Fitchburg Friends of Felines

06/21/2025

Update on Carter, our 6 mo. old terrorist blind kitten in need of more than just an eye removal... He needs a loving home with another young cat or kitten to help him transition to sweetness.

Carter was found at Carter Park in Leominster, bumping into things and a good Samaritan brought him to us. He was a toss out. Now we know why.

He was diagnosed to be blind in both eyes, or blind in one eye according to Tufts as well as our P*P and the Opthalmologist at VCA, and our P*P, and our foster mom... He is a typical kitten with atypical circumstances. He is a heathen, purry kitten that believes fingers are chew toys, loves to jump on every car he sees, and this spring toys and mylar balls are his BFF's.

We were seeing his weight plateau, so off to internal medicine to see what else is going on with him since there might be something underlying.

The Internal Medicine group at VCA saw no big concerns. So, the foster and he had a heart to heart, and he is now opening himself to try kitten food once again.

And, now that he is finally over 5 lbs, he can get that removal of his painful eye. Tufts is taking him next Thursday.

Carter is spunky, loves to cuddle up into your neck and purr loudly. He loves his toys, and sneak atracking other cats. Hense, why we need a young playmate for this rambunctious little in need of the direction of a friend..

If you can Foster our hellian on 4 paws, please fill out a foster form, PM us, or reach out to us directly:

Hotline: 978-222-3170
Email: [email protected]

Volunteer for transport: https://forms.gle/pM13MHUMN3ATdbTAA

Foster application: https://forms.gle/1RifYXk6SerKr6q16

And if you have some spare change to help with his medical bills, that is also appreciated! This is a tax deductible donation that accepts cards and PayPal:

https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=8KVXDG6JF8ZPA

Please share, and thank you for supporting the underdog!

06/20/2025

Happy first day of summer!

Welcome to another edition of our educational Friday posts.

We have seen an increase in kitties needing rescuing, which means we have an increased need for fosters!

With it being the first day of Summer we thought it would be a great time for families to help with fostering (or adopting) a new kitty; it can end up being a summer filled with love!

We have compiled a list of our FAQs to help answer any questions or concerns you may have about fostering. This is your sign to take the leap!

To find your purrfect match, send us a message on facebook to discuss kitties in need of fostering and we can help find the best fit for you and your family ❤

If you are interested in learning more please reach out, or fill out our volunteer application to get started: https://forms.gle/pM13MHUMN3ATdbTAA

If you cant volunteer but are interested in helping out our kitties please donate here, just 5$ can go a long way!
https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=8KVXDG6JF8ZPA

06/19/2025

Update on Beatrix, our beautiful and super purry and sweet 3-5 yr old tortie with a wonderful mischievous, vocal and inquisitive temperament, with a very broken leg, still in need of a home

Beatrix was surrendered by a Good Samaritan to a.local pet ER we frequent, who found her on the streets, suffering from some type of trauma and had a broken humerus. Our ER vet thought she needed an amputation, so she came to us.

Our P*P has different ideas. She thought that the broken leg looks like it can be saved, and may not need amputation, but maybe a plate and a pin..

Tufts was also sent the radiographs, and felt similarly.

So, off to VCA CAVES in Concord, NH, who have done complex surgeries for us in the past, and we knew would be up for a challenge.

Are sugeon did a thorough exam and radiographs, and saw something different. She confirmed with four of her closest associates, in three of them agreed with her.

No surgery needed.

The doctor advised us that this is an older wound that has already calcified. In order to do surgery we would have to rebreak her bone which could cause more problems. The way the fracture is is that it is clean and straight, meaning that it's not sideways and will support her as is. Also, way to break is away from the joint, it will not cause future osteoporosis.

Doing my surgery my cause her more harm than good.

She's walking on it and putting some pressure on it as of right now. She kneads with both front legs like she doesn't have one broken, purring and happy.

They want to leave it and see how she does.

So we shall.

Now we need to focus on two issues: finding her a home., and paying her medical bills.

