Category: Adoption Success Stories

Sept. 17, 2019 A very very sweet young lady stopped by FURR to look at the kitties.  Her name was SARAH and she wanted to embark on her first pets as a working professional with her own place!  She stayed a LONG time petting the kittens and you could tell she had really put some thought into this.  She was full of questions (the right kind!) about how to care for them, etc.  I knew right away that Sarah was going to be a wonderful & responsible mom for her new kitties!

Sarah loved several of the kittens but she immediately fell in love with BARRINGTON!  She petted him and listened to him purr and he seemed to like her a lot too!  That seemed like a given that Sarah wanted to adopt BARRINGTON, but then she had decided she wanted two kittens so that could keep each other company…..I didn’t even have to persuade her!

Sarah decided to come to visit the FURR rescue facility and visit the kitties again.  She had mentioned favoring PIPSQUEAK, but after the lodge visit, she decided definitely……..YES!  PIPSQUEAK would be the 2nd kitty adopted! (gray tabby shown above at FURR – Sept 2019)

BARRINGTON & PIPSQUEAK were adopted by Sarah and they will be leaving FURR this coming Wednesday!  I am so happy for these two kittens!

BARRINGTON was the kitten I rescued out of a drain pipe after being down there for DAYS!

PIPSQUEAK was a kitten I rescued with his 3 siblings in the back yard woods of a fellow adopter who called me about them.  Four kittens were rescued along with their mom, Chatty Cathy.  PIPSQUEAK was a teeny tiny little thing and probably the runt of the litter. He finally caught up with the others and turned out to be just adorable & VERY sweet!!!

I am so happy for these rescued kittens!  I am grateful to SARAH for giving them a loving home!  These 2 kittens will be very happy together!!!

They will be missed very very much……..

Sept. 16, 2025 WONDERFUL NEWS!!! DOTTIE is adopted !!!  I am so happy for this beautiful cat!  To think that she went from being on the euthanasia list to being adopted is INCREDIBLE!!!

The young couple that adopted her really had compassion for her past abuse.  They are determined to love her & be gentle with her “furrever”!

I took her to her new home & she was pretty calm about it.  When I asked how she was doing, I received a video of DOTTIE sitting on the couch with soft blankets making biscuits!!!  Can u believe that???

It appears to be a wonderful match and I miss Dottie so much at FURR.

DOTTIE started out being scared of everyone and hated all the other cats, but after we worked with her for a few months, she began to feel safe, confident & pretty laid back.  I knew she was ready to go.

DOTTIE will be missed, but what a happy ending for this rescued girl!!!

Terry

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May 31, 2025 Meet DOTTIE in her first video with FURR! I rescued her from New Hanover Animal Control on the DAY she was to be euthanized!

Here is a second video of Dottie after she was at FURR for a couple of weeks! This beautiful 5 years young kitty is long haired, very sweet, very talkative and being wonderful at FURR considering all that she has been through!

DOTTIE’S owner left her at Animal Control and told them to euthanize her because she didn’t want her any more!

We have had DOTTIE a few weeks now and she has been “purrfect”! Everybody loves her and she talks to us, rolls around on the floor, always uses her litter box and is a delight to have! She acts as if she has been abused and seems scared at times almost afraid we are going to hit her or yelling at her? We just pet her gently, love her, talk sweet to her and she LOVES that! She rubs all around our legs and let’s us pick her up with no problem! I’m so glad she is with FURR!

She vetted, healthy, clean and is ready to go! Believe me, we will be extremely picky about who gets her. She deserves a great home!

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.

Nov. 7, 2025 For those of you that knew “LOWES”  the ferocious feral cat that I trapped, here he is living his best life!  

This feral turned friendly kitty was loved by all at FURR & was adopted by my good friends!

Here is my nephew cat sitting LOWES at LOWES’ house showing off his GORGEOUS colors!  We miss those head bunts!!!

Sooo happy he is happy!!!

Terry 

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May 19, 2025 LOWES has been adopted! Soon he’ll be going to a dear friend of mine and I couldn’t be happier! He will be leaving soon! BOY, another one to be REALLY missed!!! This is hard ya’ll !!! Very emotional saying goodbye to these beautiful kitties.

May 14, 2025 In this new video, Terry tells Lowes amazing rescue and rehab story!

March 14, 2025 FURR’s kitty Lowes is featured on a TV News adoption segment!

Watch Terry and Lowes in this YouTube video segment!

