Big Sky Ranch/CATNIP Foundation

Big Sky Ranch/CATNIP Foundation Big Sky Ranch/CATNIP Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit animal welfare organization.

Our mission is "changing the way we think and feel about living with and caring for animals". Our vision is to create a no-kill, no-shelter community, by increasing community consciousness for the well-being of people, animals, and the planet.

Please don’t forget all the sweet kitties under a year old, that are still VERY MUCH KITTENS!!
07/13/2025

Please don’t forget all the sweet kitties under a year old, that are still VERY MUCH KITTENS!!

Adopted!!! Thank you Tabitha and Ben!!
07/11/2025

Adopted!!! Thank you Tabitha and Ben!!

We need YOU…for a SPECIAL and IMPORTANT PROJECT!!!It’s no secret that everyone is struggling with intake numbers… And th...
07/11/2025

We need YOU…for a SPECIAL and IMPORTANT PROJECT!!!

It’s no secret that everyone is struggling with intake numbers… And there’s so much need for pets and their families these days. Seems the greatest need we are facing right now is aging cats, with extra care needs, that can no longer be cared for by family members, because of their advanced age and or decreased health status. It is heartbreaking to hear the calls, the pleas for help with these beloved pets that have no one to care for them, and nowhere to go because they’re beloved owners have either passed away or become very ill and infirmed. These are the pets that will never make it in a shelter situation… They have only known one person and known love. In cages they shake, terrified with fear, and often stop eating, become ill, and most often perish. They need specialized care and lots of love and support until they can find another home to call their own. Our ranch and sanctuary has been that place for so many thousands over the past decade and a half, and we have learned now more than ever, his space is needed once again for the overflow and onslaught of these special pets coming into our facility. We are in the process of refurbishing two of our “tree houses “ this is a stretch on our resources beyond what is truly feasible, but what is most necessary. But in true Big Sky style, we will make it happen, but only with the help of our community and our community partners!
We are ever so grateful to the homedepot The Home Depot of Covington for stepping up and helping with some of the supplies and lumber we need for the refurbishment. Our team has been working hard for the past two weeks on updating these cottages, improving insulation, climate control, and preparing for the ones we have promised help too. We need you to help us finish this most important project. This Saturday, from 10 AM to 3 PM, we will be working hard on cleaning, painting, and finishing out at least one of these cottages to get some kitties in it.
If you know how to build, clean, paint, or even just set up space and organize, we could use your help.
If you have supplies, you can donate like wood, paint, landscape materials. We could certainly use those items. Any extra smallish furniture could possibly be used as well to help create as much of a home environment as possible.
If you have the ability to sponsor lunch for our crew on this workday that would be awesome!
If you can’t do any of the above, perhaps you could check out our wish list and send a few items that we always need.

https://a.co/8JJWvqD

Monetary donations are always welcome as almost all of the cats in our care have medical needs that are ongoing, and an expense.

https://checkout.shelterluv.com/donate/BSKY

We can only keep going and helping and increasing capacity to help with your help.

WE NEED YOUR HELP! We have been so focused on helping the community, fixing cats and running back and forth to Colorado ...
07/10/2025

WE NEED YOUR HELP! We have been so focused on helping the community, fixing cats and running back and forth to Colorado transporting hundreds of homeless cats to their forever home that our Ranch the place where we started all this and the home of 100+ cats several dogs, donkeys and birds has been feeling a little like the forgotten child. This Saturday is the day you can give back to the sanctuary cats. Grab a paintbrush, a hammer, a rake or a broom and come help out at the ranch and bring a friend.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch… These guys do not fool around! We are so grateful to have Tech of Louisiana helping us o...
07/09/2025

Meanwhile, back at the ranch… These guys do not fool around! We are so grateful to have Tech of Louisiana helping us out with all these dead trees before hurricane season. Keeping the more than 200 animals that call this home safe is our top priority. These guys are amazing! Fast, courteous, and professional! If you need any tree work done, this is the company for the job!
Check out their FB page here

https://www.facebook.com/share/1AbcaAEKjF/?mibextid=wwXIfr

07/08/2025

Shy kitty spotlight #2 - ARCHER:

Archer is such a sweet and handsome young man, with gorgeous classic tabby markings and piercing deep green eyes. Archer is always MIA when adopters come to visit our cafe. He disappears and hides when new people are around. But, when the room is empty and quiet, Archer always makes his presence known!! He will rub and rub all over you, showering you with love! And boy does he love to come running when it is time for breakfast and dinner!!
Archer has had such a rough start to his life. He was rescued from the streets due to a leg injury, which turned out to be a bone infection from a previous abscess. After several weeks of treatment, he was tossed around between our clinic and a foster, and then he was adopted, then returned, then re-adopted, and then returned again… 🤦‍♀️ This poor cat has been through so much turmoil and stress. We want Archer to truly find his FOREVER home— for good this time!!! Once he gets to know you and trust you, he is such a love bug!! We would absolutely hate to have to put him through the stress of being transported to Colorado and would love to find him a local home!
Oh and he gets along just fine with other cats!
Adoption applications can be found at bigskycares.org

We are in need of homes ASAP for 3 very shy kitties! Spotlight #1- CHARLIE. (Stay tuned for 2 more special kitties!)Cha...
07/08/2025

We are in need of homes ASAP for 3 very shy kitties!
Spotlight #1- CHARLIE. (Stay tuned for 2 more special kitties!)

