For the Love of a Paw

06/07/2026

More useful information when bringing a new pet into your home

STOP rushing cat intros. 🐱⏳

A new cat or kitten does not need to “work it out” with your resident pets on day one.

Most failed introductions happen because people move too fast.

Start with:
🚪 Separate room
👃 Scent swapping
👀 Visual intros
🐾 Short supervised visits

Hissing, hiding, growling, and avoiding each other can be normal at first.

The goal is safe, slow, and positive — not forced friendship overnight.

Save this before bringing home a new cat. 💜

06/06/2026

Please keep this in mind when adopting a new cat or kitten.

🚨 If you’re expecting a cat to act “normal” after 48 hours, you’re setting both of you up for disappointment.

We’ve been getting a lot of messages like:

❌ “She won’t come out.”
❌ “He’s hiding under the bed.”
❌ “They weren’t friendly at the meet and greet.”
❌ “I thought she’d be more affectionate.”

But here’s the reality:

Your home is a completely new world to them.

New people. New smells. New sounds. New routines.

Most cats don’t walk into a stranger’s house and immediately act like they’ve lived there forever.

The 3-3-3 Rule is a great guideline:

🐾 3 Days – Decompressing and figuring out if they’re safe
🐾 3 Weeks – Learning your routine and becoming comfortable
🐾 3 Months – Feeling truly at home and showing their real personality

A scared cat is not a bad cat.

A hiding cat is not an unfriendly cat.

A nervous kitten at a meet-and-greet is not a poor adoption candidate.

They’re adjusting.

Some of our most affectionate, social, lap-cat adoptees started out hiding, hissing, or refusing to come out when they first arrived.

Give them grace. Give them patience. Give them time.

The cat you’re worried about on Day 2 is often completely different by Day 30. ❤️

06/06/2026

Meet Jasper! This handsome little guy loves to explore and play. He can make anything into a toy! His favorite spot to hangout is the hammock on the cat tree so he sneak attack the other foster kittens and roll around and bat at cat kicker toys. Jasper is super fast and silly when he gets the zoomies. He loves to climb and definitely needs a cat tree or two. Would highly suggest a kitten playmate (Oscar, Pearl, or Ruby were his foster siblings!) or having a young cat in the home already that likes to play. He had been introduced to cat friendly dogs and did well with them. He also has been around children 4-16yr old and loved playing with them. He is fine with being held and carried properly. Not a huge snuggler but has adorable purrs when he's ready to sit still a few minutes for a few cuddles.

06/06/2026

We are at a Petco Adoption Event (Petco on Percival Road, Columbia, SC) until 3:00 today! Come see us!

06/06/2026

Petco Adoption Event (Petco on Percival Road, Columbia, SC)

06/05/2026

It is and 29 more cats went down to Charleston Animal Society for surgery this week! So far in 2026, we have sterilized 461 community cats and we have surgery days scheduled for every month for the rest of the year! Your support helps cover the community cats that we help that do not have sponsorship. Please help if you can!

Venmo: (0208 if asked)
Cash App: $FLOAPSC
PayPal: [email protected]
Zelle: [email protected]
US Mail: PO Box 3, Elloree SC 29047

06/05/2026

Another reason we TNR!

DAY 5: KITTENS HAVING KITTENS 😿

Kittens can become pregnant as young as 4–5 months old.

Yes... kittens having kittens.

Their bodies aren't fully developed, which increases risks for:
⚠️ Pregnancy complications
⚠️ Illness
⚠️ Kitten mortality

Many people are surprised to learn that a kitten born in the spring can become a parent before the end of summer.

Early spay/neuter is safe, effective, and lifesaving.

The sooner we can prevent unwanted litters, the fewer kittens will be born into lives of uncertainty, illness, and homelessness.

❤️ Found young cats or kittens and aren't sure what to do?

Reach out through our contact form:
http://www.friendsofferalfelines.org

💛 Help us prevent the next generation of homeless kittens:
https://mygivingcircle.org/friends-of-feral-felines/donate/free

Were you surprised to learn kittens can become pregnant this young?

06/04/2026

Hank, George, and Merle just left on their journey to New Jersey to Peyton’s Place Animal Rescue! Safe travels, sweet babies!

06/02/2026

Orangeburg City Council meets at 6 o’clock tonight! 933 Middleton Street.

In Orangeburg, the city is considering implementing an ordinance to address the feral cat population by prohibiting people from feeding feral, domesticated, or undomesticated animals not in their care.

06/02/2026

This is why we TNR!

DAY 2: CATS MULTIPLY FAST 🐱

One unspayed female cat can have:
🐾 Up to 3 litters per year
🐾 4–6 kittens per litter

That's potentially dozens of kittens in a single year... and hundreds more down the line.

This is how colonies grow so quickly when cats aren't fixed.

Spay/neuter doesn't just help one cat—it prevents generations of suffering.

❤️ Cat populations can grow quickly, but help is available.

If you're feeding outdoor cats in the Charlotte, NC area and aren't sure where to start, fill out our contact form:
http://www.friendsofferalfelines.org

💛 Your donation helps provide spay/neuter surgeries and vaccinations for community cats:
https://mygivingcircle.org/friends-of-feral-felines/donate/free