Renate's Fosters
Camillus, NY
Currently we are NOT rescuing cats.
We sincerely regret being unable to assist you, please check our community resources page for alternative assistance.
I need you to Rescue a cat for me. It's...
Stray but Friendly
Can you catch it yourself? If you can, do so. Bring it into the house, and put it in a small safe room. Contact me.
If I have room, I will come get it right Away. If I don't have room, I will find someone. I need you to understand it could take a few days. If you desperately can't hang on to the cat, I need to know so I can pass that information on.
If you cannot catch it yourself, It will take several days at most to come. Can you leave the cat food and water for me? I will come as soon as I can.
I will get it fixed, vetted, and adopted. I do not charge, but donations of or for food and Litter are appreciated.
Scared, Shy or Mean
We're going to need to set a trap and wait. It could take days.
I will set the trap. I need you to watch it for me. Check it a couple times a day for me, when I can't. I will do my very best, but cat's like this are harder to catch.
If you can help me by setting out food and water for it every day, before I come, I can easily set up the trap in that spot, so it will already know to go there.
I will get it fixed, vetted, and assesed for adoption. If it cannot be adopted, I will find a safe Feral Colony for it. If it is Feral and FIV/FILV+ I may not have a choice but to humanely Euthenize the cat. This is an absolutely last resort however.
An abandoned kitten
How old is the kitten? If it can't walk and needs to be fed, you need to contact us immediately. Put the kitten(s) in a warm box, with a hot water bottle under a blanket. It needs to be hand fed RIGHT AWAY, because if it's glucose levels drop too low, it will die.
Everything you need to know about rescuing a kitten can be found online. I may need a few hours, we only have one car. That can be life or death to a kitten, so If you can't bring the kitten to me, I need your help.
I will hand feed the kitten. I will have it checked by a vet. If the kitten seems to be not doing well I have connections with people more experienced than I, I will get it help.
If it makes it (You need to understand that sometimes they just don't) I will get it vetted, fixed, and adopted. If you can offer any assistance for fresh syringes, formula, or other necessities that would be awesome, but it's not a deal breaker.
A Mother and her Babies
Do you need me to catch them for you first? If so I need to know everything about where they are, and have full access to the area. I need you to make sure Mom has food and water until I can come.
It can take as little as one day, or as many as a few to catch them all. But I will get them.
If you have them, safe and sound, I'll come pick them up ASAP. I will give them food, love, shelter, and make sure Mom gets spayed, all her babies get fixed, vetted, and Adopted.
If you have a mom who had kittens, and they're all happy and healthy but you need them gone, I'll come get them too. If you need help getting your cat spayed to avoid it happening again I can help direct you to resources, or you can check them out for yourself under the community resources section of "I need Help."