Charlie is a beautiful girl who would be most comfortable in a quiet home without other cats, though she may be able to acclimate to another cat in the home with the right introduction process. Charlie was surrendered to a rural shelter after her elderly mom passed away. She was in danger of being euthanized so we pulled her out of there. She and her former housemate were adopted together a few months ago, but Charlie was once again returned to a shelter. She was too stressed living with multiple other cats and began to lash out at them due to her fear. Charlie is TERRIFIED being here, and her whole body shakes when we hold her. 😢 And she hides up on the top shelf, only coming down 1-2 times a day to eat and use the litter box. PLEASE, who can give this sweet, gorgeous lady the peaceful home she deserves so that she can be happy and thrive?? She cannot continue to live in fear!!

We have two last minute feline neuter spots open up for tomorrow.
07/08/2025

We have two last minute feline neuter spots open up for tomorrow.

We are just over-the-moon ecstatic to announce that two very special kitties have found their forever homes this week!!M...
07/08/2025

We are just over-the-moon ecstatic to announce that two very special kitties have found their forever homes this week!!
Mercury, our elusive male tortie, has been in our care for 2,307 days (over 6 years)!!! Once a feral cat, Mercury lived at our sanctuary for years until he came over to our clinic location for some dental extractions. After surgery, he just blossomed into a completely different cat, embracing the love that humans had to give. He has since greeted every visitor to our adoption cafe, complete with kisses and snuggles. 🥰 ❤️
And our sweet, beautiful, and sometimes fiesty Evangeline got adopted with her friend Mercury!! Evangeline too was once a street cat, until she was brought to our clinic unresponsive and in a coma. This miracle kitty not only survived tetanus, enduring months of meds and tube feedings, but she also survived FIP, enduring 84 grueling days of injections. She truly is a miracle, and we are so grateful we stayed the course with her treatment so that she could be here today. 💕
Both of these cats are extremely loved by all of our staff, and we doubted if we would ever find them the right home. But, along came the most perfect family to welcome these babies into their hearts and home!! We are beyond thankful to have found the perfect home for Mercury and Evangeline, and we are so happy that they were adopted together!!
And thank you to BISSELL Pet Foundation
and Cathy Bissell for helping make this happen through reduced adoption fees!

We want to give a big THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts to our community members who stepped up to help us with lo...
07/07/2025

We want to give a big THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts to our community members who stepped up to help us with lots of food donations!! We asked and y’all delivered! We go through an immense amount of food on a daily basis with 200+ animals in our care, and we truly could not sustain what we do without your generosity!! ❤️😻 Thank you again!

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Folsom, LA

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 5pm
Wednesday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 3pm

Telephone

+19857964494

Website

https://www.bigskycares.org/

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CATNIP (Care Advocacy and Treatment of Neglected and Indigent Pets) Foundation at Big Sky Ranch Big Sky Ranch/CATNIP Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit animal welfare organization based in Folsom, Louisiana. We provide valuable programs as alternatives to euthanasia to lower the number of animals entering shelters and the ones being killed there. Our mission is "changing the ways we think and feel about living with and caring for animals". Our vision is to create a no-kill, no-shelter community, by increasing community consciousness for the well-being of people, animals, and the planet. We work without agenda, seeking to improve the lives of animals and people through education, cooperation and collaboration. In any given month, we have well over 300 animals in our care. Most are cats and most of those have come from situations where they have been abused, neglected or just kept in poor conditions. We serve multiple parishes, most of which or rural and underserved, and many with no municipal shelter. Even the parishes where there are municipal shelters, they stay beyond capacity and live outcome rates are very low. The devastating Louisiana flood of 2016 catapulted our mission forward as we rushed in to help as first responders, rescuing, saving, and ultimately rehoming hundreds of animals, and for more than a year afterward, continued to provide much needed services, such as spay/neuter, vaccinations and flea meds to these poverty stricken and now devastated communities. A short year later, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, stretched our mission and capacity again, as once again we responded to the disaster, and ultimately rescued and re-homed hundreds more animals, again, mostly cats. Again, this year, we were called into action to assist with the devastation of Hurricane Michael and the animals that were left behind, displaced, and injured. We are still working tirelessly in this region, all while continuing TNR, Spay/Neuter and adoption efforts in this region.!These are challenges that put extraordinary stress on our resources, but ones that provided invaluable opportunity to learn how to maximize every resource we have. Year over year, we double our impact. We create and embrace new and innovative programs as alternatives to shelter intake and have proudly increased live outcomes in this region with both aggressive spay/neuter and shelter diversion.