CATS Cradle Shelter

08/04/2025

Monday Mood: Wesley.
---------------------

Meet Wesley 🐾✨
Fluffy? Check. Handsome? Absolutely. Ready to trust you immediately? LOL, no.
Wesley is a reformed outdoor rebel who’s now all about that indoor luxury life — plush beds, wand toys, and no toddlers or tail-chasing dogs in sight. He’s still learning that humans aren’t all suspicious weirdos (just some), and he’s looking for a patient, cat-savvy human to help him blossom. Someone who understands that sometimes with challenges come great reward, such as himself. He's had an unknown life outdoors and has a hard time trusting humans, but wants to be loved and is slowly opening up in his room. He'd just sure love a calm home to open up in.
Got a gentle heart, a quiet home, and maybe a friendly feline tutor? Wesley just might be your guy. 💚

07/30/2025

Name: Elijah
Age: 2–3 years
Occupation: Professional Lounger, Full-Time Soft Boy
Looking for: A quiet, drama-free forever home 💕

🖤 About Me:
Hi, I’m Elijah — tall, dark, and handsome with a coat as soft as velvet and eyes that say “pet me gently, human.” I may look like a confident bachelor, but I’m really just a sensitive guy who gets nervous around loud parties (read: other cats, dogs, or unpredictable children). If you're the type who likes long, quiet evenings, the occasional brush session, and being gently tapped on the shoulder for attention, we might be a perfect match.

🐾 Things I Like:

Being admired from a respectful distance

Head rubs and light brushing (I’m basically a runway model)

Sitting beside you on the couch for moral support

Giving gentle kisses to my favorite human

Quiet conversation and mutual respect

🙀 Things I Don’t Like:

Loud roommates (cats, dogs, kids... nope)

Being picked up (I’m a gentleman, not a stuffed animal)

Sharing my kingdom with more than my trusted servants...I mean, humans.

💌 Ideal Relationship:
I’m looking for someone who gets me — someone patient, gentle, and okay with being the center of my world (and vice versa). I’ll greet you when you walk in the door, keep you company while you relax, and occasionally whisper sweet nothings in the form of nose boops. In return, I just ask for a peaceful space where I can feel safe, loved, and—above all—your one and only.

Swipe right (or just come visit) if you're ready to be my hero.
Love,
Elijah 🖤

07/26/2025

Follow-up Friday:

***ADOPTED***

Enjoy these images of the sweet felines who found their “fur”ever homes in the month of June.

Thank you to everyone who supports our mission of rescuing and rehoming.

We have lots of kittens that will soon be eligible for adoption and, of course, the wonderful adult cats too. Come and see us during our open houses.

07/24/2025

UPDATE! FOSTER FOUND!! Fargo Moorhead rocks when it comes to animal rescue!!!

Can anyone help? There is a mother cat with her kittens at the pound. We need to find a foster home so we can break them out of “jail”. They are safe and being cared for at the pound but would love to join your family for a couple months. Message or comment if you have space in your home for this family. Cats Cradle will provide everything you will need to help this beautiful family thrive.

07/22/2025

Foster NEEDED by Tuesday, July 22

Pregnant cat coming in from the pound who has about 2-3 weeks left before delivering.

Does anyone have an open foster room?

My phone is still not getting all of my calls but for some reason texts go through, so please text me at 701-367-1511 if you can take her in. Thank you all!

07/21/2025

Happy Sunday, everyone!

This might sound like a strange request, but our friends over at Jazzy & Mumbo’s are in need of 8 empty Tidy Cats litter buckets. (Just the buckets…no litter needed!)

If you use this brand and have some empties lying around waiting to be recycled, why not put them to good use? You can drop them off at:

📍 3214 US-10 E, Moorhead, MN

Jazzy & Mumbos is also accepting volunteers.

Let’s help our fellow animal lovers out—thank you! 💛🐾

07/19/2025

Looking for a dog-friendly cat? We’ve got the purr-fect guy for you! 🐾

Meet McMurphy—a charming, handsome young cat (about 1.5 years old) who clearly thinks dogs are just fine company. This video was taken by the kind person who found him while walking her dog—McMurphy just strolled right up and made himself at home.

He served his time at the pound during the stray hold but was sadly never claimed. We couldn't believe no one came looking for him! So we busted him out of kitty jail and welcomed him into our rescue.

McMurphy is incredibly sweet and clearly used to living with dogs. He’ll need to be an indoor-only cat, as allowing cats to roam is against the law and unsafe for them.

Want to meet him? 🐱 We’re open tomorrow from 12–4 PM—come say hello to McMurphy and all of our adoptable kitties!

07/17/2025

.

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 FOSTER FOUND 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Okay, here we go AGAIN!

This one is a bit different. We DO have a momma, however, she is not producing enough milk so these babies are currently needing supplemental feedings. We are looking for a foster who is qualified to bottle feed “if” and “when” necessary while encouraging momma to nurse the babies. It very well may be that the stress momma is feeling at the city pound is inhibiting her milk production. She just needs a quiet, safe place to learn how to be a mom. I am guessing kittens are about 7-10 days old as one of them has begun to open her eyes.

If you are an experienced bottle foster who can provide a safe haven for this beautiful little family, please text Gail at 701-367-1511.

07/16/2025

.

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 FOSTER FOUND 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

We’ll be springing this sweet momma and her two kittens from the Moorhead pound on Friday, July 18th, and we need a foster room ready for them!

This young momma is a bit shy but very sweet and friendly. Her two 7-week-old kittens are a little scared right now but are easily handled and just need some gentle TLC.

Do you have a safe, quiet space to help them decompress and feel loved? If so, please text 701-367-1511 ASAP!

07/12/2025