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January 2025 Meet Lowes and read his story! We’re so happy to introduce Lowes, a handsome, affectionate boy!

Watch Lowes in his new video!

January 9, 2025 – At the location where I was feeding Advance Auto Mama Kitty for several weeks, I noticed that even when she wasn’t in that area (via her tracking collar) the food was still getting eaten. This is a wooded area in the middle of a VERY busy shopping center where NO cats could live safely.

I observed a few times and got a few clips on my wildlife camera and saw a gray striped kitty eating the food.  Of course, as soon as I would approach, it would run. After I finally captured Advance Auto Mama, I kept putting food out for the tabby cat and then I set a trap to save it.

I caught him, no problem, and took him to be neutered and vetted.  He had a HUGE face, so knew he was a male kitty. My goal was to put him in with my feral cats after an isolation period. I put him in the master bathroom at FURR to recuperate after his surgery.  Overall, he was pretty healthy, but he was thin, COVERED in ticks, tested negative for FIV & FeLV and got all his shots.  I did tip his left ear.

His name is “LOWES”! So, after a week of hurrying his head and shaking in fear, he has started allowing us to rub and scratch him!  He has never attempted to hiss, bite or scratch.  After a week, he has accepted the fact that he is safe, warm, fed & being cared for.

I don’t think LOWES will go to my sanctuary because he is going to be awesome!  He is also GORGEOUS, has a short stout body and a short tail!

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.

April 28, 2025 Wonderful news! CRAPPIE is adopted! Last week I took CRAPPIE to her new home! The adopter is a veterinarian & super sweet!  She LOVES our sweet little CRAPPIE!  Crappie traveled great in the car looking around & never made a peep.

After CRAPPIE got adopted a few months ago & returned after only a few days, I am thrilled that this home will be so much better for her!  The vet is a beautiful petite little lady just like CRAPPIE!  She understands that in a new home, you have to be patient with a new kitty!  She also has a dog & I loaned her my baby gate to make the intro to the dog go smoothly.

Crappie’s new mom tells me that she is eating, using her litter box & purring up a storm!  She will be a little shy for a while, but considering all she has been through, the reports that I am getting sound great!

This poor little kitty was rescued at the Atlantic Seafood production plant along with at least 60+ other cats. Crappie was skin & bones & was already blind in one eye.  It’s a miracle that she survived long enough for me to save her!

I’m so happy right now for this special little kitty & for the special lady that adopted her!!!

January 24, 2025 My name is CRAPPIE, like the fish! Meet me in this video! I was rescued used by FURR at the Atlantic Seafood plant in Hampstead.  That plant was torn down & I was saved along with about 70 other relatives of mine!

I’m just a tiny little girl, a couple years old and I am VERY SPECIAL because I am blind in one eye.

I do just fine with one eye & I never feel sorry for myself!  It’s hard for me to understand why I am still up for adoption?  I guess folks want “purrfect” cats?  BUT, I am so adorable, sweet & tiny.  My little upside down smile gives me that funny “Grumpy Cat” look!  LOL!

Please come & visit me!  I really don’t see how you could meet me & not love me!

Learn more about my rescue and rehabilitation story in May and June 2023 including major dental surgery!

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 1, 2025 Wonderful New Years news! “TIGGER” just got a wonderful home! 

I did home visit and paperwork and all was great!  I picked up TIGGER from his foster home in Carolina Beach and delivered him to his new home in Hampstead!  

So happy for this beautiful abandoned cat! 

Wishing him and his new family a wonderful life together and so glad FURR could make it happen!

December 6, 2024 Meet Tigger, the newest FURR Kitty ready for adoption! Despite being abandoned by his irresponsible owner and left outside to fend for himself, Tigger is a real sweetheart!  Fortunately, he was found by a good Samaritan and is being fostered at the moment. So Tigger is safe, but needs immediate adoption!  This good hearted foster cannot keep Tigger much longer!

This beautiful orange tabby just wants love and you can tell by his face that he is all about getting attention! He is about 3-4 years old, now fully vetted and ready to go!

If you’re interested in Tigger, please complete our Adoption Application today! This kitty won’t last long!

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 24, 2025 SWEET update from BADGER’s new family!  BADGER (now “Shadow”) is the declawed Russian Blue mix kitty rescued after being abandoned at a junk yard!  Still can’t believe that…

These pictures will make your hearts so happy that we are all part of saving these precious lives!!!

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November 24, 2024 BADGER’S HAPPY ENDING!!! BADGER, the declawed Russian Blue male cat that was ABANDONED in a carrier with a kitten, has found his happy home!

