CRAN News
Kitten Shower
It’s that time of year! The kittens are already arriving. We have 3 moms who have given birth in the last week! Check out our Kitten Shower for a fun and easy way to help: https://smile.amazon.com/hz/charitylist/ls/120DH9C1S5HA2 All you need to do is purchase the items you’d like to donate and Amazon will do the rest and because it’s a charity list on AmazonSmile we also earn .5% on every purchase! Thank you all for making our work to help cats possible!
Temporary Help due to Crisis
Unfortunately at this time, CRAN is unable to provide temporary fostering.
Greenhill’s Crisis Care Program provides temporary housing for animals whose owners are in crises such as domestic violence, hospitalization, incarceration, fire, flood and other crisis situations. https://www.green-hill.org/crisis-care-boarding/
If your situation doesn’t meet Greenhill’s criteria, try posting on Facebook and NextDoor to see if you can find someone to help. Try reaching out to all the local cat boarding facilities to see if they can help as well.
Facebook Pages to post for help:
Lane County Animal Rescue
Lane County Animal Rescue Network
Pet Friends
Becky’s Animal Rescue Network (BARN)
Cars for Cats – A new way to give to CRAN
You can now donate a car to support the Cat Rescue and Adoption Network! All vehicles are considered, running or not. Our partner makes car donations easy, supports you every step of the way, and provides a vehicle donation tax receipt. Vehicle donations are tax deductible and provide crucial support to our Oregon Cat Community.
Donating a car is really quick and easy. Simply call 855-500-7433 or click the donation button below to get started. One of the friendly donor support representatives will help you navigate the entire process, from the pick up of your vehicle, assisting with signing the title, and releasing your liability of the vehicle with the DMV. For more information, click here: https://catrescues.org/car-donations/
January 2022 Volunteer of the Month
January 2022 Volunteer of the Month: Winter Watson
Meet our January Volunteer of the Month – Winter Watson.
Winter started as a foster during the first pandemic year.
Cranky cats?
Check.
Timid kittens?
Check
Mush babies?
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Bottle babies?
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Winter takes them all on and with a loving hand, prepares them for their next adventure.
We asked Winter to share about his experience with CRAN:
“I was new in town, and, as a young person with more time than money, volunteering is a great way to build connections. I knew I wanted to live with cats, and I liked how CRAN does not euthanize cats unnecessarily so I started fostering as a COVID safe way to get involved. I’d say about three dozen, probably no fewer and not much higher. When my housing situation changed, I started volunteering at TLC to get more cat time, and that has truly been a wonderful experience to meet so many amazing cats and kittens. I recommend fostering and volunteering at the catteries to people all the time.”
Thank you Winter!
National Answer Your Cat’s Question Day
Today is National Answer Your Cat’s Question Day. At first this sounds like a silly holiday but actually it is a day for you to ask questions about your cat’s behavior so you can help them. For instance, if your cat runs when it sees its carrier, come up with a question he might ask like “why do you stuff me in that thing and scare me and take me to that scary place?” Once you see things from your cat’s perspective, take some time to come up with a way to make things easier for your cat. For the carrier look at ways to make it a more positive experience i.e., keep it out so it is a den for your cat or put treats in it and then try some short trips that don’t end up at the vet. So as crazy as this holiday sounds, it really is about becoming a better cat caregiver by asking questions about their behaviors. On a lighter note, enjoy this video from the Ellen Show.
Happy Tales – Zoe
We always say there is a home for every cat – it’s a matter of finding it. Sometimes it takes longer than other times. Zoe came to us in 2016. Everyone loved her but she did have her quirks (don’t we all).CRAN was contacted after Zoe was surrendered to a local veterinary practice by her owners for euthanasia. Zoe is a great cat with a big personality but she had two challenging behaviors. She would go outside of the litter box and she would get over-stimulated and nip.Zoe was in several foster homes and ended up spending much of her time at our intake facility. She was a cheerful presence there and roamed freely around the open areas. Zoe loved pets until she didn’t. She was a sensitive cat and we needed to watch her carefully for cues that she was getting overstimulated and ready to nip the hand petting her. Multiple litters and litterboxes were tried with varying degrees of success. Finally, we found she liked puppy pads and the incidence of outside the box events dropped off sharply. She finally became consistent with peeing in the box with an occasional poop outside but near to the box. All the volunteers loved Zoe but we wondered if she would ever find a home for her senior years where she could be loved and appreciated for who she was.Finally, Zoe’s future people found her. They had previously adopted another senior kitty from us who had since passed away. Zoe joined them and it was not long before she was settled in and enjoying her new life. She is now a pampered, much-loved kitty and loves following her new dad around.
