Neighborhood Cats

UPDATE _ Ralph is safe! We're happy to report that Ralph has been found and is now safe and sound at home with his family. Big thanks to all his friends and well-wishes out there!

***MISSING CAT*** Ralph, an orange tabby dsh, was last seen on Sunday, 6/13/21 at Cropsey Ave. & Bay 10/Bay 11 St. in the Bath Beach section of Brooklyn, 11228. He is wearing a blue collar and tags. Anyone with information about Ralph, please call Regina at 917-731-0509.

Online Kitten Conference - this weekend! https://www.communitycatspodcast.com/online-kitten-confere/ Fri. June 11, 7 - 8:15pm ET, Sat. & Sun. June 12 & 13, 10am - 5pm ET... Got kittens? Check out the 2021 ONLINE KITTEN CONFERENCE presented by the National Kitten Coalition and the Community Cats Podcast this coming June 11 through 13, 2021. The three-day virtual gathering features presentations on socializing ferals, recruiting and running a foster care network, disaster preparation and much more. All for only $75! When you sign up, please enter NEIGHBORHOOD in the coupon code field (then click "Apply coupon") and $25 of your registration fee will be donated to us at Neighborhood Cats. Thanks!

Veterinary scholarships available! Learn high volume spay/neuter from the experts! Too many cats, too few resources. All across the country, communities working to reduce their feral and stray cat populations are hampered by a shortage of affordable spay/neuter care. For many, restrictions imposed by COVID-19 over the past year have only made matters worse. We can help! The Neighborhood Cats Veterinary Scholarship Program is offering a limited number of 2021 awards for high-...quality, high-volume spay/neuter training at the ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance in Asheville, NC. Each recipient will attend 4 days of intensive training with the Alliance’s expert instructors. Travel expenses and temporary license fees will be covered by the scholarship, and training fees will be waived by the ASPCA Spay/Neuter Alliance. To be eligible, you must be a veterinarian with a current license to practice. Veterinarians of all experience levels are welcome to apply. The scholarship program paves the way for doctors and clinics to safely and effectively boost surgical capacity - and help more cats! Training will take place in fall/winter of 2021. To request an application, please email [email protected]. The deadline for submission is July 9, 2021.

There's still space! Learn TNR this Saturday https://www.communitycatspodcast.com//neighborhood-cats-t/ Neighborhood Cats TNR Certification Workshop Saturday June 5, 2021, 2 - 4:30pm ET... (or watch the recording until June 12) Become part of the solution for feral and stray cats in your neighborhood! Learn how to practice Trap-Neuter-Return at our popular virtual training. We'll teach you what TNR is, why it's a great idea and how to do it. Topics include dealing with neighbors, all aspects of trapping and basic colony care. By the end, you'll know how to safely and effectively get your colony cats fixed. Attendees receive a Certificate of Attendance. Can't make it live? Register by June 5 and view the recording by June 12. Special extra recorded sessions on local TNR resources will also be available to residents of New York City, Washington DC and parts of Michigan and Iowa. (Please note: due to the pandemic, availability of free spay/neuter in NYC is limited at this time.) The workshop is instructed by Bryan Kortis and Susan Richmond of Neighborhood Cats, hosted by the Community Cats Podcast and sponsored by Tomahawk Live Trap. $10 course fee. Follow the link above to reserve your spot!

Sign up! Neighborhood Cats TNR Workshop - coming June 5 https://www.communitycatspodcast.com//neighborhood-cats-t/ Neighborhood Cats TNR Certification Workshop Saturday June 5, 2021, 2 - 4:30pm ET... (or watch the recording until June 12) Become part of the solution for feral and stray cats in your neighborhood! Learn how to practice Trap-Neuter-Return at our popular virtual training. We'll teach you what TNR is, why it's a great idea and how to do it. Topics include dealing with neighbors, all aspects of trapping and basic colony care. By the end, you'll know how to safely and effectively get your colony cats fixed. Attendees receive a Certificate of Attendance. Can't make it live? Register by June 5 and view the recording by June 12. Special extra recorded sessions on local TNR resources will also be available to residents of New York City, Washington DC and parts of Michigan and Iowa. (Please note: due to the pandemic, availability of free spay/neuter in NYC is limited at this time.) The workshop is instructed by Bryan Kortis and Susan Richmond of Neighborhood Cats, hosted by the Community Cats Podcast and sponsored by Tomahawk Live Trap. $10 course fee. Click the link above to register.

