Meet the Cats
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Adoptable
These cats are ready for their forever home. If you're interested in adopting a cat, please contact us.
Camino
CAMINO HAS BEEN ADOPTED!
Gender: Male
Age: Less than 2 years old
Breed / Colour: Shorthaired tabby, reddish-brown
Spayed / Neutered: Y
Adoption Summary:
Camino is now ready to go to his new home. He will need patient adopters, who will give him some time to settle in and get comfortable in his new environment. But he will make a great addition to someone's family. Adoption fee will apply, to help offset the cost of veterinary bills. If you are interested in discussing adopting Camino, please contact us. If you have already submitted a questionnaire and would like to consider adopting Camino specifically, let us know.
Camino was originally found east of Haliburton. He was feral, and roaming a densely wooded area. A nearby family began feeding him, then trapped him and brought him to us.
He is a beautiful boy, a reddish toned brown tabby, sleek and graceful, well-muscled, and in wonderfully healthy condition.
He is gentle, sweet natured, easygoing, very inquisitive, and loves pets and cuddles. A little uncertain in a crowd, and doesn't like a lot of commotion. A bit reserved at first, but very friendly. Doesn't get into conflicts with other cats. Eats very well! Clean and uses his litter box with no issues. Loves his cozy bed.
He has been neutered, and is fully vaccinated and microchipped.
Detailed Log:
June 28, 2021 - Despite his wild start in life, he is a sweet and gentle boy. He is placid and quiet, likes his naps and loves his food! He gets along well with other cats, though he can be a little shy. He loves pets and cuddles, though he is still deciding if he likes to be picked up. He is a beautiful boy, with a long, lean, muscular physique, and amazing colours, tabby brown with reddish highlights. Photos really don't do this guy justice.
May 2021 - Introducing Camino. Camino is a feral cat who was being fed by a family in the Haliburton area. They say they had been seeing him around for at least a year. They finally decided to take steps and get him to a rescue to be cared for and neutered. Not an easy choice, since they all had fallen in love with him! And who could blame them? Not only is Camino a beautiful boy, he is also a gentle spirit with kind eyes, already affectionate and sweet and welcomes touch and cuddles.
He has settled in well here, and we think that it is time to let him come out to free roam with the other cats. We begin that process in small supervised periods, and if there are no issues with getting along with the others, hiding, or litter box use, he will get to stay out longer and longer until he is also free roaming. He goes to get his first vet check and vaccinations in another week and a half, and a couple weeks after that, for his boosters, neuter, and microchip. Such a lovely boy!
Gender: Male
Age: Less than 2 years old
Breed / Colour: Shorthaired tabby, reddish-brown
Spayed / Neutered: Y
Adoption Summary:
Camino is now ready to go to his new home. He will need patient adopters, who will give him some time to settle in and get comfortable in his new environment. But he will make a great addition to someone's family. Adoption fee will apply, to help offset the cost of veterinary bills. If you are interested in discussing adopting Camino, please contact us. If you have already submitted a questionnaire and would like to consider adopting Camino specifically, let us know.
Camino was originally found east of Haliburton. He was feral, and roaming a densely wooded area. A nearby family began feeding him, then trapped him and brought him to us.
He is a beautiful boy, a reddish toned brown tabby, sleek and graceful, well-muscled, and in wonderfully healthy condition.
He is gentle, sweet natured, easygoing, very inquisitive, and loves pets and cuddles. A little uncertain in a crowd, and doesn't like a lot of commotion. A bit reserved at first, but very friendly. Doesn't get into conflicts with other cats. Eats very well! Clean and uses his litter box with no issues. Loves his cozy bed.
He has been neutered, and is fully vaccinated and microchipped.
Detailed Log:
June 28, 2021 - Despite his wild start in life, he is a sweet and gentle boy. He is placid and quiet, likes his naps and loves his food! He gets along well with other cats, though he can be a little shy. He loves pets and cuddles, though he is still deciding if he likes to be picked up. He is a beautiful boy, with a long, lean, muscular physique, and amazing colours, tabby brown with reddish highlights. Photos really don't do this guy justice.
