Our phone isn't working (again) please email us if you find a cat you want to adopt.
We are no longer doing animal rescue but we are still doing cat and kitten adoptions.
Please help us find good homes for these beautiful creatures. Pass the word along to your cat loving family and friends. Our adoption fee is $58 which covers the cost for spay/neuter, deworming, defleaing, initial distemper and rabies vaccination. There is an additional cost of $22 for feline leukemia/fiv testing.
You will need to bring a cat carrier with you when you adopt. No cardboard boxes please.
If you don't see a cat or kitten that catches your eye on our site please visit the Wyoming County SPCA. They are a no-kill shelter and are in desperate need of good, loving homes for their rescues. Any donations you can make to them will be very much appreciated. These women do wonderful work for the animals and can use food, donations, and volunteers.
Please consider trapping (using humane traps) and socializing the stray cats that you are feeding. Kittens are fairly easy to socialize if you start working with them before they are 4 months old.
Remember...it's great to have compassion and feed these strays but you also have to get them fixed. Otherwise you'll have hundreds of cats in just a few years. A female cat can have up to 5 litters a year. And kittens can breed as young as 15 weeks of age.
Did you know that you can place a free 3 day ad in the Buffalo Evening News Lost and Found section if you find a lost cat?
The state of New York offers low cost spay/neuter to disabled persons and SSI recipients. Check it out at http://www.agmkt.state.ny.us/AI/apc.html
If you are feeding stray kittens the earlier you trap them the better your chances for socializing them and finding homes for them. The only way you can catch them is by using humane traps. When placing food in the traps never use cans or anything sharp that the cat might cut itself on. Paper plates and styrofoam cups work very well for this. Place a small towel inside the trap for the cat to sit on and cover the trap with a sheet, small blanket or towel so the trapped cat feels safe.
If you decide to provide an outside shelter in the wintertime for cats and kittens be sure to insulate it and fill it with straw or hay....clothing and blankets will not keep these animals warm. Put the shelter on a raised platform to keep the dampness from getting in. Also be sure to put a flap over the door to keep out drafts and rain.
If your cat is sneezing, has runny eyes and loss of apetite these are signs of upper respiratory disease (cat cold) which can lead to pneumonia and death if not treated properly. Don't delay in taking your pet to the vet if you notice these signs. They will prescribe an antibiotic and terramycin for the eyes. Do not use human medicine or eye ointments on animals. It can be toxic.
We are sorry but we are not taking in anymore cats or kittens at this time. Please contact the other shelters or consider taking them in and finding good homes through family and friends or your local veterinary office.
Feral (wild) kittens cannot be trapped by hand. You need a humane trap to get them. You can purchase these traps online and at feed stores (Stapleys in Depew, Clydes Feed Store in Hamburg). A kitten is harder to socialize once it reaches 4 months of age. Trap them early and put them in dog crates in the center of your home so they get used to the noise and people. They will come around with enough time, patience and love.
Please consider alternatives (such as family and friends) to surrendering them to the SPCA as they may have to be euthanized due to the large volume of cats and kittens that are surrendered there each month.
If you would like advice on how to tame a feral (wild) cat or kitten please email us at firstwave50@yahoo.com.
Winter months are very hard on cats. The average lifespan for an outside cat is 2 years.
And remember....
We rescue cats and kittens and socialize feral cats and kittens to prepare them for adoption. All of these cats and kittens except those being socialized have the run of our house. We teach the ferals trust, how to live in a house and how to allow themselves to be loved by humans.
Sometimes it can be a long slow process and it requires a ton of patience and understanding. We have many shy cats who are extremely loving and just need that special someone who is willing to give them a bit of time to come around.
Our adoption fee is $58 which covers the cost for spay/neuter, deworming, defleaing, initial distemper and rabies vaccination. There is an additional cost of $22 for feline leukemia/fiv testing. Follow-up distemper vaccines are not covered.
