swatting at me.  Soon, he actually looked forward to seeing me coming and and would blink his eyes.

The rest is magical.  He fattened up, got a beautiful shiny coat (despite the battle scars), became very loving with all of us and the other FURR kitties. Over time, Patti fell in live with him, just as I did, and she took him home on trial.  I can’t tell you how many tears I shed when he left, but I knew it was an amazing home for him, plus I was dealing with a couple of very old cats of my own.

So, it is now official and Patti wants to Adopt BARE for life! Congrats Patti!  Not sure who is more lucky, you or him!

January 2023 – More details on “Bare” soon! This kitty would love to be adopted with Lea!

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 Wilmington/Hampstead NC 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.

February 2023 – Puffer is adopted! Check back soon for details on this part of his story.

January 2023 FURR has rescued this gorgeous feral kitten! Terry trapped at him “seafood colony”. He and his sister, Shells, both need a foster home/homes with someone who can spend a lot of time holding and petting them. They are approximately 4 months old:

Puffer, Shell’s male sibling, has long black hair with an amazing silver mane

Shells is a sweet girl with short hair and lovely dilute gray tortie coloring.

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 Wilmington/Hampstead NC 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.

January 11, 2023 Great News Marbles is adopted! Check back soon for the details of this happy ending!

December 11, 2022

A couple days ago I got one of those distressed calls. I man living in the WORST part of Wilmington called. His neighbor lady had a kitty that the man said was beautiful & sweet. He said that she could not care for him any more and had decided to euthanize him. The man was so upset at the thought of this cat being put to sleep, that he called everywhere he could looking for help. He had no car, no money & was living (like his neighbor) in a rough part of town in a small government one-room apartment. His sincerity really got to me and so I started also calling for help.

One rescue stepped up to say that they would “loan” me one of their foster homes that currently did not have any cats. I was thrilled & quickly called the man back to say we (my sister, Fran, and I) would come and get him.

To our amazement, even in this tiny, horrible place where the cat had lived, he looked fairly healthy. He was already neutered & had on an old rabies tag. The cat was HUGE, but not all that fat, just BIG! His name is “MARBLES” and he was extremely friendly and beautiful. He is a 5 year old orange tabby with lots of white and huge eyes!

The poor old woman sadly put him in the crate and said goodbye. Fran and I took him straight to the vet and got his shots, blood testing (negative for all!), checked for microchip (none) and treated him for fleas & parasites.

MARBLES went to the foster home & evidently made himself quite at home. He ignored the other cat in the house and the dogs….for the most part. He would swat at the little dog every now and again, but he seemed to just blend in with no problems.

MARBLES is extremely friendly and needs a permanent home. He is a very LARGE boy and was a little heavy for even me to pick up! He has BIG sweet eyes and kinda likes to run the show. I would imagine he would be quite entertaining AND be quite warm for snuggling up to! Please let FURR know if you would like to meet this fellow!

We only have a MONTH to find him a home, but at least for now, he is safe!!!

Meet all FURR kitties available for adoption on PetFinder!

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 approved homes in the Wilmington/Hampstead NC and surrounding areas.

If you are not ready to adopt a kitty, please consider fostering or sponsoring. All donations are tax deductible!

April 11, 2025 Wonderful news! The amazing couple (that adopted, cared for & grieved….GORDON) has returned to FURR to rescue again!  This time they are adopting OSCAR & TONY our long-time beloved brothers that were born at FURR!!!

Those 2 boys have been waiting soooo long for a real home and as bad as we are going to miss them, I’m so happy for them! 

Heather & her husband are amazing and they have donated TWO Karunda trees to FURR AND they have just donated a large industrial sink to FURR!  I believe the sink came in today because there is a big box on my front porch!  We will all love having that!!!

My handy man will be putting it in along with a garbage disposal…woo hoo!  Yes, all these things have taken a while to get, but we’re gettin’ there.  The county water hookup was a long time coming, but i had no idea it was gonna be almost $5,000 !  At least we don’t have to carry water bottles from my house any more.

Anyway, the door greeters are leaving us!  Heather is out of town on a business trip for a couple of weeks & when she gets back, the boys will go to their new home; so, we have a little more time with them before they go.

Boy, these adoptions just tear me up!  So happy but all that history I have with the cats leaves out the front door.  My memories & my heart will always be there  loving them.

February 7, 2025 FURR’s kitties Oscar and Tony are featured on a TV News adoption segment!

Watch Terry and Lowes in this YouTube video segment!

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January 30, 2025 EMMY & BUBBLES, two of our adorable and well loved black cats have been adopted! I am just ecstatic with joy but did shed quite a few tears too!

Emmy was born at FURR and I always felt like I birthed her and the other “Battlet” kittens myself! Read the amazing Battlet family’s story below, including Mama Batts (available) and Daddy Batts (adopted also). Watching them grow up and having no one want them because they were black, was heart breaking.

Bubbles was one of the kittens I rescued from the Atlantic Seafood place along with 70+ other cats. Bubbles was always so shy and so sweet!  He never had a mean bone in his body and just loved everyone!  He will be missed too!

