Oakland TNR Coalition

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Oakland TNR Coalition is a volunteer-run, foster-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit cat rescue founded in 2019 with a focus on TNVR in Oakland, Pittsburgh and surrounding city neighborhoods.

Donations needed for little Alien, who crash landed into our care last night! We’ve been helping with a colony in the No...
08/27/2026

Donations needed for little Alien, who crash landed into our care last night!

We’ve been helping with a colony in the North Side/Mexican War Streets, and one of the cats we TNR’d just a couple weeks ago showed up this week with kittens. She wasn’t noted as lactating when she was spayed, so suffice to say that was a surprise.

Last night, Erika went out to trap the kittens and two remaining unfixed adults and managed to hand snag this tiny creature. Alien is incredibly underweight, dumpy, and appears to be blind. Her pupils stay fully dilated, don’t constrict with light, and she doesn’t track or react to anything near her eyes.

She got flea meds, dewormer and her first FVRCP, and thankfully ate for us. Today she’s at Fix’n Wag’n getting checked out, while we work on catching her sibling.

We’re having a ROUGH go medically right now. Tomorrow, FIP boy Walnut has a recheck for a swollen lymph node and heavy breathing, and Skunk is getting repeat thyroid levels.

Sterling was seen after a vomiting spell and x-rays brought some shocking findings with significant constipation and a severe abnormality in his left hip, including absence of his femoral head and changes to the surrounding bone. And his liver value was alarming high. He’s now on pain medication, laxatives and liver support, with an othro referral sent out.

And poor Diesel’s ear polyp has already grown back. Given how quickly it returned, a specialist and CT may be our best option. A CT alone is estimated around $1,250.

Right now, we have $4,534.80 in outstanding bills between Fix’n Wag’n and Animal Friends, with at least another $300+ expected between today and tomorrow.

We need your help now more than ever.

Your donations allow us to get cats like Alien immediate veterinary care when something is clearly wrong. We don’t sit and wait until we have the money to help them. We get them seen and then figure out the rest. But we can only do that because of you.

If you can donate $5, $10, $20 or whatever you can spare, please help us keeping saving lives like Alien’s!

Donate:
Givebutter —> bit.ly/otnrc_donate
PayPal —> paypal.me/oaklandtnrcoalition
Venmo —> venmo.com/u/OaklandTNR

“My hope for the environment, for all things living and all things good, just nature in general, [is] that we should pay...
08/26/2026

“My hope for the environment, for all things living and all things good, just nature in general, [is] that we should pay more attention to how we’re treating our mountains, how we’re treating our world, how we’re just treating everything.” - Dolly Parton

This q***r little cat rescue is devastated, to say the least.

Dolly spent her life reminding us to care for the world around us and all the little beings in it. So maybe the best way to honor her is to live a little more like Dolly every day. Be kind, give generously, love animals, and leave this world a little better than we found it.

Rest in power, Dolly.

$5 FRIDAY!! Help us recoup $1,789.90 in veterinary expenses spent in just 3 DAYS!!Here’s where your donations are going:...
08/21/2026

$5 FRIDAY!! Help us recoup $1,789.90 in veterinary expenses spent in just 3 DAYS!!

Here’s where your donations are going:

Sis, the tiny Philly kitty we pulled from the euthanasia list, had her eye enucleation and spay at Animal Friends. She is recovering beautifully and will be available for adoption once she’s healed up. She’s petite, ridiculously sweet, and already stealing hearts. Her bill was $410.90.

Senior Skunk was back at the vet for ongoing GI issues, constipation/megacolon, anemia, and hyperthyroidism. His anemia is improving, but his ALT has more than doubled since his last visit, and there’s still a lot we’re trying to figure out. He’s back on his medication and has a whole pharmacy of supportive care to keep him comfortable. His bill was $493.

Our three FIP kitties, Tuna, Walnut, and Angel, got medication refills for $290.

