Brushing your cat is so important!  It helps remove loose, dead hair that otherwise would have two fates - floating around your house or eventually as the form of a hairball on your carpet.  You know you'll step on that hairball in the middle of the night, so why not do your half asleep self a favor and work to prevent it?
In addition to preventing your own discomfort, it really helps your cat!  It stimulates blood circulation, removes any dirt, and helps you spot any of those pesky fleas.
Brushing is also a great way to bond with your cat.  Most cats really enjoy brushing and it gives you some intimate one-on-one time.  Throw in some treats for good measure!
2-3 times per week is great for short hair, daily for long hair!  If you have a long hair cat that mats frequently, you might need some other tools in your arsenal!  
The two brushes in this video are shown below! 

Every week at 7pm CST Katie and Steven go live on our Tik Tok and Facebook platforms. They answer questions, share cat facts and show you all the cats. It's a great time!


Busy at that time? Never fear! You can watch at your leisure on our YouTube channel!

Such a great adoption week!  The kittens in foster care are slowly getting big enough for adoption and we are still having a bunch of teen and adult adoptions as well!
Not Pictured:  Steffie, Jimmy, Tammy, Louise, Rebel, Gene

 The kitties get so excited about Churus and it makes us so happy!  We haven’t found a kitty yet that doesn’t love Churu! Bond with them by feeding them directly from the tube, or put it in a bowl for a before bedtime snack! Your kitty will love you so much! Click below to purchase on Amazon!

A great week of adoptions!
Not pictured: Topanga, Eliza, Barbie, Taylor, Tash

 Kitten season certainly bombarded us last week!  In a matter of days we took in 46 cats.  Many of them are sick, scared and/or on a special diet.  Don't forget the tiny feral kittens that tried so hard to be fierce but that melted away quickly!  Of course, even if they look icky from being sick, they are SUPER cute and we're so lucky that we could help them.  As you can imagine, we are going through our stock of baby food quickly so any donations are very much appreciated!  You can purchase food directly through our Amazon Wish List - we specifically need Science Diet and Baby Cat canned right now !
​You can also donate on our Website or PayPal    We also have Cash App ($thecatterycc) or Venmo (@thecatterycc).  Check out the video and pics below!

We just love this toy.  When we clean the cat rooms, we pick up everything off the floor so we can sweep and swiffer, including toys.  Cats will actually go through the piles of toys and beds to get to this toy and play with it.  If it's upside down on the floor, they play with it.  If it's sideways on the floor, they play with it!  It keeps them entertained for hours!
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Not pictured:  Haven, Ajax, Orion, Tulip

Every Spring a plethora of kittens come in to the world.  We call it Kitten Season, but in reality, it's not just kittens.  You know, the birds and bees and all.  It's not as bad as it was before we had multiple spay/neuter clinics in on our city, but it's still more than we can handle as a shelter.  We're already getting more requests to take in moms with babies and newborns without moms than we can handle.  And at the same time, not many of them are old enough to adopt out so we don't have a lot of kittens that can be placed. 
If you find a litter of tiny kittens without their mom, please let them be.  Mom has to find food and water to have the energy to take care of her litter, so she has to leave them from time to time. No one can take care of kittens better than mama cat and there is such a shortage of people willing to foster, that you will likely have a very hard time of finding a place for the kittens to go if you do take them.   Monitor the situation and if she never comes back, then you will need to take action.  If you are willing to learn how to bottle feed, many shelters will let you foster the babies and take them in when they are big enough.  Same with moms and babies.  Call the shelter early to see if you can get a spot when the babies are old enough.  Do not wait until they are 8-10 weeks old and then start calling around.  Worst case scenario, you might have to try to find homes on your own.  Under our resource section, there is a document with some tips on how to do this.  
The moral of the story?  Get that stray cat that shows up in your neighborhood spayed before you have to worry about what to do with her kittens!