The wonderful couple, that saw how special these cats were, had a hard time deciding which 2 black ones they wanted!  I think they got a great pair!

The night before they left, Emmy & Bubbles were playing and wrestling which made me feel extra good about the pair going together! I’m so relieved that they are in a great home.  Their first night went well and Emmy is purring all over the place & Bubbles is being his quiet sweet self.

I can’t wait for Emmy to pray for them!  Watch a video of Emmy “praying”.

Terry

January 16, 2025 Urgent reminder for Oscar & Tony! These two beautiful, 2 year old brothers, sweet, playful, healthy, completely vetted, door greeters, slick & shiny “panthers” need a home!

These cats are amazing! “Purrfect” in every way! They eat well, use the litter box, do well during nail trims, love to play and chase each other and love to cuddle!

Where is their family? Please call or text Terry Schultz at 864-483-2444 to meet them as soon as possible!

December 19, 2024 Everyone!  Look what Kathy sent to me!  I wish I’d had this earlier because I would have used it on our Christine cards!!!  Our volunteer Kathy just learned how to do this!

Meanwhile, I just LOVE this and I’m sending it to all of you to post, share, text, email, etc., to any and everyone you can!!!

This is so awesome of OSCAR & TONY!!!  Maybe we can finally get them a home this Christmas!!!

Thank you Kathy!

Terry

November 28, 2024 Watch a video of Emmy “praying”! The photo above is Emmy with her brother Oscar. Emmy is the cutest, sweetest praying kitty ever! Emmy would make any household complete with love, play time and praying for happiness for all! Call soon to meet Emmy! She’s amazing! Read her family’s amazing rescue and rehab story below!

October 30, 2024 Meet Oscar & Tony (shown together above) in their new video! They are amazing brothers, healthy, happy and ready for adoption! Recent posts below also share more about their beautiful sister Emmy and Mama Batts!

Sept 7, 2024 Here is an updated photo of handsome Tony!

Update April 13, 2024 OSCAR & EMMY (new feature photo above) provide you with TONS of fun every day!  We need LOTS of play time, lots of room to run all over the house and we will entertain you!  We are silly siblings and just LOVE life!  At only 1.5 yrs old, we will be the best kitties you’ve ever had for many many years!  We love NEW challenges, chasing toys, playing with kids and talking all about it!  We are fully vetted, microchipped & ready to rock and roll!  Why don’t you come play with us and see what YOU think about what we have to offer!  We think we’re GREAT!

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Feb. 12, 2024 Watch these kitties playing in this new video!

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January 13, 2024 Still available for adoption! See the Sept. 2023 update below for a cute video of Terry with Emmy, Oscar and Tony!:

MAMA BATTS (female shown to the right – see her story below). Mama’s youngsters, shown in feature photo above, see their story below):

• EMMY (Battlet girl)
• OSCAR (Battlet boy 1)
• TONY (Battlet boy 2)

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September 30 2023 It is with BITTERSWEET feelings that I tell you all that DADDY BATTS HAS BEEN ADOPTED!!! (Mama, 3 youngsters still available!) Our own volunteer, LAURA and her husband have taken Daddy Batts into their home!!!  This is the second FURR kitty that they have adopted; the first one being “CORAL”!

I was in tears leaving Daddy Batts at Laura’s house yesterday and he was not there at the front door when I went to FURR last night and this morning. I miss him terribly!

DADDY BATTS went through so much to be here!  He had been captured by a coyote and almost lost his front leg due to several SEVERE puncture wounds and no hair (see Aug 2022 photo below).  It looked like he had been drug by the coyote and somehow managed to escape.  Dr. Rockwell put him back together during an ICU stay at the hospital.

Today, he has fully recovered and you cannot even see his scars.  He beautiful long coat filled out and he is as good as new.

I will never forget this brave and gentle cat and how he transformed into a butterfly!  Thank you Laura for taking him in your heart.  He will always be in mine!!!

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September 23 2023 Watch this funny new video of Terry with the Battlet youngsters that are now “Young adults”!

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The photo to the right is the 2 Batlett males, who would be sooooo happy to be adopted together!

January 2023 Updated photo above of the 3 remaining adorable “Battlet kittens”, 2 males, 1 female, all are now “teenagers”. These teens come flying up to the door whenever someone comes to see them! See them play in this video (apologies that it’s “grainy”, but you can still see all the action!)

The sweet female would also be soooo happy to be adopted with her Mama!

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READY for Adoption January 2023 – their stories are below:

• 2 boy, 1 girl kittens
• Mama (Daddy Batts adopted Sept 2023, see note above)

In November 2022:

• 1 Batts kitten adopted
• Batman and Robin transported to another rescue – their story below

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August 2022 – Here is the amazing Story of “The Batts” kitty family that Terry has spent a great deal of time and money rescuing this summer!