May 2021 - Introducing Camino. Camino is a feral cat who was being fed by a family in the Haliburton area. They say they had been seeing him around for at least a year. They finally decided to take steps and get him to a rescue to be cared for and neutered. Not an easy choice, since they all had fallen in love with him! And who could blame them? Not only is Camino a beautiful boy, he is also a gentle spirit with kind eyes, already affectionate and sweet and welcomes touch and cuddles.
He has settled in well here, and we think that it is time to let him come out to free roam with the other cats. We begin that process in small supervised periods, and if there are no issues with getting along with the others, hiding, or litter box use, he will get to stay out longer and longer until he is also free roaming. He goes to get his first vet check and vaccinations in another week and a half, and a couple weeks after that, for his boosters, neuter, and microchip. Such a lovely boy!
Luna's four kittens
Gender (Kittens): 3 female, 1 male
Age: Kittens born May 26
Breed / Colour: Tuxedo with tabby colouring
Spayed / Neutered: Kittens will not be spayed or neutered before 16 weeks of age. Adoptions that occur prior to this age will be for kittens with first vaccinations, deworming and vet checks only.
Adoption Summary:
Almost ready! - Luna and her kittens won’t be ready for adoption until the kittens are weaned near the end of July or middle of August.
Luna has already been spoken for (her new name is Miss Puss Puss), but her kittens will be looking for their permanent homes. We’re still assessing them, to determine when they are ready, if they should go in pairs, or if one may go with the mom, or if a single kitten may be adoptable into a home that already has a cat as a companion… TBD. However, if you are interested in one or more of these kittens, please contact us.
Luna is petite, with a delicate physique, very tiny and slender. She has beautiful markings, and a glossy mid-length coat. Her kittens take after her. We suspect the father was a long-haired tabby who roams the area (and nobody has been able to catch, yet!)
Luna was trapped here in Dorset, neighbours said she had been dumped on their road some months prior. She arrived skinny, bedraggled, and sick. She vomited plastic wrappers within the first day she was with us, having ingested packaging along with its contents, we can only assume from someone's trash. A rush to the vet revealed that little Luna was pregnant with four kittens.
Luna is an exceptionally attentive mother, and spends most of her time caring for her kittens, born on day of the lunar eclipse, May 26th.
Detailed Log:
Jun 6 – Luna’s babies are healthy and growing, and now have their eyes open.
May 26 – Luna’s four star-babies have arrived, on the day of the eclipse. All is good!
May 13 - Sweet little Luna. Trapped right here in Dorset, after we received a report of a cat in town that was dumped. She is so very tiny that at first we thought she was just a kitten. She was having trouble keeping food down, and threw up a plastic wrapper from some food that she had scrounged while she was out there on her own. She had a very distended abdomen that made us wonder what was going on with her.
We took her in to our fabulous vets, Minden Animal Hospital, who squeezed her into a very busy day on an emergency basis. They ran tests that were inconclusive, and finally took x-rays of that belly. "Spines!!", the vet techs reportedly exclaimed. Yes. Our sweet, teensy-tiny little Luna is pregnant. Very pregnant, as it turns out. We are told that there are at least four large kittens in there, one of whom is pressing right on her stomach, which could go a long way to explaining why she was vomiting so much, poor thing. She was also dehydrated from all of her stomach upsets, and needed subcutaneous fluids, and a prescription to help line her stomach to help her digest food easier. She is on special recovery food now to help her get in all the calories she needs. She is ravenous!! Those babies are taking every resource she has.
So now she is back here at the rescue centre, in a newly-converted nursery crate, with a birthing box all ready to go. And now...we wait. Given the size of that belly, it shouldn't be long now. We will be watching her closely, and have her on video surveillance, to alert us when it begins. We are a little concerned about the size of her, vs. the size of those kittens. Hopefully she will have little trouble with the birth, but we stand ready to help her if necessary, or get her emergency care if needed.
Age: Kittens born May 26
Breed / Colour: Tuxedo with tabby colouring
Spayed / Neutered: Kittens will not be spayed or neutered before 16 weeks of age. Adoptions that occur prior to this age will be for kittens with first vaccinations, deworming and vet checks only.
