Volunteer of the Month: Michaela P

Volunteer of the Month: Michaela P

Often times, senior cats are overlooked at shelters in favor of younger kittens. But at Cat Town, our goal is to give every cat a chance to find home, and that's why seniors are a huge part of our mission. Often, this starts with finding the cat a good foster home where they can relax and take time to adjust.

Volunteer Michaela P. has fostered several senior cats for Cat Town, and also helps with the Forgotten Kitten Project. I talked with her about her fostering experience and why people should consider fostering or adopting a senior cat.

Catching Up With Cat Town Alum: Woolsey

Catching Up With Cat Town Alum: Woolsey

For Adopt-a-Senior-Pet month we’re turning the spotlight on Woolsey, a special senior cat whose story shows what a difference compassionate care can make in the life of a cat. His story also demonstrates the importance of Cat Town’s mission to help senior and less fortunate cats find their way out of the shelter and into loving homes.

Senior cat Woolsey came to Cat Town in the early summer of 2016, after enduring a rough few years. He had been surrendered at Oakland Animal Services (OAS) after his previous owner kept him outside in their yard. Woolsey also had some health issues and was losing weight. He was difficult to handle and would only allow a few quick pets while he was eating. Things didn’t look good for Woolsey.

KITTEN WIRE: BREAKTHROUGH ALERT - MERLIN

KITTEN WIRE: BREAKTHROUGH ALERT - MERLIN

OAKLAND, Calif. — Let's not sugar coat things: Some cats takes months to warm up to humans after they are first rescued off the street or freed from a shelter cage. That's because cats who don't get positive human interactions in their early weeks are often terrified of people. 

So when these cats and kittens arrive at Cat Town — and are exposed to people on a regular basis — it can take many weeks of strategic interactions with specially trained volunteers and staff before they relax and begin to enjoy their new human companions. 

Then sometimes a cat comes along and defies expectations. That's the case with Merlin. 

Double Your Donations to Raise the Bar for Cat Rescue

Double Your Donations to Raise the Bar for Cat Rescue

Not many rescues would see a cat like Einstein at the shelter and decide to intervene. Fourteen years old. Incontinent. Grumpy-faced. Terrified. He even had early signs of skin cancer. If we followed the typical rescue model, we'd have passed him over to help a younger, easier cat.

Instead, because you believe in and support Cat Town’s work, we save cats like Einstein every day. 

October 2017 Adoptions

October 2017 Adoptions

October was a big month for Cat Town. We held the grand opening of our newly expanded adoption center and celebrated Black Cat Awareness month with lots of our cats finding homes. We were especially excited for senior cat, Frankie, whose foster realized she couldn't let him go and made it official by adopting!

We are grateful to our local community for providing homes - both permanent and temporary - to Oakland's most vulnerable shelter cats. If you'd like to join team Cat Town as an adopter or foster (all supplies provided!), please email info@cattownoakland.org. 

 

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