Lasagna, a pregnant kitty from Arlington who would have had FIVE kittens if we hadn’t intervened, got her spay and vetting for $165.

Lady Beast, our Polish Hill badass, got her vetting and pregnant spay for $162.50.

Kitten Ursula had a post spay recheck and is now living that donut life. Her recheck was $125.

And Zephyrus, a new kitty from the South Side Slopes colony, got fully vetted for $65.40.

That’s $1,789.90 in THREE DAYS. We know $5 doesn’t sound like much but if enough people throw in $5, $10, $20, or literally whatever they can spare, it adds up FAST!!

We are taking in cats, getting them the care they need, and trying to keep up with an absolutely relentless wave of veterinary expenses. We need your help now more than ever.

If you can chip in for $5 Friday, please do. And if you can’t donate, sharing this post is genuinely helpful too.

Every dollar helps us say yes to whatever gets thrown our way next!

Donate:
Givebutter —> bit.ly/otnrc_donate
PayPal —> paypal.me/oaklandtnrcoalition
Venmo —> venmo.com/u/OaklandTNR

Foster Wishlists:
Amazon —> amzn.to/4c7DMG1
Chewy —> bit.ly/otnrc_chewylist

There may be a lot of punks in town this weekend for Skullfest, but the realest punk in Pittsburgh is undoubtedly this t...
08/20/2026

There may be a lot of punks in town this weekend for Skullfest, but the realest punk in Pittsburgh is undoubtedly this tiny beast.

Meet Lady Beast, straight out of Polish Hill.

About a month and a half ago, some concerned neighbors told us about a mom cat living in an abandoned house that had caught fire earlier this year. She had five kittens with her, and apparently she was ALL over the neighborhood with them. One neighbor told us they’d see her at 2am, strutting down the street with her tiny gang of cats.

We managed to trap four kittens, but mom was too smart. She kept moving, eventually settling in another abandoned house before disappearing again with the last kitten. We still kept trying to absolutely no avail.

Then she reappeared recently, sadly without the kitten, but very obviously pregnant.

We worked with a neighbor and finally caught her Monday. Tuesday, Lady Beast had a pregnant spay, preventing seven unwanted births.

There’s also a wild twist. The same week we first heard about her, some new neighbors(as we’ll call them) from California reported she attacked and bit them while they were walking their dog. They called animal control, insisting she “must have rabies” because cats don’t just do that…

Meanwhile, we spent the entire week in her territory trapping kittens and setting traps and got very close to her. She never once attacked us. And now that we finally have her, it turns out she is friendly!

We strongly suspect she was abandoned and has been in survival mode for a long time. Maybe now she’s finally realizing she can trust people again.

Her kittens are Princess, Lylyth, Razorblade, and Illiterates, and their feral dad, also trapped during all of this, was neutered and returned to his territory as Vicious Blade. All their names nods to local bands, which feels fitting for this all black Polish Hill punk family.

The four kittens will be ready for adoption very soon, likely later this week (pics are from their intake!). And Lady Beast should be ready in about two weeks.

So get ready, your chance to bring home a tiny agent of chaos is coming!

Your month, your silly little adoptable cat🫶🏻Well except for the first slide which is currently unavailable foster Pip a...
08/20/2026

Your month, your silly little adoptable cat🫶🏻

Well except for the first slide which is currently unavailable foster Pip and OTNRC alum Stuart because apparently we have beef with the concept of consistency.😐

Anyway, every other cat is adorable and available for adoption so go forth and find your emotional support idiot!

Adoption app —> bit.ly/otnrcadoption

BOTH REQUESTS COVERED THANK YOU!!!! TRANSPORT HELP NEEDED We have two transport needs coming up and could use a voluntee...
08/18/2026

BOTH REQUESTS COVERED THANK YOU!!!!

TRANSPORT HELP NEEDED

We have two transport needs coming up and could use a volunteer with a car!

*COVERED* TODAY (8/18): Pick up a trap kitty from Fix’n Wag’n in Glenshaw and bring them back to Beck in Swissvale. Pickup is typically by 5 PM.

