Best Buds

It's still cold here in Minnesota with snow on the ground. Alice, a former Feline Rescue kitty, has found a great way to keep warm.

Caring for Community Cats

Feline Rescue’s Outreach volunteers work to reduce the number of homeless cats in our community by coordinating low-cost spay/neuter services.



One Feline Rescue volunteer—a dedicated caregiver to the outdoor cats in his neighborhood—helped get these cats spayed and neutered.


Some of the cats were spayed/neutered and released back outside to be cared for. This friendly mom cat and her kittens were brought inside to be socialized and adopted out to good homes.

Karma and Kayla (and mom Navigator) are now happy house cats and looking for a good home!

You can read more about our Outreach program on the Feline Rescue website.


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The Adventures of Birdie and Feather

Birdie and Feather are determined and adventuresome sisters. It seems that they went out exploring and got lost together. It was below zero, so they crawled through a vent in a trailer home to get warm. They attracted attention, rummaging around in the vents like that, and were brought to Feline Rescue.

Birdie and Feather were hungry and dehydrated and became very sick. But with the help of some good vets, the kind volunteers at Feline Rescue, and their own determination, Birdie and Feather are healthy and strong again. They’re ready for their next adventure, which they would prefer to be less arduous than their last one. They would settle for an exciting new home with soft beds, lots of good food, and kind people who will love them and keep them safe and warm forever. In the meantime, they will do their exploring here at the Feline Rescue Adoption Center.

Birdie and Feather are beautiful and affectionate girls with short, sweet little tails. To meet them, stop by or call 651-642-5900, ext.3.

Orange Crush

It’s hard to resist this guy. Riley James is gorgeous, sweet, and very orange. Riley was living under a porch when he was rescued this winter. This talkative young guy is full of energy and tons of fun. He would love to spend the spring and summer lounging on your screened-in-porch, chirping at the birds. He’s waiting for you at the Feline Rescue Adoption Center!

Stop by or call 651-642-5900, ext.3. for more information about Riley James.

Save the Date! Annual Spaghetti Dinner May 1

Mark your calendars for this year's Spaghetti Dinner!

Saturday, May 1 from  12:00 - 5:30.

Spaghetti dinner and gelato catered by Fat Lorenzo's

Misty fka Daisy and Her New Ferret Friends

Daisy, now named Misty, went home May 7 to join a family with three ferrets. Misty is a gentle, mellow girl who always got along well with all the cats and kittens in her foster home so we hoped she would be just as friendly with ferrets. And she is according to the update we received.

I just wanted to send you some pictures of Daisy now Misty! She is doing great she opened up to us really fast and gets along with the ferrets.

Thanks :)
Brittni

It took awhile for Misty to find her purrrfect home but who would have thought she was waiting for ferrets. Thank you Brittni!

Madrid "Madi" All Settled In

We recently received a wonderful update with photos from Madrid's family. Madrid was adopted from the Feline Rescue Adoption Center shortly after the New Year.

Madrid (we usually call her "Madi" because it seems less formal) has settled in very nicely to her new home. She was pretty nervous the first couple days and spent a lot of time hiding under the bed, but she now wanders comfortably throughout the house, and usually keeps us company when we're home. She sleeps with us at night and has made herself quite comfortable on our bed, as you can see from one of the attached photos. When we have guests, she comes right up and wants to get to know them, too. My parents were here a few week-ends after she came home with me, and she insisted on sleeping with them for part of the night.

Queen of the Bed

She loves to play, and we really enjoy playing with her. She has a number of new toys and also continues to play with the toy that came with her from Feline Rescue.

Yoga Kitty

She's been eating well. It took me a little while to figure out what kind of canned food she likes because she has completely different tastes from our previous cat, but I have found two brands and a few different flavors that she enjoys. She's on a mix of dry (no grain) and canned food now and is maintaining a healthy weight.

We had our first visit to the vet a couple weeks ago, and that was a little traumatic for both of us. She was fine during the actual visit, but I had to chase her around the house for about 10 minutes before I was finally able to get her into the carrier (I got her in a few times and she kept getting out before I could close it). Then she cried soooo loudly all the way to the vets, and I felt horrible!. I just kept telling her I was so sorry. The vet said she is healthy and doing well, so that was good to hear (I wasn't expecting to hear anything different, but it was still good to know). I took her to the Inver Grove Heights Animal Hospital, which is pretty close to my house. It was my first time going there, and I really liked the vet.

Madrid is such a beautiful cat, and my husband and I are both very happy to have her. Everyone who meets her, or sees her photos, just loves the coloring on her face!

Thanks for everything you all do!

Julie

Thank you for giving Madrid a loving home!