Adoption Summary:
Almost ready! - Luna and her kittens won’t be ready for adoption until the kittens are weaned near the end of July or middle of August.
Luna has already been spoken for (her new name is Miss Puss Puss), but her kittens will be looking for their permanent homes. We’re still assessing them, to determine when they are ready, if they should go in pairs, or if one may go with the mom, or if a single kitten may be adoptable into a home that already has a cat as a companion… TBD. However, if you are interested in one or more of these kittens, please contact us.
Luna is petite, with a delicate physique, very tiny and slender. She has beautiful markings, and a glossy mid-length coat. Her kittens take after her. We suspect the father was a long-haired tabby who roams the area (and nobody has been able to catch, yet!)
Luna was trapped here in Dorset, neighbours said she had been dumped on their road some months prior. She arrived skinny, bedraggled, and sick. She vomited plastic wrappers within the first day she was with us, having ingested packaging along with its contents, we can only assume from someone's trash. A rush to the vet revealed that little Luna was pregnant with four kittens.
Luna is an exceptionally attentive mother, and spends most of her time caring for her kittens, born on day of the lunar eclipse, May 26th.
Detailed Log:
Jun 6 – Luna’s babies are healthy and growing, and now have their eyes open.
May 26 – Luna’s four star-babies have arrived, on the day of the eclipse. All is good!
May 13 - Sweet little Luna. Trapped right here in Dorset, after we received a report of a cat in town that was dumped. She is so very tiny that at first we thought she was just a kitten. She was having trouble keeping food down, and threw up a plastic wrapper from some food that she had scrounged while she was out there on her own. She had a very distended abdomen that made us wonder what was going on with her.
We took her in to our fabulous vets, Minden Animal Hospital, who squeezed her into a very busy day on an emergency basis. They ran tests that were inconclusive, and finally took x-rays of that belly. "Spines!!", the vet techs reportedly exclaimed. Yes. Our sweet, teensy-tiny little Luna is pregnant. Very pregnant, as it turns out. We are told that there are at least four large kittens in there, one of whom is pressing right on her stomach, which could go a long way to explaining why she was vomiting so much, poor thing. She was also dehydrated from all of her stomach upsets, and needed subcutaneous fluids, and a prescription to help line her stomach to help her digest food easier. She is on special recovery food now to help her get in all the calories she needs. She is ravenous!! Those babies are taking every resource she has.
So now she is back here at the rescue centre, in a newly-converted nursery crate, with a birthing box all ready to go. And now...we wait. Given the size of that belly, it shouldn't be long now. We will be watching her closely, and have her on video surveillance, to alert us when it begins. We are a little concerned about the size of her, vs. the size of those kittens. Hopefully she will have little trouble with the birth, but we stand ready to help her if necessary, or get her emergency care if needed.
Nicholas, Vixen and Holly - the Christmas kittens
Gender: 1 male, 2 females
Age: Approx 1 year old
Breed / Colour: Tabbies, Nicholas is a male with white-tipped toes. Vixen is a long-haired female, and Holly is a short-haired female
Spayed / Neutered: Y
Adoption Summary:
These summaries have been provided by the foster mom, who has been caring for these kittens for several months.
Nicholas – As of July 2021 – Nicholas is one of the three Christmas kittens. He was rescued around Christmas 2020 and had been hanging around a construction site since that summer.
He needs a forever home with a kitty companion (his sister Vixen would make a great companion) and someone who is willing to spend time with him every day. He will also do best to have toys, a window preferably with a good view of nature, at least one scratching post, and a wand toy to play with you!
He is the SWEETEST kitty; I tell him how lovely he is every day. He enjoys playing. Most importantly, he needs companionship and needs someone to love him and let him love you regularly. He loves his siblings, chasing them, napping with them, and, naturally, grooming them.
I always have favourites and he is mine by a landslide. Every morning and every evening (and almost every time in between) when I come into his room, he comes RUNNING to me, rubs up against my legs, headbutts me, and follows me around. Lately when he wants attention, he will run into the bathroom, meow, and wait for me to come in and pet him - IT'S SO CUTE!
