Here is a unexpected happy tail that we are proud to be a part of: Remember to microchip, keep your pets indoors and never give up!! THE CAT CAME BACK, A DECADE LATER: a case for microchipping I’ve had my missing cat back for about a month. She wasn’t missing for a few days,weeks, or […]
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Remember Timmy? The senior boy with the ear hematoma that his owner brought into a clinic to euthanized and threatened to beat him to death if the clinic didn’t take him. He’s been in his forever home for a couple months now and is so happy! He now goes by Timothy Charles. He has settled […]
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Oliver is settling into his forever home so well! He has been home for a few weeks. The following was written by his adopter ❤️ Oliver, (now Corncob or Mr Cob or Cornie 🌽) is a big sweetheart. He was so confident and brave when he got to our house, and quickly took to exploring […]
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The day I met this cat I call mine I thought he wouldn’t make it. Kazushi came to me as a foster on medical hold from having an obstruction surgery, and being treated for burn wounds on both of his shoulders. I remember carrying him in his crate and thinking to myself how tiny this […]
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This Team Cat Rescue alumni senior is Pacha! Rest In Peace, we are so thankful for his amazing adopter and that he had a home with unconditional love for the final chapter of life. The following is from his adopter. I adopted Pacha as I am in love with senior cats. Following some palliative fosters, […]
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I adopted Timon just over 3 months ago. He’s 16 years old and he’s my first cat! I wanted to adopt an older cat since I’ve never owned a cat and thought it would be best to learn basic care with a cat that was already litter trained and had an established personality. I work […]
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When Grey and I decided we were going to adopt a cat we knew we wanted to adopt one that may have a hard time finding a home. We were aware that sadly senior cats are less likely to be adopted than younger ones. We found Chowder on Pet Finder and his picture broke our […]
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I think one of my favourite things about senior cats is they really seem to know what’s good in life, they want some love, some food and good place to run around and nap. And of course they want their human and will claim you as theirs. A few of the reasons I love having […]
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After the passing of a beloved super senior cat, my partner and I wanted to pay forward the love and experience we gained from caring for a senior cat, and began our search to open our home up to another wonderful senior. We love the idea of having a retirement space for cats and adopting […]
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We were looking for a cat to fill a whole in not only our family but our other cats heart. Our late cat, Nugget, was only 2.5 and passed suddenly from a heart defect. This left our 17 year old cat Zelda lonely and becoming more vocal as she grieved the loss of her friend. […]
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One wonderful benefit of cat adoption is companionship. Sometimes this means a new cat friend sitting next to you while you watch Netflix, but sometimes it means a true spiritual connection between you and your feline companion. Below is the story of Eddie, a remarkable cat who transformed his family’s life in the darkest of […]
Read More →This is the story of my love affair with Optimus, but I must give you a bit of back story. In October of 2016 we had to make the tough decision to put down our Himalayan cat Cairo who was 18 years old and just in poor health. He was my cat, my buddy, my […]
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‘I first saw Bijou on a Facebook group where her foster family had posted a write-up looking for someone to adopt her and honestly, I fell in love right away. When I brought her home I knew she was a special cat, always wanting to snuggle up and giving me headbutts right away. They told […]
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‘We adopted Jaxx (formally Charlie) in September 2018. We adopted him because our previously adopted cat Slater needed a friend. He was the first kitten that we decided to meet and instantly fell in love. There was absolutely no other choice, but to bring him home and give him all of the love that he […]
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Every cat deserves a home. Please read the most incredible story of our friend Chowder, an emaciated, wounded stray who found his forever home with the most incredible family. ‘We first came across Chowder on Pet Finder. He was the saddest looking little kitty we’d ever seen. My boyfriend and I looked at each other […]
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Imagine a kitten so traumatized, that he shook from terror whenever a human approached him. A kitten so scared of the humans who had let him down, that his foster mom had to swaddle him in order to show him that he was safe. For Potato Chip, his Happily Ever After started and ended with […]
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If you met Snarfles today, you would have no idea of the tragic life he’s lived. This darling, affectionate boy was sent around from foster to foster after being rescued from Hamilton Animal Control, before finally finding a more permanent foster home. He was dubbed “Snarfles” because of his perpetual congestion, which made him sound […]
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Meet Hugo and Bea, a solidly bonded pair who were lucky to be adopted together from Team Cat Rescue three years ago. They were very different; Hugo was sweet and shy, but quick to hide from people – and especially wary of men. Bea was an extroverted lap cat, who greeted new people with enthusiasm. […]
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Our favourite stories here at Team Cat Rescue are the ones in which the cats you think are least likely to trust and love their humans become total lovebugs. We’ve said it a million times before, but we see a lot of applicants shy away from cats all the time because they aren’t the “””perfect””” […]
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One of the saddest realities of working in rescue (aside from, you know, the thousands of animals abandoned and gassed every year), is that cats with special needs are regularly overlooked as being “difficult”, “expensive”, or “frustrating”. Physical and emotional issues, while sometimes challenging, often yield the most loving and loyal kitties out there. This […]
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Working in cat rescue is a job full of roller-coaster emotion, and incredibly satisfying. Here is one of the many reasons the people at Team Cat Rescue work so hard – the happy tale of a cat named Bing. Bing was adopted into his forever home at the end of last year. His new home […]
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Contrary to her grumpy-cat markings, Frankie (formerly Cherry Blossom), who was rescued from a hoarding situation, is a happy, affectionate cat who loves to follow her human mommy around! Her mom-to-be fell in love with the tiny one-year old who was fast asleep in her cage while being showcased at PetSmart. Frankie immediately woke up […]
