Castle Cat Rescue
www.castlecats.info
WE CONTINUE TO HAVE ADOPTIONS from our shelter and foster homes throughout the month! You can adopt or see the kitties available by e-mailing Jane at rice_jk@hotmail.com or the fosterer listed for the kitty of interest. YOU can help by passing our kitty photos along to someone interested in a pet and help us place our WONDERFUL kitties.
GREETINGS FROM THE KITTIES and VOLUNTEERS AT CASTLE CATS! OUR WEB LINKS are www.castlecats.info and www.castlecats.org Our cats bring us joy all year round, but we appreciate any donations this time of year to help with our shortfalls and neediest kitties. If you have a donation, please mail to Castle Cats, 4121 Elizabeth La, Fairfax, VA 22032 or Castle Cats, PO Box 2096, Fairfax, VA 22031 (new PO box!) and contact us if it is a donation of goods. We are listed with reverb.com and igive.com. All donations will be put to good use. CALL for NEW FOSTER HOMES: We are in need of two new foster homes around zip 22032. We have a senior kitty who needs more attention and and a 5 yr old on a specific food. Contact Jane at rice_jk@hotmail.com for more information.
FUNDRAISER A SUCCESS ! Thanks to those who helped set up and sell our dog and cat supplies. We still have lots of dog and cat items if you need x-mas presents. Still available at our shelter between Annandale and Fairfax. Cat --soft carriers $20 to 25; Doggie items discount; Advoderm Dog food 4 # bags; Halo dog or cat treats; Vitamins; supplements; shampoos; dog treat pouches; doggie balls - toys; Pupster diapers - most sizes. Help the kitties by buying from us at discount! Dog food (Advoderm, Halo), toys, cute poop bags & fire hydrant holders, and some Cesar Milan products, Eco products) and some new and barely used cat goods (soft carriers, 3 covered new litter boxes, two litter lockers, food supplements, bathing supplies).
We would like to remember the kitties that were lost in 2007 and in the first part of this year. Our thoughts are with them. If we have left a kitty off the list or if you have a correction, please let us know.
IN MEMORIAM Late 2007 -2008
06/07 Onyx, beloved cat of Dawn Klages
07/07 6-mos neighborhood kitty - loved by the Dingles.
08/07 Boomer, beloved dog of Mercedes.
09/07 Blackie, beloved cat of Miriam and Munsell St. Clair.
09/07 Batten, beloved cat of Laura Potts.
11/07 Lexi, beloved cat of Grace and Bill Cottrell.
12/07 2 puppies from county shelter, loved by Jane & Jim, Castle Cats.
05/08 Chipper, beloved 2 year old cat of Kerry Kingham and Neville Withington
06/08 Mr. Possum who visited regularly - Jane & Jim, Castle Cats.
07/08 ZsaSu, beloved cat of Sue Kelly.
07/08 Grimmie, beloved cat of Vikke Baron and Michael Anderson
08/08 Sassy, beloved cat of Kerry Kingham and Neville Withington
09/08 Molly, beloved cat of Debbie and Tom Carmel
09/08 Daisy-May, beloved kitten of Jane Rice and Castle Cats.
If you are interested in adopting a nice adult cat, please consider looking at the Fairfax County Shelter on Ox Road. More information can be found at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police/animalservices Then click on the link to see the pet listing at PetHarbor. Also consider Skinny, Jessie, and Monte, all are wonderful cats with us.
CURRENT NEEDS LIST: WE URGENTLY NEED CANNED CAT FOOD. Trumph -13 oz (webers pet) Innova (red label or evo kitten )but any brand welcome. We order from NationalPetPharmacy.com and its delivered to the shelter. Webers has Evo and will order the Red label 13 oz cans too. Superpetz has Evo 12 oz cans (I think). Also good are chicken flavor Wellness - 12.5 oz cans (Webers or National pet pharmacy on line). We need litter of all kinds. Clay litters (Petco, Giant, SFW, Hartz ) or clumping - (A & H, Scoop away, Wegmans, Exquisicat.) We need Xalatan glaucoma eye drops for "Blind Kitty". We need litter all the time - any and all types accepted. We need left over Baytril (any strength), Zithromax (tablets or powder) and Anerobe (Clindimycin). If you know anyone on NEUPOGEN or Zofran with some left over or out of date, it's used by cancer patients, please call Jane at 703 425-0581. (For Neupogen, the amounts in the empty discarded vials is enough to treat a cat for 1 to 2 doses). We also use Clavamox pills, Cephelexin, Ciprofloxacin, and Grisfulvin pills or Griseofulvin liquid, Frontline, Advantage, Fluid bags and other meds. Also we can use leftover heartworm medicine (particularly Interceptor - dog strength) or Revolution for any size dog or cat. Please call 703 655-3285 or e-mail Rice_jk@hotmail.com. Donations can be left in Fairfax anytime or we will try to pick up.
