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Two cats, equally lovely, and one sits for months while the other is gone in a week. Often the only difference is how they were written up. Here’s what makes an adoption profile work, including the honesty that feels risky and isn’t.
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If you foster or run intakes, URI is the thing you will see most. It is usually manageable and occasionally an emergency, and the line between those two is simpler than people expect: whether the cat is still eating. Here are the signs, the home care, and the point where it becomes a vet call.
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Small rescues run on generosity, and losing track of who gave what costs you more than money. It costs thank-yous, tax receipts, and the repeat donors that keep the lights on. Here’s a simple way to track giving without a finance degree.
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“About a dozen?” isn’t a number you can act on. A real colony census, tracked over time, tells you whether TNR is working, catches new arrivals early, and makes your case to funders. Here’s how to count, and why the trend matters more than the total.
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Caught early enough, a hissing, spitting feral kitten can become a purring lap cat. Caught late, it’s much harder. Here’s the socialization window that matters, and a realistic timeline for turning fear into trust.
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The intake record is the first page of a cat’s story with your rescue, and a good one saves you headaches for months. Here’s exactly what to capture the day a cat comes in, and why each field earns its place.
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A good feeding station does more than fill bowls. It keeps a colony healthy, makes trapping easier, and gives you a consistent spot to watch for new arrivals or sick cats. Here’s how to set one up that works and keeps the peace with neighbors.
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New to TNR and not sure where to start? Trap-Neuter-Return is the humane, effective way to stabilize a feral cat colony, and it’s more approachable than it looks. Here’s the whole process in plain language, from your first trap to the moment you let a cat go.
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Orphaned kittens need to eat on a strict clock, and the right schedule changes fast as they grow. Here’s the age-by-age feeding schedule caregivers actually use, plus the warning signs that mean it’s time to call your vet.
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A feeding station covered by six different volunteers should be simple. In practice it’s a group chat with three conflicting ‘I got it’ replies and one missed morning. Here’s how to structure volunteer coverage so nothing falls through the cracks.