***URGENT - LOST CAT - NEEDS MEDICATION*** Tipper is a senior Maine Coon who recently went missing as his family was moving into a new home. He was last seen on Union Avenue and S. First St., Brooklyn, NY 11211. Tipper has advanced renal disease and needs IV fluids daily. Please, if you have seen him or have any information about his whereabouts, call Devon, anytime, at (201) 478-3134.

Nolan's sight is gone. His will to live isn't. https://donate.neighborhoodcats.org/give/341948/ The last thing Nolan ever saw, before his eyes died, was an ordinary backyard behind a red brick house in Brownsville, Brooklyn. It was a small yard, enclosed by a rusting chain link fence and dotted with trees. Other cats lived behind the house as well, their daily meals set out by the elderly tenant in a neat row of bowls. Months earlier, Nolan had stumbled into the backyard col...ony, footsore, heartsick and lonely. To the ragged tom, the dim shapes of cats and dishes, and the smell of fresh food, must have felt as warm and reassuring as a fire flickering on a hearth. Sofia, the cats’ 82-year-old caretaker, observed how the shy white cat waited for his colony mates to finish their meals before making his slow, deliberate way to his dish. Sometimes, she’d talk to him as he ate and try to draw closer. Nolan always reacted with fear, flattening himself to the ground before skittering off into the shadows. With her own vision failing, Sofia couldn't see the untreated infections that were steadily blinding the poor stray. Eventually, a visiting relative realized something was badly wrong and called Neighborhood Cats for help. We quickly trapped Nolan and brought him to our veterinarian. Sadly, the damage is done. His eyes no longer function and must be surgically removed to prevent future issues. Nolan has also been diagnosed with severe dental disease and his last few teeth, all painfully broken and decayed, have to be extracted as well. In his foster home, Nolan’s caregiver often speaks his name and lays a gentle hand on his fuzzy head. He responds by hissing like a tough guy, but never lifts a paw against her. We think old memories of happier times are beginning to stir and before long, he’ll be ready to climb into laps, ask for belly rubs, and purr as his cottony fur is brushed and combed. He can still have a long and joyful life - if we can give him the extensive care he needs so urgently. Won't you help? Please click the link above to make your gift, and save sweet Nolan today.

UPDATE - We're fighting to save Frostie's sight https://donate.neighborhoodcats.org/give/335052/ When Neighborhood Cats trapped Frostie this past March, it was just the start of his long road to recovery. Jade, our New Jersey trapper, was working on a large feral colony when she spotted the young cat in the shadows. She knew he was in trouble. Instead of luminous golden eyes in his furry face, there were only dark, red-rimmed slits. As soon as she caught him, poor Frostie cr...ied out, partly in fear, partly because of the hurt that wouldn’t go away. Right then and there, Jade promised him we’d do all we could to make him well. The next day our veterinarian found multiple, serious eye problems and decided a consultation with a specialist was needed. It took extra time to see the ophthalmologist but we finally have a complete diagnosis. The optic nerve of Frostie’s left eye has atrophied, probably from an old injury. Sadly, the resulting blindness is irreversible. The lashes of both eyes grow inwards instead of out, endlessly jabbing his delicate corneas. Swelling, scarring and inflammation have been aggravated by a viral infection and are especially severe in the right eye, which also suffers from a dangerous inability to produce tears. The fight to save Frostie’s sight has begun. For two weeks now, he’s been getting potent new medications to combat the virus that’s plagued him for so long. In addition, each day his right eye is gently bathed in artificial tears. Soon he’ll undergo surgery to repair the inward-turning lashes. At that time, to spare him further pain, the blind left eye will be removed. Throughout his ordeal Frostie has been pure sweetness and light. He knows the people around him now are friends, and shows it with non-stop grateful purrs and head-bumps. In the weeks ahead, we’ll share more updates about his progress. For now, a big thanks to all who have made this very good boy’s treatment possible.