She and Carter, our terrorist kitten with eye issues, both went up to VCA together, and both had positive diagnosis, and an even more positive diagnostic bill: slightly under $2,000 for both of them.

That is a bargain, believe it or not. We get a discount.

Got some spare change? It is tax deductible!

https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=8KVXDG6JF8ZPA

Can you spare some space in your home and heart for this sweet and deserving little love?

Do you believe in giving a homeless injured kitty a second chance? We give you all you need, pay for the medical and prescriptions, and you give her love, attention, medicine, and care.

Please fill out our foster application if you will consider giving her the life she deserves :

https://forms.gle/1RifYXk6SerKr6q16

Want to be a volunteer to help these underdogs? We need a cat loving people for socializing, feeding, events, transports, donation collection, trapping, feeding, events and more! Fill out our volunteer inquiry form to let us know your interests:

https://forms.gle/pM13MHUMN3ATdbTAA

Or feel free to PM us, call our hotline at 978-222-3170 or email [email protected] to connect!

Thank you for your caring about our sweet petite and dainty Beatrix!

06/13/2025

Welcome to another Educational Friday post!

Our organization specializes in feral cats, elderly cats, and cats with medical needs.

One of those medical conditions if FIV+ which is feline immunodeficiency virus

FIV is only found in cats however it is very similar to HIV in humans. Humans can live long and healthy lives with HIV and cats can live long and healthy lives with FIV

This informational photo shows some common myths and the related facts, and yes FIV+ cats can live with other cats as long as they are introduced properly. As FIV is mainly transmitted through deep bite wounds.

If you have anymore questions please feel free to reach out!

If you are interested in learning more please reach out, or fill out our volunteer application to get started: https://forms.gle/pM13MHUMN3ATdbTAA

If you cant volunteer but are interested in helping out our kitties please donate here, just 5$ can go a long way!
https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=8KVXDG6JF8ZPA

06/07/2025

Hobbs is still looking for a home! Help our longest resident find a home 🥰
Please share!
We are an all volunteer organization so, if you applied but have not heard from us please reach out again!

Some excerpts from his petfinder profile
"I'm also a vocal guy. I need a cat savvy family that recognizes my cues and knows when my vocal is just a hi or okay I'm done with attention for now. I do have some quirks. I get overstimulated on occasion, so a cat savvy family would be great for me that knows when to not pat me after I get too happy. I will just lay next to you and enjoy your presence without being touched, and will also lay at the door if your room, really protecting you from any mice in the middle of the night. You are safe with me."
type: male tabby
temperament: bouncy, sweet, playful
age/ wt: 3 yrs, 12 lbs
s*x: male
likes: mouse toys, catnip, my blankie, scratches
likes cats: no
likes dogs: unsure
likes kids: no
special needs: torn ligament in knee, may have future flare-ups and needs someone who can read cat body language for pain cues.

06/06/2025

Welcome to another Educational Friday post!

Our organization specializes in feral cats, elderly cats, and cats with medical needs.

This week we are focusing on feral kitties and bringing back a fan favorite, Archie!

This video shows his transition from being trapped, all the way to be held and LOVING IT 🥰

Archie, the cat trapped right before Christmas in Leominster, a car strike victim on Viscoloid Ave. The vet determined he suffered only facial injuries, which would heal with antibiotics.

The foster to adopter that took him was one of the kind neighbors who fed him for months, and had grown and affection towards him, although he did not reciprocate the kindness one bit.
Knowning that he was a feral they still took him in willingly. The progress was slow at first but Archie showed that he wants all the love.

One of the tools we informed the foster to adopters of was the food on a spoon trick. Every day they went in a fed Archie some food on a spoon to help him warm up to them. Over time they were able to bribe him to come further and further outside of his comfort zone! While it may of taken time and paitence, this is just one of many tricks we will be featuring on our future Educational Friday posts.

If you are intrested in fostering, we help guide you through the process! There is many stray/feral kitties in the area that could use a good home. If you have the patience, but you dont think you have the time, just know the people who took in Archie both worked full time and look how far he has come!

Please consider fostering through us, because the tough cases are also the most rewarding!

