10/17/2025
Sidra, The Happy Forest Queen of Stink Eye 🌈
Yesterday was tough. We said goodbye to one of our beloved Happy Forest regulars, who so many knew and loved, Queen Sidra.
Sidra was originally trapped in the winter of 2020 for her spay surgery where she made her impact on the TinyVillage through our livestream with her ICONIC stink eye and adorable love of the cheese toy. Then a few months after being released from her spay stay, she was re-trapped for a dental surgery, where she marked snuggler Brooke’s very first live feral intake.
Over the next 5 years, Sidra ruled the forest and greeted the feral feeders almost every day with her loving stink eye. She enjoyed catnip parties every Friday with Kimsies, and even though she was never tempted towards the indoor life, she loved her forest friends and lived her best life on her own terms.
In June 2025, the vigilant feral feeders noticed she seemed to be straining to urinate. After a couple months of antibiotics, we finally seemed to beat her urinary infection and released her back to her Happy Forest. Unfortunately, a month later the feeders noticed the straining had started again.
On September 28th, 2025, she was re-trapped and scheduled for an ultrasound to figure out what was going on that we were missing. On October 16th, Sidra went for her ultrasound, where they sadly discovered she had a rare inoperable tumour wrapped around her aorta.
After discussing with her medical team, it was clear that palliative care was not an option for her quality of life, and we helped sweet Sidra across the Rainbow Bridge with dignity, comfort, and freedom from pain after a life well-lived.
Thanks to you all, Sidra not only got to experience love from her colony family and wonderful feral feeders, but also from so many in her global community as well. We want to make sure every cat gets the chance to feel that kind of love.
If you would like to help cats like Sidra get a chance to experience the love, comfort, and joy they deserve, please support TNR efforts in your own neighborhoods. Help others understand that underneath their tough, fierce feral expressions, they have so much love to give in their own ways and are worthy of compassion. Become advocates for spaying, neutering, and most of all... compassion.
Sidra’s life mattered.