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Can't attend the live May 1 workshop? No problem!...Watch the recording instead by May 8 https://www.communitycatspodcast.com//neighborhood-cats-t/ On Saturday, May 1, at 2pm ET, we'll be presenting our next TNR Certification Workshop in partnership with the Community Cats Podcast. Topics include dealing with neighbors, all aspects of trapping and basic colony care. By the end, you'll know how to safely and effectively get your colony cats fixed and cared for. If you can't make the live session, register by May 1 and you'll have until May 8 to watch the recording. Or sign up for our June 5 workshop. All attendees receive a Certificate of Attendance from Neighborhood Cats and the Community Cats Podcast.

Learn how YOU can do TNR! - Saturday, May 1 https://www.communitycatspodcast.com//neighborhood-cats-t/ Neighborhood Cats TNR Certification Workshop Sat., May 1, 2021, 2 - 4:30pm ET... (plus 4:30 - 5pm for Washington DC residents) Become part of the solution for feral and stray cats in your neighborhood by learning how to practice Trap-Neuter-Return. In our popular virtual training, we'll teach you what TNR is, why it's a great idea and how to do it. Topics include dealing with neighbors, all aspects of trapping and basic colony care. By the end, you'll know how to safely and effectively get your colony cats fixed and cared for. Attendees receive a Certificate of Attendance from Neighborhood Cats and the Community Cats Podcast. Our May 1 workshop will feature an extra session up to 30 minutes by Humane Rescue Alliance about TNR resources available to Washington DC residents. In addition, recorded 30-minute sessions on local TNR resources will be available to residents of New York City, Michigan near All About Animals Rescue, and Iowa near Iowa Humane Alliance. (Please note: due to the pandemic, the availability of free spay/neuter in NYC is limited at this time.) The certification workshop is instructed by Bryan Kortis and Susan Richmond of Neighborhood Cats, hosted by the Community Cats Podcast and sponsored by Tomahawk Live Trap and CARE DARE: TNR Community Cat Challenge. $10 course fee at registration. Follow the link above to reserve your spot. Humane Rescue Alliance is co-presenting our May 1 workshop as part of Meow DC. Meow DC is the premiere event all about cats in Washington DC. It's back this year with a month long online celebration of all things cats. Since it is virtual everyone can participate! Sign up today to save your spot for the a-meow-sing CAT-ivities planned. Follow on Instagram and take part in everything planned for you this May. Visit meowdc.org for more details and to sign up! CARE is daring Sterling the TrapKing to trap as many community cats as he can in 24 hours and get them to local clinics to be spayed and neutered. With the help of Tomahawk Traps Live and Tito's Vodka for Dog People, CARE is hoping to inspire trappers across the country to meet the challenge, educate new animal advocates, and represent them with a diverse leader in the industry. Ultimately we are going to work together to save more lives. CARE will share new updates, new sponsors and fun ways you all can help!

CHUMLEY IS A HIT ON BROADWAY! How one sick, forgotten cat beat the odds - thanks to you https://donate.neighborhoodcats.org/give/318496/ It’s been four months since we introduced you to Chumley, a senior cat who was desperately ill when he was found on a pile of leaves next to a wintry sidewalk in Crown Heights. Back then the poor, scared boy was suffering from a slew of ailments. He had advanced dental disease that caused constant, searing pain. A severe respiratory infecti...on forced him to gasp for each breath. Swarms of fleas had drained his strength, leaving him anemic and unsteady on his feet. His life nearly ended there on that cold, lonely street. But Chumley was saved in the nick of time because of you. When a Good Samaritan found the suffering cat, she placed an urgent call to Neighborhood Cats. We quickly trapped Chumley and hurried him to our vet for emergency treatment. Then we turned to our friends to ensure he’d receive the hospital care, dental surgery, medications and long recovery he needed. It took time but Chumley rewarded us by blossoming from a frail shell of a cat into a handsome boy with a shine on his ebony coat and a shy purr that starts off low and builds as you pet him until his whole body vibrates with contentment. Chumley - now named Bo - has been adopted by a stage actor and now lives in Manhattan’s Theatre District. When he’s not looking out a sunny window at the bustling cityscape below or napping with one of the other two resident cats, he’s usually curled on the couch next to his Dad, blinking sleepily and purring that magical purr. Our sweet old timer is living the good life. From Bo and all of us at Neighborhood Cats - thank you! Want to help us save more Chumleys? Click the link above to get started.