Daddy Batts

I got a call from a little old man, Mr. Batts, about 2 cats in his neighborhood. He wanted them GONE. I explained that I had NO room to keep them, but would at least TNR (trap-neuter-release) them for now. I told him I would GIVE him the food if he would just feed them & give them clean water. So, I trapped a HUGE gray tabby & white male. “Daddy Batts” was completely pitiful. He was skinny even though he had a large frame & big jaws. He was BEATEN up to a pulp. His arm had multiple puncture wounds from a dog or coyote (above left) & he was hospitalized for 4 days & cost FURR about $600 on top of the $200 S/N clinic. I got him an antibiotic shot when he was neutered, etc. I put him in a cage in my garage to recover. I have A/C in there for recovery cats. He literally ate & slept for a week. I felt so sorry for the horrible life he had had in his 2 short years on this earth. Needless to say, he has healed up beautifully, but I STILL have him.

Batman and Robin

After I caught Daddy Batts, I went back to catch the next cat. GOT TWO TEENS IN SAME TRAP! Oh boy…. 2 boys, both black, a.k.a. Batmann and Robin. One long haired boy & one short haired boy with a white spot on his chest. They were about 5 months old and scared to death. I got them fixed, tested, etc., and put them in a cage in my garage to recover. By the time I went into the hospital, the 2 cats had been in a cage for 2 weeks and they were letting me pet them. I BEGGED every friend, rescue, family, neighbor, etc., to PLEASE foster them. One of the Wilmington cat rescue groups had just had a person apply to be a foster, so she gave me the new foster person. Kristy, bless her heart, took the 2 teens over to the Foster’s house because at this point I am in the hospital.

The foster still has them and they are now READY FOR IMMEDIATE ADOPTION! The foster has done a tremendous job, but cannot keep them much longer! Also both have had their shots, been fixed, etc.

Update November 2022 – Batman and Robin were transported up north to another rescue group.

Mama Batts and kittens

But….the story TOTALLY doesn’t end here….another cat showed up at Mr. Batts neighborhood. I’ve already trapped THREE that I still have & he called me to say there was one more. CRAP!!! It’s like a bottomless pit & I need soooo much help…. So, I trapped the last one that was another black cat…great. I took it to the S/N clinic, and when I picked her up in the afternoon, the vet told me that they fixed her, etc., BUT that she had JUST HAD KITTENS VERY RECENTLY!!! I just started to cry. She has now been away from new borns a whole night & day and now she has just had surgery! I told the vet I would have to let her go if the babies had ANY chance of survival & pray to GOD I haven’t caused kittens to die!

This “Mama Batts” kitty was tiny & skinny. She, in NO WAY, looked pregnant or to be nursing. The vet said I could let her go after a few hours after surgery….and again, I was just in tears. I HATE it when this happens & you catch & fix a feral cat that has KITTENS!! So, I rushed to PetSmart, with Mama Batts in the car, left the car running, and bought my first GPS collar. I had to figure out how to program it, get it on a collar & get it on HER. I got all that done, released her after a few hours, called my sister to come sit with me.

Mama Batts took us to an old abandoned boat & there, inside, were 5 new born black kittens!!! They were barely alive & still had umbilical cords on them & they couldn’t have been more than a couple days old. I got the kittens out of the boat & put them in a small carrier. Then using the kittens as bait, backed up a trap to the carrier & re-trapped Mama Batts who went right in to get to her babies. One of the babies had terribly infected eyes & even after Kristy & Patty took it to the vet for me (I was in the hospital), it ended up passing away. My heart was broken, but I am grateful for all trying to save it. I paid to have the little one cremated & added to the FURR cremation box with our still much loved FURR friends from the past.

Mama Batts & her 4 kittens have since been in my bathroom. The kittens are 4 weeks old now, all black & adorable little black bear cubs! If someone takes Mama Batts along with a kitten (or 2), special pricing, food & free vet care provided for 6 months! Mama Batts is short haired shiny black, very young (probably not even 1 yr yet) and healthy! She is already spayed, shots, tested, microchipped, etc. All vetting comes with the kittens at the appropriate age. Mama Batts is shy, but loves to be petted, rubbed & getting better & better about being picked up. She has had it rough & deserves so much love!

Meet all FURR kitties available for adoption on PetFinder!

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 Wilmington/Hampstead NC 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.

January 2023 – Storey is adopted! Check back soon for this story.

December 2022 – Watch Storey playing in this video!

November 2022 – William is adopted and Storey is still available!

July 2022 We are a bonded pair of ADORABLE kittens!  With WILLIAM being a REALLY laid back boy & long haired and STOREY being a short haired girl and full of energy, you get the best of both worlds with us!  We were rescued together and just can’t imagine life without the other!  We are so BEAUTIFUL with our silky gray & white fur!  We are fully vetted and ready to go including microchip, blood testing, spay/neuter surgery, all shots, collars & tags and our TOYS!  We are living in a really small space now, so we would love to have some room to RUN & PLAY!  Please come meet us soon!  We love to cuddle AND we love to play!  We know you will LOVE us both!

Meet all FURR kitties available for adoption on PetFinder!

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 approved homes in the Wilmington/Hampstead NC and surrounding areas.

If you are not ready to adopt a kitty, please consider fostering or sponsoring. All donations are tax deductible!