He is: Lovely, Handsome, Soft, Not-so-athletic (lol), A little playful, Curious, And likes lots of cat-naps in the sunshine.
He is neutered, microchipped, and his vaccinations are up to date.
Vixen – As of July 2021. Vixen is one of the Christmas kittens. She was rescued around Christmas 2020 and had been hanging around a construction site since that summer.
She is a brown-black tabby, and has long hair (she has the furriest tail I have ever seen on a cat!). For her forever home, she will do best if she has a smaller area to get comfortable and will probably take a little time to adjust. She has so much love to give and deserves a loving home with a cat companion as well as someone who will give her playful attention every day.
She was extremely feral when she was rescued. She has come a long way in the last 7 months in her foster home, but still is nervous in new areas and hesitant around new people. Right now she feels most comfortable in a small room (a bathroom) where she allows me to pick her up and pet her.
She is very playful – she plays with her siblings every day and definitely needs that entertainment. She also enjoys having enrichment things like climbing towers, toys, and windows to watch the outdoor activities.
Vixen has the most personality of this trio (and maybe of any kitty I’ve cared for!). A few of the cutest things she does: #1 She will sit and tilt her head to the side when she is pensive (SUPER CUTE). #2 When she wants something from me, she will run up to about 1m from me, sits down, and then stare until I figure out what she wants. #3 When she falls asleep, she will keep her head propped up and it looks like she is smiling
She eats well, uses the litter box with no trouble, is a thinner kitty – but extremely healthy.
She is spayed, microchipped, and has all her required vaccinations.
Holly - As of July 2021. Holly is one of the Christmas kittens; she is the tiny one of the litter. She was rescued around Christmas 2020 and had been hanging around a construction site since that summer. She isn’t quite ready for adoption yet, but with some more time she will come around.
She is a brown-black tabby, and has short hair. She was extremely feral when she was rescued. She has come a long way in the last 7 months in her foster home, she likes to be around her foster family, but she mostly does not like being held or pet. Right now she feels comfortable in her room and will allow for some petting and handling in a small room (a bathroom) – once in a while she even purrs!
Holly LOVES playing with springs. They are her FAVOURITE toy! I gather all the Christmas kittens’ toys and put them in one spot almost every day. Holly comes to the pile, picks out her spring, takes it to her desired location, and then plays with it until she loses it under a couch (it’s the CUTEST thing to watch).
She has the prettiest face, she loves her siblings and grooms them every day in nap-time, she definitely needs to play every day, she’s curious and above all is loved.
She is spayed, microchipped, and has all her required vaccinations.
Detailed Log:
Apr 18 - I let the Christmas kittens explore another room yesterday for a couple hours and to no surprise of mine, Vixen was the first one out! And moments later Nicholas and Holly followed. They enjoyed the big window too!
Mar 2 – The kittens have been in their foster home for almost two months. Lately with the Christmas kitties, we have been working on their comfort level with us walking around and not always freaking out and running away. It’s really slow progress and it’s hard to explain the “wins”, but I think every day we are making baby-steps towards it. For example, the kittens don’t always run away every time when I move around the room near them; or if I angle my body a certain way, move slowly towards them, and hold out my finger, they will actually smell it instead of running in fear; and once in a while, Nicholas will stay put and let me pet him!!!!!!!! He is by far the most social in this way; it’s not every time he lets me get close to him in the open, but it’s more frequent for sure. The other two are still making progress in this direction and I’m hoping their brother will pave the way for them.
Jan 6, 2021 – The kittens started out quite frightened, and would almost panic every time someone came near. Over the past days and weeks they have gotten calmer, and their digestive systems are starting to work better after transitioning to their new diet and de-worming treatments.
The past few days, they have begun to get more and more curious about the environment beyond the crate. They watch the other cats play with toys and race around the house. They even engage with them through the bars of the cage! They have begin to tentatively accept touch from us, their caregivers. And after their time of rest and change in diet and environment, they are itching to get active!