DONATIONS LIST!We appreciate each and every contribution to our rescue group. Thanks so much to all of you for remembering the kitties this time of year! We THANK Grace Cottrell for donation in honor of Sarah (the Bean) and continued support..We THANK Summer Allen for donation in honor of Marley. We THANK Tim and Ilissa Belanger for recent donation in honor of Roo.We THANK Linda & Steve Uehling for adoption, food donation and donation in honor of new kitty.We THANK David Gross & Mary Burns for adoption and donation in honor of 2 kittens.We THANK Dan Rosa and Peggy Riley for recent donation and continued support.We THANK Hitomi Kan for recent donations of wet food. We THANK The McCormicks for donation in honor of Sadie and Sandy. We THANK Michelle Wiseman for goods, food donation and continued support.We THANK Anita and Ned Schwartz for adoption and extra donation. We THANK Kenneth Barry for donation at VIenna Library. We THANK Michael Jower for donation at Vienna Library.We THANK Patty Whiteoak for adoption and donation of Lyla and Toby. We THANK Kathleen Culbertson for donation of canned kitten food.We THANK Deborah Vaughan for donation and extra donation in honor of new kitty.We THANK Mary Lou Vroman for canned food donation and continued support. <
Our Featured Pet is Jessie!!!
Jessie is an angel of a cat. She has southern charm and grace. She is plump and has a wonderful round face. We think she is about 3 yrs old. She has a delightful, low-key personality and she is gets along with other cats. She has golden color and nice striped markings. She loves affection and will make a great companion. She will sit up on her hind legs like a Princess to be petted! She is adorable. Contact Jane for more information at rice_jk@hotmail.com Featured Pet Photo- Jessie
News
Castle Cats is looking for volunteers (student or adult) in the Annandale-Fairfax- Northern Virginia area to help take care of our cats (cleaning, feeding, petting, and care). We also need substitutes and help doing some simple handyman's or handywoman's work around the shelter on an occasional basis. (putting up shelves, touch up painting, etc. We would also appreciate any donations of food, supplies, or veterinary medicines. If you have purchased food that your cat will not eat, we can always use it. We are in urgent need of monetary donations, if you can help, please send a check to Castle Cats at 4121 Elizabeth La, Fairfax, VA 22032 or Castle Cats, PO Box 2096, Fairfax, VA 22031. We thank you in advance. The kitties need your support.
We accept students who need to fufill community hours, if the contribution is over 5 hours total.
Who We Are
Castle Cats is a small organization made up of about 15 dedicated volunteers and fosterers. We care for and rehabilitate un-owned or abandoned cats. We educate the public on the virtues of spay - neuter and our goal is to help shelters in our area transition to no-kill shelters. We rescue from kill shelter and abandoned cats from the streets. We place tame cats in new homes. We strongly support direct adoptions from your local county shelter and adoptions from other non-profit groups on Petfinder. We work hand-in-hand with other rescue groups to help share resources. We spay-neuter stray or feral cats brought to our attention, to the extent that our resources allow.
Adopting a friend
We seek responsible, good pet owners. We hope we are not overly intrusive, but do like to feel confident that the pet in your care will be safe and cared for. Adopting a young cat or kitten is a 15 yr commitment. All cats over 4-5 months old are spayed/neutered before placement. We have a strict spay-neuter policy. We disclose a full medical history. A contract is signed in the adoption process and there is an adoption fee. You can either contact us first or fill out an inquiry form and email to rice_jk@hotmail.com and we will contact you. Click here to download our pet inquiry (application) form.