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There is nothing quite like the bond between a mother and her child. Luckily for us, these bonds need not be biological. Emma came to us from Quebec, pregnant, and with a severe respiratory tract infection. Nevertheless, she managed to steal hearts even during her brief stay at a Pet Valu, making herself known as […]
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Working in animal rescue is enormously rewarding, but too often we run into obstacles that just break our hearts. Some of the most frustrating are the general public’s response to superficial traits that they think make our fur friends “less adoptable” or “undesirable”. For some kitties, aesthetics are a superficial factor: from a missing tooth […]
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If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a million times: It’s easy to love the social, confident kitties. Of course it is. But there’s always something to be said for the ones that take some time. Their love, like anything worth having, takes patience and compromise. And sometimes, when you’ve just lost the cat […]
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This Happy Tail is the story of Puffy. It’s a reminder of how adopting a cat can be a positive, healing experience – not just for the cat, but for you too. When you adopt a cat, you are giving a second chance and a new life to another creature. You are also embarking on […]
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My name is Monster, well now it is, for a brief moment it was Stark and before that it was Kiko. But before all of those names I was nameless, homeless, living in the streets of Cairo Egypt with my mom and sister. But like most stories go there was a death and my sister […]
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The hardest (and most special) part about fostering with a rescue is without a doubt the way you must give a piece of your heart to every cat, and then say goodbye when they get adopted. While even the most seasoned fosters struggle with this, the knowledge that you’ve helped save a life is well […]
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At TEAM Cat Rescue, we do our best to screen applicants, and match them to cats who suit their personalities. One of the most accurate ways that we do this is by having our fosters invite cats into their homes, so that we may get a sense of the personality of the cats we pull […]
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Sometimes the best way to heal a broken heart is to give someone your love. In the case of Bow and Arrow, their furever family took a chance on a bonded pair of bonded adult cats with FIV – A set of characteristics which would typically put them at the bottom of the list for […]
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One wonderful benefit of cat adoption is companionship. Sometimes this means a new cat friend sitting next to you while you watch Netflix, but sometimes it means a true spiritual connection between you and your feline companion. Below is the story of Eddie, a remarkable cat who transformed his family’s life in the darkest of […]
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Different is Beautiful – But special needs cats can take longer to be adopted. Unfortunately, potential adopters often view special needs kitties as “broken”, ask “what’s wrong” with them, or feel pity for them, all of which can make it challenging for them to find forever families. What’s often overlooked is the cats’ overwhelming ability […]
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Many of you have seen Mao’s profile on our FIV Friday updates for sometime now. He had a lot of inquiries but once people heard about his FIV status, they passed him by as if he were broken or not worthy of consideration. Well good news!!! He has been adopted!!! His adopter says this about […]
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GUYS!! Guys!! It’s me, Charlie!! Remember me? I’m the cat that can type (but I’ll be taking a long nap after this post, it’s hard typing with paws!) — anyway, I wanted to let you guys know something. I AM TYPING FROM MY FUREVER HOME! Two wonderful people adopted me — Alison and Chris — […]
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TUX’S HAPPY TAIL: Tux’s happy tail is very special. Tux was dumped from a cat carrier onto the ground in a downtown park. Yes, as you can guess, he was a house cat, and he was no longer wanted. It is heartbreaking to hear stories like this, because most of us cannot comprehend the idea […]
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Hi there! Remember me? It’s Padme, the only cat to grow a dish on their head over night. I kid you not, I fell asleep and when I awoke, it was there! I get 200 channels on this thing, including the rotisserie, aquarium and aviary channels! …My favorites. You know what else I channeled on […]
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PIERRE and ANDY’S HAPPY TAIL (from Pierre’s own mouth): WE’RE GOING TO COLLEGE!! We are so happy to announce that the stars have aligned and we have a home TOGETHER! Here is a brief snapshot of life before college: we found ourselves homeless, myself dropped off, unwanted at a gas pound and Andy found abandoned […]
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Hi, it’s Bram and Samwell writing to you from our new forever home! One night we fell asleep in our foster home and when we woke up we were told it was now our forever home…see magic does happen and dreams …do come true! We had been wishing and hoping and praying for a place […]
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Do you believe in love at first sight? I sure do. So does my furever mom. We saw each other and that was it. We just knew we were meant for each other. I wasn’t sure things were going to work out so well for me. You see, …I thought I had a forever home […]
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Jacques (now shortened to Jack) certainly looks like he’s got it made now! He bonded immediately with his new dog-brother, Tica!! They now play, cuddle and hang out together all the time! Happy tail for happy Jack! Have the best life, Jack and Tica!
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WOW!! This weekend TEAM Cat had a lot of exciting things happening. We have all been working in overdrive to ensure we pull as many cats as possible from high-kill shelters, while maintaining everything else. One of the cats we pulled was… named Colby; he was pulled, brought to Toronto, vetted and placed at his […]
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A little while ago, we had a very special foster failure happen within our rescue when a volunteer and friend, Lex, decided to adopt her foster kitten, Chaos. Chaos was four weeks old when he wound up in the gas pound in Quebec. We pulled… him, saving his life, and Lex decided to foster him. […]
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Princess and Leia have travelled the galaxy to get to their furever home together, and finally, they have found it! Their new family says they are settling in nicely and they already have tons of pictures of them! It seems that these lucky ladies won’t have to travel through the stars anymore, they’ve finally found […]
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Last weekend, Duke (now Zorro) was welcomed into his new furever home, where he met his new furever buddy, Loki. Sadly, Loki’s bonded buddy passed away recently and Loki has been really devastated. His mom, Danielle, t…hought he might like a new cat to cheer him up and play with. It was a bit of […]
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