Missy

Missy is a 17-year-old Norwegian Forrest Cat. She and her sibling, Scooter, came to live in the Sanctuary when we received a call from the local shelter. Their owner had passed away, and these kitties were languishing in the shelter. Confused and broken hearted, these cats were pining away toward death until we took them in.  Both cats are now thriving and love life with their kitty pals.

Missy loves napping on the sofa and eating Temptations treats!

Kismet

Kismet, aka Kizzy, came to us from another rescue in North Carolina, where he was living by himself in a separate room due to his FIV status. (note – FIV and non-FIV cats can indeed live together!) Having been trapped in a TNR endeavor, it became obvious Kizzy was no feral cat! In fact, he is a snuggle bug who is happy to be with humans and other cats alike. We later took in his “girlfriend” Karma; we did not know initially that he and Karma were a bonded pair or we would never have separated them.

Kizzy loves to snuggle with his chosen human, Linda, as well as with his girlfriend Karma!

Karma

Karma had been Kizzy’s girlfriend in the feral colony where they were both trapped during a TNR event. Left in the NC rescue when we took in Kizzy, we only learned about her when we visited to rescue to thank them for sending Kizmet our way. Karma was so shy that she had stuffed herself underneath the kitten cages at the rescue! Once reunited with Kizmet, Karma very very slowly started to come out of her shell. It took us 4 years to even begin to be able to touch her, but she does now sleep on the bed at night with Linda and Brian.

Karma’s favorite thing in life if to snuggle up with Kizzy and enjoy being spoiled.

Brownie

Semi-feral Brownie, 12 years old and sibling to Cupcake, retains much of her wild side. While she has no known medical issues (knock wood), she is completely fearful of human touch. She will now tolerate us getting close enough to put a food bowl down in front of her, and we can occasionally touch her very gently. Mostly, she is just happy to be here living in comfort with her sister and the other cats.

Brownie loves to lie on the bed with her pals, then she likes to change rooms with Rita and sleep on the sofa with her sister at night. If you open the bag of Temptations, she might actually come near, but not too close!

Smoochy

Smoochy is a 3-legged 8-year-old, who came to live with us at the tender age of 3 weeks. With a rear leg broken and dangling, she was set to be euthanized at the shelter, when the shelter director called to ask if we could save her. Of course! We took in both Smoochy and her brother Sonny (who passed away last year). Both Sonny and Smoochy were somewhat mentally challenged, since they were taken away from their cat mom and thrown into a ditch as such young kittens. Smoochy is still prone to litter box mistakes because of the odd way her brain works.

Smoochy is very attached to her chosen human, Rita, and barks at the other cats if they try to get too close to Rita! Smoochy also loves to chase the laser dot, despite her 3-legged status!

Picasso

Calico beauty Miss Picasso came to us when volunteers at the local shelter contacted Rita. A very shy approximate 2-year-old girl, she was not spayed and had been largely neglected most of her life. She came along with her feral friend, Max, who was very untrusting of humans. (Sadly, Max passed at the tender age of 9 months due to Toxoplasmosis of the brain stem, but he came to know love and trust from Rita before he passed.)

Picasso gets along with all the Sanctuary members, and has slowly decided to trust Rita. She comes to Rita now most mornings wanting “fanny scratchies” and head rubs… It only took her 4 years, lol!!

Rosie

Sweet Rosie, a rare orange tabby, came to live at the Sanctuary when Rita spotted her on Facebook. A local cat who was on her way to the shelter for the 3rd time, her sweet face begged to be saved. The lady who had her tried to save her from going back to the shelter, but Rosie (then named Tiger) was not doing well with their family dogs nor with the kids. She was constantly tormented.

Rita drove over to get Rosie, who upon arriving home hid inside a litter box for a few days, coming out occasionally for food. But here we are, 5 years later, and Rosie has become one of the most loving cats her at the Sanctuary. She is now approximately 6 years old, has many kitty pals, and loves people!

Cupcake

RIP Cupcake aka Cuppie, she passed May 6, 2022, and re-joins her litter mates, Lovey and Dash…

Cupcake, now 12, came to us as a feral along with 3 of her siblings. Unfortunately, two of them have now passed from Cancer. Only Cupcake and Brownie remain. Cupcake is suffering from issues which makes getting enough nutrition from her food impossible without medication. For a time, she was on weekly B12 injections. While the B12 injections are now only monthly, Cupcake must also have VedCo PancreVed Powder mixed into her wet food twice a day so she gets some nutrition from her food. Even so, she continues to be frail and we don’t know how long she will be with us.

Her favorite thing in life is to snuggle with her cat buddy, Peanut Butter (grey tabby behind her in the photo) and watch TV while sitting on our laps.

Scooter

RIP Sweet Scooter, he passed April 6, 2022, and re-joins his original Mom in Heaven…

17-year-old Scooter is Missy’s sibling, also a Norwegian Forrest Cat. As stated in Missy’s section, he came to live in the Sanctuary after his human passed away. He also had undiagnosed Hyperthyroidism, a common affliction in senior cats. Now on medication, Scooter is thriving here at the Sanctuary. Somewhat of a loner who chooses to spend his time in the office, Scooter has indeed made some new kitty friends.

Scooter’s favorite activities are eating and getting brushed.