I dropped them off at an amazing foster placement today, where they will continue the process of learning to socialize and live among humans. She has a dedicated space, starting with a large clean bathroom to use as their home base, and then when they are more comfortable, they will get “day passes” to move into the other part of a small suite where she will supervise and play with them. She is very excited to have them and help them along this next phase of their journey.
Dec 24 - Our three new arrivals are settling in nicely and interacting with the other cats through the bars of the crate. Next adventure will be weigh-in and gender confirmations. After I don my armour, of course!
Dec 21, 2020 - We had been looking forward to a quiet Christmas holiday, just us and the kids and the few cats that we live with and look after... And then yesterday we got a message from a friend about some cats at her workplace, a local construction company. Three kittens, to be precise. One of the crew members has been feeding them, and even socializing them to a point, they will come and sit on his lap and accept treats and play with toys.
Today we trapped two of the three, beautiful tabbies, one short haired and one long. The third, the smallest, is also the shy one of the bunch, and has not yet decided to enter a trap. (He/she was fed this morning, whereas the other two were ravenous!) Hopefully the final holdout will be reunited with their siblings by this afternoon.
Age: Approx 1 year old
Breed / Colour: Tabbies, Nicholas is a male with white-tipped toes. Vixen is a long-haired female, and Holly is a short-haired female
Spayed / Neutered: Y
Adoption Summary:
These summaries have been provided by the foster mom, who has been caring for these kittens for several months.
Nicholas – As of July 2021 – Nicholas is one of the three Christmas kittens. He was rescued around Christmas 2020 and had been hanging around a construction site since that summer.
He needs a forever home with a kitty companion (his sister Vixen would make a great companion) and someone who is willing to spend time with him every day. He will also do best to have toys, a window preferably with a good view of nature, at least one scratching post, and a wand toy to play with you!
He is the SWEETEST kitty; I tell him how lovely he is every day. He enjoys playing. Most importantly, he needs companionship and needs someone to love him and let him love you regularly. He loves his siblings, chasing them, napping with them, and, naturally, grooming them.
I always have favourites and he is mine by a landslide. Every morning and every evening (and almost every time in between) when I come into his room, he comes RUNNING to me, rubs up against my legs, headbutts me, and follows me around. Lately when he wants attention, he will run into the bathroom, meow, and wait for me to come in and pet him - IT'S SO CUTE!
He is: Lovely, Handsome, Soft, Not-so-athletic (lol), A little playful, Curious, And likes lots of cat-naps in the sunshine.
He is neutered, microchipped, and his vaccinations are up to date.
Vixen – As of July 2021. Vixen is one of the Christmas kittens. She was rescued around Christmas 2020 and had been hanging around a construction site since that summer.
She is a brown-black tabby, and has long hair (she has the furriest tail I have ever seen on a cat!). For her forever home, she will do best if she has a smaller area to get comfortable and will probably take a little time to adjust. She has so much love to give and deserves a loving home with a cat companion as well as someone who will give her playful attention every day.
She was extremely feral when she was rescued. She has come a long way in the last 7 months in her foster home, but still is nervous in new areas and hesitant around new people. Right now she feels most comfortable in a small room (a bathroom) where she allows me to pick her up and pet her.
She is very playful – she plays with her siblings every day and definitely needs that entertainment. She also enjoys having enrichment things like climbing towers, toys, and windows to watch the outdoor activities.
Vixen has the most personality of this trio (and maybe of any kitty I’ve cared for!). A few of the cutest things she does: #1 She will sit and tilt her head to the side when she is pensive (SUPER CUTE). #2 When she wants something from me, she will run up to about 1m from me, sits down, and then stare until I figure out what she wants. #3 When she falls asleep, she will keep her head propped up and it looks like she is smiling
She eats well, uses the litter box with no trouble, is a thinner kitty – but extremely healthy.
She is spayed, microchipped, and has all her required vaccinations.
Holly - As of July 2021. Holly is one of the Christmas kittens; she is the tiny one of the litter. She was rescued around Christmas 2020 and had been hanging around a construction site since that summer. She isn’t quite ready for adoption yet, but with some more time she will come around.