Badger & Swirls were BOTH left inside a carrier together & left at a scrap yard !!! Thank goodness the carrier was found before they DIED in there and Kristy & other rescue folks contacted me!

Badger went to a wonderful foster home to live until we could get him checked out at the vet & fatten him up. He was VERY skinny & looked pretty rough with an unkept coat, etc.

Once we got healthy & happy, I had a million calls for him, but one family really suited him the best!  They have 2 little girls and Badger is getting more love than he knows what to do with!  These whole family is thrilled to have this sweet & beautiful cat!  The pictures tell it all! My heart  is so happy!!! Terry  >^,,^<

November 5, 2024 The beautiful declawed male Russian Blue mix has been adopted by a wonderful family!  This kitty was left for dead in a carrier in a scrap yard!!!  Inside the carrier with him was Swirls!!!  

I would love to prosecute people that abandon animals this way. With more and more camera surveillance going on, people better beware!  I take this very seriously and it is now a federal offense to abandoned an animal!  Jail time and a fine will be coming your way if caught!

BADGER is the sweetest boy and has been in a wonderful foster home for a few months.  He will be going to his new home this weekend!  I’m so thrilled the family has 2 young teen girls that are totally smitten with BADGER!  Life for him will be great!

Last, but definitely not least is an emotional one for me……EXTREMELY emotional!  In fact, I can’t even type this without bawling my eyes out….

October 21, 2024 DECLAWED & GORGEOUS!  Young Russian Blue mix needing a “FURRever” home that was DUMPED at a scrap yard!  Can u believe it?

“BADGER” is VERY personable, easy going and LOVES attention.  He is only 1-2 years old & has been completely vetted by FURR & ready to go!  BADGER would prefer to be an only kitty & the center of someone’s world.  This amazing cat will NOT last long, so answer our brief adoption questionnaire on catfurr.org SOON!

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.

May 19, 2025 PARTY GIRL & ADDIE were both adopted! New volunteer, KATE, took delivery last week!!! It’s a beautiful match & we surely do miss those babies but new mom is fantastic! See picture attached!!!

October 20, 2024 Meet Addie (shorthair black female shown above) and Party (gray longhair female shown above) in their new video! These sweet sisters are a matched set, full of affection and so happy to finally be safe, snuggly and well fed. Party is the third sibling mentioned in the original story below.

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September 23, 2024 UPDATE ON MAMA CAT & 2 BABIES RESCUED! The mama cat and 2 babies that I trapped that were living behind Advance Auto in Hampstead are doing OK.  They were living in and out of the dumpster.  I would see them on my way home from FURR at night and with NO other rescue interested in saving feral cats, I just had to save them, I have so many black shorthair cats.

The cat family was starving and living very close to Hwy. 17!  Surely they would die soon from starvation, parasites, disease, cars or coyotes.  They really didn’t have a chance to survive there.

Mama (see below) is very feral.  I can barely pet her while she is hissing at me.  I took her to Sound Cat, our vet, to be spayed, shots, microchipped, etc.  She recovered in a cage at FURR for a week and then I moved her out to our sanctuary.  She has a slight head tilt, so I can always know which one she is.  The vet said this could be from head trauma or from being hit by a car, etc.  Who knows, but she is eating and pooping normally.

The 2 kittens went to the vet for exam and 1st shots.  They are TERRIFIED.  They are 2 little girls about 12 weeks old, but the smaller one, “TOTO” is way underweight and REALLY feral.  The larger kitten, “Addie” is a little less scared.

Doc Rockwell informed me that TOTO has cataracts!  We don’t know how much she can see which may be part of her fear. I need to schedule an appointment with the animal eye specialist to see if TOTO can be helped at all.

I’m syringe feeding them because they don’t want to eat. Meanwhile, they are safe at FURR and I’m doing my best to care for them.

I’m really scared there may be more siblings, so I’m setting traps every am and pm keeping a close watch just in case.

September 1, 2024 Watch this video of this little kitty mama finally enjoying some good food along with Terry’s encouragement. Here is their story …

I saw a cat and babies a couple weeks ago in a Hampstead store parking lot.  You can imagine my thoughts of horrible things happening to them.

I put out food and water and went back every night to feed them, while wondering why I am the ONLY person that sees these things! They seemed to disappear after a couple of days, but I still kept putting food and water out every night.