*COVERED* TOMORROW (8/19): Senior boy needs a ride from his foster in Regent Square to Fix’n Wag’n in Glenshaw for a 10:20 AM appointment, and then a ride back to Regent Square afterward.

If you can help with either transport, please message us!

Well it’s happened again… another car, another kitten. 😭Last night we got a late night request for help with a kitten wh...
08/17/2026

Well it’s happened again… another car, another kitten. 😭

Last night we got a late night request for help with a kitten who had popped out from under a car at Negley and Wilkins, a HORRIBLE intersection for a kitten to be.

The finder had been trying since 9pm to catch her with the neighbor whose car she was up under. After no luck, they contacted us. We had them grab a kitten trap from another volunteer while we headed over.

Of course, this kitten couldn’t make it easy. She darted out from under the car, back and forth across the street between cars, into a bush, and eventually onto some porch steps, crying the entire time. After about 30 minutes of trying, volunteer Lyd finally cornered and snagged her by hand a little after midnight.

The finder doesn’t know of any cats in the area, and the car she was hiding in had been all over the city that day. We’ll have them keep an eye out just in case, but we have a feeling she hitched a ride much like so many of our other car kittens.

She got a much needed flea bath, flea meds, dewormer, and her first vaccine. She’s already chowing down and getting cozy with a comfy bed, heating disk, and a little stuffed Pirate Parrot for company. She’s pretty underweight, but thankfully doesn’t seem to have any major issues, so we’re hopeful she’ll be okay now that she’s safe.

We named her Kia, after the car she came out from under just like all our other car kittens. also, WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING TO US!!!

We’d love to find this little girl a foster. Kia is joining the now over 130 cats and kittens currently in our care, so every new intake means another foster, vet bill, and mouth to feed.

If you can foster Kia or another cat, please reach out. If you can’t foster, donations help immensely. Every foster home, dollar, can or bag of food, like, share, and comment helps us continue jumping in without hesitation in emergencies to save kittens like Kia!

Foster App —> bit.ly/otnrc_foster

Donate:
Givebutter —> bit.ly/otnrc_donate
PayPal —> paypal.me/oaklandtnrcoalition
Venmo —> venmo.com/u/OaklandTNR

Foster Wishlists:
Amazon —> amzn.to/4c7DMG1
Chewy —> bit.ly/otnrc_chewylist

Help our Petco kitties find forever homes!When little Honda the kitten arrived at Petco, it didn’t take long before appl...
08/16/2026

Help our Petco kitties find forever homes!

When little Honda the kitten arrived at Petco, it didn’t take long before applications started rolling in (literally the same day).

And while we sort through those applications to find him the perfect home, we’ve been wondering… what about the adults?

Most of our cats have been adopted within a few weeks of arriving at the store, but we have some truly incredible adult cats who have been sitting there waiting, and waiting, and waiting and a few haven’t received a single application!

Meet the current adult crew:

Bramble - ridiculously handsome, fluffy orange boy, the kind you’d expect to be scooped up instantly

Gina - gorgeous, charming orange girl whose kittens were all adopted while she still waits

Tzatziki - super sweet tabby girl who just wants to be your best friend

Miles - beautiful, black fluffy girl who is as radiant as she is special and loving

Wanda - sleek, stunning black panther ready to trade the kennel for a comfy couch of her own

And these are just a few of the wonderful adult cats currently looking for homes.

We have34 more incredible adult cats in foster care ready for adoption, plus an ever-growing number of kittens. The sooner our cats at Petco find their forever homes, the sooner we can move more deserving cats, and yes, our hordes of kittens, down to the store to meet their families!

So if you’ve been thinking about adopting an adult cat, this is your sign! Don’t forget, our Adult Cat Summer Adoption Special is still going on.

Head to the Petco in the Waterfront in Homestead and meet our cats today!

