Ivy and Friends

Ivy and Friends We are a small group located in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, focused on maintaining cat colonies in commercial areas. We are not currently a 501(c)(3).

We all started as volunteers with different rescues and shelters with backgrounds in colony set up and maintenance, TNR (Trap/Neuter/Release), socialization and special needs foster care. We are not a typical “rescue” as we do not take in and adopt out cats. Rather, if there are friendly cats, we rely on and have received support from local rescues and shelters who are set up to find homes for hom

eless cats. Our goal is to educate people how to set up housing and feeding in a safe, clean, controlled way in commercial locations. We also provide information on how to conduct TNR and utilize the resources available to insure that these cats are not adding to the cat population. In many of these settings, the cats are seen as the problem when the fact is they are very likely there because the location has a rodent problem. In exchange for housing and food, these cats will be healthy and will provide a service as rodent patrol while they remain out of sight for their sake and the sake of the business.

Happy Friday friends. Swirls says he’s going to take a nap right here.
09/26/2025

Happy Friday friends. Swirls says he’s going to take a nap right here.

Just two friends hanging out waiting on dinner.
09/25/2025

Just two friends hanging out waiting on dinner.

It’s and our pantry shelves are bare of dry food and wet food. Our battery supply has also been depleted. The batteri...
09/24/2025

It’s and our pantry shelves are bare of dry food and wet food. Our battery supply has also been depleted. The batteries are used in our cameras to provide extra security for the cats. This is the time of the year that the cats start to eat more as they are preparing their bodies for winter.
We have always been 100 percent transparent with all of you. We have an unusual request for anyone who will be sending gifts of love. Our team member where the food is delivered is experiencing some health issues and is unable to lift or unpack any of the boxes that come temporarily. So we are asking if you could please send gift cards that way she can just give the cards to the other team members to buy the food. This would be so helpful. I will still be providing the links to Amazon and Walmart as they have our shipping information.
We would like to thank you in advance for your help and understanding.

Amazon Link ⬇️

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3FBO9LD3Z31PU/?ref_=lol_ov_le&fbclid=IwAR0tn0gtc0IBKzMTAkjmzZ-oJlDFFkFUbgg_OL3Ajr9dbp5lpK-L68EMUsw

Walmart Link⬇️

https://www.walmart.com/registry/ER/6c923501-dd46-4e35-a7df-0c26cbe58ba9

Dusty showing off just how handsome he is. It’s amazing to see how far some of these cats have come.
09/23/2025

Dusty showing off just how handsome he is. It’s amazing to see how far some of these cats have come.

Our cams captured this sweet exchange between Sebastian and Heartboy. 
09/22/2025

Our cams captured this sweet exchange between Sebastian and Heartboy. 

Happy Sunday friends. Skyler hopes she can bring a smile to your face on this gloomy day.
09/21/2025

Happy Sunday friends. Skyler hopes she can bring a smile to your face on this gloomy day.

Just some friends sharing a meal together. We are going to do a little test. If you can see this post please say somethi...
09/07/2025

Just some friends sharing a meal together. We are going to do a little test. If you can see this post please say something in the comments. It can be as simple as hi or yes.

Happy Saturday evening friends. This handsome photogenic boy is Jasper. He resides in our third colony. He’s long haired...
09/07/2025

Happy Saturday evening friends. This handsome photogenic boy is Jasper. He resides in our third colony. He’s long haired and in the winter he gets really fluffy. This is his Summer coat. He’s got gorgeous green eyes that can give us many different looks. Jasper doesn’t care much for us humans but that’s ok we love him just the same

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09/04/2025

This talkative beauty is Drama. Can you guess how she got her name. Drop your best answer in the comments section.

This photo was taken in the Spring of 2020 after we discovered what we call our second colony. The conditions the adult...
09/02/2025

This photo was taken in the Spring of 2020 after we discovered what we call our second colony. The conditions the adults and kittens were living in were just horrible. There were cats and kittens everywhere and all unaltered. It was also a very dangerous situation because this was in a busy what we call a junk yard type of business. The kittens were running everywhere and cars were flying in and out. The adults seemed to be able to maneuver all the cars but the kittens were clueless. The business owner had been feeding them but not nearing enough for the amount of cats on the property.
The next evening we did a big trapping. We trapped 20 kittens in one night. We are so thankful for the people who fostered them. It definitely took a village for that. All of them were spayed and neutered and went on to forever homes. We also continued trapping the adults so we could stop the breeding. The whole colony has been TNR’d.
This photo always make me sad thinking that if we hadn’t of showed up this is the life the would have lived.
Please spay and neuter there just aren’t enough homes for all the kittens being born or the adults for that matter. Shelters and rescues are full. Become part of the solution not the problem.

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This gorgeous ginger tabby is Rocky who resides in our third colony. He and his best friend Apollo like to be adventurou...
09/01/2025

This gorgeous ginger tabby is Rocky who resides in our third colony. He and his best friend Apollo like to be adventurous around the property but when they hear our vehicles you can bet they are right at the feeding stations within seconds. Rocky likes to be around us but only at a distance. He’s still learning to build trust.

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