Kentucky Kitty Cats

05/03/2025

Cicada says no more babies for me please. She’s done. She appreciates Leitchfield Animal Shelter helping her and the babies, but she’s headed to be a big city girl now.

05/03/2025

Thank you so much for the kitten food and other goodies. We had several other bags come in, and some other can food, but the kitties already needed it! This has allowed us to use the few dollars we had to keep the bills paid. We are clear on our clinic bill as of today. The cottage kitties are already enjoying the friskies. That is their favorite!

Next up, more combo test. We have went thru around a thousand dollars worth in the past 6 weeks. We do not test each cat; however if they are getting pulled by a couple of our rescues, going to the pet store, or are sick, we have to do a test. It’s standard protocol. Also we like to spot test a cat or two in each area. We are down to 3 test, so this is something we had to order this weekend to be able to keep rescuing next week. 😿 Unfortunately, we will need to raise the funds to pay this payment by the 25th as well as buy adult dry food this weekend, which runs about $400 a trip. The combo text went up like so many other things. Clavamox went up $7 a box! Our numbers have hit record highs and most rescues and shelters are handing out hard nos! We are trying to be that light of hope, but every day (and most) nights, it’s a struggle time wise and financially! We had 3 more kitties leave for New York last Friday. While a small pull fees returned, it is nowhere near the cost for us to vet and get health certs the cats. Why do it then? The suffering we see in our region, like Friday, answers that. If we lose $50 on a cat leaving, and never have to spend a penny to care for it while waiting on an adopter, and never have to find it suffering on the streets, then it’s the best $50 we can spend!

05/03/2025

Momma cats are what keeps us going. They are amazing. Sadly nobody has stepped up for this duo, but they will get to move to a larger rescue where they will get hopefully get adopted together. Starburst fought hard to keep her little jellybean!

05/02/2025

Our hearts continue to break with for all these outside cats that have nobody taking care of their health. Please don’t give your kittens away to be outdoor cats. They deserve better. Don’t get us wrong, many adults are happy there, but they need caretakers. And the world doesn’t need anymore outside to be at risk. Please don’t open the pics if you are sensitive to graphic images. But as always we are transparent and want people to see what is happening to these babies because we want it to stop!!!! This hurts our hearts. I’ll put details in comments if anyone wants to look at their stories. If anyone wants to donate towards one, I’ll put info about expenses in comments as well.

05/02/2025

For the Louisville area! Let’s stomp Kitten Season 2.0 out before it begins.

🗣Low-Cost Spay & Neuter Vouchers that include: Spay/Neuter, Rabies, DAPP or FVRCP, Bordetella, Microchip and Nail Trim
🐶🐱Jefferson County (Louisville Metro) resident owned cats & dogs.
🚴‍♂️🛵Pick up a voucher in person only Monday-Saturday at 3528 Newburg Rd (Yes, someone else can pick it up for you, yes you can have more than one)

🦄 Kentucky Humane Society & have teamed up to support our community with low-cost spay/neuter vouchers for Jefferson County (Louisville Metro) residents.
Once you pick up a voucher from our address listed (3528 Newburg Rd), you will book an appointment online or over the phone-you will pay the $30 or $40 fee when you book appointment.
Vouchers only redeemable through SNIP Clinic.

🗣 ¡Vales de esterilización y castración de bajo costo que incluyen: esterilización/castración, vacuna contra la rabia, DAPP o FVRCP, Bordetella, microchip y corte de uñas!

🐶🐱 Disponible para perros y gatos de residentes del condado de Jefferson (Louisville Metro).

🚴‍♂️🛵 Recoge un vale en persona de lunes a sábado en 3528 Newburg Rd. (Sí, otra persona puede recogerlo por ti y sí, puedes obtener más de uno).

‼️ ¡Una vez que los vales se agoten, se acabaron! ¡Ven por el tuyo lo antes posible! ‼️

🦄 La Kentucky Humane Society y se han unido para apoyar a nuestra comunidad con vales de esterilización/castración de bajo costo para residentes del condado de Jefferson (Louisville Metro).

