Starlit's Strays TNR

22/07/2025

We are devastated this morning, Peter Cottontail lost his fight with FIP last night and crossed the rainbow bridge. We were so hopeful but as treatment continued, he was very slow to respond. The vets could not figure out what might also be going on in his bloodwork, other than the FIP, but he didnt respond to the meds like previous kitties we have had.

We are trying to find comfort that he was a friendly boy found at a feral colony and had we not held him after TNR, he would have died outside alone. Instead he was loved and adored, safe and warm, even though his time was short.

Sharing and reading things like this are not easy, but this IS THE REALITY that cats living outdoors face. TNR (trap, neuter, return) is the only option to cut down on how many homeless cats and kittens are outside, being exposed to these diseases. Please spay and neuter! Rest in peace Peter Cottontail, you were loved! 💔🌈

09/07/2025

Cinnamon Roll's second surgery went off without a hitch and we just got home! She thinks she's an old pro at this surgery stuff and seems to be recovering well enough to eat the seat belt on the long ride back! 😆
Thank you again, so much, to everyone who donated so quickly to help cover this second unexpected surgery! We are so grateful for those of you with such huge hearts, willing to help these kitties in need like Cinnamon Roll! ❤️

08/07/2025

05/07/2025

Relocation is something we rarely ever do and do not recommend, for all these reasons and more. There are so many solutions, the biggest being TNR, that can solve issues with outdoor cats. Taking them from all they know, where they consider home, and their family(colony of cats) is cruel and dangerous.

People have different opinions over what to do about trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) for community cats (aka stray or feral cats). Here’s how to find common ground.

04/07/2025

We thought it would be fun to share a couple pics of Cinnamon Roll's sidekick! We've shared so much about her, but her brother Purrito is her shadow, they are truly bonded kittens and adore each other. Purrito was lucky to not have pectus excavatum like his siblings, but he is not without issues! He is crosseyed and seems to have some impairment in his vision, he has trouble judging distances! He is super lovey and affectionate, just like his sister, bottle babies to the core! It will hard for him to be separated from her again with another surgery, but they play too rough so she will have to be separated for a while like she was the first surgery. Thank you again so much to everyone that donated to help Cinnamon Roll!!

04/07/2025

💜YOU ARE ALL AMAZING!!💜
Thank you so much, we have enough for Cinnamon Roll's second surgery!! We could not do any of this without your help and are blown away by your generosity. We'll keep you updated Wednesday after the revision. Cinnamon Roll thanks you from the bottom of her little compressed heart! 💜

03/07/2025

Cinnamon Roll had her first post-op appointment today and we did not get good news. One of the sutures that held the most indented part of her chest out, has broke. This means the plate is not being pulled away from her heart and lungs in that area and it has to be redone. She will have to have surgery again, next Wednesday, to repair it. 😔 We are really disheartened and scrambling at the moment because we do not have enough money for the surgery but she MUST have it ASAP. If you are able to help, please paypal us or contact us directly. [email protected] We cannot take Facebook donations here as it takes a month for us to receive the funds. We will do anything to save this sweet girl.

29/06/2025

One of the Fire Colony cats who went to Seven More Cats Rescue was adopted today!!! We are so overjoyed for Cinder after all she went through, she deserves her purrfect forever home!! 💜

23/06/2025

When it rains, it pours??? We have had so many extra expenses with surgeries and sick kittens recently and today found out we have a kitty with FIP.
Meet Peter Cottontail, he needs your help! Peter Cottontail was found at a colony in mid May and after being neutered, we realized he was a very friendly boy. He had a little upper respiratory as well. Since he was friendly we didn't return him and held him so we could find him rescue! After a week or so, he seemed more sick so off to the vet we went. He was given antibiotics and some fluids and brought home to rest more. This weekend it was clear he was getting worse, not better! Unfortunately our vet is out of town, so Deb raced him to another vet in our area today for bloodwork and he was diagnosed with Ocular FIP. Originally it was thought his eye issues were from the herpes virus/URI but the bloodwork pretty clearly pointed to FIP.

FIP is a deadly disease that up until a few years ago was a death sentence. Since then a cure has been found and finally fda approved, but still expensive because the treatment is a minimum of 84 days of injections(now they have pills/oral meds as well). We just do not have enough in the bank. Luckily we do have some of the meds we saved from our last FIP kitty so we were at least able to start him on the medication right away today, but we need to order more! If you can donate to Peter Cottontail's FIP treatment, you can contact us to send a check, donate here, or on our paypal at [email protected]

Ready for his pics? He looks like an old man but the vet aged him at only 2yrs! He's just a very sick boy, on the road to recovery now hopefully!! 💜

22/06/2025

19/06/2025

It was Starling's turn for surgery today! She had surgery to repair the bone sticking out of where her foot had been. The foot fell off after being tangled up with her siblings/placenta/umbilical at a day old.

She is not a happy camper at the moment, so pictures were a chore, she hates her donut and currently is rolling around trying to escape it! Thank you to the amazing person who covered the cost of her surgery, we would be lost without you, you know who you are and we hope you know how much it means to us and the kitties we help! 💜

17/06/2025

Cinnamon Roll is back home from surgery! They attached the plate to her chest and were able to release the lungs and heart. Now she will have the plate on for 4-8 weeks while it pulls the chest out so that it will grow that way. There is a bit of a "J" still (you can see it below in the xrays) that the surgeon said he wished they could pull out more, but they are still pleased with the results.

She's on some very strong meds for pain management so she's a bit loopy and also thinks it is playtime. She's not supposed to be active, so this may be a challenge! Thank you so much to those of you who donated for this surgery, we wouldn't be able to help kittens like Cinnamon Roll without your support!