If you are interested in learning more please reach out, or fill out our volunteer application to get started: https://forms.gle/pM13MHUMN3ATdbTAA

If you cant volunteer but are interested in helping out our kitties please donate here, just $5 can go a long way!

https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=8KVXDG6JF8ZPA

Thank you for supporting our efforts to save every one! (Even the grouchy ones...)

06/02/2025

Transport needed, and update on Carter, our 5 mo. old terrorist blind kitten in need of more than just an eye removal, and Beatrix, our love bug little Tortie with a broken leg.

Carter was found at a local park in Leominster. He was a toss out. Now we know why.

He was diagnosed as blind in both eyes by the Opthalmologist, but both Tufts,our P*P, and our foster mom... Feel like he could see. He maneuvered around obstacles, played with toys, and the as a typical heathen purry kitten that believes fingers are chew toys.

But, he is 5 months old and only slightly over 3 lb. He's not eating. Something else is going on.

We scheduled him for an eye removal at Tufts, but because he decided food is not his thing, Tufts canceled. They want us to see internal medicine to see what else is going on with him since there might be something underlying.

Who is around Thursday to take him to NH to an Internal Medicine Specialist? It is as soon as appointment we could get for him and luckily they can see Beatrix, the super love tortoise shell kitty with a broken leg that our P*P believes can be saved with a plate. So the surgical group and Internal Medicine both have appointments for these two babies.

Both are going an hour and a half away to NH, so we're looking for someone to drop them off and to pick them up.

Carter is spunky, loves to cuddle up into your neck and purr loudly. Beatrix just wants to lounge up against you and purr while you scratch her neck.

Both need homes. Both need these appointments. Can you help?

If you can transport or Foster, please fill out a foster form, PM us, or reach out to us directly:

Hotline: 978-222-3170
Email: [email protected]

Volunteer for transport: https://forms.gle/pM13MHUMN3ATdbTAA

Foster application: https://forms.gle/1RifYXk6SerKr6q16

And if you can spare a couple bucks to help with their medical bills, that is also appreciated! This is a tax deductible donation that accepts cards and PayPal:

https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=8KVXDG6JF8ZPA

Please share, and thank you!

06/02/2025

Anyone available Thursday for a long transport of two kitties to NH for a couple important doctor appointments? Leave MA about 9:30 AM, back around 3ish?

We can give you gas money for the haul!

Please PM us for details of fill out a volunteer form if you can help our homeless kitties get to their vet appointments!

(Nope, nothing closer for this soon for appointments. They are specialty vets.)

Volunteer form:

https://forms.gle/pM13MHUMN3ATdbTAA

Thank you!!!

Fitchburg Friends of Felines

06/01/2025

Adoptable kitty highlight!

Please share to help Hobbs find his people

Hobbs has been with us for about 2 years now and is one of our longest residents. He has had thousands of views on petfinder but yet he still has not found his furever home

Hobbs needs a special family that he can call home. He has some PTSD from his past and needs cat savvy people that can see his triggers and help him feel comfortable and loved

He needs a quite home with no kids. He is very friendly and affectionate and would love to finally find his family!

We do foster to adopt for all of our kitties to ensure it is a great fit for both you and the kitty

See some more of his characteristics on petfinder: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/hobbs-65550518/ma/fitchburg/fitchburg-friends-of-felines-inc-ma574/

If you are interested in adopting our mouse hunting Hobbs please fill out and application here:

https://forms.gle/1RifYXk6SerKr6q16

05/31/2025

Update on Zoro 2, one of three eye issue kitties needing attention at Fitchburg Friends of Felines.

We got a call from our local Pet ER about two injured kitties in need. Zoro was one of them.

Zoro is a sweet and loving male gray tiger that a Good Samaritan found children beating on in the street. The emergency hospital did their due diligence and filed a report with MSPCA and hopes to bring justice to Zoro's young attackers.

Zoro had injuries including something re**al and his eye that looks like will also need an amputation.

His foster parents have been taking diligent care of him, and he has been to more doctors in a week and a half than many go to in a year.