She is a brown-black tabby, and has short hair. She was extremely feral when she was rescued. She has come a long way in the last 7 months in her foster home, she likes to be around her foster family, but she mostly does not like being held or pet. Right now she feels comfortable in her room and will allow for some petting and handling in a small room (a bathroom) – once in a while she even purrs!
Holly LOVES playing with springs. They are her FAVOURITE toy! I gather all the Christmas kittens’ toys and put them in one spot almost every day. Holly comes to the pile, picks out her spring, takes it to her desired location, and then plays with it until she loses it under a couch (it’s the CUTEST thing to watch).
She has the prettiest face, she loves her siblings and grooms them every day in nap-time, she definitely needs to play every day, she’s curious and above all is loved.
She is spayed, microchipped, and has all her required vaccinations.
Detailed Log:
Apr 18 - I let the Christmas kittens explore another room yesterday for a couple hours and to no surprise of mine, Vixen was the first one out! And moments later Nicholas and Holly followed. They enjoyed the big window too!
Mar 2 – The kittens have been in their foster home for almost two months. Lately with the Christmas kitties, we have been working on their comfort level with us walking around and not always freaking out and running away. It’s really slow progress and it’s hard to explain the “wins”, but I think every day we are making baby-steps towards it. For example, the kittens don’t always run away every time when I move around the room near them; or if I angle my body a certain way, move slowly towards them, and hold out my finger, they will actually smell it instead of running in fear; and once in a while, Nicholas will stay put and let me pet him!!!!!!!! He is by far the most social in this way; it’s not every time he lets me get close to him in the open, but it’s more frequent for sure. The other two are still making progress in this direction and I’m hoping their brother will pave the way for them.
Jan 6, 2021 – The kittens started out quite frightened, and would almost panic every time someone came near. Over the past days and weeks they have gotten calmer, and their digestive systems are starting to work better after transitioning to their new diet and de-worming treatments.
The past few days, they have begun to get more and more curious about the environment beyond the crate. They watch the other cats play with toys and race around the house. They even engage with them through the bars of the cage! They have begin to tentatively accept touch from us, their caregivers. And after their time of rest and change in diet and environment, they are itching to get active!
I dropped them off at an amazing foster placement today, where they will continue the process of learning to socialize and live among humans. She has a dedicated space, starting with a large clean bathroom to use as their home base, and then when they are more comfortable, they will get “day passes” to move into the other part of a small suite where she will supervise and play with them. She is very excited to have them and help them along this next phase of their journey.
Dec 24 - Our three new arrivals are settling in nicely and interacting with the other cats through the bars of the crate. Next adventure will be weigh-in and gender confirmations. After I don my armour, of course!
Dec 21, 2020 - We had been looking forward to a quiet Christmas holiday, just us and the kids and the few cats that we live with and look after... And then yesterday we got a message from a friend about some cats at her workplace, a local construction company. Three kittens, to be precise. One of the crew members has been feeding them, and even socializing them to a point, they will come and sit on his lap and accept treats and play with toys.
Today we trapped two of the three, beautiful tabbies, one short haired and one long. The third, the smallest, is also the shy one of the bunch, and has not yet decided to enter a trap. (He/she was fed this morning, whereas the other two were ravenous!) Hopefully the final holdout will be reunited with their siblings by this afternoon.
New Cats on the Block
These cats aren't ready to be adopted yet but will soon be available. Stay tuned!
Resident Cats
These cats live with us at the Rescue. You may see them hanging around if you visit! If you'd like to sponsor one of these sweet cats, please contact us
Alumni
These cats have either moved on to their adoptive families, or gone missing from our original feral colony group. You're welcome to read their stories!
MamaCat
The alpha, the first of our ferals, mother to ShyAnne and Fuzzy, among many others...her story is told here: https://www.thecatsofpaintlake.ca/post/the-beginning
Shadow
This fellow used to come with MamaCat to eat and warm up. They were buddies. One day he just stopped coming. We never found out what happened to him.
Mindy
Scruffy
Marlene, Floof, and Penny
Alistair
Mr. Darcy
Smoki
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