Senior & Special Needs Cats of Sangamon County

12/13/2025

When temperatures drop below zero, pets belong inside 🥶🐾

Even thick fur isn’t enough to protect pets from extreme cold. Below-zero temps can lead to frostbite, hypothermia, and serious health risks in minutes. If it’s too cold for you, it’s too cold for them.

Please bring pets indoors, limit time outside to quick potty breaks, and check on outdoor animals in your community. Let’s keep every paw safe and warm during this dangerous cold snap 💙.

If you see a small breed dog, short hair breed or an animal in distress please call 217-535-3065.

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12/07/2025

🎄❤️ Home for the Howlidays! ❤️🎄

Now through December 31st, all of our amazing shelter pets are just $25 to adopt! 🎁🐾
That’s right — your new best friend, complete with vaccines, spay/neuter, and microchip, for only twenty-five bucks and a whole lot of love.

Our animals don’t want toys or treats this year…
✨ They just want a family. ✨

If you’ve been thinking about adopting, this is your sign to make a shelter pet’s Christmas wish come true. Come meet them, fall in love, and head home with the best gift under the tree. 🎄🐶🐱

📍 Sangamon County Animal Control and Adoption Center.
2100 Shale St., Springfield IL 62703
🕒 Viewing and adoption hours
10:30am-4:15pm Monday thru Friday and 9am-1pm Saturday.

12/04/2025

ADOPTED: Lovely Dottie went home today! She is a gorgeous house panther, roughly a year old, who hasn't been at SCAC long. We are especially happy to share news of Dottie's Gotcha Day since she is positive for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV). We are thankful that current SCAC management understands that FIV cats are positively adoptable! Thank you for adopting a special needs kitty from SCAC! Please send us updates. 😽

12/02/2025

12/2/2025 Update: Transferred to Moore's Rescue Ranch. Thank you! 😽

Thank you Capitol City Now for highlighting sweet senior Fitzy. 😽

A "handsome...senior gentleman."

12/01/2025

12/2/2025 Update: Transferred to Moore's Rescue Ranch. Thank you! 😽

Fitzy is a stunningly handsome all white senior gentleman seeking a forever family to love & spoil him. He was originally adopted from SCAC 9 years ago and is now 10 years old. Fitzy has been through some trauma. His human passed away with no next of kin and no one willing to take Fitzy in, so this sweet guy landed back in a shelter cage at SCAC on November 3. We are hoping his second stay with us will be short. Fitzy is ready to go home with you - neutered, microchipped, up to date on vaccinations, and negative for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) and Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV). His adoption fee is only $25.

Sangamon County Animal Control & Adoption Center
📍 2100 Shale Street, Springfield, IL
☎️ (217) 535-3065
✉️ [email protected]
⏰ Mon-Fri 10:30 am to 4:15 pm | Sat 9 am to 1 pm

Find the adoption and volunteer applications and more information about Meow Mobile, our mission, and how you can help: www.meowmobile.org

11/30/2025

There’s something incredibly special about welcoming a senior cat into your home. These gentle souls often come to us because their person passed away or could no longer care for them.

Please consider adopting one of our own silver-whiskered sweethearts.
A senior cat’s love is truly unforgettable. 🐱✨

11/29/2025

11/29/2025

Here is a detailed article on caring for outdoor cats during winter. If you have experience in this area and would care to share any tips, please feel free to comment. Thank you.

Shelter, food and water are especially important to stray and feral cats in cold weather

11/24/2025

Just a reminder when you are adopting a pet, to take time to meet the scared ones, the shy ones, the ones that don't stick out to you, the ones with the boring colors or missing limbs, THE OLDER ONES, the frail ones. They have not given up. They just need YOU. And maybe you just need them too. 😽

11/23/2025

November is Senior Pet Month.

Did you know?
Senior cats often wait the longest in shelters for their forever homes, yet they have just as much love to give. 🏡💞

This Senior Pet Month, consider adopting, fostering, or simply spreading the word about the beauty of senior cats. Every action makes a difference.

EveryCat Health Foundation funds the studies that help ensure every cat, from kitten to senior, gets the care they deserve.

11/23/2025

SENIOR ADOPTION! Critter is a breathtakingly beautiful long-haired white & black senior. She arrived on October 31 and is estimated to be 8 years old. Critter wasn't sure why she was in a shelter cage, so we are so thankful that she didn't have to be in one very long! Thank you for adopting a senior from SCAC. Please send us updates. 😽

11/16/2025

❤️❤️ ADOPTED ❤️❤️

Critter is a breathtakingly beautiful long-haired white & black senior. She arrived on October 31 and is estimated to be 8 years old. Her long locks will require regular brushing to keep Critter feeling and looking her best. Critter is not sure why she's in a shelter cage, so we are hoping she won't have to be here long. Critter is ready to go home with you - spayed, microchipped, up to date on vaccinations, and negative for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) and Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV). Her adoption fee is just $25!

We know all the kittens are adorable, but adopting a senior cat can be the better choice for many homes. Older cats are generally more relaxed and enjoy napping, making them ideal for quiet households. They require less constant supervision and are often content with their own company for longer periods, which suits a busy lifestyle well. Senior cats are well past the teething and chewing phase and are less likely to scratch furniture, as they are usually trained to use scratching posts. They are often more tolerant of children and other pets, making for a smoother integration into your home. And don't forget, you will be giving a second chance to a kitty that will be overlooked by most potential adopters in favor of younger cats and kittens!

Sangamon County Animal Control & Adoption Center
📍 2100 Shale Street, Springfield, IL
☎️ (217) 535-3065
✉️ [email protected]
⏰ Mon-Fri 10:30 am to 4:15 pm | Sat 9 am to 1 pm

Find the adoption and volunteer applications and more information about Meow Mobile, our mission, and how you can help: www.meowmobile.org