Yesterday, I joined my husband and friends for dinner before a final check on FURR for the night. It was about 11:30 pm when we were on the way home and the Mom and babies were in the parking lot scrounging around the dumpsters. I went back to FURR to get traps and I waited until I caught mom and 1 baby!

Tonight, I got a second baby and I do believe there is a third. I’ll be back again tomorrow night to try for the last kitten. I feel so bad knowing it’s all alone out there!

Mom is VERY tiny and probably no more than 6 months old. The babies are probably around 3-4 months old. They are all black and otherwise just skin and bones – literally starving. I also managed to get flea/worm medicine on all three.

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.

December 19, 2024 Update on Swirl & Connor! Kittens have been doing great even after only one day! They are playing, sleeping with Penny and keeping her entertained!

Penny laughed about the cats shredding her newspaper this morning!  I’m glad she found it humorous and I’m sure Swirls & Connor (now “Bingo”) enjoyed it!

Here are some pictures in their new home!  Makes my heart so happy!!!

Terry

December 16, 2024 CONNOR & SWIRL have arrived in their new home! HAPPY BUT SAD NEWS today saying goodbye to two of the best rescue kitties we’ve ever had!!!

Both left today with their new & wonderful mom, Penny, and made their way to their new VA home! Watch them happily explore!

Wow, I’m really gonna miss those cute kitties and their unbelievable kind nature. We don’t get personalities like that every day.  Although all of our cats are amazing in their own ways, these two were just that cream of the crop!

Thanks to Deb & Rick for helping match up this trio (Deb is Penny’s sister) and I look forward to getting updates.

Penny did text me and they arrived safe and sound.  She sent me a very short video of the cats chasing each other only moments after being let out of their carriers!!!

Happy tears coming down my face. – Terry

November 5, 2024 CONNOR & SWIRL are being adopted TOGETHER!  My heart is so happy, but I will miss those purrrrr motors & sweet faces so much!  They will be traveling to VA sometime in Dec.  I don’t usually adopt out of town, but this lady is the sister of one of our HUGE supporters and adopters!  I trust her explicitly & could not be more excited!  I will send pictures later with their new mom!  

October 17, 2024 Updated photo (above) of the MOST AMAZING KITTEN IN THE WORLD! Soft, sweet, loves everybody and super cudley! READY FOR ADOPTION!

August 8, 2024 New ADORABLE kitten at FURR with unique “swirl” markings on her fur!  Isn’t she a beauty!

Watch her new video at FURR on August 13, 2024!

It is a FELONY to discard an animal like trash and this would be a 2 count offense.  Thank GOD someone came along in the late afternoon that saw them!

After this poor little female kitten was abandoned at a scrap yard in ONE carrier with another adult cat, she is lucky to be alive.  The extreme heat was enough to kill them both.

The adult cat has been rescued by another group and the kitten came to FURR.

She is the sweetest thing and meows or purrs all the time.  She is on her way to getting healthy and gaining weight.  She will make a beautiful addition to anyone’s home & she seems to get along fine with all the other FURR kittens!

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.

May 31, 2024 I’m so happy to announce another adoption!!!  “MONA” kitty was rescued by FURR & was adopted before we even advertised her!  I wish they all would get adopted that fast!

Kristy called to tell me about cats living in Rocky Point at a gas station.  She investigated & found out the convenient store clerks were feeding them.  Kristy alerted me to the fact that there were at least 5 cats there. Kristy and I started to try to save them.  I was able to trap 2 of the teenagers and another rescue group had agreed to take them.

Then we rescued a large adult cat that had been abandoned by a nearby business.  Kristy managed to get him in a carrier and we had another rescue take him.

That left 3 cats with no where to go.  I decided to take one cat (being already overloaded with cats) and Kristy had befriended “MONA” and was able to get her into a carrier.

After getting her fixed, shots, etc., she came to FURR & tamed up beautifully! 

It didn’t take any time and our own volunteer, Laura, fell in love with MONA!  

Laura adopted MONA and added her to her current family:  husband, 2 rescued dogs, Daddy Batts (FURR cat!), Coral (FURR cat), and 2 other kitties!

All is going great & here are some wonderful pictures!

There are still 2 cats living at the convenience store.  Both are BLACK!  One is younger & probably MONA’s sibling or possible kitten.  He’s a boy and needs RESCUE!!!

The other kitty already has an ear tip, but needs help with an injured eye.  This one is also earning Kristy’s trust as she is making sure they have daily food & water!

THANK U LAURA for giving another rescued cat a home!!!

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.