Please Help Tara!

Meet Tara, a sweet, loving six-month old kitten who needs an eye operation. Last March a litter of four kittens were found in a shed after their mother had been killed by a car. One was already dead, the other three had very bad upper respiratory infections and we suspect Calicivirus, as sadly, Tara was the only one who survived.

Tara’s third eyelid had adhered to her cornea and when we had her spayed, it was loosened, however, it reattached upon healing. We took her to an eye specialist, Dr. Segal, at Carolina Veterinarian Specialty in Winston-Salem, and she said it could again be loosened, at which time they would put a contact lens in the eye so it will not reattach.

The cost for this operation is $600.00 and we were hoping some of our friends of Paws & Claws Feline Rescue may be needing a tax deduction at the end of the year and could donate to Tara so that she could have the operation.

Tara also needs her “Forever Home” if anyone has a place in their heart and home – she loves our collie dog and sleeps with her. Tara also gets along well with all the other cats and kittens.

Thank you to everyone who has generously donated, adopted, or volunteered this year to help us save almost one hundred cats and kittens. We couldn’t do it without you
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Thank you!
Jean Keiser, Director

Paws & Claws Feline Rescue is a registered charity and any donations are tax deductible.

Please send donations to:
Paws & Claws Feline Rescue
P.O. Box 5221
Statesville, NC 28677

Or you can donate via PayPal right here - just look for the button on the right side.

A Little Help from Our Friends

We need your help. As we mentioned in a previous post, we will be at the Statesville PetSmart the first 3 weekends in December for photos with Santa and we need some fellow animal lovers to help us out. We anticipate a lot of participation and could use some extra hands.

If you are interested in helping please email Jean as soon as possible - catwoman168@roadrunner.com.

Also, we are badly in need of cage cleaners and would greatly appreciate if someone could help by cleaning the cages one day a week, morning or afternoon/evening.  It's really fun to interact with all the cats and kittens and not really very hard work at all.

Update on Sissy and Photos with Santa

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Kathy sent us an update on Sissy ( Isis ) – she said that she is doing wonderful and everything went great with her check-up.

Isn’t she gorgeous? Thank you, Kathy, for giving Sissy such a loving forever home.

We also want to let you know that we will be at PetSmart in Statesville the first three Saturdays in December and we will be taking pictures with Santa. Photos are only $9.95 and the profits benefit Paws & Claws, so bring your fur babies to see Santa, and we would appreciate it if you would spread the word.

We will also be at Petco in Mooresville the 1st and 3rd Saturdays in December. We have lots of kitten for adoption – why not adopt a kitten (or 2) for Christmas? They would be so adorable under the tree and they would really appreciate having a warm, loving forever home.

Happy News

Kathy adopted Sissy (formerly known as Isis) and sent along this note and some photos to let us know how she was doing.

“Just wanted to send you a couple pictures of Sissy (Isis). She is adjusting wonderfully, I have been surprised at how well she is getting along with the dogs. As long as they respect her space and approach calmly she will let them sniff her & her them. She is still exploring and adjusting to the house but I know we made the right choice with her. I already had to make an album for her on Facebook to share pictures with family & friends.”

Isn’t she beautiful?

In other news, we have had almost forty cats and kittens adopted since Aug. 1st!  We will be at PetSmart in Statesville and Petco in Mooresville Nov. 3rd and 17th.

We will be taking "Pictures with Santa" the first three Saturdays in December 11 am - 4 pm!  Come get your pet's picture taken with Santa!!