Feature Cat - Spider

INTRODUCING: Spider 
Male, DSH, Estimated DOB- May 2014

Spider is a wonderful little guy who has really come out of his shell and learning that humans really are great company. He can often be found laying on the couch with his fosters, or jumping up on their laps for cuddles. He loves to roll on his back and let's his foster mom pet his belly. If he had his way, she would do this all day long. He will also never turn down a good bum scratch and has the loudest purr known to man. He would be a great addition to a home who has another cat as he has already been meowing at his foster brother to come and be his friend.  If you think that Spider could be the purrfect fit for your family, head over to www.helpcats.ca to fill out an application to meet him! We are pawsitive you won't be disappointed with him.

Spider with his foster brother Hemingway

Want a Cat to Love You?

Want a Cat to Love You? What can you do to get a cat to come to you? 
One follow one simple method at OSCatR... and it is as easy as Avoiding eye contact. Cats don’t like eye contact with strangers, so will almost always go to the person who’s not looking at them. This also is the answer to the age-old mystery of why cats always seem to go to the one person in the room who doesn’t like cats. It’s because she may be the only one not “rudely” — in the cat’s view — staring.

Lena  (Available for Adoption)

Did You Know OSCatR has a Wish List?

Christmas is only about 36 hours away!  You still have some time to pick up a few things from our Christmas Wish List!  Our entire rescue is volunteer based, and we often depend on generous donations to provide our foster families with supplies!

No donation is too small!

Did you buy a new brand of cat food and your cat refused it?  We gladly accept open bags.

Did you accidentally let your cat food expire?  No problem!  Our colony cats are just happy to have free food to eat.

Big Christmas purchase from Canadian Tire?  We will gladly accept your Canadian Tire money! It helps us buy traps!

You get the idea!  We will accept any donation you can provide!  Please email rescue@oscatr.ca to arrange for pick up or a drop off location.

Thanks for thinking of us, and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! :)

Did You Hear...?

Orchid is now available for adoption!!!  I always knew she would be the first to go up for adoption! The day we rescued her, I brought her home and she sat on my lap and cuddled.  She was always my favourite from the group.  To be honest, I thought she would be my first ever Foster Fail!  I really thought I would keep her to myself!

But this girl deserves a wonderful family and permanent home!  What can I say about Orchid...She is gorgeous and has BEAUTIFUL markings!  She is a lovely silvery grey colour!  The minute I open the door to the cat room, the first thing I hear is her purring.  She usually comes to the door to greet me.  She purrs the entire time I am in the room with them.  If I try to touch another cat, she pushes her way over to get in on the petting!  She gives amazing head butts, just to let you know that she still wants you to pet her!  She eats treats out of my hand and gives me kisses constantly!  She still doesn't love being picked up, but she is happy to sit on your lap (as long as you pet her...the WHOLE time!)  She is very tidy, uses her litterbox well, and has no food issues.

The only requirement for adopting Orchid is, she needs to have another cat companion in her new home with her.  Because she was rescued from a hoarding situation, she is a very social girl.  She craves attention, and if she can't get it from her human, she needs a feline friend to cuddle up with!

Orchid does not have a mean bone in her body!  She is an all around sweetheart!  So please, please make this adoption process easy on me!  Because I know I will cry when she leaves me! But they will be happy tears!

Check out Orchid's album on our facebook page!  Or better yet head to helpcats.ca and submit and application to meet her!  I promise you won't be disappointed with this girl!

More Fire Cats are on the Move!!

It's becoming more real!  These cats are going to get an amazing shot at a new life!!  Eclipse and Lotus moved to their new foster homes today!!  Their new foster mom is experienced and will take great care of them.  Her goal is to socialize them, and make them human loving and trusting cats!  I'm confident she can get this done!

Lotus is a lovely brown tabby, that has made great progress in her 4.5 weeks in care.  Lotus was extremely sick when she was first trapped.  Antibiotics have made a world of a difference for her. Lotus will eat treats from my hand and purrs up a storm when you pet her.  She is just beginning to be interested in playing with toys.  I know her new foster mom will have her playing in no time.

Eclipse is a Lynx Point Siamese Mix, and she has the attitude that comes with her breed!  When I got Eclipse, I could not touch her without her biting me or trying to bite me!  Eventually, I got to the point where I could touch her lightly, but she would still hiss at me every single time.  Eclipse did learn to play with toys in her time with me, and she was working hard to teach Lotus how to as well.  Eclipse will challenge her new foster mom, but I have no doubt that her new mom will get her to come around and see how awesome humans really are!

Please join me in wishing Nadine good luck on her new adventure with Eclipse and Lotus!!

The Fire Cats are one the Move

Today is an exciting day for some of the fire cats!  Because I have 8 cats here, it is really hard to work with the cats and get them used to people, playing and loving the indoor life.  We put out a plea for new fosters, and we got some!

Today, Trillium and Bluebell are moving together with their new foster Mom and family!  They will get lots of one on one attention, and hopefully learn to trust humans more!  Trillium is really coming around.  She enjoys being pet and will even start to purr for me! Bluebell is still pretty nervous. She is a little older (maybe 2ish) so she has had more time to become less trusting!  But thankfully, I'm certain with a little work she will be a great cat.

Please send along your good thoughts and healing powers to Trillium and Bluebell's new foster mom Pattie!

Stay tuned, tomorrow some more cats will be on the move!

Eclipse Learns to Play

Often, we find ourselves having to teach foster cats how to play.  In the case of the fire cats, they certainly need to be taught.  I have been working hard with my group and finally I have got Eclipse playing a little bit!  Lotus is VERY curious and so close to jumping in to play as well.

Enjoy these videos of them playing with Cat wands!