First stop was our P*P, that agreed the eye cannot be saved, but the good news was re**ally, he was healed.

Next, a trip to the Opthamologist, who gave us reassurance that the eye issue was not a result of his assault, but an old injury, as his eyelid had already shrunk to compensate for the size of the eye. He has been living with this for a long time, but it did need an amputation.

So Friday, off to Tufts. The amazing team had their hands full, as things unfortunately did not go as planned, and a routine extraction had complications, and a second procedure was necessary, and extra hours for the team.

The extraction initially went well. But during healing time, things got bad. Normally what happens is the blood clots in the area where the eyeball was and puts pressure on the blood vessels to stop bleeding. Unfortunately, this didn't happen in the blood started oozing through the sutures, a bit more than the doctor was comfortable with. They waited to see if the clot would do its job and put pressure to stop the bleeding. But as of 5:00 p.m. it didn't happen, so back to surgery he went. They extracted the clot that had formed that wasn't doing its thing and used a soecial foam to help with the pressure to stop bleeding, and it worked. Sometimes this second surgery is needed to help with clotting, and after another couple hours, he was ready to come home.

It was certainly a long day for Zoro, but he is now on the mend!

We hope that you will keep him in your thoughts, as he is in a cone for 10 days and we hope that he will have some relief from the pain that he's been suffering for so long with his eye.

If you could possibly help at all with this medical bills, the extra change in your pocket ends Zoro's suffering and gives him and our other medically challenged kitties a new lease on life.

Your donation is tax deductible.

https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=8KVXDG6JF8ZPA

Are you not faint of heart, and looking to make a change in the life of a homeless kitty?

We provide everything you need and pay for all the medical and prescriptions. You give them love, attention, and sometimes treatments and care when needed.

Please consider being a part of our amazing Foster team!

https://forms.gle/1RifYXk6SerKr6q16

Unable to foster, but want to help the underdogs? We are always in need of cat loving people! Fill out our quick 30 second volunteer inquiry form to let us know your interests!

https://forms.gle/pM13MHUMN3ATdbTAA

Or feel free to PM us, call our hotline at 978-222-3170 or email [email protected] to connect!

Thank you for giving Zoro a chance, and please keep him in your thoughts for continued healing!

05/30/2025

Welcome to another Educational Friday post!

Our organization specializes in feral cats, elderly cats, and cats with medical needs.

We are always in need of more fosters for our kitties, and we are here for you every step of the way! This informational picture highlights socializing feral kittens, but it is the same for adult feral cats except they take more time, but it is well worth the wait!

If you have ever thought that you wanted to foster but are not sure because you work full time, the good news is feral cats need time to warm up, so you only need a little time each day to make a difference! Just hanging out in the room with the kitty can make a huge difference over time!

If you are interested in learning more, or of other volunteer opportunities with our kitties, please reach out to us via FB or fill out our volunteer application to get started: https://forms.gle/pM13MHUMN3ATdbTAA

Want to become a foster family for us? Please fill out the below application and we will happily contact you:
https://forms.gle/1RifYXk6SerKr6q16

If you can't volunteer but are interested in helping out our kitties, just $5 can go a long way! Please consider a tax deductible donation to help offset some of our medical bills, if able. This link accepts PayPal or credit cards:
https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=8KVXDG6JF8ZPA

Thanks for reading!

05/30/2025

Do you know this cat

Do you know this black cat with a white chest? He has been hanging around Lorchris St. and Mechanic St. in Leominster. He is coming by all hours of the night and during inclement weather. He seems a little scared but interested in humans! First seen back in January

We are first looking to see if there is an owner, but if we do not find one we would be interested in setting up a foster so we can trap him! If you would be interested in fostering this kitty please apply below and indicate "white chest" as kitty of interest.

If you know this kitty, please contact Fitchburg Friends of Felines via FB, email [email protected], or call or text our Lost Cat Hotline: 609-800-4CAT(4228)

Thank you for caring about this kitty!

Foster to Adopt link (Also link for just fostering)
https://forms.gle/1RifYXk6SerKr6q16