Adoption app —> bit.ly/otnrcadoption

A few important notes about our adoption process:
- Landlord approval is required for renters.
- Veterinary reference required. Current pets must be up-to-date on vaccines, spayed/neutered, and seen annually.
- Current cats must have a negative FeLV test.
- Submitting an application does not guarantee approval.
- Our adoption process is designed to help ensure our cats are placed in stable, appropriate homes where they are very unlikely to be returned or dumped outside.
- Meet & greets outside of the kennels are reserved for approved adopters only.

SUPER LATE $5 FRIDAY, THE MARLBORO KITTENS ARE HERE!!!We got a text last night that the final momma cat from the Marlbor...
08/15/2026

SUPER LATE $5 FRIDAY, THE MARLBORO KITTENS ARE HERE!!!

We got a text last night that the final momma cat from the Marlboro satellite colony had finally brought her babies out. We’ve been waiting for these kittens ever since we first discovered the colony and learned she had a newborn litter, and today the feeder was able to grab two of them.

We went out and lured the little one out and the feeder was able to scoop him up. Then we set the kittens safely in a carrier behind the trap, played kitten sounds from our phone, and momma walked right in.

The kittens are in rough shape. The feeder told us this is the first litter she’s had that has survived to this age. They’re about 4 weeks old, and 2 of the 3 are very underweight. They’re also dealing with eye issues, so they’ve started eye ointment and antibiotics. Two of them were immediately chowing down on wet food, though which is a good sign. We’re hopeful that getting them inside now, while they’re still young, and keeping them together with mama will give them a much better chance.

We knew these kittens were coming eventually. We just expected them in another week or two. Instead, they showed up NOW.

We have a temporary foster for them, but we’ll need a longer term foster lined up, and their care is of course one more expense on top of the piling vet bills we’re still catching up on.

And while we know everyone is focused on these tiny babies, our adult cats still need us too. We are dangerously low on adult wet food AND adult dry food.

So if you happen to see this very late night $5 Friday post, please help however you can. Donate if you’re able, shop our wishlist, share this post, like it, comment, repost it, or send it to a friend.

If you ever think, “I wish I could help,” you CAN!! Even sharing this post helps us more than you know.

Donate:
Givebutter —> bit.ly/otnrc_donate
PayPal —> paypal.me/oaklandtnrcoalition
Venmo —> venmo.com/u/OaklandTNR

Foster Wishlists:
Amazon —> amzn.to/4c7DMG1
Chewy —> bit.ly/otnrc_chewylist

Diesel update! Our sweet boy had his surgery Wednesday and is doing SO well!He was neutered, had the polyp in his ear re...
08/14/2026

Diesel update!

Our sweet boy had his surgery Wednesday and is doing SO well!

He was neutered, had the polyp in his ear removed, AND they did find a polyp in his nasal passage that they were able to remove too. He’s on pain meds and antibiotics for the next week or so, but he’s already acting like nothing happened!

And there was a mix up at the clinic and his bill ended up being about HALF of what we were originally quoted. Once they realized the error, they generously told us we didn’t have to worry about the difference!

That means Diesel’s entire surgery was covered by YOUR donations from our last $5 Friday. His bill was completely covered. YINZ DID THAT! (Although we’re just going to ignore here the other $5,000 in vet bills from those 2 weeks lmao…)

Diesel is the sweetest, most loving boy who wants nothing but attention and to make biscuits 24/7. Once he’s fully recovered, he’s going to make one lucky adopter VERY happy.

And he’s just one of nearly 130 cats in our care. Your donations allow us to provide them with the quality veterinary care they deserve. If you can, please consider donating today. Every $5 helps!

Donate:
Givebutter —> bit.ly/otnrc_donate
PayPal —> paypal.me/oaklandtnrcoalition
Venmo —> venmo.com/u/OaklandTNR

Foster Wishlists:
Amazon —> amzn.to/4c7DMG1
Chewy —> bit.ly/otnrc_chewylist

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