Después de recoger tu vale en nuestra dirección (3528 Newburg Rd), deberás programar una cita en línea o por teléfono. Pagarás una tarifa de $30 o $40 al hacer la cita.

Los vales solo son canjeables en la clínica SNIP.

05/01/2025

Microchips to the rescue again! Out of the KKC volunteers Sherri Kessinger took in a cat last weekend that’s been hanging out at a gas station for a while over towards DC. Sherri and Becky waited the 3 day hold and was off to spay/neuter clinic today! The kitty turned out to be a neutered male that was microchipped. The girls took him home today to a very happy mommy!

05/01/2025

Wally is missing in Magan area close to Pleasant Hill Baptist Church on Sunnydale Rd. He went missing on Saturday April 26. He is 2 years old and has been neutered. He is extremely loved and missed ❤️ 💔 😥.

04/30/2025

Last post for a bit, we promise. Meet Henry. He is about 5 and was not doing well on the streets of McHenry. He actually is too worn down to start any vetting today, but what we do know is he is a very thankful boy that is FIV+. And we know he took our last kennel. So hopefully something moves out before any more emergencies come. We also have completely met our weeky fb goals by humpday! There has just been so much to report on and thankfully you all brought us lots of new followers. So we will get two weeks in a row of pocket change provided by fb! The rate these babies are surfacing, we need it.

04/30/2025

Meet Victor. He is one of our other medical intakes today. Sadly someone dumped him at TVA. And the kind human that didn’t really understand the need for larger donations with Frisky actually came thru big for us today. He took the time to get this boy away from TVA where other ferals were attacking him. He donated food and $100 and drove him to our vet in Beaver Dam. While we absolutely don’t require a donation to help a cat, we can’t operate without them. Without that $100 today, we could not have paid our monthly balance off at our vet’s office. Today Victor was neutered, received a combo tested, vaccines, and flea and tick meds. He will be treated for other parasites and give lots of good food to help him gain his weight back. He is a sweet boy that is claiming victory on finding a new life where he is never gotten “rid” of again. FYI… humans get “rid” of trash. That term should never apply to a living creature.

04/30/2025

(Halo update. This sweet boy passed overnight clean, warm, and much loved! In honor of these babies that suffer, we will continue our fight. This is why we try so hard! This should not be happening.)

We want to thank each and every one of you that donated or supported our auction. Our PayPal amount goes thru the last week of the month just in time to pay our monthly vet bill This month was a lower amount of $700 and change, but it brought our balance up close enough to pay our vet bill today and have $61.85 left. While that amount isn’t going to cover much… it means we can finish another month with our bills paid. It means we didn’t have to say no to this boy that NOBODY ELSE would say yes too. While Halo looks pretty rough right now, he hasn’t given up, and we haven’t either. Cases like this break our heart. Someone cared enough to neuter him at one point, but that’s just the beginning of things a kitty needs. First off white is a dangerous color to put outdoors. They don’t camoflauge at all. They arent protected from the sun at all. And regardless of color, the streets have been horrific for this once loved boy. Halo is severely anemic from being consumed with parasites. White is often a color that is attacked heavily by fleas. Just wear white socks in a place with fleas and see what happens. Halo has been bitten by something multiple times, and is suffering from a horrible upper respiratory infection that’s not allowed him to eat for some time. Halo is a fraction of his weight. He received a kitten revolution plus, fluids, a b12, and an antibiotic. He was combo tested and is negative and iron and blood sugar was tested. Now we wait and see if our efforts are enough to help him. He will know love and compassion even if that’s all we can do for him. 😭😭😭 a huge thanks to his finder for driving him from Madisonville to get help and for donating $100 to his care.

04/30/2025

To only be this stress free. Waylon doesn’t ever have to worry about being bacon. He’s one of our farm hands here for enjoyment. On a day when 1 return and 3 medical cases and a baby have come in, it’s nice to see someone relaxing.